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New Mexico Space Grant Consortium – 2014-2017

National Council of Space Grant Directors’ Spring Meeting

Arlington, VA

March 2-4, 2017

Nader Vadiee, Ph.D.

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI)

nader.vadiee@bie.edu

Table of Contents

1- A Short Bio

2 - About SIPI

2-SIPI STEM Programs

3-SIPI Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs

4-VIP ROSE STEMS Mentoring

5- Seven Pillars of Research Experience for TCU’s

6-Seven World Models

6- I-C-MARS VIP ROSE STEMS Projects 2

A short BioNader Vadiee, PhD represents SIPI in the areas of engineering and engineering technology, student outreach, recruitment,

education, and research.

He served SIPI as educational program coordinator from August 1994 to July 1998. He has rejoined SIPI as engineering

faculty and engineering programs coordinator since August 2004.

He has more than thirty five years of experience in STEM education, academia and industry and has conducted research,

solicited funds, designed, supervised, and offered courses in electrical engineering and computer engineering.

Dr. Vadiee served as project director of the highly successful undergraduate research program, NASA PURSUE, NASA

MURED PAIR Program, at the University of New Mexico. Funded for 4 years at $500k /year, approximately 125

undergraduate and graduate research and educational projects were sponsored. SIPI was a partner school under NASA

PURSUE program.

Dr. Nader Vadiee, SIPI engineering programs coordinator had an appointment with the UNM department of electrical and

computer engineering as a research associate professor for 1998 – 2005.

He was selected by the Carnegie Foundation as the 2009 New Mexico Professor of the Year. He is the 2015 AICF Faculty

of the Year.

Nader Vadiee also serves as on the New Mexico Math and Science Advisory Council (MSAC).

NASA Office Education has awarded the SIPI Engineering Program a three-year grant of

$783,000 to build a “ Information Technology Experiences using Simulated Tele-science Robotics Exploration of Mars”

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SIPI Overview

SIPI is an accredited national Indian community college with

students from over 100 Native Nations.

Approximately 450-550 students

Located in Albuquerque, NM

USDA Land Grant Institution since 1994

SIPI Mission Statement

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is a National Indian

Community College that prepares Native American students to be

productive life-long learners as tribal members in an ever-changing

global environment. As a land grant institution, SIPI partners with

tribes, employers, and other organizations with a stake in Indian

education. An enduring commitment to student success is the hallmark

of SIPI’s operations.

National Community College

Federally funded

More than 100 tribes represented

Open Enrollment

Average age 27-28

70% entering with a math and science of 8th grade level

First generation college

Priority of community functions and responsibilities

Social, cultural, and financial challenges

NASA, NSF, DoE, DoD, and AIHEC

Have Assisted SIPI in

Developing STEM Programs InfrastructureNew Science and Technology Building opened Fall of 2003 74,000

sq. ft. with office, laboratory and classroom facilities

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Vertically Integrated Pyramid (VIP) Approach to Research, Outreach, and Student Education (ROSE) in Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Math. (STEM):

The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (Albuquerque, N.M.) employs paid student internships not only to retain students majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), but also to encourage students in developmental courses to stay in college and pursue STEM careers.

Students are linked to each other as well as graduate students, instructors, and industry professionals via the Vertically Integrated Pyramid (VIP) Model that SIPI’s Department of Advanced Technical Education has crafted to build the relationships and the sense of community that are important to Native Americans.

For their paid work on engineering-related projects, SIPI student interns are usually under the direction of graduate or post-doctoral students who also serve as mentors. Increasingly, the graduate students are SIPI alumni who are enrolled at nearby universities.

Integrated laboratory stations,

CADD tools, and project design and

implementation shop

Integrated Outreach, Education, and

Research for Lab. facility utilization

One the largest Pre-engineering programs

among TCU’s-75 students .

The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute's (SIPI)

renewable energy program seeks to establish renewable energy technology hardware on and around the campus, which will supplement and create the educational resources to teach

renewable energy courses at its campus. Under the program, SIPI will design, install, operate, and

maintain photovoltaic, wind and solar hot water systems to be located at the SIPI campus and educate and train Native

American students in renewable energy technology.

