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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Calvin Cuddy; Jessica Deters

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Literature Review of Student Success in Statics Courses Calvin Cuddy1, Dr. Jessica Deters2 1: Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-LincolnAbstractThis literature review is part of a larger project aimed to improve statics student success at theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln. This paper is an examination into methods of increasingoutcomes and student success in Statics. An analysis of 45 papers was completed, 23 of whichshowed positive results by

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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Joshua M. Sanchez; Ethan Weems; Han Hu

of their undergraduate career in subsequent coursework anddesign projects [2]. Although these fundamental skills are critical for engineering students, entry-level engineers are often unequipped for modern workplace design and manufacturingenvironments with their narrow skillsets and familiarity with techniques taught during theireducation. The advent of advanced additive manufacturing technologies such as direct metallaser sintering (DMLS) and powder bed fusion (PBF) allow for increasingly complex designsthat were previously difficult to manufacture [3]. To take advantage of this, new design andanalysis processes should be introduced to engineering students to provide increased familiaritywith modern workflows within the industry.This paper

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Experiential Learning in ET Programs I

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fardeen Q. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Mohammad Rayhan Sheikh, University of Michigan; Mohammed Shoeb Hossain, University of Michigan

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

results, creating an interface in which users can obtain real-time feedbackand analyze regions of interest. The framework improved efficiencies and enabled the decision-making process. By focusing on the results, the decision-making process was optimized throughreal-time feedback that also showed increased productivity. Zamora [15] utilizes a case study ofhydraulic machinery in the classroom to explore the integration of CFD as an educational tool. Inaddition to using CFD, the study explored the effectiveness of other methods such as MATLAB,project-based learning, tutor facilitation, and program extension. The study observed thechallenges students faced in learning a new program (due to challenges) as well as the additionaltime needed to learn

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5: Identity & Belonging

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Sparks, Miami University; Katherine M. Ehlert, Miami University; Karen C. Davis, Miami University; Justin Michael Saul, Miami University; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University; David Joseph Fox, Miami University; Thao Nguyen, Miami University; Michael Hughes, Miami University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

an engineering identity early in theirmatriculation can be significant drivers of attrition from technical fields. Previous researchsuggests that project-based learning builds students’ engineering/computing identity by piquingand developing student interest in engineering topics. Literature on the sense of belonging inengineering suggests that experiencing camaraderie within course-based teams, and particularlyhaving a clear purpose or role within the team, can promote that sense of belonging. The currentresearch project sought to implement evidence-based practices to enhance first-year students’identity and sense of belonging in engineering and computing, in the context of a two-semesterintroductory course sequence that integrates students

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Dave Sly; Daniel Bumblauskas; Frank Peters

based multi-tier decision making your Market, 4-Finding groups. Buyers) o Mastering Tech Sales (7- Perfect Pitches, 13/11-• Week 4 – Identifying Decision Sanity after the Sale) Makers and Decision Making o Close the Deal (8-Get the Processes within large Sale, 11-Weak Closing) corporations o Mastering Tech Sales • Week 8 – RFQ and RFP Process (16/14-Executive for Technical Projects

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3 - Belongingness and Community

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University; Kacie Mennie, Louisiana Tech University; Ashton Garner Ward, Louisiana Tech University; Mary E Caldorera-Moore, Louisiana Tech University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

called Living with the Lab offers animmersive, hands-on, project-based course sequence that focuses on problem-solving andbuilding a strong academic foundation for engineering fundamentals. Equipment like millingmachines, soldering irons, and drills are all used within the course sequence. The classroomsetup is strategically designed to encourage collaboration through a six-person table layout.Feedback was received that female engineering students often felt intimidated when entering theclassroom and underconfident while using the equipment. A workshop that provided femalestudents advanced access to the equipment by working through multiple hands-on activitieswhile also making connections with female faculty, engaging with upper-level female

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2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa L. Greenwood; Megan Hargrave; Yewande S. Abraham; Sumita Mishra; Jennifer L. Schneider

professors and libraries[15].Standards for sustainable and resilient infrastructureDisruption in society is inevitable due to a range of factors, including increasing threatsassociated with aging infrastructure, terrorism, information security, changing climate, naturalhazards, and legacy pollution. In today’s ever-changing world, we are vulnerable to shocks andstresses that can disrupt industrial operations and supply chains as well as civil society.Engineering and risk management standards are part of what Jeffrey [3] referred to as the“innovation infrastructure” that determines our nation’s ability to be competitive, and our abilityto adapt and respond as a society.The passing of the IIJA in 2021 and related funding for infrastructure projects

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Clement Ekaputra; Zuyi Huang

