American Society For Engineering Education

SMART SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

ENGINEERING FELLOWS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

NRL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS FOR NRL

INNOVATIVE POSTDOCTORAL ENTREPRENEURIAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (I-PERF)

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS FOR NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY. PR# 10-0111-13.

OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH CORPORATE PROGRAMS DIVISION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE NAVAL RESEARCH ENTERPRISE INTERN PROGRAM (NREIP)

ASEE/NSF SMALL BUSINESS POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

SCIENCE, MATH, AND RESEARCH TRANSFORMATION (SMART) DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM

ASEE/NSF SMALL BUSINESS POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

SUMMER FACULTY RESEARCH PROGRAM AND SABBATICAL LEAVE PROGRAM GRANT (ASEE)

SCIENCE, MATH, AND RESEARCH TRANSFORMATION (SMART) DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM

PARTICIPANT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NAVY SUMMER FACULTY RESEARCH AND SABBATICAL LEAVE PROGRAM

OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH CORPORATE PROGRAMS DIVISION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING APPRENTICE PROGRAM (SEAP)

NSF ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND CENTERS: STEWARDING A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS, LEADERS, AND INNOVATORS

PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH AN INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM

STIPENDS & ALLOWANCES FOR THE NAVAL RESEARCH ENTERPRISE INTERN PROGRAM

CONFERENCE: ADVANCING A COMMUNITY OF NSF ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND CENTERS SCHOLARS, LEADERS, AND INNOVATORS -THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION (ASEE) PROPOSES TO HOST A SERIES OF TEN (10) CONFERENCES IN THE NEXT TWO (2) YEARS TO BRING TOGETHER GRANTEES AND OTHER RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TO CULTIVATE COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION?S ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND CENTERS (EEC) DIVISION ECOSYSTEM TO ADDRESS CURRENT ISSUES FACING ENGINEERING. ? TWO EEC GRANTEE CONFERENCES THAT WILL PROVIDE A FORUM FOR EEC PIS AND TEAM LEADERS TO LEARN, EXPLORE, AND SHARE IDEAS THAT PROMOTE INNOVATION IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE. GRANTEES WILL BE INVITED FROM THE BROADENING PARTICIPATION, ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CLUSTERS. ? TWO CENTERS AND NETWORKS CLUSTER MEETINGS THAT WILL ENABLE ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTERS (ERCS) TEAMS TO SHARE IDEAS AND STRATEGIES ON HOW TO PRODUCE 1 TRANSFORMATIONAL ENGINEERED SYSTEMS AND DEVELOP ENGINEERING GRADUATES ADEPT AT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP. ? THREE RED CONSORTIUM MEETINGS THAT WILL PROVIDE A FORUM FOR REVOLUTIONIZING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS (RED) TEAMS TO LEARN, EXPLORE, AND SHARE IDEAS THAT PROMOTE TRANSFORMATION IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. ? THREE VIRTUAL RET POSTER SESSIONS FOR TEACHER PARTICIPANTS THAT WILL PROVIDE A FORUM FOR RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR TEACHERS (RET) SITE TEACHER PARTICIPANTS FROM THE NSF DIRECTORATES FOR ENGINEERING (ENG), COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (CISE), AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (BIO) TO SHARE POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS SHOWCASING THEIR RESEARCH EXPERIENCES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

UNDERREPRESENTED HIGH SCHOOL AND UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH CORPORATE PROGRAMS DIVISION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE NAVAL RESEARCH ENTERPRISE INTERN PROGRAM (NREIP)

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (SEAP)

ADVANCE ADAPTATION: ASEE ENGINEERING DEANS GENDER EQUITY (EDGE) INITIATIVE

I-CORPS FOR LEARNING: FOSTERING EVIDENCE-BASED INNOVATION FOR STEM EDUCATION

2012 S-STEM PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS MEETING

ENGINEERING THE INCLUSIVE MINDSET FOR THE FUTURE: A BLUEPRINT FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION -THIS PROJECT IS EXAMINING THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ENGINEERING CURRICULUM AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ITS FUTURE DIRECTION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SOCIETY OF TOMORROW. MANY REPORTS HAVE EMERGED IN THE RECENT PAST REGARDING NEEDED CHANGES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOR THE FUTURE; HOWEVER, THIS PROJECT WILL GO ONE STEP FURTHER AND ACTUALLY DEVELOP A BLUEPRINT FOR A PLAN OF ACTION IN HOW WE CAN ACHIEVE THAT VISION. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION, THE PROJECT IS LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR A SEA CHANGE IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION THAT WILL TRANSFORM OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FAR INTO THE FUTURE. THE WORLD IS RAPIDLY CHANGING. WE ARE ENTERING AN AGE OF EXPONENTIAL CHANGE. WHO KNOWS WHAT IS IN STORE FOR US IN THE NEXT FEW DECADES? WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION? HOW WILL OUR CURRICULUM GET US THERE? THROUGH THIS PROJECT, WE WILL CONDUCT THE PLANNING ACTIVITIES AND WRITE REPORTS NECESSARY TO MOVE US FORWARD IN UNDERSTANDING THE REQUIRED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENGINEER OF THE FUTURE AS WELL AS DEFINING THE TYPE OF CURRICULAR CHANGES WE WILL NEED TO REALIZE THIS VISION. TWO PRIMARY DOCUMENTS WILL BE THE OUTCOMES FROM THIS PROJECT. ENGINEERING THE INCLUSIVE MINDSET FOR THE FUTURE REPORT WILL BE THE CULMINATION OF MORE THAN A TWO-YEAR OF EFFORT ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND WILL OUTLINE A VISION OF THE CHANGES NEEDED FOR THE ENGINEERING CURRICULUM OF THE FUTURE. THE SECOND DOCUMENT WILL OUTLINE THE DETAILS OF A BLUEPRINT (TACTICAL PLAN) FOR A LARGER PROJECT TO TRANSFORM ENGINEERING EDUCATION. THE BLUEPRINT WILL INFORM A PLANNED NAE ENGINEERING 2050 REPORT AND WILL INCLUDE A MULTI-YEAR ACTION PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THE ASEE/NAE RECOMMENDATIONS. IN SHORT, THE NAE ENGINEERING OF 2050 REPORT WILL DESCRIBE WHERE WE NEED TO BE AND THE ASEE MINDSET REPORT WILL DESCRIBE HOW TO GET THERE. THE BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE (ACTION PLAN) WE DEVELOP WILL ENSURE THAT THESE TWO REPORTS ARE NOT MERELY READ, PUT ON A BOOKSHELF, AND FORGOTTEN BUT WILL BE ACTED UPON TO PRODUCE REAL AND LASTING CHANGE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