Renewable Energy I

Renewable Energy II

1 - Wind Turbine Design – Vertical and Horizontal Axis – Argonne National Lab. – Indian Energy Program-National Championship for SIPI team. Indian Energy Program-Dept. of Ed. FIPSE grant.

2 - Biofuel Technology- Alga to Bio-diesel Process - Argonne National Lab. – Indian Energy Program – National Championship for SIPI

3 – Energy Audit for the existing building on the SIPI campus, Solar City Bus Stop, Mobile Lab. Trailer –DOE/ AIHEC and Dept of Ed. Grants.

4 – Jemez Pueblo Solar Power Plant – Feasibility Study- AIREI –DOE/ AIHEC grant

5 – Jemez Pueblo Hot Springs Utilization- Feasibility Study – NSF/AISES Grant

6 – Solar Tracker based on GPS information – NM EPSCOR

7 – Watershed Visualization Table – NM EPSCOR

8 – Photo Luminance System Design and LED Technology – University of New Mexico sub-award and AIREI/AIHEC grant

9 – Smart Lighting Design for the Engineering ICMARS lab. – UNM NSF CHTM center and AIREI/AIHEC grant

10 – Solar Decathlon – SIPI-UNM Collaboration

Seven Pillars of Research Experience for

Undergraduates

1- Understanding the Relevance of Math, Physical and Social Sciences, and

Computational tools to Engineering and Engineering Technology Research

and Development

2 – Acquiring Soft Skills, creative and critical thinking, life-long learners,

teamwork, time and resource management, communication, etc.

3 – Exposing to Career and Professional Opportunities

4 – Mentoring and Tutoring opportunities, VIP structure

5 – Learning New and Cutting Edge Research and Development in the Field

6 – Cross-disciplinary team projects

7 – Community-based Research and Development (Renewable Energy,

Sustainability, Construction Engineering, Mars Yard, Summer TCU

Engineering Institute, etc.

Venues and Vehicles for Delivering Project-based Instruction

Intro. to CADD- ENGR 101

Intro. Computer Information Systems-CIS 101

Intro. To GIT- GIT 101

Intro. To Electronics-ET 101

Computing Tools for Engineering– ENGR 110

Intro. to Engineering and Design-ENGR 105

Engineering Internship-ENGR 280

Engineering Design Project- ENGR 285

Special Topics Course- ENGR 290

Community-based Research ProjectsThe SIPI sub-award is designed to build the "capacity for engineering education and research experience on the

"Renewable Energy Technology" at SIPI and other tribal; colleges through SIPI dissemination of information and

summer "Tribal Colleges Faculty Professional Development" Institute.

Diabetics Diagnosis and Management Technology

Jemez Mega Solar Power Studies

The NAU university partnership provides support for SIPI engineering courses: ENGR 105, ENGR 280, ENGR

285, and ENGR 290, described briefly in the following:

SIPI Supports Dream Catcher STEM Program - 2012

A team of SIPI students from the engineering programs, offers the " “Engineering” & Design" workshop for the

2012 Sandia National Labs Dream Catcher Science Program. The “Engineering & Design” workshop is comprised

of Hands on activities on Microsystems Education, Robotics, and CNC machines .

Energy Audit of the SIPI Student Union Building , Smart Lighting Project

SIPI-AISES-NSF Jemez Pueblo Geo-Thermal Outreach and Education

SIPI Solar House Design

UNM-DOR SOLAR DECATHELON Project

SIPI Engineering Programs invited to join UNM and ASU for the 2013 Solar Decathlon Competitions . UNM and

ASU have recently been selected as one of the 20 teams to participate in Solar Decathlon 2013. SIPI students will to

work with UNM and ASU teams on incorporating some of the Native American heritage into the design work

SIPI Educational Mobile Robot Platform/NASA TCU ELO Project

Tribal high schools and colleges can use the SIPI RoadRunner 3.0 platform to teach C, MATLAB, LabView

computer programming, robotics, computer networks, microcontrollers, microprocessors, sensor technology and

etc.

