president of the Graduate Women in Engineering organization at Penn State University.Johnathan Vicente Johnathan P. Vicente is currently a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Sociology at Pennsylvania State University. While at Penn State, he performed research in the Engineering Cognitive Research Laboratory under Dr. Catherine Berdanier.Kanembe Shanachilubwa 4th-year doctoral student at Penn State University. Research interests include graduate attrition, persistence, and socialization.Catherine Berdanier Catherine G.P. Berdanier is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University and is the
Fundamentals of Science – a tool/fringe subject. Unusually she had a largenumber of applied scientists in her cohort.This argument about what the additional subjects should be has continued to the present day,particularly as it relates to instruction in the so-called ‘soft-skills’ required by industry. Theyare resented by many academic engineers and students on the grounds that they overloadcourses.Qu 6. Were students satisfied with the liberal studies they received?There was plenty of evidence then, as there is now, that students of technological studieshave more formal contact time in lectures and laboratories than students following otherdisciplines. It might have been expected, therefore, that the addition of subjects distant fromthe main
citationpractices belie a more complex system of relationships. Historically, they have established powerrelationships among authors, ideas, and larger sociotechnical systems within the university[26].Our citations reflect our reading practices while establishing field boundaries and contours andultimately funneling into the larger economy of the university. They undergird this universityeconomy in a number of ways: (a) we form communities of practice/discourse communities inhow we cite, excluding and including particular ways of knowing; (b) we give particular ideaspower and visibility in how we cite; (c) we decide whose work matters, who should be tenuredand promoted, who belongs; and (d) we teach ethics and intellectual property through citations.These
Paper ID #33812Longitudinal Qualitative Case Study of One Engineering Student’sPerceptions of Ethics and Social Responsibility: Corvin’s StoryDr. Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University Stephanie Claussen is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at San Francisco State Univer- sity. Previously, she spent eight years as a Teaching Professor in the Engineering, Design, and Society Di- vision and the Electrical Engineering Department at the Colorado School of Mines. She obtained her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005 and her M.S. and Ph.D. from
Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s engineering study (as reported in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field). In addition, in 2011 Dr. Sheppard was named as co-PI of a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and leads an NSF program at Stanford on summer research experiences for high school teachers. Her industry experiences includes engineering positions at
Paper ID #30807 Laboratory where his research applies approaches from mechanical testing, image analysis, mathematical and computational modeling, and device design to solve problems related to female pelvic health. He has secured funding from the NIH, DOD, NSF, and other sources to support these efforts. He is also co-director of 2 NSF sponsored programs focused on the success of underrepresented minorities and a national award winner (BMES 2019) for his work in diversity and inclusion.Dr. SYLVANUS N. WOSU, University of Pittsburgh Sylvanus Wosu is the Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs and Associate Professor of mechanical engi- neering and materials science at the University of Pittsburgh. Wosu’s research
methods. He teaches courses in water and wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste, surveying, and programming fundamentals.Dr. Vinu Unnikrishnan, West Texas A&M University Dr. Unnikrishnan is an Assistant Professor in the College of Engineering at the West Texas A&M Uni- versity. He was previously a faculty in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Alabama. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 2007. Dr. Unnikrishnan’s research interests are in the development of multiscale methods for the mechanical and thermal charac- teristics of carbon-nanotube and polymeric based composite systems for use in advanced bio-medical and industrial applications. He has
University at Buffalo. As a former science educator, Monica is concerned with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teaching and learn- ing for historically and contemporarily marginalized students of color. Her research focuses on the role of identity, racialized experiences, and marginalization in K-12 and Higher education STEM spaces. Her work seems to challenge and problematize traditional notions of STEM teaching and learning and present solutions for marginalize groups to have accessDr. Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University Ebony O. McGee is an Associate Professor of Diversity and Urban Schooling at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College and a member of Scientific Careers Research and
Paper ID #242722018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29On Becoming a ”Transfer Institution”: Research on a Community Collegethat Supports Diverse Black Students in their Transfer AspirationsDr. Bruk T Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park Dr. Bruk T. Berhane received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mary- land in 2003, after which he was hired by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) where he worked on nanotechnology. In 2005 he left JHU/APL for a fellowship with the
School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Prior to this position, he was the Associate Chair of the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech – Savannah. He was also the Founding Director of the Systems Realization Laboratory at Georgia Tech. Farrokh’s current research focus is model-based realization of complex systems by managing uncertainty and complexity. The key question he is investigating is what are the principles underlying rapid and robust concept exploration when the analysis models are incomplete and possibly inaccurate? His quest for answers to the key question are anchored in three projects, namely, Integrated Realization of
