Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Dalton, The Petroleum Institute; Isoroku Kubo, The Petroleum Institute

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International

globalwarming, economic considerations and a shift of focus within the oil and gas industry itself, notonly is such an initiative relevant, but (we advocate) should be a planned and programmed partof our curriculum development process. It should be both cross-curricular and interdisciplinaryand project based in nature. Already, engineering programs in the Gulf region such as those inKing Faisal University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Universityinclude ASE issues and components in their curriculum, albeit at differing stages ofdevelopment.It is further significant in our context in that we are committed to developing behavioralcompetencies outlined by our sponsor, the national oil company- teamwork, organization,planning; time

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexa Rihana-Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy; James Joseph Lynch, University of Detroit Mercy

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Environmental Engineering

model the contaminant concentrations overtime and distance. A survey at the end of the project and comments from the course evaluationsindicate that the Matlab modeling exercise, although challenging, was well received. Studentswere able to predict the time when the concentration of the contaminant drops below themaximum allowable concentration in drinking water. They also were able to model themovement of the plume. When asked about the importance of learning a computer language,92% stated that this skill and knowledge are very important and will help them in their job 1applications, 76% stated that modeling the plume helped them visualize its spread and predict itsfate. For future offerings

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Purdy, SmithGroupJJR; Paul Urbanek FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP, SmithGroupJJR

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Architectural

Paper ID #18669Remaking the Engineering Building: Facility Design Best PracticesMr. Christopher Purdy, SmithGroupJJR Chris Purdy is the Higher Education Practice Director for SmithGroupJJR. With twenty five years of ex- perience focusing on facilities for higher education, he understands the unique requirements of campus architecture including longevity, sensitivity to context, sustainability and student engagement. Chris has special expertise in providing leadership for projects that focus on student STEM education and research. Some of his most notable clients include Michigan State University, Oakland University

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen C. Davis, University of Cincinnati; Fred Richard Beyette Jr., University of Cincinnati

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

-customer data at the beginning of thesemester to help inform their project proposals and then to evaluate alternate designs aroundmidterm. The first two lessons help the students to broaden their ideas about who theirstakeholders could be and to think beyond the technical aspects of the project to address thepotential value of the project. At the end of term, they produce an elevator pitch video andconduct a technical design review (TDR). The final lesson about responding to a failed pitch canhelp students move forward using the critiques from their TDR and video pitch.The contributions of this paper include (1) illustration of active learning exercises developed forteam-based, in-class activities to support the online content, and (2) development

Conference Session

Materials, Manufacturing, and Machine Component Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Scott Pierce P.E., Western Carolina University; Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

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Mechanical Engineering

majorsin the Mechanical Engineering Concentration at our university. The sequence of presentation oftheoretical content in the course is coordinated with the requirements of the ski lift project, sothat students are presented with theory on an “as-needed” basis. Preliminary evaluation ofstudent perception of learning based on Student Assessment of Instruction (SAI) datademonstrates that students feel that learning of theoretical content is improved when it ismotivated by the need to solve a problem for their ski lift design.IntroductionA course in the design of machine elements has been a part of most mechanical engineeringcurricula since the 1950’s. The content of this course has its roots in academic research in solidmechanics, mechanisms and

Conference Session

Working at the Intersection of Industry and Academia

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; David S. Greenburg, The Citadel

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Continuing Professional Development

he joined the faculty at the Citadel. Dr. Greenburg’s research interests include modeling project networks, technical decision making and leadership. Dr. Greenburg earned is BA in History at The Citadel (1981), Masters in Management from the Naval Postgraduate School (1994), and his PhD in Business Administration (Man- agement of Engineering and Technology) from Northcentral University (2010). He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by The Project Management Institute (PMI). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Meeting Industry Needs for Professional and Technical Skills With New Graduate DegreesThe role and latitude of the

Conference Session

Modeling, Inquiry, Engineering Literacy & Argumentation

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanner J. Huffman, College of New Jersey; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Michael Grubbs, Baltimore County Public Schools

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #21953Determining the Engineering Knowledge Dimension: What all High SchoolStudents Should Know to be Engineering Literate (Fundamental)Dr. Tanner J. Huffman, College of New Jersey Tanner Huffman is an assistant professor in the Department of Integrative STEM Education, School of En- gineering at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). Before joining the faculty at TCNJ, Dr. Huffman was the Director of Research, Assessment and Special Projects at the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA). While at ITEEA, he secured funding from the National Science Foun- dation, the Kuwait Foundation for

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Ryan McCullough, Colorado State University; Sanja B. Manic, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University

