ASME Diversity Action Grant Report
ASME student sections that receive funding through the Diversity Action Grant (DAG) program must
complete and submit this report to ASME’S DAG Review Committee by no later than June 3 of the
academic year in which the support was granted. Any unused funds must be returned to ASME with the
report. ASME student sections that fail to submit a timely report may not be eligible to receive DAG
funding for future proposals.
The outline below is the minimum required info your report should include. Additional information
regarding the project, including photographs, copies of marketing materials and additional text, may be
included with this project report.
NOTE: if there are personal details you do not want included when reports are published on-line, please
specify and it will be removed (i.e. names, contact info).
PICTURES: if you are including photos, please be sure to include in your email that ASME has permission
to use and post the images on its website.
Date: Fall 2014 to Summer 2015
Student Section: Florida Institute of Technology
Student Section Chair/Contact: Gerid D. Paquette
Address: 150 W. University Blvd, Melbourne FL 32901
Telephone: 603-315-6888
E-mail: gpaquette2011@my.fit.edu
ASME Student Section Advisor: Beshoy W. Morkos
Address: 150 W. University Blvd, Melbourne FL 32901
Telephone: 321-674-8780
E-mail:bmorkos@fit.edu
Summary of DAG Project
ASME DAG Funding: $2000
Total Project Budget: $ 3200
Partnering Organizations: SWE, NSBE, Brevard County Schools
Attendance: Total 75 Women 30
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ASME Diversity Action Grant Report
Project Title: Reverse Engineering and Redesigning Everyday Products to Engage
Young Students toward Engineering. Project Description:
Project Goal/Objective and How Achieved: The objective of the proposed events was to
engage students (middle and elementary school) toward engineering by analyzing
"every day", common products the students encounter. Students, alongside college
participants, reverse engineered various products in an attempt to identify: component
functions, safety parts, ergonomic considerations, and product performance. The
purpose of these events was to actively attract young students toward engineering
through practical application of real world reverse engineering and redesign. Students
had the opportunity to redesign a new system based on the improvements they
recommend. This exposed young students to the hands-on, exciting nature of
engineering.
After the success of the Reverse Engineering Events during 2013-2014, this year, we
decided to diversify the Outreach Events to include a new project – making Wind
Tunnels to donate to local schools. The wind tunnels are table top sized, and be easy to
use. The wind tunnels shall be used to teach the students the concepts of fluid
dynamics, and incite their interest in the area of engineering in general, and fluid
dynamics specifically. The wind tunnels are designed to be strong, rugged, and easy to
use. They will be able to be used by school students for a long period of time with little
to no repairs required. These wind tunnels will be handed over to schools over Fall 2015
(due to lack of available school dates during Spring 2015) during events held either at
the schools or on FIT campus. These events shall also be used to educate the students
about the various uses of Wind Tunnels, and also to tutor them on the use of the
supplied devices.
Evaluation of Program’s Success: Surveys were handed out to students at the end of
each event. The surveys were indicated that the perception of the students was that
they felt engaged in engineering after the events. The number of repeat participants
from the previous events also indicated the popularity of the events.
Design your report visually as you see fit.
Title your file and email:
Your Student Section name, Report, DAG2015 (for example: UHawaii Report
DAG2015). Abbreviate words like “university”, “college”, “state”; eliminate “of”.
Don’t abbreviate words like “Michigan”, “Maryland” or “Missouri”.
Email attachment to: diversity@asme.org
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