Opening Remarks

Thomas W. Peterson is the Assistant Director of Engineering at NSF. He was previously Dean of The University of Arizona's College of Engineering, where he encouraged interdisciplinary programs. He has served as vice chair of the Engineering Deans Council of the American Society for Engineering Education. He was one of the founding members of the Global Engineering Deans Council and has made global education experiences a high priority for engineering students at Arizona. Dr. Peterson holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Tufts University, a Master of Science degree from University of Arizona, and a doctorate from the California Institute of Technology.

Monday Morning: Plenary Session 1

Leah H. Jamieson is John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering at Purdue University, Ransburg Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and holds a courtesy faculty appointment in Purdue's School of Engineering Education. She served as 2007 President and CEO of the IEEE. She is co-founder and past director of the EPICS - Engineering Projects in Community Service - Program and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Jamieson has been recognized for her achievements in research, service, and education. Dr. Jamieson holds an S.B. from M.I.T. and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University.

Monday Lunch: Plenary Session 2

Michael Milligan is the Executive Director of ABET, Inc. Dr. Milligan previously led an Aerospace Corporation team of scientists, engineers, and support staff assisting in the development of an environmental satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He has acted as Chief Scientist for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and served as the Deputy Department Head and Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the USAF Academy. Dr. Milligan earned a Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin, an MSE from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, and a BS from Michigan State University. He also has an MBA from Western New England College, and completed the USAF's Junior, Intermediate, and Senior Officer Professional Military Leadership Schools.

Tuesday Lunch: Plenary Session 3

Charles Vest is the President of the National Academy of Engineering and President Emeritus and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has worked to bring issues concerning education and research to broader public attention and to strengthen national policy on science, engineering and education. Dr. Vest earned his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from West Virginia University in 1963 and both his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan.

Workshop Leaders

A. Introduction to Cyberinfrastructure for Engineering Education Research, Learning, and Outreach

Aditya Johri (Virginia Tech)

Krishna Madhavan (Purdue University)

B. Recruiting and Retaining Underrepresented Students in Engineering: Paradigms, Pathways, and Practices

Julie Martin Trenor (Clemson University) is an assistant professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University and President of Women in Engineering ProActive Network. Her research interests focus on social factors affecting the recruitment, retention, and career development of under-represented students in engineering. Dr. Trenor is a recent NSF CAREER award winner for her research entitled, "Influence of Social Capital on Under-Represented Engineering Students Academic and Career Decisions." Prior to her appointment at Clemson, Dr. Trenor served as the Director of Undergraduate Student Recruitment and Retention for the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston, where she was the founding director of the award winning women-in-engineering program.

C. Service-Learning: Engineering the Common Good

John Duffy (University of Massachusets)

Monica Cardella (Purdue University)

D. Designing Online Ethics Modules for Engineering Graduate Students

William Lawson(Texas Tech University)

E. Design Education: Thinking, Learning, and Teaching for Professional Practice

Marie Paretti (Virginia Tech) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she is Co-Director of the Virginia Tech Engineering Communication Center and Director of the Professional Development Program for both Materials Science and Engineering and Engineering Science and Mechanics. Dr. Paretti's research focuses on design education, including design communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, and assessment in design experiences. She is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to examine the beliefs and practices of engineering design educators nationally. She is active in the IEEE Professional Communication Society, the American Society for Engineering Education, the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, and the biannual Mudd Design Workshops.

Robin Adams (Purdue University) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She led the Institute for Scholarship on Engineering Education (ISEE) as part of the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). Prior to joining the faculty at Purdue, Dr. Adams was the Assistant Director for Research at the Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT) and worked with the Engineering Coalition of Schools for Excellence in Engineering Education (ECSEL) in a variety of roles (curriculum design, interdisciplinary program development (engineering and education), program evaluation, and assessment of student learning). She was also a Sr. Design Engineer in the semiconductor packaging industry and helped develop new uses of thin film technology Dr. Adams' research is concentrated in four interconnecting areas: (1) cross-disciplinary thinking, acting, and being, (2) design knowledge, practice, and learning, (3) views on the nature of engineering knowledge, and (4) theories of change in connecting engineering education research and practice. Dr. Adams participates in many professional organizations including the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), the Design Research Society (DRS), the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE).

F. Panel Discussion I: Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers

Panelists: Karen Butler-Perry (Texas A&M University), Gary S. May (Georgia Institute of Technology), Amy Lang (University of Alabama)

G. Panel Discussion II: What is Sustainability? Engaging Students in Sustainable Engineering

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