Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mativo, The University of Georgia; Nadia Kellam, University of Georgia

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Mechanical Engineering

. The breakdown of the curriculum in 1955 is provided in Table 1, showing emphasisin Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, six engineering sciences, and an integrated study ofengineering analysis, design, and engineering systems for professional background15. Page 13.1044.5 Table 1: Summary of Time Distribution for Scientifically Oriented Engineering Curricula Item Curriculum Weight 1 Humanistic and Social Studies One fifth 2 Mathematics and Basic Sciences (about equal One fourth

Collection

2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Gonca Altuger-Genc

Implementation Review of a Service-Learning Project into a Freshman Level Plastics Engineering Course Gonca Altuger-Genc1In an effort to provide students with a vast array of experiences, educators support their in-class teaching withproject-based, experiential and hands-on learning approaches. As these approaches have been implemented intoundergraduate engineering curriculum, the need for incorporating the service component became necessary. As theimportance of service learning became more evident, higher education institutions incorporated service learningconcept into the engineering education. University of Massachusetts Lowell incorporated service-learning intomany of its undergraduate

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Southeast Missouri State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

TechUniversity, we began our own engineering curriculum reform in 1995. Through the support ofthe College and the National Science Foundation we have implemented and revised multipleIntegrated Engineering Curricula.One obstacle to implementing an active-learning, laboratory experience at the freshman level isthe required infrastructure and setup time. These barriers can lead to either poorly implementedprojects with no connection to the curricula or to time-intensive preparations by the faculty andstaff. Through multiple iterations of our freshman curriculum, we have developed an active,hands-on lab-type experience at the freshman level that is both tightly integrated to the coursecontent and does not require extensive set up and tear down time by the

Conference Session

Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Alicia Boudreaux, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-1232: LATECHSTEP: LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY'S STEMTALENT EXPANSION PROGRAMKelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University KELLY CRITTENDEN is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. He teaches within the Integrated Engineering Curriculum and Multidisciplinary Senior Design series. His interests are in promoting collaboration across discipline and college boundaries in order to stimulate innovation and advancements in engineering education. Dr Crittenden received his B.S. and Ph.D. in BioMedical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University.Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University GALEN E. TURNER III received his B.S. from Loyola University, New Orleans

Collection

2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Carlos Luck

Progress with a Synergistic Mechanical Engineering Degree Program Carlos Lück1Abstract – USM has been offering an ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degreeprogram (EE) for 24 years. In 2006, we started a new degree program in Mechanical Engineering (ME) in responseto industry demand for mechanical engineers with background in electromechanical systems. The prospect forgrowth was evident and it quickly realized, yet there were no start-up funds – especially to invest in new facultylines. The solution was clear: design a curriculum to leverage existing electrical engineering resources and somedistance education, and let the growth spur further

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohamed Elzomor, Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University; Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

curriculumreform focuses on disseminating recent advanced practices while fostering the development ofcritical skills among CM students. To achieve this, approximately 59 undergraduate and graduatestudents are introduced to an advanced contract delivery module on ways of gaining competitivebenefits during procurement and construction project delivery of infrastructure projects. Aquestionnaire survey evaluated the necessity of integrating recent, novel, and advancedconstruction practices in the curriculum. The obtained data is analyzed through Ordinary leastsquare regression analysis by utilizing machine learning techniques such as Pearson’s correlationheat map, train-test split, and cross-validation to develop a logistic regression model. The

Conference Session

Two year Colleges

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Liao, Wayne State University; James Sawyer, Macomb Community College

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Two Year College Division

“in-house,” whichlimits the number of automotive service technicians available for the growing hybrid market.There is a clear need for a systematic training program on HEV. The goal of the project is to fillthis need by developing an integrated learning environment for HEV technology.In order to develop this program, a partnership was formed between faculty of MCC automotivetechnology program and the engineering technology program at WSU. The partnership alsoincludes industrial partners from major automobile manufacturers and suppliers. The activitiesfor the project include (1) Developing an HEV curriculum and integrating it with the existingAssociate of Applied Science program in Automotive Technology; (2) Revising existing coursesand

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven E. O'Hara; Suzanne D. Bilbeisi

students with the process required to become a licensed engineeror architect, our student advisors hold an evening seminar explaining the curriculum, and theinternship and examination processes.The architectural engineering student at OSU is first introduced to the fundamental conceptsand ideas underlying the creation of architecture in the Introduction to Architecture course.These concepts are further developed in the following four Architectural Design studios. Theengineering design experience is developed and integrated into the curriculum in the materialspecific courses of Timbers, Steel and Concrete, concurrent with courses in Structural Analysis.The basic concept in each course is to introduce the necessary science and then provide