http://engr220.pbworks.com/w/page/33355467/Roadrunner%203%20Training%20Manual

ENGR-SIPI / Roadrunner 3 Training Manual

Some of the Key Best Practices

1 - Safety Net Certificate Programs

2 – Multiple-Exit and Multiple-Entry Point

3 – 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 Curriculum Structure

4 – Four Capstone courses:

a - Intro to Engineering Sciences and Design,

b – Design Project,

c – Internship,

d – Special Topics Course

Major Universities and Institutions

Of Higher Education Partnerships

UNM, NMT, NMSU, RPI, NAU, UNT, U of A, ASU, CNM, SFCC, Ten. Tech

List of the Public Institution Partners:

NM MASC, NMHED, NASA, DoD, AFSOR, AFRL, NSF,

USPTO, NM EPSCOR, UNM ASERT, NM AMP,

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE

\AND HISTORY, SNL. ARGONE NATIONAL LAB.

LAWERANCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.

List of the Private Institutions,

DMA, WOLFRAM ALPHA,AIHEC, SACNAS, AISES, NIEA

K-12 Schools

BIE SCHOOLS, NATIVE AMERICAN SERVING HS,

Tribal Schools

SKC, DINE, NWIC, and 11 colleges members of the TCU Engineering Programs Working

Group

1 – Fair, Equitable, and win-win Partnerships

2 – Capacity building on SIPI campus

3 – Sharing Resources among TCU’s

4 – Sustainability

SIGN UP NOW !Fall 2014 Trimester !

ENGR 105Introduction to Engineering and Design

Instructor: Dr. Nader VadieePre-requisite: Your interest in

Engineering or Robotics !

Bio-Diesel Project

Indian Energy Program

Argonne National Lab.

STEM curriculum designed for tribal colleges and universities need to

have the following features:

1 – Enrichment Year

2 – Multiple entry and exit points with certification

3 – Distance Learning Component

4 – Project-based and hands-on courses front-loaded

5 – Down, across, and up articulation. 4-year, high-school, and other

tribal colleges.

6 – Summer research opportunities

7 – Inclusion of Internship, Design Project, and Special Topics course.

8 – CADCAM, GIS/GPS, IT Essentials,

9 – Tele-presence and tele-operated laboratories, distance learning.

10 – Community work and VIP model.

11- Sufficient budget and time for institutionalization- 10 years, $10M

12- Computational tools, Materials Science, Renewable Energy, and

Engineering Ethics

13- Educating the administrators and policy makers!

14- ABET accreditation, is it needed?

15- Small business and entrepreneurship, 2 + 1 and 3 + 2 programs

16 - ROSE STEM for Life!

17 – Strategic planning for grants and soft funds.

18 – Introduction to Engineering and Design Course – Upfront

19 – Students Research Experience teams: O&R, I&D, and I&D teams

20 - Indigenous science and technology courses

1 – VIP ROSE STEMS Project Teams, small VIP support communities

2 – Problem –Based Learning (PBL) STEM Projects

3 – Community-based STEM Projects and Community-based recruitment

4 – 2 + 1 Entrepreneurial STEM Projects

5 – Safety net Programs

6 – 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 STEM Programs Structures

7 – Special Topic STEM Courses

8 – Teaching Math as a Second Language

9 – 3’M’s are new 3 R’s !

10 – Math WORD Problems and Story Tellers

11 – Mobile Robots are STEM Education on a Plate Program!

12 – Simulated Mars Exploration Experience for IT Professionals!

13- VIP ROSE STEM Ambassadors

14 – ABC’s of ATE

15 – STEM Education Corps

16 – Holistic Multi-modal Models Approach in Teaching Math and Science

17 – Integration of the URE and the curricula

18 – Problem-Based Learning, Math and Science subjects on

demand

19 – Total Product Development Process-From Drafting Board

to Recycling

20 – Technology-based small Business Development

Seven Different World Models

1 - Linguistic (Natural Language) or Words

Ex. : X is inversely proportional to Y, X is larger than twice the Y plus five

.