ADVANCE PARTNERSHIP: ENGINEERING DEANS? GENDER EQUITY INITIATIVE: ALIGNING SYSTEMS TO ENSURE INCLUSION AND EQUITY IN ADVANCEMENT OF FACULTY -SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) DISCIPLINES ARE BETTER ABLE TO SOLVE COMPLICATED GLOBAL PROBLEMS WHEN DIVERSE EXPERTISE IS WELCOMED, SUPPORTED, AND RETAINED. STEM CULTURES, HOWEVER, RESULT FROM SYSTEMS THAT WERE, AND ARE, PREDOMINATELY MALE, WHITE, HETEROSEXUAL, AND ABLE-BODIED, WHICH RESULTS IN EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT PRACTICES THAT KEEP STEM SPACES LARGELY HOMOGENOUS DESPITE CHANGES IN THE WORKFORCE AND NATIONAL NORMS. THE LOSS OF DIVERSE TALENT RESULTS IN THE NARROWING OF DISCIPLINARY EXCELLENCE AND CAPACITY FOR PROBLEM SOLVING, INNOVATION, AND RESILIENCE IN TIMES OF STRESS. HEIGHTENED DEMANDS FOR INNOVATION, COUPLED WITH DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTS, AND, MOST RECENTLY, THE IMPACTS OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC AND THE RACIAL VIOLENCE, RESULTED IN GENDERED AND RACIALIZED WORKFORCE OUTCOMES. THESE IMPACTS CREATE AN URGENT NEED TO ENSURE THAT ACADEMIC ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTS ARE INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE FOR DIVERSE WOMEN FACULTY SO THAT ALL TALENT IS AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS CURRENT AND FUTURE COMPLEX GLOBAL PROBLEMS REQUIRING ENGINEERING EXPERTISE. THIS NEED WILL NOT BE MET UNLESS ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, (E.G., ACADEMIC COLLEGES, ENGINEERING ACCREDITING BODIES, PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES) IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS STRUCTURES, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES THAT KEEP SEXISM AND RACISM IN PLACE. CURRENTLY, ACADEMIC ENGINEERING SYSTEMS ARE LOOSELY ALIGNED AND SOMETIMES DISCONNECTED. ALIGNING THESE ENGINEERING SYSTEMS AND INTEGRATING EVIDENCE-BASED POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE WILL ENABLE THE AVAILABILITY OF MORE ABUNDANT AND DIVERSE ENGINEERING TALENT AS WELL AS STEM SYSTEM REFORM. THIS INITIATIVE WILL EXTEND THE WORK OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION?S (ASEE?S) ADVANCE ADAPTATION ENGINEERING DEANS GENDER EQUITY (EDGE) INITIATIVE, WHICH PROVIDED RESOURCES, AND EXEMPLARS, FOR SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE-BASED EVIDENCE TO ACADEMIC ENGINEERING PRACTICE. THE GOALS OF THE KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE ARE 1) TO ALIGN SYSTEMS OF ACADEMIC ENGINEERING COLLEGES AND DEPARTMENTS FOCUSED ON PROMOTION AND TENURE TO INCREASE THE SUCCESS OF DIVERSE WOMEN ENGINEERING FACULTY; 2) TO ALIGN AND MAKE TRANSPARENT THE SYSTEMS OF ACCREDITATION GOVERNANCE WITHIN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ABET, AND TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DIVERSE WOMEN ABET PROGRAM EVALUATORS AND COMMISSIONERS TO DIVERSIFY THE ACCREDITATION DECISION-MAKING BODIES AND INCREASE LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY; AND 3) ULTIMATELY, TO SUPPORT DIVERSE TALENT AND EQUITABLE SUCCESS OF DIVERSE WOMEN FUTURE ENGINEERS. THE KNOWLEDGE CHANGE MODEL WILL BE PILOTED AND DEPLOYED ON EIGHT CAMPUSES WITHIN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE. OUTCOMES WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGH PARTNER NETWORKS, ASEE?S ENGINEERING DEANS COUNCIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS. THIS WORK IS ALIGNED WITH THE NSF ADVANCE PROGRAM, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO FOSTER GENDER EQUITY THROUGH A FOCUS ON THE IDENTIFICATION AND ELIMINATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS THAT IMPEDE THE FULL PARTICIPATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF DIVERSE FACULTY IN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS. ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS THAT INHIBIT EQUITY MAY EXIST IN POLICIES, PROCESSES, PRACTICES, AND THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND CLIMATE. ADVANCE PARTNERSHIP AWARDS PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE ADAPTATION AND ADOPTION OF EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES TO ACADEMIC, NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND NON-ACADEMIC NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

PROFILES OF TECHNICAL WORKFORCE PROGRAMS AND STUDENTS AT TWO-YEAR COLLEGES

NSF GRFP ENGINEERING INNOVATION FELLOWS PROGRAMS

DEFINING AND BUILDING THE ENGINEERING WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE

NSF CISE RESEARCH EXPANSION PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS CONFERENCE, 2023-2024 -THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION (ASEE), IN COLLABORATION WITH THE AMERICAN INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM (AIHEC), IS CONDUCTING A GRANTEES MEETING TO CONVENE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS (PIS) FROM THE COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (CISE-MSI) RESEARCH EXPANSION PROGRAM. THE MEETING PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO SHARE ONGOING/FORMATIVE EXPERIENCES ABOUT THEIR PROJECT, WITH A FOCUS ON CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO DISSEMINATE PROMISING PRACTICES AND ENGAGE IN COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING AROUND SHARED CHALLENGES. SPECIFICALLY, THE MEETINGS: A) PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR GRANTEES AND OTHER RESEARCHERS TO INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH ONE ANOTHER AND NSF REPRESENTATIVES?IN TURN, INCREASING KNOWLEDGE, GENERATING AND SHARING IDEAS; B) STRENGTHEN PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS AND COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS; AND C) SHARE LESSONS LEARNED WITH EMERGING RESEARCHERS WHO PLAN TO SUBMIT A NEW CISE-MSI SOLICITATION PROPOSAL IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. THE PROJECT BUILDS ON PRACTICE IN COMMUNITY-BUILDING, PARTICULARLY AMONG FACULTY RESEARCHERS AT MSIS, WHO SHARE A COMMON FOCUS ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. THE PROJECT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE PROXIMITY OF TRIBAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY TO THE IN-PERSON MEETING VENUE, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE FACULTY INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN AN UPCOMING ROUND OF CISE-MSI FUNDING. THE PROJECT GOALS ARE THREEFOLD: 1) HOST AN IN-PERSON 2.5-DAY GRANTEES MEETING INVITING ALL CURRENT CISE-MSI PI TEAM GRANTEES TO PARTICIPATE IN PLENARY SESSIONS, INFORMATION GATHERING/SHARING, MENTORING AND COMMUNITY BUILDING; 2) FACILITATE A VIRTUAL 5-WEEK PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP PROVIDING ASPIRING CISE-MSI RESEARCH TEAMS WITH INSTRUCTION, WRITING LABS, AND EXPERT FEEDBACK ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF KEY COMPONENTS OF THEIR PROPOSALS (E.G., PROJECT DESCRIPTION, BUDGET/BUDGET JUSTIFICATION, AND PROJECT SUMMARY); AND 3) DEPLOY A MENTORING PROGRAM SO THAT EACH ASPIRING CISE-MSI RESEARCH TEAM IS MATCHED WITH EXPERIENCED COACHING TO SUPPORT THEIR PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM. A KEY OUTCOME OF THE MEETINGS IS A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER AGENDA THAT ADDRESSES CURRENT ISSUES FACING ENGINEERING?ULTIMATELY, ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE IN A VARIETY OF ENGINEERING FIELDS BY PROVIDING FORUMS FOR MSI CISE AWARDEES AND STAKEHOLDERS TO LEARN, EXPLORE, AND SHARE IDEAS THAT PROMOTE INNOVATION IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE AND PRODUCE TRANSFORMATIONAL ENGINEERED SYSTEMS AND ENGINEERING GRADUATES ADEPT AT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP. RESULTS OF THE MEETINGS INCLUDE ESTABLISHING THE GROUNDWORK FOR A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE WHERE PIS FROM HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS), HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSIS), TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (TCUS) AND ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN SERVING INSTITUTIONS (ANNHS) CAN COLLECTIVELY FURTHER THEIR RESPECTIVE PROGRAM GOALS AS WELL AS THE BROADER GOALS OF THE CISE-MSI PROGRAM. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