Conference Session

ABET Innovations

Collection

2016 EDI

Authors

Michael K. J. Milligan P.E., ABET; Joseph L Sussman, ABET; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sarah A Rajala, Iowa State University

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ABET

appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions. 4. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences. 5. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. 6. An ability to recognize the ongoing need for additional knowledge and locate, evaluate, integrate, and apply this knowledge appropriately. 7. An ability to function effectively on teams that establish goals, plan tasks, meet deadlines, and analyze risk and uncertainty

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jonathan E. Singer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jacqueline Krikorian; Tushar P. Sura, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Department of Education

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, teachers were given an overview of the module and then experienced thecurriculum as students in the order and format it would be implemented in the classroom. Theworkshop activities included lecture style presentations, self-paced online tutorials and hands onactivities, design challenges and demonstrations. Open discussion was integrated throughout theworkshop in order to clarify content and address concerns of the teachers. While two days of PDwas sufficient for some teachers to feel comfortable with the INSPIRES curriculum module,some teachers need extended training that focuses on content, pedagogical approaches and actualdesign & construction of the culminating design challenge. With funding obtained from the NSF Discovery Research

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Laura Ann Gelles, University of Texas at Dallas; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

as curriculum development, contextualization of fundamental engi- neering sciences and integrating social justice into engineering education. She earned her MS and PhD in Civil Engineering from Clemson University, and her BS in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College.Dr. Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego Dr. Joel Alejandro (Alex) Mejia is an assistant professor in the Department of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. His research has contributed to the integration of critical theoretical frame- works and Chicano Cultural Studies to investigate and analyze existing deficit models in engineering education. Dr. Mejia’s work also examines how asset-based models impact the validation and

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Nazalewicz; H. Hadim; D. Donskoy; B. Gallois; Keith Sheppard

” demanded of engineeringgraduates, as embodied in ABET EC Criteria 2000, by evolving them over the four years of thedesign sequence. Examples include effective team skills, project management, communications,ethics, economics of engineering, etc. It is also a means to enhance learning, as each of thedesign courses is linked to engineering courses taught concurrently. Students see this stronglinkage for the first time in the second semester of the freshman year when they take Mechanicsof Solids concurrently with Engineering Design II. Mechanics of Solids is a four-creditlecture/recitation course that integrates the topics of statics and strength of materials courses thatwere taught separately in the previous curriculum. In the two-credit Engineering

Collection

2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

James P. Penrod

geared for engineering technology. Notable was a significant portion of the course beingdevoted to infinite sequences and series, which are not utilized to any great extent inengineering technology courses. As a final comment regarding MTH 149, it does includeintegration by parts and the logarithm as an integral, which is considered desirable content.Curriculum ConstraintsIn recommending modifications to the mathematics curriculum, the committee was faced with anumber of constraints. First of all, it was desired to maintain the same number of credits in eachtechnology program for mathematics coursework - for computer, electrical, and mechanicalengineering technology programs 17-semester hours, and for industrial and computerengineering 14

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph A. Shaeiwitz

to the goals of the curriculum, if such goalsactually exist.2 The AAHE basic assessment principles include:3 • Assessment is most effective when it reflects an understanding of learning as multidimensional, integrated, and revealed in performance over time • Assessment requires attention to outcomes, but also and equally to the experiences that lead to these outcomes • Assessment works best when it is ongoing.Application of these three basic assessment principles are viewed as a major step in addressingthe problems of a disjointed curriculum with content unrelated to curriculum goals. The idea isto assess education as it is delivered, to integrate assessment with teaching and make assessmentpart of an instructors

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra Elrod, University of Missouri; Ashley Rasnic, University of Missouri; William Daughton, University of Missouri

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Engineering Management

aboutwhat the common definitions/elements are so that the field can be marketed consistently to bothperspective students and potential employers. Page 12.644.2MethodologyIn order to make comparisons between the Engineering Management and Industrial Engineeringdegree fields’ definitions and curriculum, a decision on what institutions and programs to includehad to be made. For the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management, onlyschools that held an ABET2 accreditation in Engineering Management (not combined or mixedprograms) were selected to be analyzed. These schools were thought to be most closelycomparable since the ABET holds each

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum Univeristy of Applied Sciences; Adrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

