research and program evaluations of projects focusing on educational equity issues; specifically, the participation of underrepresented populations in STEM fields. Dr. Chi earned her PhD in Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice from the University of Colorado at Boulder. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Preliminary Findings of an NSF track-III S-STEM STAR ProjectAbstract:This NSF-supported Track III S-STEM scholarship project is a synergistic effort between the University’sCollege of Engineering (CoE) and a neighboring 2-year Community College (CC). The project addressesan institutionally identified need of increasing recruitment of financially challenged
Paper ID #46549BOARD # 396: NSF AISL: Incorporating Linear Algebra in An AI LiteracyCurriculumin Informal and Formal Learning SettingsPing Wang, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Ping Wang is a research associate in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research focuses on AI literacy, AI for science, AI for education, and applying AI in earth and planetary sciences.Prof. Shichun Huang, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Shichun Huang is the Gerald D. Sisk Associate Professor of Petrology in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at the
Career Readiness of S-STEM Scholars Through Co-ops andInternships Wei Zhang Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292AbstractThis paper presents our initial study on how participation in co-ops and internshipsenhances the career readiness of S-STEM students in computer science and engineering.Many students collaborate with the Engineering Career and Co-op O>ice to secure theseopportunities. Additionally, S-STEM cohort meetings provide a platform for new students tolearn from junior and senior S-STEM students, who share their experiences in finding andparticipating in co-ops and internships. Student survey
. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Project: CC-PRIMEConference: American Society for Engineering Education 2025 Annual ConferenceDate/Location: June 22-25, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDivision: NSF Grantees Poster SessionAuthor: Jens-Uwe KuhnATE: Regional Industry-Focused Micro/Nanotechnology Education PartnershipAbstractThe CC-PRIME project is a regional collaborative effort between Santa Barbara City College(SBCC) and the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) to provide educational pathwaysin the micro nano technology sector for community college students. This project is fundedthrough the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program in the Division ofUndergraduate Education (DUE) at the National Science Foundation (NSF). It
Paper ID #28972Building Educator Capacity in K-12 Engineering EducationDr. Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Dr. Elizabeth T. Cady is a Senior Program Officer at the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). She has worked on a variety of projects that examine and enhance systems for the formal, informal, and life- long education of engineers and improving diversity and inclusion in engineering. She is leading a project that will recognize and share innovative practices that improve diversity in undergraduate engineering education and also staffs a consensus study examining the capacity of K-12 teachers to teach
Paper ID #43600Board 297: Impact of Community-based Engineering Lessons on Rural andIndigenous Elementary StudentsDr. Rebekah J Hammack, Purdue University, West Lafayette Rebekah Hammack is an Assistant Professor of Science Education at Purdue University. Prior to joining the faculty at Purdue, she was an assistant professor at Montana State University and is a former Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow in the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings at the National Science FoundationDr. Tugba Boz, Indiana-Purdue University Tugba Boz is a postdoctoral researcher at Purdue University. In