Fellows Internship with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to include working with Aviation Science Students, Engineering Students, Trio/CCBC Outward Bound Program, for STEM Research and Development all as a DOT Eisenhower Fellowship participant for the Fall 2021. Prior to college my background and experience are Working as a Field Service Representative (FSR) after the military in Information Technology and Services, Defense & Space, and Computer Soft- ware. While doing so in working with NATO subcontract as a Wireless Network Technician in their Italian Region contract, then prior to that with NAVSEA as an Electronics External Communications Technician for Research and Development on a Wallops Island
AC 2011-2039: MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF MOBILESTUDIO BASED EDUCATION AND OUTREACHKenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dr. Connor is a Professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering where he teaches courses on plasma physics, electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, electric power, and general Engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. Since joining the Rensselaer faculty in 1974, he has been continuously involved in research programs at such places as Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Universities of Texas and
availability of financialsupport to develop and disseminate engineering-based outreach activities. This combined effectseverely hinders the quality and number of domestic scientists and engineers produced by theU.S., thus inhibiting the country’s competitiveness in the global economy’s technology sector. Inorder to address this issue, the concept and a functional prototype of a tunable educationalmodule has been developed. The uniqueness of this approach follows from the module’scapability of modifying a single engineering activity to meet time and student skill-levelrestraints as well as the mentors’ or teachers’ time and effort constraints; i.e., tunability.A module was developed in order to implement and test the concept of tunability. In
most pressing STEM issues.YSP allows students to apply their base knowledge in the areas of science, math, engineering,and technology by providing them with cutting-edge tools and research assignments that are notnormally available to high school students in the US. The exposure to experimental tools,methods and mentoring that isn't a part of our high school educational system deepens theirunderstanding of concepts and prepares the young scholars for careers in these fields. 2. Research fields and lab assignmentsEach year, a request for partnership is sent out to faculty from affiliated university centers andresearch programs, as well as any new faculty who have expressed an interest in K-12 outreach.The program is so well-received by
United States Department of Education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Experience of Women Undergraduates Attending a Trip to a Regional Women in Computing Celebration Mary Villani Ilknur Aydin Lisa M. Cullington Computer Systems Computer Systems Provost’s Office Farmingdale State College Farmingdale State College Sacred Heart University Farmingdale, NY USA Farmingdale, NY USA Fairfield, CT USA villanmv@farmingdale.edu aydini@farmingdale.edu cullingtonl@sacredheart.eduABSTRACTInstitutions, nationally and internationally
Paper ID #44356Effective Strategies for New Faculty from the Perspective of an AssistantProfessor in the Early-Career StageDr. Yuzhang Zang, Western Washington University Yuzhang Zang is currently an assistant professor in the department of Engineering and Design at Western Washington University since Fall 2022. She was a visiting assistant professor at Valparaiso University from Aug 2021 to May 2022. Yuzhang received her Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng.) in Electromagnetic Field & Wireless Technology Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) in 2014, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Electrical and Computer Engineering at
learning approaches in STEM instruction. He has also worked on research and evaluation of technology integration in instructional settings in both secondary and post-secondary education. Dr. Wiebe has been a member of ASEE since 1989.Dr. Pam Van Dyk, Evaluation Resources Pam Van Dyk is the principal evaluator at Evaluation Resources in Raleigh, North Carolina. She has been providing external evaluation and education research services since 1996. Page 24.908.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 MISO (Maximizing the Impact of STEM Outreach Through Data
, 2023 CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION: PERCEPTIONS, PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATIONSThe NSF supported Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation at the City University ofNew York (NYC LSAMP) has, since its inception in November 1992, been at the forefront of aconcentrated effort to substantially increase the number of underrepresented minority students(African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and Native Pacific Islanders), who pursue andgraduate with Baccalaureate Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(STEM). During their stay in the program NYC LSAMP Scholars are required to present at theNYC LSAMP Weekly Research Meeting Presentations at least once
physical prototyping and detailed design activities can mesh with this intervention.References:[1] National Academy of Engineering, U. S. (2004). The engineer of 2020: Visions of engineeringin the new century. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.[2] Buchanan, R. (1992). Wicked Problems in Design Thinking. Design Issues, 8(2), 5–21.https://doi.org/10.2307/1511637[3] Lönngren, J. (2017). Wicked problems in engineering education: preparing future engineers towork for sustainability. Chalmers University of Technology.[4] “Grand Challenges - 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering,” Engineeringchallenges.org, 2019.http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/challenges.aspx[5] De Graaff, E., & Kolmos, A. (2007). Management of change: implementation of
