Paper ID #35582Retention Strategies for Educators from Women STEM Graduates of the1970’s & 1980’sDr. Kathleen Buse, Advancing Women in the Workforce Kathleen Buse is a business leader whose work focuses on helping organizations be more successful through the development of engaged and inclusive work cultures. As President and Founder of Advancing Women in the Workforce, she helps employers recruit, retain, and advance women. Kathleen’s experience includes 25 years in industry, beginning as an engineer and advancing to executive leadership. She spent ten years in academia where she became an award-winning researcher and
Paper ID #37811High Impact Practices in LEAP: an NSF S-STEMScholarship ProgramAfsaneh Minaie Afsaneh Minaie is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Interim Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology at Utah Valley University. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. all in Electrical Engineering from University of Oklahoma. Her research interests include gender issues in the academic sciences and engineering fields, Embedded Systems Design, Mobile Computing, Wireless Sensor Networks, Nanotechnology, Data Mining, and Databases.Reza Sanati-mehrizy (Professor)Janis P Raje (Technical Writer
Paper ID #38305The Impact of S-STEM Faculty Mentoring on the MentorsDonna C. Llewellyn (Executive Director)Emily Knaphus-soran Emily Knaphus-Soran is a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Washington Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (UW CERSE). Emily has served as the evaluator for several NSF-funded programs aimed at improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM education. Emily earned a PhD and MA in Sociology from the University of Washington, and a BA in Sociology from Smith College. Emily approaches her work with the intention to use her positions of privilege to challenge
(Graduate Apprentice) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com S-STEM First Year Progress: Baylor Engineering and Computer Science Scholar's ProgramThe major goal of the project is to contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists,mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated financial need at Baylor University. Over itsfive-year duration, this project will fund four-year scholarships to 22 students who are pursuingBachelor of Science degrees in Engineering, Electrical and Computer
Paper ID #38399Impact of Three Years of Intervention in Culturally AdaptivePathway to Success on S-STEM ScholarsEun-young Kang (Chair and Professor) Dr. Kang has served as PI/Co-PI on several educational and research grants sponsored by NSF programs and local industries such as Lockheed, Northrop Grumman, JPL, and LA County CIO. Dr. Kang has a particular commitment to broadening participation of underrepresented faculty and student groups in computing.Matthew Jackson (Assistant Professor) (California State University, LosAngeles) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022
of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.”Mitzi Desselles (Associate Professor) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com S-STEM Summer, Sophomore Bridge: Successes of Two Cohorts and Experiences of our Year 5 CohortLouisiana Tech University has completed its fifth year of an S-STEM Scholarship Program toserve as a Sophomore Bridge for engineering majors
Paper ID #38307Retention of student participants in an S-STEM fundedprogram versus comparable students in engineeringJacqueline Gartner (Assistant Professor) Jacqueline is an Assistant Professor and founding faculty at Campbell University School of Engineering. As part of her role, she teaches many of the chemical engineering courses for students in the middle years.Michele Miller (Associate Dean) Dr. Michele Miller has been the Associate Dean of Engineering at Campbell University since 2017. She earned a BS degree at Duke University and MS and PhD degrees at NC State University. She was a professor of mechanical
Kirn (Associate Professor) TBD © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com S-STEM: Creating Retention and Engagement for Academically Talented Engineers – successes and challengesIntroductionThis paper describes the successes and challenges of the third year of a five-year NationalScience Foundation S-STEM project funded through the Division of Undergraduate Education,entitled “Creating Retention and Engagement for Academically Talented Engineers (CREATE)”.The program is being conducted by the College of Engineering at a large western land-grantuniversity and has retained 28 of the original 32 students (hereafter
Paper ID #38345Building S-STEM scholars' knowledge and skills throughtechnical and career-development seminarsKaterina Goseva-Popstojanova Dr. Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova is a Professor at the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. Her research interests are in software engineering, cybersecurity, and data analytics, as well as in higher education focused on these areas. She has served as a Principal Investigator on various NSF, NASA, and industry funded projects. She leads the B.S. in Cybersecurity program and serves as Academic Coordinator of
