2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Dr. David A. Delaine http://orcid.org/https://0000-0003-2851-5842 Universidade de São Paulo and IFEES [biography]

   David A. Delaine has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Drexel University, in Philadelphia, USA. He currently serves as an executive member of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), as Vice President for Student Engagement, Diversity, and Inclusion. IFEES aims to strengthen engineering education practices around the world. He has recently completed his tenure as a Fulbright Scholar and is currently performing research as a FAPESP postdoctoral researcher with Prof. Dr. Jose Roberto Cardoso at the Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo for his project titled "Assessing the Impact of One Boundary Spanner on University-wide STEM Educational Engagement" where he will attempt to optimize community/university relations for broadening participation in the STEM fields.” He has ambitions to significantly diversify and broaden the global pipeline of STEM talent and help guide the evolution of the methods used to develop engineers.

2. Prof. Jose Roberto Cardoso Universidade de São Paulo [biography]

   Jose Roberto Cardoso is a full professor at Escola Politécnica da USP. He is a former Dean of the same school. Today Prof. Cardoso is the Executive Director of FUSP - The Foundation for Supporting the USP

3. Dr. Joachim Walther University of Georgia [biography]

   Dr. Walther is an assistant professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia (UGA). He is a director of the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from engineering, art, educational psychology and social work.

   His research interests range from the role of empathy in engineering students' professional formation, the role of reflection in engineering learning, and interpretive research methodologies in the emerging field of engineering education research.

   His teaching focuses on innovative approaches to introducing systems thinking and creativity into the environmental engineering program at the University of Georgia.

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