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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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understand how toseek assistance and navigate college campuses, are most likely persist to degree completion.Accordingly, this research seeks to examine a sample of non-traditional college students enrolledin science and engineering programs in four urban community colleges to determine (a) the typesand frequency of support practices they utilize, (b) how such practices influence theirachievement, persistence and transfer status to four year colleges and universities, and (c) how inturn their propensity for innovation and creative problem solving affects such choices andpersistence. The study analyzes the pedagogical practices—practices designed to fostersuccessful transfer from community college to four-year colleges and universities and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dina Verdin, Arizona State University; Sharona Krinsky, California State University, Los Angeles; David Raymond P.E., California State University, Los Angeles; Eva Schiorring, STEMEVAL; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles; Carlos Luis Perez

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(37) =-2.02, p = .025 0.33 Pre: 4.43 t(37) = 0.75, p = .2288 -Performance/Comp. Post: 4.67 Post: 4.36BeliefsNote. Survey were collected at the beginning of the semester (Pre) and at the end of the semester (Post). Arrows are intended to signaldirectional changes in mean values. Green arrows signal desirable changes. Red arrows signal undesirable changes.References[1] J. Feldman, Grading for equity: What it is, why it matters, and how it can transform schools and classrooms. Corwin Press, 2018.[2] L. B. Nilson, Specifications grading: Restoring rigor, motivating students, and saving faculty time. Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2015.[3] G. A

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gamze Ozogul, Arizona State University; Amy M. Johnson, Arizona State University; Martin Reisslein, Arizona State University; Kirsten R. Butcher, University of Utah

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already had with a resistance of R1 = 6 Ω [Look at the new diagram and try to find the second electrical device.] Let’s call the current flowing through the first electrical device I1, and the current flowing through the second electrical device I2. In contrast, the contextualized diagrams represented the electrical circuit componentswith life-like images, as illustrated in Fig. 1(b). The contextualized text presented the electricalquantities and circuit components as well as total resistance calculation and practice problems inthe context of real-life scenarios, as illustrated by the following excerpt corresponding to Fig. 1: Imagine that you connect a second light bulb with a resistance R2= 12 Ω in parallel to the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elisa Bravo, University of Michigan; Jesse Austin-Breneman, University of Michigan

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-Breneman, “What is an Equitable Makerspace?,” in Proceedings of the ISAM conference, 2022.[2] A. Longo, B. Yoder, R. Chavela Guerra, and R. Tsanov, “University Makerspaces: Characteristics and Impact on Student Success in Engineering and Engineering Technology Education,” in 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Columbus, Ohio: ASEE Conferences, Jun. 2017, p. 29061. doi: 10.18260/1-2--29061.[3] M. B. Jensen and M. Steinert, “User research enabled by makerspaces: bringing functionality to classical experience prototypes,” Artif. Intell. Eng. Des. Anal. Manuf. AI EDAM, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 315–326, Aug. 2020, doi: 10.1017/S089006042000013X.[4] P. M. Ludwig, J. K. Nagel, and E. J. Lewis, “Student Learning

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Christy Wheeler West, University of South Alabama; Eric J. Steward, University of South Alabama; Joseph D. Richardson, University of South Alabama

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Paper ID #34432Streamlining the Path from Community College to Engineering DegreeCompletionDr. Christy Wheeler West, University of South Alabama Christy Wheeler West is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engi- neering at the University of South Alabama, where she also serves as Director of the Office of Undergrad- uate Research. She holds a Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. from the University of Alabama. She teaches material and energy balances and chemical reactor design, and endeavors to incorporate student professional development in her courses.Dr. Eric J. Steward

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen D. Alfrey, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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underrepresented group. In addition to scholarshipsupport, CLEAR Scholars are provided with an intentional set of activities that promotes studentretention, achievement, and persistence to graduation through: (a) Community-building througha cohort model; (b) Leadership and career development; (c) Engagement with industry; (d)Advising through mentoring; and (e) Resources for academic success (hence the acronymCLEAR). The ultimate goal of this project is to produce engineering graduates with lowerstudent loan indebtedness and greater preparation for post-degree roles.Entering the ProgramStudents apply for the CLEAR Scholars program as rising sophomores. To qualify, they must beengineering majors with a GPA of at least 2.7 earned in freshman math, science

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Haiyan Bai, University of Central Florida; Richard Catrambone, Georgia Institute of Technology

