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Implementation of a Multiyear Pre-Collegiate Engineering Research Program

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Baltimore , Maryland

Publication Date

June 25, 2023

Start Date

June 25, 2023

End Date

June 28, 2023

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 1: Partnerships Making It Real!

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Page Count

16

DOI

10.18260/1-2--43522

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https://peer.asee.org/43522

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Mary E. Loveless Baylor School

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Mary Loveless is the Director of the Baylor Research Program at the Baylor School in Chattanooga, TN. Holding degrees in Computer Science (B.S.) and Biomedical Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.), is the director of Baylor Research as well as one of the leads in the Engineering Branch of the Baylor Research Program as well. She mentors pre-collegiate students through the research and engineering design process through real-world collegiate-level research projects.

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Louie C. Elliott

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Benjamin H. Holt

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Ramon Antonio Herrera

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Elizabeth Burnette

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Abstract

Baylor Research is a pre-collegiate research program that includes Engineering, Biomedical, and Environmental topics. The mission of Baylor Research is to teach students to think like scientists and engineers through cutting-edge research projects taught by experts in those fields. This program established in 2016 and is projected to support 68 research students within the curriculum in the 22-23 school year. Five science electives (Engineering Design, Molecular Methods, Research I, Advanced Research and Thesis Research) have been developed over the years to support breadth and depth in these topic areas. Research concepts and projects have also been implemented in core and Advanced Placement science courses. This work presents the infrastructure and methodology for successfully incorporating engineering topics such as computer vision, machine learning, virtual reality, and space systems into a high school classroom. Additionally, college preparedness and matriculation into STEM-related college fields is discussed.

Loveless, M. E., & Elliott, L. C., & Holt, B. H., & Herrera, R. A., & Burnette, E. (2023, June), Implementation of a Multiyear Pre-Collegiate Engineering Research Program Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--43522

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