2013 AND 2014 STEP GRANTEES MEETINGS

ADVANCING ENGINEERING EDUCATION THROUGH VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE

ECOCAR 3: ADVANCING STEM EDUCATION, INNOVATION, DIVERSITY AND OUTREACH THROUGH ADVANCED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIONS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO PROMOTE LGBTQ INCLUSION IN ENGINEERING

2021 NSF CISE PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP: INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND COMPETITIVENESS OF MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

CONFERENCE: 2024 PERSONALIZED LEARNING IDEAS LAB -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO REVOLUTIONIZE ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH BY MERGING TRADITIONAL TEACHING METHODS WITH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE AND PERSONALIZED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE ENGINEERS. IN RECENT YEARS, ADVANCEMENTS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH HAVE FOCUSED ON PEDAGOGY, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND TEAMWORK. HOWEVER, THERE IS A GROWING NEED TO EXPLORE PERSONALIZED LEARNING APPROACHES THAT CATER TO INDIVIDUAL LEARNING STYLES AND NEEDS. THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION'S MISSION TO INVEST IN TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH AND ADDRESSES THE PRESSING NEED FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION. TODAY'S LEARNING SYSTEMS OFTEN ASSUME A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACH, DISREGARDING INDIVIDUAL LEARNING DIFFERENCES. PERSONALIZED LEARNING, A CONCEPT DATING BACK TO THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAILOR EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF EACH LEARNER. THE INTEGRATION OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS MACHINE LEARNING, DATA MINING, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HOLDS IMMENSE POTENTIAL TO CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. THIS PROJECT WILL HOST A WORKSHOP THAT BRINGS RESEARCHERS TOGETHER TO CREATE NEW APPROACHES TO PERSONALIZING LEARNING. THE PERSONALIZED LEARNING IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION IDEAS LAB, HOSTED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION (ASEE) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KNOWINNOVATION, INC. (KI), SEEKS TO GENERATE NOVEL INTERDISCIPLINARY PROPOSALS FOR ADVANCED ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES ADDRESSING PERSONALIZED LEARNING SYSTEMS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION. THE WORKSHOP WILL CONVENE A DIVERSE GROUP OF ABOUT FORTY RESEARCHERS, INCLUDING ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS, AND DOMAIN EXPERTS IN PERSONALIZED LEARNING SYSTEMS. THE IDEAS LAB FOLLOWS THE CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING (CPS) METHODOLOGY, INCORPORATING CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND METACOGNITIVE SKILLS TO FACILITATE PROBLEM-SOLVING AND IDEA GENERATION. PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK IN SEVERAL STAGES, INCLUDING DATA GATHERING, PROBLEM FRAMING, IDEA GENERATION, SOLUTION CREATION, AND ACTION PLANNING. THE WORKSHOP WILL FOCUS ON THREE PRIMARY AREAS: EXTENDING ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH INTO MULTIPLE LEARNING CONTEXTS, INTEGRATING MULTIMODAL SENSORS TO IMPROVE PHYSICAL TASKS IN ENGINEERING LEARNING, AND EXPLORING TEAM-BASED DESIGN AND HUMAN-MACHINE CO-LEARNING. THE BROADER IMPACTS OF THIS INITIATIVE ARE FAR-REACHING. BY PROMOTING PERSONALIZED LEARNING IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION, THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION, PREPARING FUTURE ENGINEERS FOR THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY. ADDITIONALLY, PERSONALIZED LEARNING SYSTEMS CAN ADDRESS INHERENT INEQUITIES WITHIN TRADITIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS, FOSTERING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION. THE COLLABORATIVE NATURE OF THE WORKSHOP STIMULATES CROSS-DISCIPLINARY THINKING, FOSTERING AN INNOVATIVE SPIRIT THAT CAN LEAD TO NOVEL RESEARCH DIRECTIONS AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS. THROUGH THE SYNERGY OF EXPERTS FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES AND DIRECTORATES, THIS IDEAS LAB WILL ACCELERATE THE TRANSFORMATION OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION, CREATING A MORE PERSONALIZED, INCLUSIVE, AND EFFECTIVE MODEL THAT PREPARES STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

A NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR RECOGNITION OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY FACULTY INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE: PILOTING A REGISTERED ENGINEERING EDUCATOR DESIGNATION -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY IMPLEMENTING A FRAMEWORK FOR CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY FACULTY THAT BUILDS AND MAINTAINS THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AS COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY TEACHERS. THE NATION?S FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS DRIVEN BY INNOVATIONS CREATED BY WELL-TRAINED ENGINEERS. THE TRAINING THAT ASPIRING ENGINEERS RECEIVE IS DEPENDENT UPON THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY FACULTY AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS AMERICA. A SIGNIFICANT BODY OF RESEARCH SHOWS THAT HIGH QUALITY TEACHING DOES MATTER AND IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR GROUPS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY HAD LESS ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. THIS IUSE INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION PROJECT INITIATES A NATIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY FACULTY TRAINING AND TEACHING EXCELLENCE THAT SUPPORTS AND STIMULATES THEIR ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. MANAGED THROUGH THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION, THIS PROGRAM WILL CREATE TRAINING RESOURCES TO SERVE FACULTY AT OVER 30 INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE USA. FOUR RESEARCH QUESTIONS GUIDE THE EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THE INTERVENTIONAL FRAMEWORK ON INSTITUTIONAL CULTURES OF TEACHING. THE RESEARCH WILL CAPTURE THE IMPACT ON THREE KEY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS?PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY, AND FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPERS?WHO TOGETHER DETERMINE THE VALUE INSTITUTIONS PLACE ON EFFECTIVE TEACHING. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE FRAMEWORK TO PROVIDE RECOGNITION FOR ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING FACULTY, WHICH WILL CREATE OUTSTANDING TEACHERS OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY. TO RESEARCH THE ELEMENTS OF A FRAMEWORK THAT IS SCALABLE, EFFECTIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE, THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTS FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING RESOURCES AT APPROXIMATELY 30 ENGINEERING SCHOOLS. FOUR RESEARCH QUESTIONS FOCUS ON ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY, AND FACULTY DEVELOPERS, WHICH WILL ALLOW UNDERSTANDING OF: 1) HOW TO EFFECTIVELY RECRUIT FACULTY, 2) THE VALUE, ACCESS, AND BARRIERS TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 3) HOW FACULTY IDENTIFY AND SELECT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND 4) HOW TEACHING CHANGES AFTER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE RESEARCH RESULTS WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AND AFFORDANCES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN TEACHING AND ABOUT HOW PARTICIPANTS? PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES DIFFER ACROSS INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS. THE RESEARCH AIMS TO INFORM FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE, NATIONAL-SCALE PROGRAM THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED AT A WIDE RANGE OF ENGINEERING UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN THE US. THE NSF IUSE: EDU PROGRAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THROUGH ITS INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION TRACK, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM AND IMPROVE STEM EDUCATION ACROSS INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND DISCIPLINARY COMMUNITIES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