Paper ID #38348Evaluation of three consecutive NSF S-STEM Awards (2008 –2021) at a Predominantly Undergraduate InstitutionKarinna M Vernaza (Dean and Professor)Scott SteinbrinkLin Zhao (Chair and Professor)Saeed TiariVarun K Kasaraneni (Assistant Professor) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Evaluation of three consecutive NSF S-STEM Awards (2008 – 2021) at a Predominantly Undergraduate InstitutionAbstractFrom 2008 to 2021, Gannon University was awarded three National Science Foundation S-STEM awards (0806735, 1153250, and 1643869) amounting to $2.2 million. These
Paper ID #37027An Overview of the Multi-Disciplinary Data Science (MDaS)S-STEM Scholarship ProgramManuel D. Rossetti (University Professor)Edward A. Pohl (Professor and Chair) (University of Arkansas)Bryan Hill (Associate Dean) Dr. Bryan Hill is Associate Dean for Student Success in the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Arkansas. He has more than 20 years of experience in engineering student recruitment, retention, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, K-12 outreach programs and
Paper ID #37880Work in Progress: Facilitating a year-long research coursesequence for undergraduate transfer students within a NSFS-STEM scholarship programJiayun Shen (RA) PhD candidate from Clemson UniversityLaToya McDonald I am a Bioengineering PhD major. I work as the instructor on record for introductory engineering courses and I conduct research in data mining and natural language. I'm hoping to meet people from various backgrounds to expand my network and career.Marian S. Kennedy (Associate Professor) Marian Kennedy is an Associate Professor within the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at
Paper ID #35762An S-STEM Scholarship Program Engaging Transfer Students in theMaterials Intensive Engineering Departments: Successes And UnexpectedChallengesProf. Dwayne D Arola, University of Washington Dr. Arola is an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Uni- versity of Washington. He has been committed to improving engineering education for over 20 years and is primarily focused on improving the success of transfer students.Sandra B Maddox, University of WashingtonDr. Cara Margherio, University of Washington Cara Margherio is the Assistant Director of the UW Center for Evaluation
Paper ID #37544Experiences of students supported by an NSF S-STEM grantin a Robotics and Mechatronic Systems Engineering programShuvra Das (Professor) Dr. Shuvra Das started working at University of Detroit Mercy in January 1994 and is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Over this time, he served in a variety of administrative roles such as Mechanical Engineering Department Chair, Associate Dean for Research and Outreach, and Director of International Programs in the college of Engineering and Science. He has an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Paper ID #37849Managing the Challenges of Recruiting and Supporting S-STEM Scholars at Three Partnering Community CollegesDuring a PandemicRicky T Castles (Associate Professor) Currently serving as Electrical Engineering Concentration coordinator at East Carolina University. I am the PI on a multi- institutional track 3 S-STEM grant designed to support low-income students in eastern NC at East Carolina University and 3 partnering community colleges. My disciplinary scholarship focuses on sensor networks for improvement of health. My educational scholarship focuses on curricular innovations and support to improve
Paper ID #38049Perceptions of low-income and academically talented studentsand mentors of [Program Name] - an S-STEM program at aHispanic Serving InstitutionAidsa I. Santiago-roman Aidsa I. Santiago-Román is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Engineering Sciences and Materials at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus. She has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez (UPRM). At UPRM, she has won many awards, including Distinguished Professor, at the Engineering Sciences and
Paper ID #38382Recruiting and Retaining Low-Income Engineering StudentsAcross Four Institutions During a Pandemic: Progress andLessons Learned from a Track 3 S-STEM GrantRicky T Castles (Associate Professor) Currently serving as Electrical Engineering Concentration coordinator at East Carolina University. I am the PI on a multi- institutional track 3 S-STEM grant designed to support low-income students in eastern NC at East Carolina University and 3 partnering community colleges. My disciplinary scholarship focuses on sensor networks for improvement of health. My educational scholarship focuses on curricular
Session F1B3 A Visual C++ Based Software Tool for Visually Teaching Discrete Convolution from the Perspective of the Input Signal in Digital Signal Processing S. Easwaran Department of Computer Sciences and Computer Engineering Xavier University of Louisiana AbstractThis paper describes an approach and a novel software tool that was developed and used by theauthor of this paper to visually teach discrete convolution to students encountering it for the firsttime. In order to
Paper ID #36214Teaching of Professional Ethics in Engineering DesignProf. Rajpal S Sodhi, NJIT Raj Sodhi, Ph.D., P.E. is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Master Teacher at NJIT. Prof Sodhi is active in the areas of Mechanical Design, Biomedical Design and Design of Mechanisms. Prof Sodhi has served in the past as Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Chair, Director of Manufacturing programs and Faculty Council President. He has published over 150 refereed papers and five text books. He holds two patents. He is winner of several awards including N. Watrous Procter & Gamble Award, Ralph R. Teetor Engineering