2015 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference A Teaching Module for Educating High School Students in Process Control with a Simulink-Based ControllerAbstract: U.S. high school students are often weak in math and science, thus it is important tobroaden the participation of high school students in these fields before they start to loseconfidence and interest in them. One way to attract more high school students in math andscience is through interesting research projects. This work presents an example for educatinghigh school students to design a controller for a lab-scale microbial fuel cell (MFC) that cangenerate electricity from the organic compounds in the waste water. Upon the

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Jeng-Nan Juang; Ramachandran Radharamanan

tested for real-time responsiveness, amount of energy that may one day allow for independencereliability, stability, and safety. from nonrenewable forms of energy. The system is designed to be stable while it is operating. It is This paper provides the description of a senior designalso designed to be resistant to weather, temperature and minor student project including the goal of the project and the designmechanical stresses. Furthermore, the system is fail-safe; it can specifications. Feasibility and merit criteria detailing therecover from failures or at least indicate that it is in that critical and desired attributes of the design are included

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Cory Gionet; Ashraf Ghaly

features but their design also requires an in-depth examination of impactingenvironmental, economical, historical, and cultural factors. Engineers are entrusted with the task ofreconciling various view points in order to reach a consensus acceptable to all stakeholders. ArtisticEngineering is a new course that explores the engineering and non-engineering aspects of structures.Students are asked to select a structure whose design embodies an insightful appreciation of the role eachof the above factors plays in shaping the structure. Teams of two students, an engineer and a liberal artist,are charged with conducting a study that critically looks into the parameters considered in the design. Amajor component in this project is to dissect the

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 6: Mentors & Teams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew B. James, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tahsin Mahmud Chowdhury, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Juan David Ortega-Alvarez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University / Universidad EAFIT; Jennifer Lyn Benning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jenny L Lo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

engineering courses. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Lessons Learned: Implementing Equitable Teaming Practices in first-year GE CoursesBackground and MotivationAspiring engineering students at Virginia Tech initially enroll in a General Engineering programduring their first year of the curriculum. In this program, students are expected to develop, alongwith other skills, professional teamwork strategies in an engineering setting through asemester-long team project. These types of team projects have been shown to influence students'sense of belonging as they begin their studies, something that can be a factor in retention andsuccess in an engineering program. Many instructors

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Towards a Participatory Action, Retention of Black Students, and Exploring Black Engineering Student Success

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Idalis Villanueva Alarcon, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

to develop and sustain an effective engineering workforce with specific emphasis on inclusion. She has over ten years of construction and civil engineering experience working for energy companies and as a project management consultant; nearly 20 years of experience in academia; and extensive experience leading and conducting multi-institutional, workforce-related research and outreach. She holds civil engi- neering degrees (BS, MS, PhD) from Clemson University and is a registered Professional Engineer (PE), Project Management Professional (PMP), and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accred- ited Professional (LEED-AP).Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida ©American Society for

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 5

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University; Rujun Gao, Texas A&M University; M. Cynthia Hipwell, Texas A&M University; Mindy Bergman, Texas A&M University; David Christopher Seets; Emma Edoga, Texas A&M University; Luis Angel Rodriguez; Guillermo Aguilar, Texas A&M University

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

&M University. She earned her PhD in industrial-organizational psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include workplace safety, occupa- tional health, and fairness and mistreatment in the workplace and in STEM classrooms and programs.David Christopher SeetsEmma Edoga, Texas A&M UniversityLuis Angel RodriguezGuillermo Aguilar, Texas A&M University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Evidence Based Practice: Innovation training and its impact on faculty approach to curricular or pedagogical changesIntroductionThe Project called Teams for Creating Opportunities for Revolutionizing the Preparation ofStudents (TCORPS), is

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Continuing Professional Development Division (CPD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olukemi Akintewe, University of South Florida; Walter Alejandro Silva Sotillo; James Anderson

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Continuing Professional Development Division (CPD)

resources can be harnessed tocommunicate technical ideas to others in their discipline to get them to understand new ideas andthen take action based on that information [3]. This challenge is prevalent in academia, morespecifically in engineering-serving institutions.Engineering programs across various institutions have integrated professional communicationskills through community engagement projects, dovetailed with existing assignments inengineering courses, or have developed a separate communication for engineers course [4-7].These programs have utilized collaborative efforts from Engineering, English, Communication,Education, and Applied Linguistics faculty [7-11]. The challenges often encountered are theintegration techniques and logistics

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ERM: Problem Solving and Conceptual Understanding

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Aaron Johnson, University of Michigan; Max Magee; Melissa Caserto, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

of mathematical models in design and analysis [3]. In professional practice, engineersneed to make numerous decisions in order to mathematize an object or system into a model andto evaluate their decisions or the model’s outputs. Research has shown expertise to be animportant component of engineering judgment [3], [4]. While this means that students cannotpossess complete engineering judgment by the end of their undergraduate education, we stillbelieve that students need to begin engaging in this kind of decision-making early in theireducation. This will allow students to better connect their engineering science courses with theiropen-ended capstone design projects, project teams, and their future engineering career.Our research team has