2017 NSF ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND CENTERS (EEC) GRANTEES CONFERENCE

TRANSFORMING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IN ENGINEERING: MOBILIZING THE COMMUNITY FOR CHANGE

CONFERENCE: 2022 UNDERWATER IDEAS LAB -AMERICA?S OCEANS AND COASTLINES CONTRIBUTE GREATLY TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMY, SUPPORTING SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND OCEAN-DEPENDENT BUSINESSES, SEVERAL HUNDRED BILLION U.S. DOLLARS IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ANNUALLY, AND MILLIONS OF JOBS. THEREFORE, ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING OF OUR OCEANS AND COASTLINES IS IMPORTANT FOR THE NATIONAL ECONOMY. IMPROVING SENSING AND COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES IN MARINE, FRESHWATER, AS WELL AS POLAR ENVIRONMENTS IS CRITICAL FOR MAKING SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERY-BASED AND USE-INSPIRED RESEARCH ADVANCES THAT CAN LEAD TO MORE ACCURATE PREDICTIONS OF GEOHAZARDS AND HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOMS, IMPROVED COASTAL RESILIENCE, BETTER MITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AND MORE RESILIENT COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. TYPICAL TERRESTRIAL SENSING AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES CANNOT BE READILY DEPLOYED IN MARINE AND FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTS AND ESPECIALLY IN HARSH POLAR ENVIRONMENTS. THIS CHALLENGE SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITS THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENTS IN THESE ENVIRONMENTS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS IDEAS LAB WORKSHOP IS TO FOSTER THE CREATION OF TRANSFORMATIVE IDEAS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS THAT WILL ADVANCE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES TO ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING SENSING, COMMUNICATION, AND DATA TRANSMISSION CHALLENGES IN DIVERSE UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENTS. THESE NEW ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES WILL NOT ONLY ADVANCE THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF THE DIVERSE UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENTS, BUT ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH OF THE ECONOMY AND BENEFIT THE SOCIETY. THIS IDEAS LAB WORKSHOP IS DESIGNED WITH A COLLABORATIVE, ACTION-ORIENTED AGENDA TO FACILITATE INNOVATIVE TEAM-BUILDING AND FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL INTERDISCIPLINARY PROPOSALS WITH TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACHES TO ADDRESS THE TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES OF CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND BUILDING CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE FOR WATER AND ICE ENVIRONMENTS, SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREAS OF SENSING, COMMUNICATIONS, LOCALIZATION, ENERGY HARVESTING, WHILE CONSIDERING MINIATURIZATION AND MINIMIZING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME OF THIS WORKSHOP IS TO CREATE NEW COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN ENGINEERS, DATA SCIENTISTS AND DOMAIN EXPERTS ACROSS DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES TO ADDRESS CRITICAL SENSING AND COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES UNDERWATER, UNDER-ICE, BELOW THE SEAFLOOR, AND ACROSS THE ICE-WATER-AIR INTERFACES. THE MISSION OF THIS WORKSHOP ALIGNS WELL WITH THE NSF?S STRATEGIC GOAL OF CREATING NEW KNOWLEDGE ABOUT OUR WORLD, ADVANCING THE FRONTIERS OF RESEARCH AND ACCELERATING DISCOVERY THROUGH STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN IDEAS, PEOPLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WITH THE UNITED NATION'S OCEAN DECADE INITIATIVE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR RESEARCH AT MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS (CYBR-MSI)

I-CORPS FOR LEARNING (I-CORPS-L): PROPAGATING AND SCALING EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS

CONFERENCE: INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND COMPETITIVENESS OF MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (CISE) PROGRAMS

OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH CORPORATE PROGRAMS DIVISION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING APPRENTICE PROGRAM (SEAP

CONFERENCE: 2023 ENGINEERING CAREER PROPOSAL WORKSHOP -THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION (ASEE) WILL CONDUCT A THREE-DAY VIRTUAL PROPOSAL WRITING WORKSHOP FOR UP TO 1,000 EARLY CAREER ENGINEERING FACULTY TO INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY TO FORMULATE AND SUBMIT COMPETITIVE FACULTY EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT (CAREER) PROGRAM PROPOSALS TO THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION?S (NSF) DIRECTORATE FOR ENGINEERING (ENG). THIS AWARD SEEKS TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION BY INCREASING COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS FROM INVESTIGATORS WHO ARE MORE DIVERSE IN TERMS OF BEING FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN ENGINEERING AND INSTITUTION TYPES, PARTICULARLY INSTITUTIONS THAT MAY NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO SUPPORT FACULTY IN CAREER PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT (E.G., INSTITUTIONS IN EPSCOR STATES, NON-R1 INSTITUTIONS, AND MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS). THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE THREE-DAY VIRTUAL WORKSHOP, THIS AWARD WILL PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH (A) FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON THE KEY OBJECTIVES AND FEATURES OF THE CAREER PROGRAM; (B) AN INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROPOSAL REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS; AND (C) PROPOSAL WRITING STRATEGIES TO ENABLE THEM TO FORMULATE MORE COMPETITIVE CAREER PROPOSALS FOR SUBMISSION TO THE NSF DIRECTORATE FOR ENGINEERING. THE WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE A MOCK PANEL REVIEW SESSION DURING WHICH UP TO 300 PARTICIPANTS WILL SERVE AS REVIEWERS ON A MOCK PANEL AND REVIEW A SET OF CAREER PROPOSALS. ASEE IS STRONGLY POSITIONED TO SUPPORT AND CONNECT THE EARLY-CAREER ENGINEERING FACULTY COMMUNITY TO EXPAND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE NSF CAREER PROGRAM, LEVERAGING ITS REACH AND INFLUENCE TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION, DISSEMINATION, AND ADOPTION OF BEST PRACTICES IN RESEARCH, INSTRUCTION, AND DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. THIS AWARD WILL ENCOURAGE BROADER PARTICIPATION IN NSF-SPONSORED RESEARCH BY HELPING JUNIOR FACULTY FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS AND UNDER-PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS TO COMPETE MORE EFFECTIVELY FOR THE NSF CAREER AWARD, ACTIVATING A LARGER PORTION OF THE NATION?S SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING TALENT. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

NSF IDEAS LABS: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN ENGINEERING

NSF IDEAS LABS: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS IN BIOLOGY

NSF IDEAS LABS: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS IN GEOSCIENCES

EAGER: PROMOTING LGBTQ EQUALITY IN ENGINEERING THROUGH VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE

IDENTIFYING AND SURMOUNTING IMPEDIMENTS TO IMPLEMENTING DIVERSIFICATION EFFORTS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

