Connectionists: Call for Abstract - 2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference, UDC, Washington, D.C., April 6-7, 2018

[Nian Ashlee Zhang]

*Welcome to 2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference* *at UDC!*
*Washington, D.C., April 6-7, 2018*

UDC Student Center
University of the District of Columbia
Washington, D.C., April 6-7, 2018

https://sites.google.com/view/asee-spring2018-udc

*"Educating the Engineers and Scientists of the 21st Century"*


The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) is a premier
association dedicated to promoting and improving engineering and
engineering technology education. The Mid-Atlantic Section covers a broad
geographic area, including New York City area, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland and Washington, DC to mid-State Pennsylvania.

The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at University of the
District of Columbia (UDC) is pleased to invite Engineering and Engineering
Technology educators, students and representatives of industry and
government interested in engineering education to the 2018-ASEE Mid
Atlantic Spring Conference, during April 6-7, 2018, at the University of
the District of Columbia.

The University of the District of Columbia is the only urban land-grant
institution of higher education and the only public university in the
nation’s capital. UDC is committed to provide affordable access to
high-quality post-secondary education, research and community service. Our
vision is to be a diverse, selective, teaching, research and service
university in the land-grant tradition, serving the people of Washington,
DC, the nation and the world.

Established by abolitionist Myrtilla Miner in 1851, the University of DC
offers Associate's, Bachelor's and Master's Degrees and a host of workplace
development services designed to create opportunities for students’
success. The University is comprised of a Community College
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School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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School of Business and Public Administration
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College of Arts and Sciences
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College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences
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and the David A. Clarke School of Law
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.

The ASEE Mid-Atlantic Conference (
http://www.asee.org/conferences-and-events/meetings/section-meetings
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is dedicated to all disciplines of engineering education. The main focus
will be on fostering the exchange of ideas, enhancing teaching methods and
curriculum, and providing networking opportunities for engineering,
engineering technology educators, students and industry, government
representatives interested in engineering education.

The conference will feature plenary speeches and regular sessions with
broad coverage, and special sessions focusing on popular topics. An award
will be given to the best paper.

We invite papers on all topics of interest to engineering educators,
including but not limited to:


   - Multi-Disciplinary Engineering
   - Entrepreneurship Education/Mentoring
   - Online-Learning
   - Innovations in Teaching Engineering
   - Service and Project-Based Learning
   - Senior Capstone Design Projects
   - Undergraduate and graduate Research Projects
   - Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
   - Improving Critical Thinking
   - Increasing Diversity in Engineering
   - Ethics in Engineering Education
   - K-16 Engineering Education
   - Teacher Empowerment in Engineering Education
   - Balancing Teaching and Research
   - Getting More Women into Engineering and Computer Science
   - Practicing Experiential Learning
   - Innovative Teaching
   - Grand Challenges

*Submission Timeline*
250-word Abstract Submission: January 15, 2018
Decision Notification: February 15, 2018
Final Full Paper Submission: March 15, 2018
Deadline for Author Registration: March 15, 2018

*Publication*
All final accepted papers will be archived and distributed to all
conference attendees. A search engine of all the papers presented will be
available on ASEE website. In order for a paper to be included in the ASEE
archive, the author of a submitted paper must agree to have the paper
distributed (this is not a copyright release, only an agreement to
distribute). Either the main author or one of the co-authors must be
registered for the conference by March 15, 2018. All documents must be
submitted online in PDF format via the conference website. Templates are
provided on the submission guidelines page.

*Presentation*
In order to schedule a presentation slot, at least one author (preferably
the presenting author) from each accepted paper/abstract/poster must
register for the conference no later than March 15, 2018, which is the
Author Registration deadline. If no author for an accepted paper has
registered by March 15, 2018, the paper will be removed from the conference.

*Author Responsibilities*
Any person may submit to this conference, whether or not he/she is an ASEE
member. The author who submits the abstract, paper or poster is responsible
for adhering to all deadlines. Abstract/paper/poster information can only
be edited and updated by the person who submits it.

*Organizing Committee*



Dr. Devdas Shetty <devdas.shetty at udc.edu>
*Honorary Chair*
Dean of School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)
Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering


Dr. Nian Zhang <nzhang at udc.edu>
*Chair*
Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering


Dr. Paul Cotae <pcotae at udc.edu>
*Vice Chair*
Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering


Dr. Ahmet Zeytinci <azeytinci at udc.edu>
*ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Chair-Elect 2017-2018*
Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering
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