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2024
conference-paper
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Joanne Beckwith, Laura Ellen Hirshfield
This work is guided by one research question: what factors motivate rural students to attend university and enroll in an engineering major?The goal of this work is to describe the experience of rural students in their first year of study at a …
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2024
conference-paper
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Sarah A. Wilson, Samira Michelle Azarin, Chris Barr, Joanne Beckwith et autres
Chemical engineering laboratory courses allow students to work hands-on with equipment they may see in industrial positions.These courses often account for learning outcomes related to experimentation, teamwork, and communication skills, among others.To work towards alignment of laboratory courses with industrial needs, it …
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2024
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Sarah Wilson, Tracy Carter, Amy J. Karlsson, Janie Brennan et autres
As the lab supervisor, Chris' main responsibilities focus around the successful operation of the undergraduate chemical engineering laboratories.This includes (but is not limited to) chemical safety within the laboratory, ensuring equipment is functioning properly, assisting students with both experiment-based and theory-based questions, …
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2021
dissertation
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Joanne Beckwith
This dissertation investigates factors that affect the structural and rheological properties of bacterial and fungal biofilms while also presenting a qualitative study of the experience of undergraduates with rural backgrounds in engineering. Biofilms, frequently responsible for clinical infections, are structured communities of …
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2020
conference-paper
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Joanne Beckwith, Laura J. Hirshfield
Abstract This complete research paper will describe a qualitative study conducted at a large midwestern university exploring the experiences of students from rural communities during their first year of study in an engineering program. According to the United States Department of Education, …
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2020
conference-paper
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Alyssa Travitz, Ayșe Jane Muñiz, Joanne Beckwith, Rose Kathleen Cersonsky
This "Innovation in Engineering Teaching Practices" paper will describe the student led cocurricular REACT (Research Education and Activities for Classroom Teachers) program at the University of Michigan.REACT was formed in 2017 to bring K-12 math and science teachers from Michigan together for …
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