ERC HISTORY PROJECT: PHASE TWO

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SUSTAINING AND SCALING THE IMPACT OF THE MIDFIELD PROJECT AT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION -A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, INCLUDING AWARDS FROM ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND CENTERS IN THE ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE AND THE DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IN THE EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTORATE, HAS LED TO THE CREATION OF A LARGE DATABASE OF STUDENT RECORDS FROM MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONS THAT HAS YIELDED GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH ON STUDENT PATHWAYS BY A SMALL INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF RESEARCHERS, ALL WHILE PROTECTING STUDENT IDENTITY. USING THIS DATABASE, THE TEAM HAS SHOWN THAT WHILE INDIVIDUAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS MAY HAVE POOR GRADUATION RATES, THAT A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL VIEW REVEALS THAT ENGINEERING PROGRAMS AS A WHOLE GRADUATE A LARGER FRACTION OF STUDENTS THAN OTHER GROUPS OF DISCIPLINES. THE TEAM HAS ALSO SHOWN THAT WOMEN AND MEN HAVE SIMILAR GRADUATION RATES IN ENGINEERING, LIKELY A RESULT OF EFFORTS TO MAKE ENGINEERING EDUCATION A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN AND THE HIGH ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS OF THE WOMEN WHO DO STUDY ENGINEERING. AS WITH THE OVERALL GRADUATION RATE, INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROGRAMS CAN AND DO HAVE WORSE OUTCOMES. A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF STUDENT PATHWAYS IN VARIOUS ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES PROVIDED PRACTITIONERS WITH RICH INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO THEIR DISCIPLINARY CONTEXT. THE TEAM HAS ALSO DESIGNED A VARIETY OF METRICS THAT HAVE PROVIDED RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS WITH AN IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF STUDENT PATHWAYS. THE QUALITY OF THE DATA SOURCE AND THE RESEARCH TEAM IS ATTESTED BY THESE SUBSTANTIAL FINDINGS, MULTIPLE BEST PAPER AWARDS, AND OTHER RECOGNITIONS. FOLLOWING EFFORTS TO SOLICIT DATA FROM ADDITIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER RESEARCHERS TO USE THE DATABASE, THIS PROJECT WILL MAKE THE DATA MORE ACCESSIBLE TO A WIDER RANGE OF RESEARCHERS WHILE MAKING IT EASIER TO RECRUIT NEW INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS. MAKING THE DATA AVAILABLE TO A WIDER RANGE OF RESEARCHERS IN DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES WILL USE RESULT IN A LARGER RANGE OF RESEARCH RESULTS MORE QUICKLY USING DIFFERENT APPROACHES. THIS PROJECT WILL TRANSITION THIS USEFUL DATASET TO ASEE, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION, AND ALLOW ASEE TO BUILD THE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAINTAIN THE DATA COLLECTION AFTER THE TRANSITION. ASEE HAS A MECHANISM FOR COLLECTING INSTITUTIONAL DATA (THOUGH WITH LESS DETAIL) AND A MECHANISM FOR CHARGING FOR ACCESS TO THE DATA THEY COLLECT. ASEE DOES NOT COMPETE WITH ALTERNATIVE DATA PROVIDERS BECAUSE ASEE IS NOT AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION, WHICH WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO SOLICIT NEW DATA TO EXPAND THIS RESOURCE. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT ASEE IN BUILDING A NEW DATA SCHEMA TO COLLECT AND STORE THIS RICHER DATASET AS WELL AS BUILD A RANGE OF TOOLS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PRACTITIONERS AND RESEARCHERS TO VIEW ASPECTS OF THE DATA THROUGH DASHBOARDS. DURING THE TERM OF THE PROJECT, ASEE WILL ALSO TRANSFER ALL LEGAL AGREEMENTS WITH THE INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS. THE CURRENT TEAM OF RESEARCHERS USING THE DATABASE WILL SUPPORT THIS EFFORT AS A LIAISON TO PROVIDE AN INTERFACE WITH INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS. TO SUPPORT A GROWING COMMUNITY OF RESEARCHERS IN USING THE DATABASE, THE RESEARCH TEAM WILL ALSO DELIVER WORKSHOPS TO HELP EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE DATABASE AND HOW TO USE IT EFFECTIVELY. THE RESEARCH TEAM WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SOFTWARE TOOLS THAT CAN BE USED BY OTHER RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS TO WORK WITH THE DATABASE. ARCHIVING AND MAINTAINING THE DATA COLLECTION AT ASEE ENSURES THAT THE CURRENT DATASET WILL BE PRESERVED, THAT IT WILL GROW TO INCLUDE A LARGER AND MORE DIVERSE SET OF INSTITUTIONS, AND THAT THE DATASET WILL BE MORE ACCESSIBLE, WHICH WILL ENSURE THAT THESE INSIGHTS ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE AND, THROUGH ASEE?S NATIONAL PLATFORM, INFLUENCE MULTIPLE NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

GEO OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP IN DIVERSITY IDEAS LAB

SPONSORSHIP OF THE 2012, 2013 AND 2014 ECO CAR FACULTY AWARDS

I-CORPS FOR LEARNING (I-CORPS L): A PILOT INITIATIVE TO PROPAGATE & SCALE EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS TRAINING ACTIVITIES

ASEE-NSF SUMMIT ON TRANSITIONING VETERANS TO ENGINEERING-RELATED CAREERS

CONFERENCE: CAPACITY BUILDING FOR RESEARCH AT MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS: INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH READINESS (CYBR-MSI: IRR) -CONDUCTED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION (ASEE), THIS AWARD SEEKS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF RESEARCHERS FROM MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (MSIS) TO PRODUCE COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS TO NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION?S (NSF) COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (CISE) CORE PROGRAMS. THE PURPOSE OF THE CAPACITY BUILDING FOR RESEARCH AT MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS: INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH READINESS (CYBR-MSI: IRR) PROGRAM IS THREEFOLD: (1) TO HELP PARTICIPANTS ASSESS THEIR CAMPUSES? RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE AND PRIORITIZE IMPROVEMENTS; (2) TO FORM A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE AMONG RESEARCHERS AND RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE ADMINISTRATORS FROM MSIS FOCUSED ON CAPACITY BUILDING OF RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE; AND (3) TO CO-CREATE, WITH CAMPUS LEADERSHIP, AN ACTION PLAN FOR RESEARCH READY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STRONG GRANT PROPOSALS FOR NSF CISE CORE PROGRAMS. USING THE SAME THEORETICAL TENETS AND BASED ON FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE EVALUATION DATA FROM ASEE?S PRIOR CYBR-MSI EFFORTS, THE CYBR-MSI: IRR PROGRAM COMPRISES FIVE COMPONENTS: (1) A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP), (2) A RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT TOOL (RIAT), (3) AN OVERARCHING COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE (COP) FOR UP TO 12 RESEARCH TEAMS, (4) A MENTORING PROGRAM (MP) THAT WILL PROVIDE EACH RESEARCH TEAM WITH COACHING TO SUPPORT THEIR PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, AND (5) A FACILITATED CULMINATING ACTION PLANNING MEETING (CAP) THAT WILL GUIDE TEAMS AND THEIR CAMPUS LEADERSHIP WITH TEMPLATES AND MENTORING TO CREATE AN ACTION PLAN TO LAUNCH ON THEIR CAMPUSES TO IMPROVE THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH READINESS (IRR) TO INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY FOR CISE CORE RESEARCH. BY SUPPORTING MSIS TO INCREASE COMPETITIVENESS FOR PUBLIC RESEARCH FUNDS, THIS PROJECT WILL IMPACT HIGH PROPORTIONS OF NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS AND STUDENTS OF COLOR, AND THEIR READINESS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATION?S RESEARCH ENTERPRISE. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE CYBR-MSI PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION AND COMPETITIVENESS OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS), HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSIS), AND TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (TCUS) FOR CISE CORE PROGRAMS (E.G., RESEARCH FUNDING IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS, CYBERSECURITY, AND OTHER CORE RESEARCH TOPICS) THROUGH STRUCTURED PROGRAMS OF COMMUNITY BUILDING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, GUIDED INQUIRY, PRACTICE, AND MENTORING. LEVERAGING ITS REACH AND INFLUENCE TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION, DISSEMINATION, AND ADOPTION OF BEST PRACTICES IN RESEARCH, INSTRUCTION, AND DEI, ASEE SUPPORTS AND CONNECTS THE MSI COMMUNITY TO COMPETE MORE EFFECTIVELY FOR NSF FUNDS, ACTIVATING A LARGER PORTION OF THE NATION?S STEM TALENT. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