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International

meet the needs of the evolving local andinternational markets. The curriculum, based on a broad palette of engineering subjects, projectwork, a mandatory internship, business and management training, and English as a secondlanguage, is still in place over a decade later, with a number of important additions.This paper will describe the main features of the curriculum as it is today and show how theimplementation of specific academic measures to the degree program has been a vital steptowards providing a more all-round educational experience. It also aims to illustrate how, in theabsence of a specifically designated ‘global engineering program’, a greater internationaldimension can be added to an already compact and demanding engineering

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carolyn Clark; Prudence Merton; Jim Richardson; Jeffrey Froyd

this and say, OK, you’re going to do this, we will give you a release to do it or we will count it for your load....That seemed an administrative lapse. That was never seriously considered as a major tool to ramp up.Training of the faculty teaching these courses once they were mainstreamed was never what itwas in the pilot phase, so there was a loss in the degree to which the new pedagogy was presentafter the 21X curriculum was adopted.One of the issues in obtaining faculty to teach these courses is the teachability of the coursesthemselves. In the pilot phase the courses were more integrated, requiring ongoingcommunication among the faculty. In many cases, faculty teaching in the pilots had release time,so they could

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Mack; James Wood

meet the challenges ofproducing engineering technicians for the 21st century.The first step in creating an integrated curriculum was forming interdisciplinary faculty teams toidentify and validate integrated competencies. Technical college faculty from all 16 SouthCarolina technical colleges participated in this validation process. As a next step, design teamscomprised of interdisciplinary faculty and industry representatives developed the workplacescenarios or problems. SC Advanced Technological Education industry-based problems providea mechanism for integrating subjects and an important new context for student learning. Industryfocus groups were used to validate the technical accuracy and relevance of the scenarios’application to the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Hilda Black; Jenna Carpenter

; Exposition Copyright© 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”calculus with precalculus algebra and trigonometry presented in a just-in-time format, and anintroduction to elementary differential equations.Using web-based course management software, the authors have developed and used course-specific web sites for students enrolled in selected sections of the integrated freshmanmathematics courses. These sections generally consist of 30 – 50 freshman students each. Thestudents are expected to access the sites outside of class (although an initial in-classdemonstration is presented to the students) using either the multi-purpose computer labs oncampus or their own personal computer. Students in the integrated curriculum are grouped eachterm

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Loren W. Zachary; Janet M. Sharp; Barbara M. Adams

Session 93 Engineering Connections: Teaching Engineering Mechanics to K-12 Teachers Loren W. Zachary, Janet M. Sharp, Barbara M. Adams Iowa State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes an innovative course designed for K-12 educators to integrate engineeringprinciples in mathematics and science curricula. “Engineering Connections” was first offered asan experimental summer workshop for practicing teachers and will continue as a semester coursefor preservice teachers in spring, 2000. The course is constructed as a study of three modules:force, levers, and gears

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Dianne Atkinson

Mechanical Engineeringat Purdue University tabulated current assignments in the School, noting content and format requirements aswell as modality--whether assignments were written or oral. An outcome of this effort was a decision to embedmore opportunities for students to develop oral communications skills. The “embedding strategy” is an effort tofold communications instruction into existing course work as a reflection of the belief that technicalcommunications are inherently part of technical work. While the first year engineering curriculum incorporates two semesters of communications course work,one written and one oral, these courses replicate communications assignments from secondary schoolcurriculum, e.g., general interest essays and

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosa Betancourt de Perez; Rosa Buxeda; Moises Orengo; Lueny M. Morell; Jose R. Lopez

. Page 5.185.2II. Phase I: The First Five YearsSome of the outcomes of Phase I (first five years) of the PR-LSAMP Island-wide include: Enrollment in SMET programs has almost doubled from baseline year 1991. Enrollment in 1991 was 12, 572, increasing to 24, 997 in 1998. Graduation rates increased from an average of 32% to an average of 60% system-wide Reduction in the number of times a student repeats a course. 40% of the Hispanics that obtained a doctorate degree between 1991-95 from one of the top 25 institutions (ranked according to total SME doctorates), received their BS degree from an AMP institution. Assessment and revision of SMET "gatekeeper"& "bottleneck" courses. Curriculum materials developed

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Weiner; Honora Nerz

quantity of work andcoordination required to build an instruction program that is truly curriculum-integratedoftentimes leads to a product that is course-integrated rather than curriculum-integrated. Aninformal survey was conducted of NC State University students in the Colleges of Textiles andEngineering and illustrates where course-integrated instruction falls short of its goal. This paperconcludes with an outline of a plan for implementing a curriculum-integrated instructionprogram.Introduction and Overview of Information Literacy "The explosion of information has serious implications for information seeking by allpersons, but especially for students. For example, in most cases there is not just one right sourceof information to answer