relatedactivities into K-12 classrooms, but through different methods. To determine the long-termeffects of each program, a follow-up survey was conducted in the Fall of 2005 on all teachersthat had participated in either program during the previous four years. Both groups reportedlong-term benefit due to participation, and although there are slight differences between them,group responses were largely similar. This paper discusses the long-term benefits that wereidentified and discusses the similarities and differences that were found.IntroductionThe National Science Foundation’s Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)program1 provides fellowships to graduate students in science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) disciplines that
Paper ID #14160Transportation System Based Summer Academy for Teachers (RTP, Strand4)Dr. Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville Shashi Nambisan is a Professor of Civil Engineering at University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT). Since 1989, he has led efforts on more than 165 research, education, and outreach projects that have addressed local, statewide, regional and national issues in transportation and infrastructure systems management related to policy, planning, operations, safety, and risk analysis. He has authored or co-authored more than 125 peer reviewed journal and conference publications. Along
science/engineering is boring and does not engage students in theactual work patterns and discourse of practicing Science Technology Engineering andMathematics (STEM) professionals. To redress this situation, students need not only toacquire the fundamental principles of nanotechnology, but participate in activitiesdesigned to encourage the habitus that will make it more likely they will pursue highereducation in STEM fields.Electrospinning was chosen as a vehicle to explore nanofabrication because it is not onlysimple, but inexpensive. The physics, chemistry, and engineering principals used inelectrospinning were attainable for high school students and the materials used to producethe nanofibers are safe for a classroom. In this project, the
Strategy Gary Winn Ph.D., West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Jonathan Kweder - West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Reagan Curtis Ph.D. – West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV College of Human Resources and EducationA bstractThe Engineers of Tomorrow (EoT) program at West Virginia University (WVU), a National ScienceFoundation (NSF) supported STEP 1 project*, works to increase high school students’ knowledge ofand motivation toward science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational andcareer paths. Summer camps are offered in
graduate education, online engineering cognition and learning, and engineer- ing communication.Dr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Initiatives at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engi- neering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing undergraduate education through hands- on learning. Luchini-Colbry is also the Director of the Engineering Futures
education (2008) from Virginia Tech.Dr. Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines Barbara Moskal is a professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics and the Director of the Trefny Institute for Educational Innovation at the Colorado School of Mines. She is also a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 STEM Outreach: Capitalizing on Dissemination (Work in Progress) This work in progress provides examples of how engineering lessons developed as part ofa K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) outreach program at theColorado School of Mines (CSM
NSF and CBRI. His research cur- rently involves the NS-3 project and real-time software simulations in the mm-wave domain.Mr. Paul T Phamduy, Polytechnic Institute of New York University Paul Phamduy received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, from the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) in 2010. Upon graduation, he started research in the Nanometrology and Sensors Lab- oratory at UML. Paul completed his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2012 focusing in the composite materials. He is currently serving as a teaching Fellow at the Pathways in Technology Early College HS under NYU-Poly’s GK-12 program funded by the NSF and CBRI. He is pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic
Paper ID #8726Enhancing STEM Awareness for Pre-Service Teachers: A Recruitment Ini-tiativeDr. Rafic Bachnak, Penn State Harrisburg Rafic A. Bachnak is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the School of Science, Engi- neering, and Technology at Penn State Harrisburg. Previously, Dr. Bachnak was on the faculty of Texas A&M International University, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Northwestern State University, and Franklin University. Dr. Bachnak received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Ohio University. His experience includes several fellowships with NASA and the US Navy
secondary level. Since WWII,economic growth within the United States has been both strongly and positively influenced bytechnological innovation1. Today some evidence exists suggesting this trend is in question. Forexample, in 1995 high school seniors performed below average in an international test of generalknowledge in mathematics and science1; and between 1995 and 2001, only 23% of post-secondary students enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)majors2. Not surprisingly, the link between education, or the lack thereof in STEM education,and workforce readiness has drawn both national attention and stated concern amongeducational, business, and political leaders such as Bill Gates, Alan Greenspan, Bill Clinton,George W
Paper ID #6493New project-based instructional modules improve climate change literacy (re-search to practice)Dr. Susan E. Powers, Clarkson University Susan E. Powers is the Spence Professor of Sustainable Environmental Systems and the Associate Director of Sustainability in the Institute for a Sustainable Environment at Clarkson University. Her education and scholarly work are integrated through research on sustainability in engineering and broader STEM fields. She has had several education oriented research grants, including the NSF Director’s Award as a Distinguished Teaching Scholar. Among these efforts, she has promoted