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Electrical and Computer

and activelearning. The use of technology can mitigate some of these issues as it can allow forvisualization of abstract and mathematical concepts. This also brings in the possibility for designwork, a core aspect of the Creativity thread within the RED project, in a way that was notpossible through traditional methods.Within the Creativity thread of the RED project, we consider MATLAB as one of the mostessential tools that all ECE students and future engineers should be able to use effectively.MATLAB® (by MathWorks, Inc.) is chosen not only for its very high quality and versatility, butbecause it represents a generally accepted standard in science and engineering educationworldwide.  This work in progress paper presents inclusion of MATLAB

Conference Session

Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University; Kaleb Eldridge, Heart to Honduras; Patrick John Sours, Ohio State University

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Community Engagement Division

NGOs and Civil Society. Meanwhile, he and his wife Stacey continue to work with Heart to Honduras at a distance.Patrick John Sours, Ohio State University Patrick is a graduate student in Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering. Patrick received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from The Ohio State University with a minor in Humanitarian Engineering. Patrick’s graduate research focus is international development through engineering. His main research project is Maji Marwa: A Sustainable and Resilient Community Project. Patrick has been involved with Humanitar- ian Engineering projects at Ohio State for the past seven years. He has worked on project in Guatemala, Honduras, India and Tanzania

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Wei Zhan P.E., Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

, data compression, wavelets, computer vision, remote sensing, and computing educa- tion. Her projects are currently funded by NSF, United States Department of Agriculture, and Department of Education.Dr. Wei Zhan P.E., Texas A&M University Dr. Wei Zhan is an Associate Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Zhan earned his D.Sc. in Systems Science from Washington University in St. Louis in 1991. From 1991 to 1995, he worked at University of California, San Diego and Wayne State University. From 1995 to 2006, he worked in the automotive industry as a system engineer. In 2006 he joined the Electronics Engineering Technology faculty at Texas A&M. His research activities

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camilla Arlina Nix, Drexel University ; Jared Andrew Ruddick, Girard Academic Music Program; Jessica S. Ward, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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Engineering Physics & Physics, Pre-College Engineering Education Division

more than 90 peer-reviewed publications. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Comparing what 8th vs 10th grade students take away from engineering curriculum incorporated into their Physical Science Classroom- (Work in Progress)Background and MotivationEngaging students through hands on activities, projects and inquiry based instruction can be aneffective way to introduce engineering and engineering careers to high school students. Whenstudents investigate and learn about these topics through an extended design project, it couldincrease their overall interest in engineering or science subjects1. The National ScienceFoundation Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paulina Z. Sidwell, McLennan Community College

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Engineering Economy

, given principal, interest rate, and pay period. 5. Perform project evaluation, including cost/benefit analysis. 6. Articulate principles of taxation and depreciation. 7. Perform capital budgeting, cost comparisons, and replacement analyses. 8. Solve problems at a level consistent with expectations of the engineering economics portion of the Fundamentals of Engineering examEngineering is a global and interdisciplinary field. Accreditation boards and engineeringeducation institutions across the board have called for a more well-rounded engineeringeducation, expressing the need for engineers that are better equipped to understand the impact ofthe global economy on engineering solutions, as well as the social and global

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lee Michael Martin, University of California, Davis

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 An Exploration of Identity Development in a High School Maker ClassMaking and the maker movement have garnered attention among engineering educators as apotentially promising context for the development of design and engineering skills. Making canbe defined as “a class of activities focused on designing, building, modifying, and/or repurposingmaterial objects, for playful or useful ends, oriented toward making a ‘product’ of some sort thatcan be used, interacted with, or demonstrated” 1 (p. 31). Maker projects often involve thecombination of traditional hobbies, such as sewing or woodworking, with digital technologies,such as microcontrollers

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University; SEOK HEON YUN, GyeongSang National University

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Construction

Paper ID #11093A Holistic View of Building Information Modeling Education in Post-SecondaryInstitutionsDr. Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Namhun Lee is an assistant professor in the department of Manufacturing and Construction Manage- ment at Central Connecticut State University, where he has been teaching Construction Graphics/Quantity Take-Off, CAD & BIM Tools for Construction, Building Construction Systems, Heavy/Highway Con- struction Estimating, Building Construction Estimating, Construction Planning, and Construction Project Management. Dr. Lee’s main research areas include Construction

Conference Session

Using Technology and Research-based Instructional Practices in BME

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata Fortuna Ramos, Rice University