experience in structural engineering of building systems.Dr. Raymond A Pearson, Lehigh University Ray Pearson is the Interim Associate Dean of the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science at Lehigh University. Ray is also a professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department and the Director of the Center for Polymer Science and Engineering. Ray actively teaches graduate courses in polymer science and engineering to on-campus and distance-ed students.Prof. John B Ochs, Lehigh University Professor John B. Ochs is the co-founder and director of Lehigh University’s engineering master’s de- gree program in technical entrepreneurship (www.lehigh.edu/innovate/). He joined the Lehigh faculty in 1979 as an
often work in laboratory settings –there are significant differences in the nature of their work and education. Pinelli explains thesedifferences in the work of engineers vs. scientists in great detail,3 but for our purposes whatmatters is how this plays out in terms of library use. As users, engineers behave differently thantheir peers in other disciplines. Many of them simply don’t use the library, physically orvirtually, and are unaware of library resources and services. Neither group is known to askreference questions in the traditional sense or request mediated searching. Tenopir states, “Evenwhen they do use a library, engineers like to search for information themselves rather than gothrough a librarian or other intermediary.”4
with an array of interdisciplinary design courses that range from introductory to capstone courses.Prof. Durga Suresh, Wentworth Institute of Technology Durga Suresh is an associate professor in the department of computer science and networking and has been teaching at WIT for over fifteen years, including courses in software engineering, databases, archi- tecture, and capstone projects. She has been involved in service-learning projects in urban Boston and has developed CS-outreach-oriented seminar classes in which college juniors and seniors develop and deploy CS curricula to middle school students. She has extensive experience with designing and teaching project based, multidisciplinary courses with collaboration
which is a major, but littlerecognized, challenge for engineering education. The use of computer assisted learning toprovide the required knowledge is already being promoted as an alternative. Clearly, thereis no need for a lecture if the same material is available by alternative methods and can beat a time and paced to suit an individual. Considering the effectiveness of such onlinelearning as the only metric, as educators are wont to do, is foolish. What will increasinglydrive adoption of automated learning platforms at all but the most elite institutions iseffectiveness vs. cost [26]. If there is no need for lectures, and laboratory work can besimulated, what is the purpose of a university other than as an aid to social mobility? Auniversity
professional skills regardless of which STEM career ischosen. Therefore, teachers need to not only teach standards that support STEM contentknowledge, they must also help students build professional skills.One of these professional skills that has been gaining more attention in K-12 education isargumentation11. Learning the process of argumentation helps the development of reasoning,critical thinking, communication, social behaviors, and information gathering skills. These skillsare necessary for daily life, professional activities, and all facets of education, which makesargumentation an important competency for students to engage in. Incorporating argumentationskills into curricula encourages students to become independent thinkers and problem
Engineer, Hindalco Industries, Dahej, India. Shift in-charge of daily smelter operations at primary Copper plant. 2000-2010: Research Assistant, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, USA. Fabricated and characterized High k dielectrics in semiconductors. 2004-2006: Graduate Teaching Assistant, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, USA. Taught applied physics lab to first year and second year students. 2010- 2013: Post- doctoral Fellow National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden Colorado, USA. Fabricated and characterized Photovoltaic/Solar cells and mentored graduate students. 2014-2016 (spring): Assistant Professor-College of Engineering and Technology, Northern New Mexico
visits; outcomes based accreditation would soon collapse for AACSB. Workingwith the Gang of Six, and with additional funds from NSF, Aldridge organized a series of 12regional workshops that engaged several hundred faculty members to learn the purposes andrequirements of EC 2000. Assembling faculty, not administrators, with a demonstrated interest inundergraduate teaching, Aldridge worked to develop a cadre of teaching faculty across differentinstitutions who understood and believed in outcomes assessment. These workshops were crucialto building on-the-ground interest and support for EC 2000 and outcomes assessment as a whole.It was also around this time that Gloria Rogers, an education specialist working with RoseHulman, got involved. Rogers
for youth in the form of internships at ayouth-staffed 3D print shop. The print shop opened in early 2017 as a “living laboratory” toprovide technical jobs to youth who completed Maker Foundations and are DHF Members. Theprint shop employs youth who are eligible to work through a state government minor workpermit and have completed the 14-week Maker Foundations program. Since opening, the printshop has employed 8 youth (4 female, 5 underrepresented minorities in STEM) between the agesof 15-18. The print shop offers 3D printing, 3D scanning, and 3D modeling services to clients.Six months after opening, the print shop youth employees have over 60 jobs and produced over4,000 objects. Example projects that youth completed include developing
• Wants to save the country Mechanical and • Focused on studying abroad in Germany Parker 2 Aerospace Engineering • Wants to help society colonize in space • Wants to coach or teach Ryan Textile Engineering 3 • Also wants to use his degree and make money • Enjoys gaining a variety of experiences Selyne Electrical Engineering 3 • Always wants to work on something newThemesThe results in this section include themes that emerged across the
frameworks for designing and assessing STEM lessons to support K-12 science teachers.Dr. JinA Yoon, Pusan National UniversityDr. Jeanna Wieselmann, Southern Methodist University Dr. Jeanna R. Wieselmann is a Research Assistant Professor at Southern Methodist University in Dal- las, TX. Her research focuses on gender equity in STEM and maintaining elementary girls’ interest in STEM through both in-school and out-of-school experiences. Dr. Wieselmann’s research has explored student participation patterns in small group STEM activities. She is interested in STEM schools, inte- grated STEM curriculum development, and teacher professional development to support gender-equitable teaching practices. c
