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Corporate Member Council Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jared V. Berrett, Utah State University; Cedale Sage Armstrong, Utah State University; Curtis G Frazier, Utah State University Eastern

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Corporate Member Council, Diversity

adventurous person. I also love my sports. Through high school I played 4 years of football and two years of Track&Field. I developed an interest in engineering during my sophomore year in high school and am currently working on my Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.Mr. Curtis G Frazier, Utah State University Eastern Enrolled member of Navajo Tribe. Degree in Design Engineering. Masters in Math Education. Worked as a Liaison Engineer for Boeing Co. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 NATIVE AMERICAN MENTORSHIPS: Industry's Next Step to assist Native Americans transition into STEM Careers? Dr. Jared V. Berrett

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Graduate Student Needs and Experiences, Exploring Graduate Funding and Undergraduate Research Experiences

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan; Megan Kaczanowski, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

strategies to design tools and education. She teaches design and en- trepreneurship courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, focusing on front-end design processes.Dr. Diane L. Peters, Kettering University Dr. Peters is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University.Dr. Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan Professor Steven J. Skerlos is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan. He is a tenured faculty member in Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering. He also serves as a UM Distinguished Faculty Fellow in Sustainability. He is Director of Sustainability Education Programs in the College of Engineering and Co-Director of the Engineering

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Graduate Student Needs and Experiences, Exploring Graduate Funding and Undergraduate Research Experiences

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert N. Coffey Jr., University of Michigan; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

get experience writing a paper, making a poster, and presenting my work”  “An in-depth understanding of research and graduate school opportunities”  “I hope to learn how to operate the equipment used in analysis or material systems”The EnSURE program is marketed as an “internship in graduate school” so it is bothunsurprising and reassuring that nearly all responses to this question involved students’ desires togain research skills, disciplinary knowledge, and other experience that will assist them inreaching their academic and/or career goals.It is interesting that very few students (3% of total responses) indicated that they were hopingthat EnSURE would help them clarify their career path. Many other researchers 3,3,4,9,20–23

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Tricks of the Trade - Reflections and Advice on the Educational Process

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Matthew A. Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Student

studentprogress. Additionally, this paper is meant to catalyze conversation among graduate students,undergraduate students, advising faculty members, and administrators about the specifics of the pathwayto a PhD. The elements of the PhD process that are highlighted with the analogy presented at the specialsession are the interpretation of the facilitators. Our interpretation might not resonate with every PhDstudent or every reader, but discussing the differences and shortcomings of the analogy will still initiatemore detailed conversations about the PhD process and the implications of the differences between ourinterpretations and that of others.FrameworkTo help guide their exploration, participants were provided an overview of identity-trajectory

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Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Sandra Ingram, University of Manitoba; Marcia R. Friesen, University of Manitoba

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

learning as a required outcome and graduate attribute for our engineeringstudents, and advocates for careful deliberation regarding the definition of lifelong learning,especially in regards to the recently proposed changes to ABET EC-2000 Criteria 3.1. Introduction and objectives In the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba, a large research university incentral Canada with an accredited engineering undergraduate program, two studies wereundertaken to explore students’ educational experiences and perceptions. One study was designedto be a formative assessment tool for an introductory Thermodynamics course that wasrestructured using Student Centered Learning methods to explore the instructor’s and students’experiences and

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Education Programs in BME

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine E Reuther, Columbia University; Michael John Cennamo, Columbia University; Tiffany Wen-an Guo, Columbia University

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Diversity

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Biomedical

spentapplying these concepts. For the purpose of this article, we will utilize the terminology of blended learning and flipped classroominterchangeably.communities of inquiry that support engagement and collaboration.4 A community of inquiry,involving personal reflection and shared discourse, allows for the “fusion of critical and creativecognitive processes known as higher-order thinking”.5 Blended learning may be an appropriateteaching strategy for current and future generations of students. ii. Addressing the Unique Needs of Master’s StudentsUndergraduate and graduate students not only differ in their length of program but also in “age,maturity, self-discipline, and work experiences”.6 Based on personal observations and post-graduation statistics