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Colbry, Michigan State University; Dirk Colbry, Michigan State University; Marta Dark, Spelman College; Vincent Melfi, Michigan State University; Tiffany Oliver, Spelman College

in engineering education and graduate student success, and has been recognized as a Master Facilitator by the National Research Mentor Network. She is also co-PI for two NSF-funded projects that enhance graduate student success: one is a professional development program offering training in communication, teamwork, leadership, and mentoring skills for interdisciplinary work; the other is a joint effort with Spelman College (a historically black institution serving women) to expand opportunities and increase diversity in STEM by developing a five-year BS+MS program. Dr. Luchini-Colbry also volunteers as the Director of the Engineering Futures Program of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, which provides

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CIT Division Technical Session #8

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Friday James, Kansas State University; Joshua Weese, Kansas State University

study also carries out a statistical analysis of 5-year student performance based on weekly Labs, Projects and Mid-Terms using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The result shows the existence of differences in the yearly average performance of students. Post Hoc Tukey’s pairwise multiple comparison tests reveals consistency in performance up to the period of the semester where possible dropouts would have occurred. Students’ delay in tackling challenging projects also accounts for the significant differences in the mean scores.IntroductionTime plays an important role in decision making in every human endeavor – from personal tobusiness/management decisions. In these, the education sector is not left out. Hence, it is

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Strimel, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Sherylyn Briller; Douglas Pruim; Todd Kelley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jung Sohn, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Rebecca Martinez, Purdue Polytechnic Graduate Programs; Jackson Otto

institutional structures todetermine how teaching can span across disciplines and minimize the silo effect of academicdepartments/individual courses.To address these concerns, a National Science Foundation Improving Undergraduate STEMEducation project team is working toward developing a transformed, authenticallytransdisciplinary, and scalable educational model [referred to as the Mission, Meaning, Making(M3) model] for undergraduate learning focused on democratizing the practice of innovation. Toachieve this task, the project team is testing and refining a model to guide the transformation oftraditional undergraduate learning experiences to span academics silos. This educational modelinvolves a) co-teaching and co-learning from faculty and students

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Incorporating Technology in the Classroom

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariana Silva, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Sascha Hilgenfeldt, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Philipp Hieronymi; Nicolas Nytko, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Akshit Deshpande, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jer-Chin Chuang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

computer science courses; this resulted in an overallimprovement in student opinion toward programming and Jupyter notebooks. These studiessuggest that introducing computational tools can serve as a focal point for an effectivemodernization of a linear algebra course, while also providing a foundation for students’ futurecomputational endeavors.The present project proposed a new linear algebra course, called the Computational course in thefollowing, targeted to freshmen and sophomores and including the use of modern computationaltools such as Python. The specific objectives were the following: (1) establish a strongerintegration of basic programming knowledge into the general engineering curriculum; (2)introduce computational exercises that solve

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3- Multi- and Inter-disciplinary, Collaboration, and Engagement in Practice

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malle Schilling, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

(NSF)Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program in 2017 (furtherdescribed in Grohs et al. [10]). The partnership was initiated by researchers at Virginia Tech, alarge, R1, land-grant institution situated in Appalachia and involved middle school teachers andindustry partners working in three counties near the institution (two in Appalachia and onebordering Appalachia per the defined map from the Appalachian Regional Commission). Thepartnership focused on connecting teachers and working engineers in each county to integrateengineering into existing science curriculum as a way to expose students to engineering whilestill meeting the required state standards of learning. The project initially started working

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Faculty Development 2: COVID-19 Impact on Faculty

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Susannah C. Davis, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Sang M. Han, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutionizing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a National Academy of Educa- tion / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow and a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee in engineering education research. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions, specifically on design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Ms. Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New MexicoDr. Pil Kang, University of New Mexico Sung ”Pil” Kang is an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico. His

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Design Methodologies 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hannah D. Budinoff, The University of Arizona; Vignesh Subbian, The University of Arizona

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

and nature of asset-based practices both in theory and practice, andhelped identify a variety of practical asset-based pedagogical strategies from community-inspireddesign projects and asset-mapping to translanguaging and cross-institutional faculty professionaldevelopment initiatives. We believe that these findings will potentially motivate the engineeringeducation community to actively implement asset-based approaches in design instruction, andfurther develop and test more nuanced strategies that draw upon students’ funds of knowledgeand cultural wealth.IntroductionEngineering design is typically recognized and taught as a team activity, with cornerstone andcapstone project-based courses requiring students to work on teams and to navigate