TRANSFORMING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IN ENGINEERING (TUEE) - PHASE IV: ENHANCING WOMEN PARTICIPATION AND SUCCESS IN ENGINEERING PROGRAMS

SPONSORSHIP OF 2009, 2010, & 2011 ECOCAR FACULTY AWARD

TRANSFORMING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IN ENGINEERING-- PHASE 1: MOBILIZING THE COMMUNITY FOR CHANGE

RAPID: ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER HISTORY

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: IRES TRACK III: BIOINSPIRED AUTONOMY IN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS

DEVELOPING A NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR RECOGNITION OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY FACULTY INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE

ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: RESEARCH, INNOVATION, AND PRACTICE

2015 NSF MAKER SUMMIT

LEARNING FROM THE MAKER COMMUNITY: ADVANCING THE MAKER MOVEMENT

CONFERENCE: TRACK 1 - STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE PATHWAY TO BACCALAUREATE ENGINEERING -AS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEADERS AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION (ASEE), THIS PROJECT AIMS TO BROADEN THE PARTICIPATION AND INCREASE THE SUCCESS OF DIVERSE STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITIES. THIS PROJECT WILL CONVENE A CONFERENCE FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS, ENGINEERING FACULTY AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY FACULTY WITH THE FOLLOWING GOALS: 1) IDENTIFY THE OBSTACLES WHICH PREVENT AND BEST PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE DIVERSE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE PATHWAYS TO DEGREE ATTAINMENT; 2) ESTABLISH WORKING GROUPS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROFESSIONALS TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON SPECIFIC ENGINEERING EDUCATION CHALLENGES THAT SURFACE DURING THIS CONFERENCE; 3) BETTER INTEGRATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATORS INTO ASEE?S EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF MEMBERS AND RESOURCES; AND 4) EXPAND ASEE?S DIVERSITY RECOGNITION PROGRAM (ADRP) TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY COLLEGES RECOGNIZING THEIR UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND NEEDS. THIS CONVENING IS THE PRECURSOR FOR ADDITIONAL FUTURE MEETINGS TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY AND AT ASEE NATIONAL CONFERENCES. AS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEADERS AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION (ASEE), THIS PROJECT AIMS TO BROADEN THE PARTICIPATION AND INCREASE THE SUCCESS OF DIVERSE STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITIES. THIS PROJECT WILL CONVENE A CONFERENCE FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS, ENGINEERING FACULTY AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY FACULTY WITH THE FOLLOWING GOALS: 1) IDENTIFY THE OBSTACLES WHICH PREVENT AND BEST PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE DIVERSE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE PATHWAYS TO DEGREE ATTAINMENT; 2) ESTABLISH WORKING GROUPS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROFESSIONALS TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON SPECIFIC ENGINEERING EDUCATION CHALLENGES THAT SURFACE DURING THIS CONFERENCE; 3) BETTER INTEGRATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATORS INTO ASEE?S EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF MEMBERS AND RESOURCES; AND 4) EXPAND ASEE?S DIVERSITY RECOGNITION PROGRAM (ADRP) TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY COLLEGES RECOGNIZING THEIR UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND NEEDS. THIS CONVENING IS THE PRECURSOR FOR ADDITIONAL FUTURE MEETINGS TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY AND AT ASEE NATIONAL CONFERENCES. THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN THE FALL OF 2023 ON IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE?S CAMPUS IN INDIANAPOLIS. TO MAXIMIZE SCALE AND IMPACT, THE FOCUS OF THIS EFFORT IS ON THE LARGER COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEMS OR MULTI-CAMPUS COLLEGES WITH MULTIPLE FACULTY AND AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED STUDENTS IN PRE-ENGINEERING, ENGINEERING, OR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS. THIS CONFERENCE WILL PRODUCE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS: 1) A PLAN FOR A PHYSICAL AND AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNITY LINKING ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY IN SUPPORT OF ENHANCED STUDENT LEARNING AND TRANSFER SUCCESS WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO POPULATIONS UNDERREPRESENTED IN ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY; 2) A PLAN FOR A PHYSICAL AND AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNITY LINKING COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS IN SUPPORT OF MORE EFFECTIVE TEACHING BY ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY FACULTY AS WELL AS RECRUITMENT/RETAINMENT OF MORE DIVERSE FACULTY; 3) A PLAN FOR INCENTIVIZING AND RECOGNIZING COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMITMENT TO AND SUCCESS AT DIVERSIFYING THEIR STUDENT AND FACULTY POPULATIONS INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN THE ADRP PROGRAM; AND 4) A PLAN FOR CONTINUING CONVERSATIONS TOWARDS THE REIMAGINING OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AT A NATIONAL LEVEL. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

FY23 NSF CISE PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP: INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND COMPETITIVENESS OF MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS -THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION (ASEE) WILL CONDUCT A PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR TEAMS OF RESEARCHERS WORKING AT MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (MSIS). THE WORKSHOP?S GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF MSIS IN THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION?S (NSF) COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (CISE) CORE PROGRAMS. NSF HAS RECRUITED A THREE-MEMBER STEERING COMMITTEE TO HOST A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS DURING FY23, FOCUSING ON INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENT GROUPS: (A) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS), (B) HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSIS), AND (C) NATIVE-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THESE WORKSHOPS IS THREEFOLD: (1) TO IDENTIFY RESEARCH IDEAS FOR NSF CISE CORE PROGRAMS, (2) TO FORM RESEARCH TEAMS AMONG RESEARCHERS FROM MSIS, AND (3) TO BEGIN THE GROUNDWORK ON GRANT PROPOSALS. THE PARTICIPANT TEAMS THAT FORM DURING THESE FIRST THREE WORKSHOPS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2021 ASEE PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP. THE PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY DURING DECEMBER 2022-JANUARY 2023. ASEE ESTIMATES HOSTING ROUGHLY 60 PARTICIPANTS. THE PROPOSED WORKSHOP WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF RESEARCHERS FROM MSIS TO PRODUCE COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS THROUGH A PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION, PRACTICE, AND REVIEW. THE INSTRUCTION WILL INCLUDE INTERACTIVE TRAINING SESSIONS ON HOW TO CONVEY INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACT AND HOW TO COMPOSE BUDGETS AND BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS. PRACTICE SESSIONS WILL INCLUDE RESEARCH TEAMS WORKING TOGETHER ON THESE KEY PROPOSAL AREAS. RESEARCHERS WITH TRACK RECORDS OF SUCCESS IN IMPLEMENTING NSF CISE CORE PROGRAMS WILL REVIEW THE PROPOSALS AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK. FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE WORKSHOPS, PARTICIPANTS WILL PROVIDE FEEDBACK THROUGH AN ONLINE SURVEY, DISTRIBUTED AFTER THE WORKSHOP ENDS. ASEE WILL PRODUCE A SUMMARY OF THE MEETING THAT INCLUDES SYNOPSES OF THE PLENARY TALKS, ANALYSES OF RELEVANT DISCUSSIONS, AND RESULTS FROM THE POST-EVENT SURVEY. THE WORKSHOP IS INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE PARTNERSHIPS AMONG MSIS THAT SUPPORT THE SUBMISSION OF COMPETITIVE RESEARCH PROPOSALS TO COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

