2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Dr. Maria-Isabel Carnasciali http://orcid.org/https://0000-0001-5887-0744 University of New Haven [biography]

   Maria-Isabel Carnasciali is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven, CT. She obtained her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2008. She received her Bachelors of Engineering from MIT in 2000. Her research focuses on the nontraditional engineering student – understanding their motivations, identity development, and impact of prior engineering-related experiences. Her work dwells into learning in informal settings such as summer camps, military experiences, and extra-curricular activities. Other research interests involve validation of CFD models for aerospace applications as well as optimizing efficiency of thermal-fluid systems.

2. Dr. Shannon Ciston University of California, Berkeley [biography]

   Shannon Ciston is a Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Education in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Ciston holds degrees in chemical engineering from Northwestern University (PhD) and Illinois Institute of Technology (BS). She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in technical communications and applied pedagogy, and conducts engineering education research.

3. Christina A. Foy University of New Haven [biography]

   Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from State University of New York at Albany, May 2009. Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the University of New Haven, May 2013.

4. Mr. Pedro S. H. Kim University of California, Berkeley [biography]

   Candidate for Bachelor of Arts in Resource Management (Interdisciplinary Research Studies) with a minor in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, May 2015.

5. Emi Okada Okada University of California, Berkeley [biography]

   Bachelor's of Chemical Engineering and Material Science and Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. August, 2013

   American River College, Sacramento, California. August, 2011-August, 2013

6. Audrianna V Rodriguez University of New Haven [biography]

   Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from Cleveland State University, May 16, 2013. Candidate for Master of Arts in Community Psychology at the University of New Haven, May 2016.

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