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Monikka M. Mann, Texas Tech University; George Tan, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

improving the qualityand throughput of undergraduate engineering programs: 1) development of interdisciplinaryundergraduate engineering curricula, 2) team-based engaged learning and research, 3) research-basedteaching practices (RBTPs), 4) collaborations between academia and industry, 5) online/distancelearning and telecommuting skills, and 6) the persistence of traditionally underrepresented students.In addition, future prospects of interdisciplinary project-based learning are discussed from threeaspects: student competency, faculty development, and industry collaboration. IntroductionThe need for highly trained and capable engineers to address increasingly complex problems that facesociety is clear

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Faculty Track - Technical Session I

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Padma Akkaraju, Oregon State University; Joseph McGuire, Oregon State University; Thuy T. Tran, Oregon State University; Andrea Zigler, Oregon State University

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Diversity, Faculty

enables her to combine a deep understanding of scientific principles with the ability to tell a compelling story to communicate the scientific and potential societal impact of individual research projects. Her targeted campaigns raise the perceived stature of the organization and lead to successful institutional fundraising. After graduating from Williams College with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and French, Thuy earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Hawaii. In her early career, she was a research scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and held management positions in several engineering firms, including CH2M HILL, Lockheed Martin, and Los Alamos Technical Associates. While pursuing her

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New Tools for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #18234Year Two, Setting Up the Right Path: 3D Printing for Low Expense CollegeCoursesHector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso Mr. Hector Lugo works as a Student Technology Success Coordinator at The University of Texas at El Paso. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He is currently enrolled as a Master of Science with a Major in Electrical Engineering. His motivation and passion pushes him into research in wireless commu- nication, especially in Bluetooth Low Energy and Near Field Communication as well as building projects and fostering innovation with faculty and staff members. As part of

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Innovative Instructional Strategies for Integrating Sustainability

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abbie B Liel P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Sarah J. Welsh-Huggins, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

multiple disciplines and to explore how integration of dimensions ofsustainability and social issues can lead to novel solutions to traditional engineering problems.This paper details the curriculum and innovative instructional techniques developed for thesemester-long seminar-style course at a large public university, including the design oflaboratory activities, writing assignments, class discussion activities, and a term project. Studentswere also introduced to a variety of professions related to buildings through field trips and guestlectures, enabling the course to address challenges associated with emergency management, cityplanning, and low-income housing. While the activities described here were created for use inthis holistic, semester

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tommaso A. Vannelli, Whatcom Community College; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Michael Jason Babcock, Whatcom Community College; Dan Hanley, Western Washington University; Ed Harri, Whatcom Community College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

community colleges and baccalaureate institutions in Washington State. He is passionate about helping faculty and staff support community college students in reaching their ed- ucational and career goals. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The SEECRS Scholar Academy at Whatcom Community College: An S-STEM Scholarship ProgramAbstractThe STEM Excellence through Engagement in Collaboration, Research, and Scholarship(SEECRS) project at Whatcom Community College is a five-year program aiming to supportacademically talented students with demonstrated financial need in biology, chemistry, geology,computer science, engineering, and physics. This project is funded by an

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Smith, University of Arkansas; Waleed Al-Assadi, University of Missouri

Engineering curriculum,lecture notes, example problems, group projects, and libraries of fundamental asynchronousgates and components were developed. The educational materials were developed as Modules,such that portions of the materials could be easily integrated into a variety of courses, asappropriate, to meet the needs of a diverse set of courses with different learning objectives. Page 12.911.73.1 Educational ModulesThe following is the list of specific educational modules that were developed:1) Introduction to Asynchronous Logic: This includes a discussion of both bounded-delay and delay-insensitive asynchronous paradigms, highlighting the

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Use of Summer Research Programs in Civil Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tamim Younos, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Civil Engineering

, where criticalresearch questions within watershed sciences and engineering are addressed and theiranalytical skills and creativity as future scientists and engineers are nourished. To achievethis goal, eight highly qualified students (five female, three male), hereafter referred to asREU fellows, were recruited in summer 2007. Fellows came from a variety ofdisciplinary backgrounds including chemistry, ecology, geology, environmentalengineering and electrical engineering. Fellows’ 10-week long research projects included:ecological stoichiometry, microbial source tracking, watershed instrumentation, cyclingof metals in aquatic environments, drinking water chemistry, and water-energy nexus.Fellows also attended weekly forums and discussion

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2003 GSW

Authors

Jerry K. Keska

pushes students to their creative limits through the use of open-ended projects in which realistic, complex, challenging state-of-the-art problems are investigated. This new approach will increase student enthusiasm and provide closer alignment of classroom topics with today’s standard industry practice. This paper will deal with a unique application of the research/teaching method used at the undergraduate level, using a hands-on laboratory approach in conjunction with classroom lecture. The approach can be tailored to all levels from introductory freshman to senior-level classes. An open-ended project is utilized, requiring a creative approach for its solution. Faculty and students are both learners and investigators, formulating and solving