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Waintraub

process for instructional modules in preparation forbecoming authors and implementors of new curricula. Extensive dissemination efforts of themodels developed by NJCATE have created interest both nationally and internationally.Strong partnerships with industry are key to the viability of career programs. Industry personnelare active participants in the development, validation, and marketing, of the Mecomtronicsprogram. They participate formally in the Center’s activities through an Industrial AdvisoryBoard, the Project Steering Committee and the National Visiting Committee. The collaborativeeffort is aimed at ensuring an up-to-date curriculum, taught in an atmosphere of realism, throughon-going industry validation. Industry is a strong proponent

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James B. Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy; Patrick Charles Suermann P.E., Texas A&M University

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

architectural design course is one of two design options offered by theconstruction division, and has been taught since 1990. Moreover, the construction engineeringdiscipline is the integrating element of this program curriculum (see [7] for more background).Over the years, both architects and civil engineers have taught the course. The ArchitecturalDesign course replaced an older architectural drafting course and focused on residential designfrom 1990-2014. Students designed a house for a client or their future selves as a vehicle tolearn computer-aided drafting (CAD). As CAD programs evolved and became more powerful,the students were able to create more elaborate and often unrealistic “dream houses” in a singlesemester.While the course was very

Conference Session

Understanding Students' Authentic and Reflective Experiences of Ethics Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder

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Engineering Ethics

, and the hidden curriculum captures the beliefsand values that are implicitly transmitted through the learning environment [29]. Structuralelements, like the formal curriculum, codify and communicate the values of the educationalsetting [18]. The findings in this study indicated that the inclusion of ethics in courses outside ofthe engineering curriculum, such as Bible seminar and ROTC program, demonstrated theimportance of ethics in what it means to be a Christian and officer, respectively. This integration,however, appeared decoupled from engineering and thus what it means to be an engineer.Students across the three focus groups described limited exposure to ESI in their engineeringcourses, which speaks to the null curriculum. There are many

Conference Session

Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Sudhir Shrestha, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Hazim A El-Mounayri, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

curriculum within ECE and ME programs. This paper presents theeducational objectives of the program, and in particular new modes of instruction used in thedelivery of the coursework. These modes include the integration of knowledge, just in timedelivery, multidisciplinary components, and undergraduate research. The nanotechnologycourses offered in this program also serve as elective courses within traditional engineeringprograms. Assessment was accomplished by comparing satisfaction data from students enrolledin traditional courses to those participating in these new elective courses. The nanotechnologytrack shows an average satisfaction of 4.2 out of 5.0 as compared to the traditional departmentalelectives that averages 3.8 out of 5.0. Assessment

Conference Session

Engineering Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering Education, 2012 Incorporating Engineering Design into High School STEM InitiativesAbstract A report by the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, andInstitute of Medicine titled “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” specifically calls for thedevelopment of rigorous new K-12 curriculum materials to improve science and mathematicseducation as a highest priority action. With funding from the National Science Foundation, wehave developed new curriculum modules which target the International Technology &Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) Standards for Technological Literacy and increaseinvolvement in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related fields. Eachmodule focuses on an

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Feeling the Heat - Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

the mathematics curriculum was chosen that demonstratedthe need to both substitute and integrate. This problem was provided by the faculty teachingintegral calculus as follows: The force due to friction F (N) needed to move an object with massm (kg) across a surface is F=μ.m, where μ (N/kg) is some coefficient that depends upon surfaceproperties and the gravitational constant. Consider a block of wax being pushed across asurface, leaving behind a trail of wax as it travels. Its mass is related to the distance the wax hasbeen pushed (x) and is given by m(x)=50-0.5x. Assuming that the coefficient μ=2, how muchwork is needed to push the block 100m across this surface? This problem and its solution arefurther detailed in equations 4 & 5

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Dimensions of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee S Navickis-Brasch P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Anne Liu Kern, University of Idaho; Jillian Rae Cadwell, University of Idaho ; Laura Laumatia Laumatia; Fritz Fiedler, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Community Engagement Division

. Anne L. Kern is an assistant professor in curriculum/instruction, science education at the University of Idaho. She researches methodologies in education, specifically in science teaching and learning, science teacher development, and science integration in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathemat- ics). Her research focuses on using place-based pedagogies in understanding STEM content, particularly with American Indian students and communities. She is the Principle Investigator for the NSF funded Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers, Back to the Earth.Dr. Jillian Rae Cadwell, University of Idaho Dr. Jillian Cadwell was an assistant professor in the Civil Engineering department at