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introductorydynamics,” in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, Florida, 2019.[6] C. A. Moulton, A. Dubrowski, H. Macrae, B. Graham, E. Grober, and R. Reznick,“Teaching surgical skills: what kind of practice makes perfect?: a randomized, controlledtrial,” Annals of surgery, 244(3), 400-409, 2006.[7] K. A. Ericsson, “Acquisition and maintenance of medical expertise,” Academic Medicine,90(11), 1471-1486., 2015.[8] S. Andersen; P. Mikkelsen, L. Konge, P. Caye-Thomassen, and M. S. Sørensen, “Cognitiveload in distributed and massed practice in virtual reality mastoidectomy simulation,” TheLaryngoscope, 126(2), E74-E79, 2016.[9] J. v. Merrienboer, P. A. Kirschner, Ten Steps to Complex Learning: A Systematic Approachto Four-Component

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nelson Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Hector Enrique Rodriguez-Simmonds, Purdue Engineering Education; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Clemson University; Dina Verdín, Purdue; Monique S Ross, Florida International University; Kyle Patrick Vealey, West Chester University of Pennsylvania; Benjamin P. Jackson, Purdue University; Swetha Nittala, Purdue University, Engineering Education Dept.; Tiantian Li, Purdue University

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Engineering Education, 94(1), 57–72.10. 2010 U.S. Census Data. (2010). Retrieved January 10, 2014, from www.census.gov/2010census/data11. Miller Jr., J. A. (2003). The Science and Engineering Workforce: Realizing America’s Potential. Rep. No. NSB 03-79.12. Keith, J. L., Ayer, D. B., Rees, E., Freda, D. V., Lowe, J. K., & Day, J. (2003). Brief of Amici Curiae Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Leland Stanford Junior University, EI Du Pont de Nemours and Company, International Business Machines Corp., National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Action Council, 02-241.13. Wulf, W. A. (1988). Diversity in Engineering. The Bridge, 24(4).14. Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bunmi Babajide, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #13195Evidence of Students’ Engineering Learning in an Elementary ClassroomKristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University Kristina M. Tank is an Assistant Professor of Science Education in the School of Education at Iowa State University. She currently teaches undergraduate courses in science education for elementary education majors. As a former elementary teacher, her research and teaching interests are centered around improv- ing elementary students’ science and engineering learning and increasing teachers’ use of effective STEM instruction in the elementary grades. With the increased emphasis on improved

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University; Miguel Rodriguez, Florida International University; Beverly Ma, University of Nevada, Reno; Jacqueline Doyle; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Geoff Potvin, Florida International University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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. 2. 2006.[8] A. Godwin, “The Development of a Measure of Engineering Identity,” 123rd Am. Soc. Eng. Educ. Annu. Conf. Expo., p. 15, 2016.[9] Z. Hazari, G. Sonnert, P. M. Sadler, and M.-C. Shanahan, “Connecting high school physics experiences, outcome expectations, physics identity, and physics career choice: A gender study,” J. Res. Sci. Teach., vol. 47, no. 8, p. n/a-n/a, 2010.[10] R. M. Marra, K. A. Rodgers, D. Shen, and B. Bogue, “Women Engineering Students and Self-Efficacy: A Multi-Year, Multi-Institution Study of Women Engineering Student Self- Efficacy,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 98, no. 1, pp. 27–38, 2009.[11] E. Seymour and N. M. Hewitt, Talking about Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences. Westview

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ikseon Choi, University of Georgia; Yi-Chun Hong, National Central University; David K. Gattie, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia; Melissa G. Gay, University of Georgia; Lucas John Jensen, University of Georgia; Hyojin Park, University of Georgia; YounSeok Lee, University of Georgia

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. (1983). Inquiring systems and problem structures: Implications for cognitive developments. Human Development, 26, 249-265.7. Perry, W. G. (1968/1999). Forms of Intellectual and Ethical Development in the College years: A Scheme. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.8. King, P. M., & Kitchener, K. S. (1994). Developing Reflective Judgment: Understanding Promoting Intellectual Growth and Critical Thinking in Adolescents and Adults. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.9. Kuhn, D. (1991). The skills of argument. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press.10. Hofer, B. & Pintrich, P. (2002). Personal epistemology: The psychology of beliefs about knowledge and knowing. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.11. Moore, W. S. (2002). Understanding

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Hassan Tanvir, University of Florida; Gloria J Kim, University of Florida; Jing Guo, University of Florida; Philip Feng, University of Florida; Wanli Xing, University of Florida