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Space Side of Aerospace

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wiaam Elkhatib, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Steven Anthony Zusack, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Peter J. Schubert, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Brock Schaffer; Emiliya V. Akmayeva, Students for the Development and Exploration of Space; Patrick John Proctor, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Guy Nicholas Wiss, SEDS

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Aerospace

the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) and Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) chapters. He is also an aca- demic success mentor who facilitates incoming university students in achieving educational fulfillment while encouraging involvement with undergraduate campus research.Mr. Steven Anthony Zusack, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Mechanical Engineering graduate. Current research includes design project of a 1G Spinning Space Station and Lunar Polar Ice Extraction for Moon Fueling Station. Aspirations of pursuing PhD in the field of Aerospace Engineering with a focus on Spacecraft Design. Currently working at NASA Johnson Space Center performing structural testing for

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sally Sue Richmond, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Kailasam Satyamurthy, Penn State University; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

-assessment is only an 8. This could be due to gender, as one study found female students tended to ratethemselves lower than their male counterparts (Lind, 2002), however, this is not conclusive sinceGopinath (1999) found gender was not a factor in self-assessment. It could also be due to the tendency ofsuccessful students to rate themselves lower than their peers and unsuccessful students to rate themselveshigher (Mishra, Ostrovska, & Hacaloglu 2015; Falchikov & Boud, 1989; and Gopinath, 1999). Since theinstructor did not keep any personally identifiable information we are unable to explore this further here,but plan to do so in future work.V. DiscussionThe research clearly shows that PA provides value that is distinct from the value of SA

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Assessing Learning Outcomes for Flipped Classrooms, Recruitment and Research Internships, and Alternate Assessments for Online Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brittain Sobey, The University of Texas - Austin; Margo Cousins, The University of Texas - Austin; Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas - Austin; Stephanie Ruth Young M.Ed., The University of Texas - Austin

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

program.The program relies mainly on faculty research funds to employ graduate students. Recruitinggraduate students to partner with faculty on research is an essential part of developing newleaders in the field and maintaining a high quality BME PhD program. Excellent students notonly assist with current faculty projects, but are also producers of their own innovative research,which they carry with them into their careers post-graduation. To this end, the department seeksto recruit a diverse group of students from leading undergraduate engineering institutions eachadmission cycle.Historically, the UT Austin BME PhD program has not enrolled as many students as desiredfrom certain student populations. While the program has been successful enrolling a

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne-Marie Jacob Job, Tulane University; Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Alan R. Peterfreund, SageFox Consulting Group; Donald P. Gaver, Tulane University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Arizona State University, and has been a research faculty member at Brown University. A career-shift in 1984 led to 16 years of consulting in the private and public sector with primarily emphasis on organizational change, quality management, and employee participation. Starting in 2000, Alan began to focus on supporting higher education partners in projects that address broadening participation in the sciences, graduate student development, curriculum innovation, instructional technology, teacher professional development and other education reforms. For the past five years, Alan has been the lead evaluator for Epicenter, an NSF-funded STEP Center focused on infusing entrepreneurship and innovation into undergraduate

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Mentoring, Advising, and Facilitating Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Angela Harris, Stanford University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

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 Detroit’s ”Big Three:” Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, and Chrysler Corporation. At Stanford she has served a chair of the faculty senate, and recently served as Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Helping Engineering Students Get Jobs: Views from Career Services

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saniya Leblanc, The George Washington University; Steffi A Renninger, George Washington University; Ekundayo Shittu, George Washington University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Experience program and an annual Research & Development Showcase featuring astudent research poster competition. The Nanotechnology Fellows Program targets freshmen and sophomores to influencestudents early in their academic careers, establish program longevity, and enable scaffolded andmodule-based learning. Program recruitment starts about one year in advance of the summerprogram. The program instructors give talks to incoming students and their parents describingthe program’s features and benefits. The talks take place during the university orientation weekand are repeated at the beginning of the academic year in the SEAS “Meet the Faculty” seminarsattended by all SEAS freshmen. The program leaders also hold informational office hours