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Biomedical

in a Bioinstrumentation Laboratory CourseAbstractMany lecture courses use muddy points as an instructional assessment technique that allows theinstructor to gather information about the topics that are not clear to the students at the end ofeach class. Using this information, the amount of lecture time allocated to a specific topic can beincreased or decreased to match students’ feedback and emphasize the areas where the studentsneed more support.A modified version of this technique was recently implemented in a junior level, project-basedbioinstrumentation course that focuses around the design, construction and testing of biomedicaltechnology. At the end of each class, students take an on-line survey where they are asked toidentify the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Shlomo S. Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

funding agencies have investedextensively in projects promoting various forms of experiential learning. Noteworthy amongthese was an NSF grant to the Manufacturing Engineering Education Partnership, whichdeveloped an integrated practice-based engineering curriculum called the Learning Factory (LF).The LF balances analytical and theoretical knowledge with physical facilities for productrealization in an industrial-like setting. It stresses hands-on engineering activities and industrycollaboration, and offers students an alternative path to a degree that directly prepares them forcareers in manufacturing4-5. A drawback of the LF model however is its high implementationcost, which limits its transferability.2. Development of the MILL Model

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd D. Morton, Western Washington University; Ying Lin, Western Washington University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #15677WORK IN PROGRESS: An Integrated DSP and Embedded MicrocontrollerLaboratory CurriculumProf. Todd D. Morton, Western Washington University Todd Morton has been teaching the upper level embedded systems and senior project courses for West- ern Washington University’s Electrical Engineering and Electronics Engineering Technology program for 27 years. He is the author of the text ’Embedded Microcontrollers’, which covers assembly and C pro- gramming in small real-time embedded systems and has worked as a design engineer at Physio Control Corporation and at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as an ASEE-NASA Summer

Conference Session

Innovations in Curriculum and Course Development

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tumkor Serdar, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

skills for additivetechnologies with complex geometries in product development are discussed. In this paper, twostudent challenges, while designing for AM, has been addressed. Those are (i) visualization of thecomplex geometries, (ii) design with complex CAD features. In the MET1172 CADD/CAE, classassignments are modified by adding more requirements to the term projects so that the studentswill design by looking from the aspect of additive manufacturing technology. Inquire-basedlearning activities during the course helped students learn by doing. Finally the author discussesevaluation and recommendations for future.2. Design Project for Additive ManufacturingMET 1172 CADD/CAE class is a required course at the University of Pittsburgh at

Conference Session

Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hossein Ataei P.E., Syracuse University; Ossama M. Salem, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #14598Teaching Professional Engineering Ethics in Civil and Construction Engi-neeringDr. Hossein Ataei P.E., Syracuse University Dr. Ataei is an Assistant Professor of Civil & Infrastructure Engineering at Syracuse University in New York. As a registered Professional Engineer both in Canada and in the United States, he has the indus- try experience in the fields of structural design of civil infrastructure systems; business administration of heavy civil projects and project controls of large-scale civil infrastructure for global Engineering- Procurement and Construction firms. He has also been involved in

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Best Papers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan T. Lugowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

thermodynamics course was re-imagined to present the overarchingenergy conversion topic in an integrated learning-in-context format, so that the learning occurredjust in time and the learning outcomes were tied to a practical hands-on experience to evaluate aheat exchanger. A survey to assess student learning showed that students 1) were more confidentin their technical knowledge after having completed this project and 2) preferred to have detailedinstructions to complete lab procedure (as opposed to working on their own).Energy TransformationHigher education has been going through a transformation of teaching in many disciplines [1] –[7]. The transformation helps recognize our interconnectedness with others [1], and that theinstructor must strike a

Conference Session

Automation in Manufacturing

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Manufacturing

indicated that cut depth, material, and object shape have significanteffects on the dimensional accuracy of the parts made. Through this hands-on project, thestudents were trained in assembling and testing a CNC router, cutting simple to complex shapesusing G-Codes, measuring the parts made for dimensional accuracy, collecting data forexperimental design, and analyzing the data using Minitab and Microsoft Excel. Some of thedifficulties encountered in assembling and testing the CNC router and the learning experiencefrom the student team are also presented and discussed.IntroductionNumerical control, popularly known as the NC is very commonly used in the machine tools.Numerical control is defined as the form of programmable automation, in which the

Conference Session

COED Modulus Topics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deng Cao, Central State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Chi-Hao Cheng, Miami University

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Computers in Education

professional interests lie in signal processing algorithm development and its applications in numerous communications system and component development including wireless and optical communications systems. He is co-inventors of three US patents. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Undergraduate Research: Adaptation and Evaluation of Software Defined Radio Based Laboratories AbstractFunded by a collaborative NSF TUES type II project, a novel suite of affordable andevolvable Software Defined Radio (SDR) based laboratories was implemented andinstitutionalized at three institutions (Wright State University, Miami University andCentral

