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Session Description

Biological applications of engineering to inspire pre-college learners

For those interested in: Broadening Participation in Engineering and Engineering Technology and Pre-College

Moderated by

1. Dr. Christina Anlynette Alston

Papers Presented

1. Evaluation of an ErgoNomiCs and Human-Automation iNteracTion (ENCHANT) Summer Camp (Evaluation) [view paper]
   Jin Yong Kim (University of Michigan), Szu-Tung Chen (University of Michigan), Jacqueline Hannan (University of Michigan), Hannah Larson (University of Michigan), Hyesun Chung (University of Michigan), Tisha Jain (University of Michigan), Maria Fields (Affiliation unknown), Sheryl S Ulin (University of Michigan), Leia Stirling (University of Michigan), and X. Jessie Yang (University of Michigan)


2. Improving Outreach Interactivity in the Virtual Environment – Evaluation of A Computer Vision Controlled Soft Robotic Hand to Broaden Participation in Bioengineering [view paper]
   Dr. Holly M Golecki (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Nathan Yoonsuh Chung (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Thomas Tran (University of Chicago), and Phillip Liang (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)


3. A Summer Leader Experience for Rising High School Seniors – Integrating an Introduction to Environmental Science & Engineering [view paper]
   Kimberly Quell (), Cristian Robbins (United States Military Academy), Kathryn Blair Newhart (Affiliation unknown), and Col. Andrew Ross Pfluger (United States Military Academy)


4. Biologically Inspired Design in Introductory High School Engineering Design Courses: Student Expectations, Fixation and the Importance of Prior (Fundamental Research) [view paper]
   Dr. Abeera P. Rehmat (Georgia Institute of Technology), Dr. Michael Helms (Georgia Institute of Technology), Dr. Meltem Alemdar (Georgia Institute of Technology), and Mr. Jeffrey H Rosen (Georgia Institute of Technology)


5. Exploring High School Teachers’ Perceptions of Biologically Inspired Design Integration in Engineering Classrooms (Fundamental Research) [view paper]
   Dr. Abeera P. Rehmat (Georgia Institute of Technology), Dr. Meltem Alemdar (Georgia Institute of Technology), Dyanne Baptiste Porter (Georgia Institute of Technology), Dr. Michael Helms (Georgia Institute of Technology), Mr. Jeffrey H Rosen (Georgia Institute of Technology), and Dr. Marc Weissburg (Georgia Institute of Technology)