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open-ended andLikert scale format questions (Appendix B). Both surveys underwent a face and contentvalidation process. During the face validation base, we conducted three rounds of assessments toensure that the survey questions were clear and understandable to participants. Simultaneously,we carried out three rounds of content validation, which involved consulting subject matter andengineering education experts to assess the relevance and comprehensiveness of the surveycontent.Data CollectionPhase 1: Interview with the Instructor & Student Baseline SurveyInterview with the Instructor: A 45-minute Zoom interview was scheduled with the courseinstructor, The semi-structured interview's purpose was to gain insights from the

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cathy Leslie P.E., Engineers Without Borders - USA

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largerpopulation. The steps for the research method are depicted in Figure 1. Qual. Data Quant. Data Qual. & Qualitative Survey Collection Collection Quant. Claims Hypotheses (Phases 1&2) (Phases 1&2) Findings Figure 1: General research methods strategyFirst, two phases of qualitative research methods were employed. The first phase, a collection ofopen-ended questionnaire responses, assessed (a) the educational gains of EWB-USA membersand (b) descriptions

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Clay, University of Texas at Austin; Xingang Li, University of Texas at Austin; Molly H Goldstein, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; H. Onan Demirel, Oregon State University; Darya Zabelina; Charles Xie; Zhenghui Sha, University of Texas at Austin

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socioeconomic status [16]), whichmay negatively impact design performance. Additionally, the limits of human cognition begin tobe tested as the number and complexity of trade-offs, constraints, and user needs that must beconsidered grows [4], [13]. Finally, traditional/manual design approaches are resource intensivedue to the amount of time required for creating preliminary designs, and for manually correctingpotential errors made by the human designer during these tasks.Figure 1. (a) Genetic algorithms exploring possible solutions for renewable solar-energy systemsin the Aladdin CAD software [8]; (b) Variational autoencoders for structure-aware designgeneration [9]; (c) CAD model generation using large language models, such as ChatGPT [10].Thus

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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are strong problem solvers, and who understand how toseek assistance and navigate college campuses, are most likely persist to degree completion.Accordingly, this research seeks to examine a sample of non-traditional college students enrolledin science and engineering programs in four urban community colleges to determine (a) the typesand frequency of support practices they utilize, (b) how such practices influence theirachievement, persistence and transfer status to four year colleges and universities, and (c) how inturn their propensity for innovation and creative problem solving affects such choices andpersistence. The study analyzes the pedagogical practices—practices designed to fostersuccessful transfer from community college to four

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Mary Romanella, Texas State University; Clara Novoa, Texas State University, San Marcos

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sessions include academic counseling, familiarizing students with sites and resourcesfor finding REU’s and internships, describing ECS collegiate societies and how to become amember, informing students about opportunities for research with faculty, attending conferences,enrolling in competitions, and learning about graduate school. Appendix A is an example of thecalendars we developed and shared with all SPARK faculty mentors that they could use to trackstudents’ engagement with various career opportunities. Appendix B is a questionnaire thatmentors used at the end of the first year to increase students’ familiarity with departmentalresearch and career ideas. Appendix C is a mentoring guide for helping the students identify theirstrengths and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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(items 16-46 on the AWE LAESE survey), including the original twenty-one 7-point Likert scale questions, plus the ten 7-point Likert scale questions asking “to what extent doyou agree.” The LAESE subscales include: (1) Engineering career expectations, (2)Engineering self-efficacy 1, (3) Engineering self-efficacy 2, (4) Feeling of inclusion, (5) Copingself-efficacy, and (6) Math outcomes efficacy. The two subscales measuring “engineering self-efficacy” are differentiated in what they seek to measure as follows: (1) The “Engineering self-efficacy 1” subscale measures a student’s perception of his or her ability to earn an A or B inmath, physics, and engineering courses and succeed in an engineering curriculum while notgiving up participation in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint

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opportunities are discussed.The second year activities have continued to focus on the achievement of the five objectives ofthe grant project. These are: a) create and implement a new Associate of Applied SciencePhotonics and Laser Technology (AAS PLT) program; b) fully equip an Optics and PhotonicsLaboratory for education and training; c) train faculty to teach core courses in the AAS PLTprogram; d) perform outreach activities to local high schools to promote the new program; e)educate 30 or more students or workers by the end of the project.Objective a) has been fully met by the end of year two in the grant project. The program has nowbeen offered for a full two academic years, and all the program curriculum was developed andtaught at least once. The

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amanda Gonczi, Michigan Technological University; Whitney Nicole McCoy, University of Virginia; Robert M. Handler; Jennifer L. Maeng, University of Virginia