CONFERENCE: WEEDING IN NOT WEEDING OUT IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION -THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT INSTITUTIONS IN RECRUITING, ATTRACTING, AND GRADUATING ENGINEERING STUDENTS WITH A WIDER ARRAY OF PRE-COLLEGE BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES. AS THE U.S. GOES THROUGH A CYCLE OF DECLINING NATIONAL BIRTHRATES, IT MUST FIND WAYS TO ENGAGE MORE OF ITS POPULATION IN ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL WORK. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT SUCCESS OF ENGINEERING MAJORS FROM DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND HELP THEM FEEL WELCOME AND EXCITED ABOUT A CAREER IN ENGINEERING. THE FRAMEWORK BE DEVELOPED BY A GROUP OF NATIONAL EXPERTS THROUGH A SERIES OF KNOWLEDGE BUILDING SESSIONS, TO INCLUDE STUDENTS, A CONFERENCE, AND FOLLOW-ON ACTIVITIES. THE FRAMEWORK AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION GUIDES CAN BE USED BY INSTITUTIONS TO CHANGE THEIR RECRUITING, ADMITTING, AND ONBOARDING PRACTICES AND APPROACHES. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE NSF BPE PROGRAM BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE US ENGINEERING WORKFORCE THROUGH FOSTERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS. THIS PROJECT WILL WORK TO HELP INSTITUTIONS ATTRACT AND RETAIN MORE DIVERSE COHORTS OF STUDENTS INTO ENGINEERING MAJORS BY ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE IN STUDENT ONBOARDING, FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE, AND STUDENT SUCCESS. AS THE U.S. GOES THROUGH A CYCLE OF DECLINING NATIONAL BIRTHRATES, IT MUST FIND WAYS TO ENGAGE ALL OF ITS POPULATION IN ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL WORK. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE OBSTACLES AND PROMISING PRACTICES TO RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND GRADUATION OF DIVERSE COHORTS OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS WITH A VARIETY OF PRE-COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES AND PREPARATION. IT WILL BUILD UPON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN OVERVIEW, RATIONALE, OBJECTIVES, AND VISION DEVELOPED IN FOUR NATIONAL BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS. THE PROGRAM WILL CONSIDER: 1) INSTITUTIONAL CULTURAL RESISTANCE TO WIDENING ADMISSIONS AND CREATING MULTIPLE EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS, 2) OTHER BARRIERS (FUNDING, STAFF, TIME) TO ADAPTATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EXISTING RESEARCH-BASED STRATEGIES, 3) DIFFERING CHALLENGES ACROSS INSTITUTION TYPES, AND 4) POTENTIAL USE OF TECHNOLOGIES (AI, ETC.) TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIFIC RESEARCH-BASED STRATEGIES. THE PROGRAM WILL COMPRISE 1) ASYNCHRONOUS PRE-CONFERENCE KNOWLEDGE BUILDING EXERCISES TO INFORM THE CONFERENCE, TO INCLUDE A LISTENING SESSION HOSTED BY THE ENGINEERING RESEARCH VISIONING ALLIANCE (ERVA) THAT ENGAGES STUDENTS, 2) A TWO-DAY IN-PERSON CONFERENCE HOSTED AT NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING (NAE), AND 3) POST CONFERENCE VIRTUAL WORKING GROUP MEETINGS TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT SURFACED DURING THE CONFERENCE. ACROSS THESE EFFORTS, A FRAMEWORK WILL BE DEVELOPED TO ORGANIZE BEST PRACTICES FOR VARIOUS STUDENT AUDIENCES, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT INTERSECTIONALITIES ACROSS MULTIPLE STUDENT IDENTITIES, THAT COULD BE RECONFIGURED BY DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS TO FIT THEIR MISSION, EXISTING PROGRAMS, STUDENT AUDIENCES. THIS GUIDING FRAMEWORK WILL FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLLECTIVE RESEARCH-BASED PRACTICES AND EXECUTION STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES IN ENGINEERING STUDENT SUCCESS, ONBOARDING, AND FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE PROGRAMMING SPECIFICALLY CONTEXTUALIZED FOR ENGINEERING, INSTITUTIONAL TYPES, AND UNDERREPRESENTED DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS. IN ADDITION, THE OUTCOMES FROM THE PROPOSED MEETING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES. THE PROPOSED FRAMEWORK, NEW STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES COLLECTIVELY WILL PROVIDE TOOLS TO INSTITUTIONS TO INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY TO SUPPORT DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE GROWTH AND COMPLETION. THE OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE SUMMARIZED AND POSTED ON THE NAE AND ASEE WEBSITES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

THE CREATION OF A PROTOTYPE STEM ADVOCACY EDUCATION KIT

NATIONAL GEM CONSORTIUM-AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION DOCTORAL RESEARCH SHOWCASE

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENGINEERING INSTRUCTION

INNOVATION-FOR-IMPACT: A VALUE-CREATION PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE IMPACT OF NSF'S R&D AND COMMERCIALIZATION INITIATIVES