Conference Session

Institutional Change

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Three engineering-education collaborators were interviewed in dyads tounderstand conceptualizations of futures, values, systems, and strategic thinking in relation totheir joint research project(s). All three dyads provided specific examples of different ways ofthinking from their shared research efforts. Preliminary findings suggest that a ‘ways of thinking’framework could provide a useful guideline for engineering and education faculty planning tocollaborate for interdisciplinary research as well as the overall EER community.OverviewThe world today faces complex problems ranging from climate change to health issues.Numerous calls by prominent organizations have been made in light of these global,sociotechnical problems to transform

Collection

2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Te-Shun Chou

centuryknowledge and skills related to network management, we combined lecture-based learning,lab-based learning, inquiry-based learning, and project-based learning as the pedagogical method.At the end of the semester, a survey was conducted to evaluate whether the course content wassuitable and helpful to students’ learning. The survey questions asked students about the degree ofproficiency in subjects of network management before and after they took the course. This paperdiscussed the analysis of the survey results. The results revealed that our pedagogical methodsuccessfully provided an effective way to help students in learning the subjects of networkmanagement.IntroductionNetwork management has become an important issue with the rapid growth of the

Collection

2019 ASEE PNW Section Conference

Authors

Xichen Jiang, Western Washington University; Austin Bolstad

Cost and Benefits of Volt-Var Optimization on Electric Power Distribution Systems: An Undergraduate Research ExperienceAbstract:This paper presents the results of an interdisciplinary undergraduate research project thatinvestigated the economic cost and benefits of implementing Volt-VAR optimization (VVO) ondistribution feeders with an emphasis on the Pacific Northwest region. The team comprised oftwo undergraduate students, an electrical engineering faculty adviser, and engineers from a localutility. Volt-VAR optimization is the combination of both conservation voltage reduction (CVR)and volt-ampere reactive (VAR) optimization. The goal of CVR is to reduce energy consumptionby lowering

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 18: Student Learning and Problem Solving

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Ferrar, Temple University; Pete Watkins, Temple University

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Educational Research and Methods

successfulstudent leaving this course will develop a working Android, iOS, or Web-based App.” Studentslearned ten key programming skills including Variables, Data Types, Console I/O, Functions,Debugging, Operators, Conditional Code, Flow Control, Loops, Objects. In addition, studentsemployed integrated development environments for their final projects. Students were given achoice between these three platforms based on interest and resource availability (for example,developing for iOS requires access to an Apple computer).The third learning objective focused on developing the soft skills required to flourish asengineers: “A successful student leaving this course will create a personal learning network.”Students learned to work effectively in teams

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Constans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Karl Dyer, Rowan University; Shraddha Sangelkar, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

sines and cosines. 2. A vector loop equation is written around the linkage, and then half-angle tangent identities are used to solve for the two unknown angles.Two widely-used mechanical design textbooks use method 2, whose derivation is lengthy andwhose final results permit no simple geometric interpretation. Method 1 has a much simplerderivation but is difficult to implement in software owing to a lack of four-quadrant functions forsine and cosine.With this in mind, we have developed a more efficient method for obtaining the position solutionfor the fourbar linkage that is well-suited to educational settings as well as for designoptimization: the projection method. Because the final formulas have an elegant geometricinterpretation, we

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joan B Schuman, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #30102Evaluating the Impact of Training on Increasing Cross Culture CompetencyDr. Joan B Schuman, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Joan Schuman is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department at Missouri S&T. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Arkansas and completed her Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Southern Mississippi. Schuman is a Project Management Professional (PMP) certified through the Project Management Institute. She worked for several years in the

Collection

2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Tariq Khraishi; Kristine Denman

Institute for Social Research University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 kdenman@unm.eduAbstractIn this paper, the authors discuss the experiences of a National Science Foundation STEP (STEMTalent Expansion Program) award to the School of Engineering at the University of New Mexico(UNM). The setup of this STEP project is unique in the sense that it focuses its efforts and activityfunding on internships and professional conference participation trips for early career engineeringand computer science students. In addition to a background on the national STEP Program, thepaper discusses the constructive elements of this project and the data

Collection

2020 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Agamemnon Crassidis; Daniel S. Kaputa

benefits students directly by allowing them to focus on an up-and-coming area, i.e., UASthat may be included in resume building and future projects related to UASs. We also outline afoundation for a regional UAS student competition to be housed at RIT’s existing outdoor UASnetted closure facility and, in the future, a student UAS related conference. In particular, weconsider the development of a final capstone requirement for the new proposed UAS relateddual-listed course for mandatory participation in the proposed UAS student competition andstudent conference as part of the curriculum enhancement effort. A new lecture for presentationto RIT’s graduate seminar series was developed in the topic of commercial applications andsocietal benefits of