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perceived appropriateness? 4. What are teachers’ rationales for (a) integrating or (b) not integrating specific digital technologies? Literature ReviewEngineering, Technology, and Science: Natural Integration Opportunities for PositiveOutcomesFor decades, educational researchers have espoused integrated science instruction as a means toincrease student engagement, interest in science, and achievement (e.g., Roth, 2001). As a result,many different commercial curricula (e.g., Engineering is Elementary, Project Lead the Way,Lego Robotics) and open-source software (e.g., WISEngineering) exist to facilitate integratedinstruction. Further, design-based, project-based, and problem-based learning can

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl Matherly; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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-line on January 8, 2008 from http://www.nae.edu/nae/engecocom.nsf/weblinks/MKEZ- 68HQMA?OpenDocument).6. Jonassen, D., Strobel, J., & Lee, C. B. (2006). Everyday problem solving in engineering: Lessons for engineering educators. Journal of Engineering Education, 95(2), 139-151.7. Jesiek, B. K., Haller, Y., & Thompson, J. (2014). Developing Globally Competent Engineering Researchers : Outcomes-Based Instructional and Assessment Strategies from the IREE 2010 China Research Abroad Program. Advances in Engineering Education, 4(1), 1–31.8. Jesiek, B. K., Thompson, J., & Mazzurco, A. (2014). Global Engineering Competency in Context : Situations and Behaviors Global. Online Journal for Global Engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lauren J. Donovan, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University; Thomas Woodson, Stony Brook University; Candice June Foley, Suffolk County Community College; Shanise N. Kent, University at Albany, State University of New York; Bonita London, Stony Brook University; Stacie Swingle Nunes, SUNY New Paltz; Maurie McInnis, Stony Brook University

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, and American Indian students)in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) majors. Even with massiveinterventions, the underrepresented students have not experienced exceptional gains [12].The State University of New York Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (SUNYLSAMP), has been a National Science Foundation funded program since 1996. SUNY LSAMPspans across 400 miles and serves many New York state doctoral granting institutions, smallliberal arts institutions, and community colleges. At its core, SUNY LSAMP objectives include:a) curricular and pedagogical innovations in STEM education; b) development of an innovative,cognitive, and social support network; c) development of experiential learning that leads toresearch

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: RED 2 / Civil Eng

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohamed ElZomor, Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University; Gabriella Santi; Shahin Vassigh, Florida International University

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recommendations expressed in thispaper are those of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF.References[1] M. Y. Bin Yahya, Y. Lee Hui, A. B. M. Yassin, R. Omar, R. O. anak Robin, and N. Kasim, “The Challenges of the Implementation of Construction Robotics Technologies in the Construction,” MATEC Web Conf., vol. 266, p. 05012, 2019.[2] S. S. J. manyika, S. Lund, M. Chui, J. Bughin, J. Woetzel, P. Batra, R. Ko, “Jobs lost, jobs gained: Workforce transitions in a time of automation,” 2017.[3] K. Afsari, S. Gupta, M. Afkhamiaghda, and Z. Lu, “Applications of Collaborative Industrial Robots in Building Construction,” 54th ASC Int. Conf. Proc., no. August, 2018.[4] A. Jayaraj and H. N. Divakar, “Robotics in

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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 (Unpublished  manuscript).  1993,  Syracuse  University:   Syracuse,  New  York.  39.   Leuf,  B.  and  W.  Cunningham,  The  wiki  way:  Collaboration  and  sharing  on  the  internet.  .  2001.  40.   Auyung,  L.,  Building  a  collaborative  online  learning  community:  a  case  study  in  hong  kong.   Journal  of  Educational  Computing  Research,  2004  31(2):  p.  119-­‐136.  41.   Jonassen,  D.,  et  al.,  eds.  Learning  to  solve  problems  with  technology:  A  Constructivist  Perspective   (2nd  ed.).  2003:  Upper  Saddle  River,  New  Jersey:  Merrill.  42.   Wial,  H.  and  A.  Friedhoff,  Bearing  the  Brunt:  Manufacturing  Job  Loss  in  the  Great  Lakes  Region,   1995–2005,  in  Metro

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Susannah C. Davis, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

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. Sweeney, S. Nolen, M. Koretsky, M. Bothwell, D. Montfort, S. Nolen and S. Davis. “Re-situating community and learning in an engineering school.” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, OH, 2017, https://peer.asee.org/27753.[3] S. Lord, D. Rover, N. Kellam, N. Salzman, E. Berger, E. Ingram and J. Sweeney. “Work-In-Progress: Talking about a revolution - overview of NSF RED projects”. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, OH, 2017, https://peer.asee.org/28903.[4] S. Lord, J. London, N. Salzman, B. Sukumaran, T. Martin, A. Maciejewski, J. LeDoux and J. Sweeney. “Work-In-Progress: Progress of the NSF RED Revolution”. Paper and panel