BETTER ENGAGING MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

DISSEMINATION OF ASEE INDUSTRY 4.0 WEBINARS AND SUMMIT FINDINGS -THE INDUSTRIAL AND PROFESSIONAL WORLD IS UNDERGOING RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES. THESE ADVANCES COMPRISE INDUSTRY 4.0, THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, DEFINED AS THE CONVERGENCE OF DIGITAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND PHYSICAL TECHNOLOGIES SO AS TO DISRUPT MANUFACTURING, AGRICULTURE, HEALTHCARE, AND ALL INDUSTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE. CURRENTLY, EDUCATORS AND TRAINING PROVIDERS VIEW INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGIES IN SEGREGATED SILOS. TO SUCCEED IN INDUSTRY 4.0, EDUCATORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO RADICALLY RETHINK THEIR MODELS, METHODS, AND OFFERINGS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRY AND A RAPIDLY CHANGING SOCIETY. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION (ASEE) LAUNCHED A MULTI-YEAR DIALOG AMONG INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, POLICYMAKERS, PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ACCREDITORS ON THE DESIRED CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES NEEDED TO PREPARE GRADUATES OF ENGINEERING, ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, AND ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN PROGRAMS FOR INDUSTRY 4.0 AND BEYOND. THESE EFFORTS CULMINATED IN A SERIES OF WEBINARS AND AN IN-PERSON SUMMIT. TO CAPITALIZE ON THE MOMENTUM OF THE NEW IDEAS AND RELATIONSHIPS THE WEBINARS AND SUMMIT HELPED SPARK, THE NEXT STEP WILL BE TO DISTILL AND COMMUNICATE THE KEY OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS FROM THE EVENTS. THIS PROJECT WILL BROADLY DISSEMINATE THE FINDINGS OF THESE WEBINARS AND THE SUMMIT AMONG THE NATION?S COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENTS. POLICYMAKER BRIEFINGS WILL SUMMARIZE THE KEY FINDINGS REGARDING THE CHALLENGE OF, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR, MEETING US ENGINEERING AND SKILLED TECHNICAL WORKFORCE NEEDS, AND A PRACTITIONER WHITE PAPER WILL PROVIDE A MORE DETAILED PDF-FORMAT SUMMARY OF THE WORK PRESENTED AT THE WEBINARS AND SUMMIT. THESE MATERIALS WILL INCLUDE OBSERVATIONS, SUGGESTIONS, AND THE EXAMPLES OF BEST PRACTICES ON THE FOLLOWING: POLICIES FOR BUILDING SKILLED TECHNICAL WORKFORCE FOR HIGH-VALUE MANUFACTURING; COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND ATE PROGRAM ADDRESSING WORKFORCE FOR INDUSTRY 4.0; ALTERNATE PATHWAYS, PLATFORMS, AND POLICIES: EDUCATING ENGINEERS AND SKILLED TECHNICAL WORKFORCE; SCALING UP INDUSTRY-EDUCATION COLLABORATION; INDUSTRY 4.0 EDUCATION, POLICIES, PERSPECTIVES, AND PANDEMICS; A CALL FOR ACTION FOR EDUCATION 4.0 PATHWAYS; LEVERAGING NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND WORK/LEARN OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; EXPANDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION; ROLE OF FUNDING AGENCIES AND INFLUENCERS IN IMPROVING AND ENHANCING EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS; AND PREPARING THE WORKFORCE TO MEET SOCIETAL & CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITIES. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON THE EDUCATION OF TECHNICIANS FOR THE ADVANCED-TECHNOLOGY FIELDS THAT DRIVE THE NATION'S ECONOMY. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THE ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE CHALLENGE: PROMOTING THE RETENTION OF STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN DOCTORAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS -THE ONGOING LACK OF DIVERSITY IN THE ENGINEERING DOCTORAL WORKFORCE REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH FAR-REACHING IMPLICATIONS FOR THE US ECONOMY. THE LONG-TERM VITALITY OF THE US WORKFORCE RELIES ON THE FULL RANGE OF ENGINEERING CAREER PATHWAYS BEING AVAILABLE TO ALL AMERICANS. A DIVERSE STEM WORKFORCE IS MORE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE. WHILE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN COMPLETING STEM DOCTORATES HAS RISEN, THE PROPORTION OF WOMEN EARNING ENGINEERING DOCTORATES REMAINS LOW. AND, IN 2019, WHILE 24.1% OF ENGINEERING DOCTORATES WERE EARNED BY WOMEN, ONLY 1.4% WERE EARNED BY HISPANIC, BLACK, AND NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN (NO NATIVE HAWAIIAN/ PACIFIC ISLANDER WOMEN). DOCTORAL ENGINEERING ATTRITION RATES REVEAL A DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH LOSS OF STUDENTS FROM GROUPS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM. THE PROBLEM IS NOT STUDENTS? INABILITY TO COMPLETE THE PH.D. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, BUT RATHER THAT TALENTED STUDENTS LEAVE ENGINEERING DOCTORAL PROGRAMS BEFORE COMPLETING THEIR DOCTORATES. STUDENT ATTRITION RESULTS IN A LOSS OF HUMAN TALENT TO THE NATIONAL ENDEAVOR OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY AT UNIVERSITIES FUELING US ECONOMIC GROWTH. UNWELCOMING ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATES IN ENGINEERING DOCTORAL PROGRAMS LIKELY CONTRIBUTE TO THIS ATTRITION. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO EXAMINE THE ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATES OF ENGINEERING DOCTORAL PROGRAMS TO GUIDE EFFORTS THAT PROMOTE THE PERSISTENCE AND RETENTION OF DOCTORAL STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING. THE GOAL OF THIS MIXED-METHODS PROJECT IS TO EXAMINE DOCTORAL STUDENTS? PERCEPTIONS OF THE FACTORS THAT IMPACT THEIR PERSISTENCE IN DEGREE COMPLETION AND THE DIFFERENCES IN EXPERIENCING THOSE FACTORS BASED ON INTERSECTING SOCIAL CATEGORIES. THIS PROJECT ADOPTS AN EXPLICITLY INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH TO THE MEANING AND RELEVANCE OF STUDENTS? BELONGING TO MULTIPLE SOCIAL CATEGORIES, INCLUDING GENDER, RACE/ETHNICITY, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION, CONSIDERED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF ENGINEERING DOCTORAL EDUCATION. DRAWING ON ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE RESEARCH AND INTERSECTIONALITY THEORY, THE PROJECT?S MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM AIMS TO USE A STUDENT-CENTERED APPROACH TO SHED LIGHT ON MULTIPLE CLIMATE FACTORS (E.G., CLIMATE FOR DIVERSITY, CLIMATE FOR INCLUSION, STUDENT SENSE OF BELONGING, ETC.) BY ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE GROUPS. TO ACHIEVE A COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF DEPARTMENTAL CLIMATE AND PERSISTENCE, WHICH MAY DIFFER BY INTERSECTIONAL GROUP, MAJOR, AND INSTITUTION TYPE, ITERATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY CYCLES OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ARE PLANNED OVER THE FOUR-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. IN YEAR 1, THE RESEARCHERS AIM TO USE FINDINGS FROM THE QUANTITATIVE PILOT CLIMATE SURVEY APPROACH TO INFORM THE QUALITATIVE DESIGN. THE TEAM AIMS TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS IN YEAR 2 TO DEVELOP, REFINE, AND VALIDATE THE FINAL SURVEY INSTRUMENT, INCLUDING A CLIMATE SCALE WHICH WILL BE SENSITIVE ENOUGH TO ASSESS INTERSECTIONAL PHENOMENA UNIQUE TO STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE GROUPS. THE SCALE WILL BE GROUNDED IN MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE, IN THAT FACTORS WILL BE MEASURED IN THE SAME WAY ACROSS DIFFERENT GROUPS TO REVEAL SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ENGINEERING DOCTORAL STUDENT POPULATIONS. IN YEARS 3 AND 4, THE RESEARCHERS PLAN TO ADMINISTER THE FINAL SURVEY NATIONALLY AND INCORPORATE FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEWS WITH A SUBSAMPLE OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS, USING A MIXED-METHODS APPROACH. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION, THE TEAM PLANS TO DEPLOY THE CLIMATE SURVEY NATIONALLY TO ENGINEERING DOCTORAL STUDENTS AND TO SHARE SURVEY FINDINGS WITH ENGINEERING DEANS. THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY NSF'S EHR CORE RESEARCH (ECR) PROGRAM. THE ECR PROGRAM EMPHASIZES FUNDAMENTAL STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH THAT GENERATES FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD. INVESTMENTS ARE MADE IN CRITICAL AREAS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL, BROAD AND ENDURING: STEM LEARNING AND STEM LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM, AND STEM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE ACCUMULATION OF ROBUST EVIDENCE TO INFORM EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND, BUILD THEORY TO EXPLAIN, AND SUGGEST INTERVENTION AND INNOVATIONS TO ADDRESS PERSISTENT. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

ASEE IDENTIFY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC CURRICULA AND RESEARCH AREAS THAT SUPPORT NSWC IHD'S MISSIONS AREAS.