Paper ID #36225Training Middle and High School Teachers in Introducing Science andEngineering to StudentsProf. Rajpal S Sodhi, NJIT American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Training Middle and High School Teachers in Introducing Science and Engineering to StudentsAbstract:Students enrolled in elementary and secondary schools, who want to pursue a career inscience and engineering need a realistic introduction to these topics through hands onand meaningful experiments not normally available in schools. Author has developed aworkshop on Energy and Machines
2022 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in Separations Thomas McKean, Jorge Almodovar, Aubrey Schultz, Natacha Souto Melgar, S. Ranil Wickramasinghe Ralph E Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72703AbstractA Research Experiences and Mentoring (REM) program was developed to provide summerresearch and mentoring opportunities to underrepresented minority community college students.It was the goal of the program to introduce underrepresented minority community college studentsto STEM research opportunities they are not
Session Number: F2D2 Teaching Mechanical Engineering Undergraduates about Nanomaterials Malur N. Srinivasan and Yavuz S. Tunc Department of Mechanical Engineering Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 77710 ABSTRACTNanomaterials have attracted enormous attention in the recent years. They have small featuresize (crystallite size) in the range of 1-100 nm and are structurally quite distinct from traditionalcrystalline materials whose feature size may extend from several micrometers to severalmillimeters, and traditional amorphous materials, which
Session F2A3 Learning by Teaching: an Alternative Teaching Approach in Engineering Education Aiman S. Kuzmar Penn State Fayette, the Eberly Campus Uniontown, Pennsylvania AbstractAn alternative teaching approach was carried out in the Engineering Mechanics-Statics class,which is a second year undergraduate engineering course, at Penn State Fayette, The EberlyCampus. The new approach deviated from the universally followed format of continuouslecturing by the instructor and
Session T1B2 Design and Comparison of Various Controllers for a Two-Tank Liquid-Level System S. Ozcelik, R. Alvarez, J.R. Sosa Department of Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University-Kingsville, TX sozcelik@tamuk.edu M.A. Faruqi Department of Civil Engineering Texas A&M University-Kingsville, TX M. Abudiab Department of Computational and Mathematical Sciences
Paper ID #36622Accident Occurrences and Safety Issues Reported by Mid-Atlantic P-12Engineering EducatorsDr. Tyler S. Love, Penn State University, Harrisburg Dr. Love earned his master’s and Ph.D. in Integrative STEM Education from Virginia Tech. His bach- elors degree is in Technology Education from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He previously taught technology and engineering (T&E) courses in Maryland’s Public School System. He is nation- ally recognized for his work related to the safer design of makerspaces and collaborative STEM labs. Dr. Love is an Authorized OSHA Trainer for General Industry. He has
Session F2A4 Research with an Undergraduate Student: Using Entropy to Assess the Training of a Neural Network G. Beate Zimmer, Jeremy S. Flores and Alexey L. Sadovski Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Philippe E. Tissot Department of Physical and Life Sciences Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi AbstractThis paper reports on enhancing undergraduate
Simulation at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. (2021, April 5). Retrieved from Oxford Medical Simulation: https://oxfordmedicalsimulation.com/vr-nursing-simulation/johns- hopkins-university-school-of-nursing/ 9. Blumstein, G. (2019, October 16). Research: How Virtual Reality Can Help Train Surgeons. Retrieved from Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/2019/10/research-how- virtual-reality-can-help-train-surgeons 10. Bach, D. (2021, June 8). U.S. Army to use HoloLens technology in high-tech headsets for soldiers. Retrieved from Microsoft: https://news.microsoft.com/transform/u-s-army-to-use- hololens-technology-in-high-tech-headsets-for-soldiers/ 11. Behling, B. (2020, June 3). Immersive Wisdom awarded
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and NJIT Master Teacher. He has served on the board of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and as Director of the Academy of the International Council for Small Business.Dr. Regina S. Collins, New Jersey Institute of Technology American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Teaching Impactful Entrepreneurship to Engineering StudentsAbstractEngineering education endeavors to impart the skills students need to solve technologicalchallenges, while entrepreneurship education endeavors to impart the skills needed to solve thecommercialization challenges. However, society benefits only when
Paper ID #36184Motivating Middle Schoolers to Be EngineersDr. Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology HOWARD KIMMEL is Professor-Emeritus of Chemical Engineering and Retired Executive Director of the Center for Pre-College Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. In 2019 Dr. Kimmel was a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, one of 15 awardees nationwide. In addition, Dr. Kimmel has received numerous awards in recognition of his service, including: ASEE 1985 Vincent Bendix Minorities in Engineering Award, and ASEE CEN- TENNIAL