Paper ID #39287Flying into Failure! An Introduction to Project Management (ResourceExchange)Rachelle Pedersen, Texas A&M University Rachelle Pedersen is a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M studying Curriculum & Instruction (Emphasis in En- gineering & Science Education). She has a M.S. in Curriculum & Instruction from Texas A&M University and a B.S. in Engineering Science (Technology Education) from Colorado State University. Her research focuses on motivation and social influences (e.g. mentoring and identity development) that support un- derrepresented students in STEM fields. Prior to graduate school
across all fourassignments, students were predominantly engaged in the Evaluating strategy during self-evaluation, whereas they predominantly engaged in Planning and Monitoring in the reflectionactivity. Student engagement was at the low and medium levels of the three metacognitivestrategies.Keywords: junior, reflection, metacognition, qualitativeI. IntroductionLifelong learning is one of the desired employability skills in today's job market. Forinstance, consider the technologies with which engineering work. The continuous evolutionof technology that results in the replacement of existing devices with new devices poses newchallenges and opportunities for engineers [1]. Working with new devices requires newknowledge and skillsets. To keep pace
, including geometric processing, control, design tools, and manufacturing applications; and design and development of energy harvesting systems. Crawford is Co-founder of the DTEACh program, a ”Design Technology” program for K-12, and is active on the faculty of the UTeachEngineering program that seeks to educate teachers of high school engineering. Page 25.1171.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Spatial Ability in High School Geometry StudentsAbstract Spatial ability is a skill necessary in a number of disciplines, particularly in engineeringeducation
Systems 4 Arizona State University East 5 / Western Carolina University 6 / Morgan State University 7 California Polytechnic State University 8 / Rochester Institute of Technology 9 New Jersey Institute of Technology 10 / Purdue University 11 University of South Carolina 12 AbstractThis is the fourth of four papers prepared for a special panel session of the National Collaborative TaskForce on Engineering Graduate Education Reform focusing on new educational approaches and processesthat better meet the development needs of the U.S. engineering workforce in industry to enhance globalcompetitiveness. Further graduate development of the U.S
many international conferences.Shebuti Rayana, SUNY, Old Westbury Shebuti Rayana is an Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Sciences at the State University of New York at Old Westbury (SUNY OW). She earned her PhD from the Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University. Before moving to the United States for higher studies, she completed BSc from Computer Science and Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Shebuti Rayana’s research is to build a safe and secure digital world with the help of cutting- edge Data Mining techniques. During her PhD, she was involved in several projects funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), Defense Advanced Research
paper explores the external factors that influence international STEM postdoctoralscholars to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).Understanding these factors may be critical as the U.S. grapples with the need to broaden anddiversify participation in the global STEM workforce. Duffy and Dik (2009) identified four keyexternal factors that influence a person’s career decision: (1) family expectations and needs, (2)life circumstances, (3) spiritual and religious reasons, and (4) social service motivations. Usingan instrumental case study design (Stake, 1995), interviews with 20 international STEMpostdoctoral scholars occurred to explore the external factors that influenced their STEM careerdecision
event and the responses were analyzed and compared against acontrol group consisting of 66 students. The theory of planned behavior was used to predictstudents‟ plans for future STEM education. The results of this study suggest that the roboticsprogram based on the guided discovery approach is successful. The success of this program ledto a follow-up study to measure students‟ perceived math and engineering ability, difficulty,STEM attitudes, and intentions to obtain good math grades. The second study indicated thatmany of the positive outcomes of this program persisted six months later.BackgroundScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the United Statescontinues to garner national concern.1 A National Academies
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Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Shebuti Rayana’s research is to build a safe and secure digital world with the help of cutting-edge Data Mining techniques. During her PhD, she was involved in several projects funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and R&D grant from Northrop Grumman to develop Anomaly Mining algorithms and apply them to solve real-world problems. She also worked as a Research Intern in the Information Security team at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Paper
Minoritized GraduateStudents in STEMIntroduction Many historically minoritized graduate students, here defined as Women, Latinx andBlack/African American students, in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)experience unwelcome or even hostile ecosystems or environments. Many of the socialexpectations are that historically minoritized graduate students in STEM should assimilate oracclimate to the cultural, where assimilation/acclimation are defined as cultural conformation vs.social acceptance of a student authentic self/identity. They may also experience forms ofcontinuous microaggressions and isolation. The effects of chronic external stressors, such asexperiencing discrimination and social isolation, on increased mental health
Effective Learning and Greater Student Engagement in an Era of Innovative Pedagogy and Emerging Technologies,” presented at the 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Jun. 2019. Accessed: Nov. 02, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/utility-of- reading-assignments-in-environmental-engineering-education-for-effective-learning-and- greater-student-engagement-in-an-era-of-innovative-pedagogy-and-emerging-technologies[40] J. David, “How the American Education System Suppresses Critical Thinking,” Observer. Accessed: Oct. 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://observer.com/2018/01/american- education