imaging, and flows around multiple bodies in tandem.Dr. Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Jae Hoon Lim is an Assistant Professor of research methods at the University of North Carolina, Char- lotte, and she teaches introductory and advanced research method courses in the College of Education. Her research interests include socio-cultural issues in mathematics education and various equity topics in STEM fields. She has served as a Lead Investigator for multiple international and comparative educa- tional research and evaluation projects. She published more than 30 articles in scholarly and professional journals world-wide and authored seven book or monograph chapters.Dr. Patricia A. Tolley P.E
been employed. • Recipient of NBIA’s 1995 Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the Year Award. • The Incubator has remained financially self-sustaining since its inception.”Other universities observed Rensselaer’s success and founded their own incubators. Mian (1996a) in a study of Page 10.1096.1university technology business incubators found that the university affiliation adds value to incubator client firmsdue to the university’s image, laboratories and equipment, and student employees. Mian also listed the
. Valian’s visit, a FacultyLearning Community on Mental Models was initiated and is described below.The second speaker was Dr. Debra Rolison, head of Advanced Electrochemical Materials,Surface Chemistry Branch at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C. Since she is anoutstanding chemist and a knowledgeable promoter for gender equity the project team thoughtshe would be an effective advocate for change in the Colleges of Science and Engineering. Dr.Rolison visited the TAMU campus in February 2003 as a prelude to the WISE Conference. Sheinteracted with approximately fifty members of the A&M faculty and staff during an openlecture and several small group sessions. Dr. Rolison delivered a powerful message, “Time toThrive, Not Just Survive
are acceptable unless there is some reason, such as environmentalissues, that prohibits them from being on campus. Biotech companies tend to stay thefull four years, and IT companies tend to stay for a much shorter time. Once admitted,companies enjoy increased credibility due to the rigorous admittance process. TAPservices and dynamic atmosphere create an environment where entrepreneurs flourish,with flexible, furnished office and laboratory space, modern IT and biotechnologyinfrastructures, in-house business support, and convenient office facilities. As the firsttechnology business incubator facility in Maryland, TAP has refined its services soentrepreneurs can focus less on administrative details and more on growing theircompanies.Companies
. Toname but several: engineering design, economics, industrial psychology and sociology,manufacturing, and philosophy. The knowledge available to all these segments is large andlearning can be at various levels of depth which is determined to some extent by a person’sability and previous knowledge. When these knowledge dimensions are combined it is easyto imagine a substantive degree program in engineering/technological literacy. Equally it iseasy to perceive that the kind of teaching and learning necessary to bring about the outcomesof engineering/technological literacy would have to be very different to that undertaken in thesame courses when treated as separate entities within a traditional program. Both level andapproach would be different
has produced manyvery successful and innovative graduates. In a survey of aerospace professionals in laboratory,academe, and industry, it was noted that the respondents were not in favor of eliminating currenttechnical discipline boundaries as the base background for a student, but they did feel that theyshould be involved in interdisciplinary educational activities such as team design and teamproblem solving sessions1.The University of Arkansas Physics department has recently redefined the academic requirementsfor their degrees to allow more curriculum flexibility, allowing students to better tailor acurriculum for their career goals. At the Master of Science level, a MS Physics degree requiring acore physics block and all physics electives
AC 2011-2757: THERMODYNAMIC CONCEPTS IN A MODEL-ELICITINGACTIVITYPaul Nicholas van Bloemen Waanders, Cal Poly, Mechanical Engineering I am a Mechanical Engineering Masters Student studying at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State UniversityBrian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University Brian Self is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State Uni- versity in San Luis Obispo. Prior to joining the faculty at Cal Poly in 2006, he taught for seven years at the United States Air Force Academy and worked for four years in the Air Force Research Laboratories. Research interests include active learning and engineering education, spatial disorientation
’ minds and the structure in the subject matter. Metaphors,examples, and demonstrations are the elements of the bridge,” (Mckeachie, 1994). LaterMcKeachie says “From the standpoint of theory, the activity of the student, the sensorimotornature of the experience, and the individualization of laboratory instruction should contributepositively to learning.”A note about the lectures required is appropriate; Many Machine Design texts leave one or bothof these labs’ subject areas out of their coverage. Last year, one of this paper’s authors surveyedthe coverage of torsion loads by six common Machine Design Texts. He rated only three of thesix as giving complete torsional coverage, one as giving inadequate partial coverage, and two astotally inadequate
mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Teaching at the University of California, Irvine in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Prior to joining UCI, he was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories and an adjunct faculty member in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico. His broad research interests include engineering education, as well as control and optimization of nonlinear and hybrid systems with applications to power and energy systems, multi-agent systems, robotics, and
AC 2011-1551: LOOKING AT ENGINEERING STUDENTS THROUGH AMOTIVATION/CONFIDENCE FRAMEWORKSamantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University Samantha Brunhaver is a third year graduate student at Stanford University. She is currently working on her PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in engineering education. She completed a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University in 2008 and a MS in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Design for Manufacturing from Stanford University in 2010.Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Consulting Senior Scholar principally responsible for the Preparations for the Professions Program