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Israa Azzam, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Farid Breidi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville; Jose M Garcia, Purdue University; Paul Asunda, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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anticipates testing these advancements in future endeavorsthrough a subsequent research study.5. References[1] J. H. Mathewson, “Visual-Spatial Thinking: An Aspect of Science Overlooked by Educators,” Sci. Educ., vol. 83, no. 1, pp. 1098–237, 1999, doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1098- 237X(199901)83:1.[2] G. Duffy, S. Sorby, and B. Bowe, “An investigation of the role of spatial ability in representing and solving word problems among engineering students,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 109, no. 3, pp. 424–442, Jul. 2020, doi: 10.1002/JEE.20349.[3] M. Kozhevnikov, M. A. Motes, and M. Hegarty, “Spatial Visualization in Physics Problem Solving,” Cogn. Sci., vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 549–579, Jul. 2007, doi: 10.1080/15326900701399897.[4

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Nivedita Kumar, Florida International University; Mark Allen Weiss, Florida International University; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Jacqueline Faith Sullivan, University of Central Florida; Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Bailey Bond-Trittipo, Florida International University

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parallel, we have adapted the findings from the interview study into a survey protocol, also draws on priorFlit-Path surveys that focused on identity, sense of belonging, and program experience. Survey itemsinclude: (A) Resource Utilization – level to which specific economic, academic, and social supports arebeing used by students; (B) Experiences – relative perceived value of support received through interactionswith each component of Flit-GAP; (C) Outcomes – intentions to persist in their program, knowledge of andinterest in graduate school, knowledge of and interest in entrepreneurial and IT-career pathways, successin securing internships/jobs, and academic progress; (D) Background controls – demographics (e.g.gender, race, ethnicity, parental

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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internationalcollaboration investigating the role of socioeconomic class for teaching and learning aboutengineering design and community engagement; b) a mentoring program between theengineering university and community college under study, including a university outreachprogram to assist LIFGs in enhancing their résumés; and c) strategies to bring LIFG funds ofknowledge into engineering science and design courses.IntroductionThe goal of our research project is to discover how innovation and creativity in engineeringproblem solving can be fostered by integrating the knowledge and experiences of low-incomeand first-generation students (LIFGs) into engineering education. Broadening participation is akey feature of engineering education reform, but dominant

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Guy, University of Texas at Arlington; Alan Bowling, University of Texas at Arlington; Panayiotis S. Shiakolas, University of Texas, Arlington

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- total a= # unique b (c) # unique d (e)cially the students, knowing what score a b*a (c*a) d*a (e*a)was being done. The students R - represented students U - underrepresented studentswere not told before or after the presentations about the scoring done by the authors. Thescoring rubric is shown in Table 1. The key aspects of mechatronics we want to measureinvolvement in are: 1) choosing sensors (S), 2) choosing motors (M), 3) development of dataacquisition system (D), 4) choosing and programming filtering and signal processing hard-ware and software (F), 5) synthesizing motor control (C), and 6) overall system integration(I). The existence column indicates whether the elements

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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ExamplesMany different laboratories can be designed and developed using this generalmodulation/demodulation platform. The following Matlab script shows the modulation schemeof QPSK. We have included in the script many options of different digital modulations such asBPSK, QPSK, 8PSK, 16QAM, 64QAM etc. Students can change the desired digital modulationby simply uncommenting the few lines of Matlab code in the provided script. Figure 6. Matlab Script to Change Modulation ConstellationFigure 7 (a) and (b) show the transmitted QPSK constellation and received QPSK constellationfrom the SDR based general modulation/demodulation platform. (a) Transmitted Constellation (b) Received

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohsen Azizi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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evaluations by students, professional development workshops materials,post-workshop survey results, aggregated results of surveys of outreach activities (summer campprograms) and collection of demographic data, list and examples of published papers, and allproject reports. Moreover, any deviations from the original research plan were reported.New Laboratory and Course Development and Student FeedbackThe new Renewable Energy Systems Training (REST) laboratory was developed based on theequipment from Amatrol Inc. [1] as depicted in Figure 1. (a) (b) (c) (d) Figure 1. Laboratory equipment [1]: (a) Solar PV installation, (b) solar PV troubleshooting, (c) solar thermal