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Case Studies and Programs to Improve Graduate Students' Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanne Lax, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

graduate students to post-doctoral staff. Of the workshops offered,three of them—“Designing and Delivering Oral Presentations,” “Doing a 3-Minute ResearchTalk,” and “Designing and Giving a Poster Presentation”—require live presentations of thestudents’ research before an audience of fellow workshop participants. These presentations arefilmed, and students can later access electronic files to review their performance and compare itto the written and oral feedback they receive from fellow students and the instructor.Students receive a list of guidelines for their talk in advance. These guidelines, condensed intoan oral presentation rubric in a table format, are given to audience members to completeanonymously while they are watching their classmates

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Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie P Martin, Clemson University; Renata A Revelo , University of Illinois at Chicago; Shannon K Stefl, Clemson University; Stacey D Garrett, Clemson University; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #14862Ethnic Student Organizations in Engineering: Implications for Practice fromTwo StudiesDr. Julie P Martin, Clemson University Julie P. Martin is an assistant professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. Her research interests focus on social factors affecting the recruitment, retention, and career development of underrepresented students in engineering. Dr. Martin is a 2009 NSF CAREER awardee for her research entitled, ”Influence of Social Capital on Under-Represented Engineering Students Academic and Career Decisions.” She held an American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Assessing Learning Outcomes for Flipped Classrooms, Recruitment and Research Internships, and Alternate Assessments for Online Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ritushree Chatterjee, Iowa State University; Ahmed E. Kamal, Iowa State University; Zhengdao Wang, Iowa State University

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Graduate Studies

in a meaningful way to create an enriching learning experience. Moreover,designing assessments that stretches students’ thought-process is critical to engineeringpedagogy. This is implemented in the course as structured threaded discussion forums, governedby instructors that provide thought-provoking guiding questions followed by peer discussion.This essay also explores the design and implementation of virtual laboratory sessionscomplementing the bi-weekly homework assignments and a final project. It describes theassessment design decisions, based on the overall course learning outcomes, taken to suit theonline learners. The aim of this essay is to inform, the community of asynchronous onlinecomputer engineering educators, of assessment

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Research Methods II: Meeting the Challenges of Engineering Education Research

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan E Canney, Seattle University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado - Boulder

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Educational Research and Methods

students from Civil (13), Environmental (4), Mechanical (7) andAerospace (1) Engineering were interviewed. Because the recruitment method relied onrecommendations from professors, all of the students were upperclassmen (One junior, 14 senior,and 14 graduate students) and were generally very active students in curricular and/orextracurricular activities. This was expected because the students who faculty would most likelyknow would be the most active or outgoing students. Ten of the interviewees were women and15 were men.Analysis –To relate the interviews to the survey, a rubric was developed to help identify bothwhen a person was talking about a certain dimension of the PSRDM and different degrees ofeach dimension. A preliminary rubric was created

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CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott R. Hamilton, Northeastern University; Jack Fitzmaurice, Northeastern University; Paul John Wolff III, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

lessons and submitting two ungradedassignments that included a one-page career goal paper and a one-page resume. The class wastaught in a large classroom space to sections of 75-90 students and was presented in a traditionallecture style format. This course was designed to introduce graduate engineering students to theUniversity’s Cooperative Education Program and focused on developing skills in managingworkplace expectations and requirements, resume construction, interviewing, and professionalethics. Employer panels were sometimes used to explore employment opportunities within thefields of engineering. Peer-based discussion panels allowed students to share stories about howthey found their job and their experience as an employee. The stated

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Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Najla Mouchrek, Virginia Tech ; Liesl M Baum, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #15266Student Persistence Through Uncertainty Toward Successful Creative Prac-ticeNajla Mouchrek, Virginia Tech Designer, Doctoral Student in the Individualized Interdisciplinary PhD in Human Centered Design at Vir- ginia Tech. Master in Design at the Graduate Program in Design, Innovation and Sustainability, School of Design, University of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Bachelor in Social Communication at the Faculty of Philosophy and Human Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Her current research fo- cus on the application of co-creation and participatory design activities on education

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Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Patricia Pyke, Boise State University; Sharon Paterson, Boise State University; R. Eric Landrum, Boise State University; Arthur Scarritt, Boise State University ; Jocelyn B. S. Cullers, Boise State University; Don L. Warner, Boise State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Further, well-implemented undergraduate research programs allowstudents to develop mentoring relationships with faculty members that have been linked toacademic success.5 Participation in undergraduate research has also been linked to increases ingraduate school attainment and in students’ interest in science and engineering careers.1,6,7,8,9In contrast to the above findings, there is little information on the relationship betweenparticipation in summer (or other semester-long) research experiences for undergraduates andgrowth in STEM-specific professional identity. Hunter et al.10 conducted a seminal study thatfocused on the development of professional identity, among other factors, experienced by risingseniors due to participation in a

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Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

tensionswithin the development of an engineering identity9. Engineering and technical communicationsresearchers also argue that a part of this success is that within such verbal-based activities,students are practicing the authentic engineering discourse needed to consider oneself “anengineer” 10.At the graduate level, some level of professional or academic identity has been achieved throughbachelor’s level education. However, the expectations for disciplinary socialization are muchstronger within the apprenticeship model of graduate education in the U.S. As graduate studentswork under a particular member of an academic discipline, they are able to participate fully inthe activities, the expertise, and the communication patterns of the discipline11,12

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COS); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology; Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID)

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

Technology. She is a co-PI for RIT’s ADVANCE grant, where her focus is on structural changes that can improve the climate for women faculty in STEM.Prof. Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology Professor Sharon Mason is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Tech- nology at RIT where she has served on the faculty since 1997. Sharon has been involved in computing security education at RIT since its inception. She is the PI of for the Department of Defense (DoD) In- formation Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP) awards to RIT. These scholarships enable students to study and do research in graduate programs in security, forensics and information assurance. To date

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Kasi Jackson, West Virginia University ; Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Maja Husar Holmes, West Virginia University; Rachel R. Stoiko, West Virginia University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Women in Engineering

diversity efforts because of the low numbers ofwomen in departments and a highly masculinized culture. Academia, in particular in theengineering and science disciplines, remains inhospitable to the representation, advancement,and inclusion of women.1,2 Many, if not most, diversity efforts focus on students instead offaculty. Arguments for a student centered-approach include the idea that the pipeline of possibleunderrepresented faculty members must increase in order for there to be successful recruitment.However, women tend to disproportionately drop out of the pipeline, so that fewer apply for jobsat institutions than are present in postdoctoral positions or graduate schools. Our work focuses ongendered dynamics in departments. Our goal is to

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Statics and Dynamics in Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Maria J. Gerschutz, Trine University; David A. Evenhouse, Purdue University; Nimit Patel, National Science Foundation; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nick Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Craig Zywicki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David B. Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering

biological sensing, electromechanical signal processing, and computing; the dynamics of parametrically-excited systems and coupled oscillators; the behavior of electromechanical and thermomechanical systems, including energetic materials, operating in rich, multi- physics environments; and mechanics education. Dr. Rhoads is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), where he serves on the Design, Materials and Manufacturing Segment Leadership Team and the Design Engineer- ing Division’s Technical Committees on Micro/Nanosystems and Vibration and Sound. Dr. Rhoads is a recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career

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Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Slowinski , M.Ed., CREATE NSF-ATE; Kenneth A. Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. college graduates and the global nature of the renewable energyindustry requires an exploration of how to incorporate a global perspective in STEM curricula,and how best to develop faculty to make these changes to existing teaching practices.To understand how other nations have met similar challenges and to expand awareness of theglobal renewable energy sector, a cohort of accomplished renewable energy educators fromacross the United States, representing a mix of disciplines, institutional roles and experiencelevels, undertook two learning exchanges to Australia/New Zealand (2013) andGermany/Denmark (2014). Funded by the National Science Foundation Advanced TechnologicalEducation Program, the learning exchanges provided opportunities for the

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Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ekembu Kevin Tanyi, Norfolk State University; IRVING K CASHWELL Jr, Norfolk State University; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

teaching career by teaching several labs as a graduate teaching assistant and later on as an adjunct faculty. While at Towson University, he also cultivated good friendships with his advisors and now mentors: Dr. Rajeswari M. Kolagani and Dr. David Schaefer. His research led to his first publication a few years later. Forced by destiny, he ended up at Norfolk State University where he is now pursuing a PhD degree in Material Science focusing on optical characterization of materials for energy harvesting. Through the IGERT fellowship, he is pursuing his ultimate goal of becoming a professor and intends to carry on research in optical materials. - See more at: https://www.asee.org/public/person#sthash.lcrL5s3P.dpufMr. IRVING

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allie Copeland, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

&M University Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam is an Associate professor with Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution. She teaches classes on strategic relationships for industrial distribution, distribu- tion information systems and new directions in Industrial Distribution. She is also the founding faculty and advisor for the Society of Women in Industrial Distribution (SWID). She works on many service learning projects with her students where they work with many local community agencies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Women in Industrial Distribution: emerging opportunities and challenges for female college

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela M Leggett-Robinson, Georgia Perimeter College; Naranja C. Davis, Georgia State University; Brandi Campbell Villa, Belay Consulting

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

didactic training and real world applications, and exposedthem to people working in a STEM field. Over a period of four years, STEP participants had theopportunity to tour several STEM industries in the metropolitan area.The 3+8 undergraduate research component of STEP provided participants with an 11-weekresearch experience. The 3-week session introduced students to research through partnering witha faculty member at the 2-year institution; this was followed by an 8-week research experienceguided by research faculty members at 4-year institutions. In both components, students worked20-25 hours per week. Students participating in the 3+8 program gained experience in collectingdata, monitoring their progress, solving problems and troubleshooting

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Faculty Development II: Building Community Among STEM Educators

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

, advancing work inthe community. Similarly, Percy Pierre described how, as director of the Sloan EngineeringProgram, he supported pre-college engineering education efforts for minority students. Althoughthese pioneers helped fund different kinds of engineering education work (research, teaching,and learning), they all described their influence more in terms of legitimacy for engineeringeducation than in monetary terms.Kemnitzer’s account focused on supporting early-career faculty through an NSF program thatwas the precursor to the current CAREER program. She recalled how the first award of this kindto a faculty member engaged in engineering education work was a significant step toward thefield gaining legitimacy at the national scale. She described

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg L. Saylor, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

faculty mentoring, as both can work togetherto provide a more complete mentoring experience. For example, students who may not want todiscuss certain personal issues with a faculty member may be more open with their peer mentor.Finally, research mentoring is provided though a three-hour workshop certifying the students as“Ready For Research,” and requiring the students to volunteer for and present a poster at theUniversity of Cincinnati’s Undergraduate Research Conference held each year in April. FSSPScholars who participate in a faculty-led research project are encouraged to present their work atthe conference, and others are guided to present a poster reflecting their freshman-year FSSPexperience at the conference.Pathway to Graduate School

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Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren D. Thomas, University of Washington; Danielle L. Watt, Center for Chemistry at the Space Time Limit (CaSTL Center); Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jeremy Alexis Magruder, University of Florida; Chanel Renee Easley, Techbridge; Yael-Alexandra Jackie Monereau, University of Tampa; Makita R. Phillips; Arielle M. Benjamin

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, learning, motivation, and other concepts underpin many diversity efforts and are tied to positive outcomes,  there are minimal examples available in the literature that purely explore the theories from the perspective of Black women and their identity in the context of STEM.   Womanism, a theoretical perspective grounded in the experiences of Black women across the diaspora has the opportunity to inform STEM education efforts that focus on Black women in an exciting and informative way. Presently, there is a gap between this critical, yet often absent social science theory and STEM education research and practice. Through the experiences of eight Black women in STEM disciplines at various levels (e.g. current students, graduates, or working