2 – Numerical, Look-up Tables, Data Bases, statistical

3 – Graphical, Animation, Video, and Multi-media

4 – Analytical , Logical, Mathematical Model

X= 1/Y , X > 2Y + 5

5 – Computational, Computer Simulation, Games

6 – Physical , Experimental, Analog Simulation

7 – Intuitional, Mental

STEM Learning Center

STEM Teaching and Learning Centers:

1 – Traditional Math Class ( Teams of Students)

2 – Computer Lab.

3 – Laboratory

4 – Shop

Goal:

1 – Conceptual Learning

2 – Critical Thinking

3 – Creative Problem Solving

4 – Life-long learning

VIP ROSE STEMS Teams

Research and Development◦ Mobile Robots Platforms◦ Intelligent Cooperative Multi-Agent Robotic Systems ◦ Mars Yard Team◦ Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources

Student Education and Outreach◦ Roadrunner Curriculum◦ Electronics Design Lab.◦ Senior Design Projects◦ I-C-MARS Curriculum

Documentation and Information Dissemination

Partnerships and Sustainability

Autonomous Vehicles, NAVCaR, ROV-E

UAV and Drones for Remote Sensing

Rocket Launch

PL System

Virtual Reality

Advanced Manufacturing

Smart Lighting

Micro-greens

Augmented Reality Sand Box

Mars Yard

Motion Capture Systems

1 - Project Team A:

Development of the SIPI Educational Mobile Robot and RPI Mobile Studio Kits for Research, Outreach and

Students Education – SIPI Road-Runner Series.

Faculty Advisor/mentors: Dr. Nader Vadiee, Mr. Mike Majedi

Mentors: Jonathon West, Zach Netzer

2 - Project Team B

Development of the SIPI Educational Wind Tunnel Test-bed and integration of the RPI Mobile Studio Boards

Faculty Advisor/mentors: Dr. Nader Vadiee, Dr. Riccardo Bevilacqua, Daniele Gallardo,

Mentors: Jonathon West, Kevin Blackhorse, Zach Netzer, Wendi Cole

3 - Project Team C Exploring Bio-Engineering Systems Modeling and Simulation .

Faculty Advisor/mentors: Dr. Jaime Juarez, Dr. Jennifer Pascal, Dr. Nader Vadiee

4 - Project Team D Jemez Pueblo Mega Solar Power Plant Studies-DOE Project.

Faculty Advisor/Mentors: Dr. Nader Vadiee, Dr. Mehrdad Khatibi (NAU

Mentors: Mr. Jonathon West, Matthew Collins, Tomzak Billie

5 - Project Team E: The pulse of the Bosque: Design an environmental monitoring system and Integration of the

RPI Mobile Studio Board.

Faculty mentor: Dr. Mark Stone (UNM) , Dr. Nader Vadiee,

Mentors: UNM Student mentors: Colin Byrne, Jeffrey Samson, Rafael Perea, and Sophie Stauffer.

VIP ROSE STEM Research Experience Projects

Fall 2013- Summer 2014

(students enrolled in the ENGR 105 and ENGR 290)

To engage student interest in STEM subjects by having them build Mars Rovers and learn to program and operate Mars Rovers in Mars-yards that we have constructed and are constructing on the SIPI campus

To teach students the math and physics required to build and operate the rovers

To enable students to program and operate the Mars Rovers from their current classrooms

2 “Mars Yards” where students can remotely

operate rovers to design and test new software

and hardware

Internet connected for worldwide access

Physical and simulated environments

400 ft2 Operating area for simple rovers and for

testing of new main yard rovers

sipi-i-c-mars.org

2500 ft2 Landscaped Warehouse

Used to teach students to program Mars Rovers for

more realistic complete missions

Exterior Decoration of the

SIPI Mars Laboratory

We are building a replica of Gale Crater on Mars in

the Mars Laboratory

Picture of Gale Crater from NASA Photo Archives

The SIPI Large Mars-Yard with Rovers

Objective: introduce students to robotics and programming by building and operating simple RoadRunner Rovers

Paper Being Presented at IEEE Integrated Stem Education

Conference in March 2017.

• SIPI Student Mentors Brandon Ray and Tomczak Billie with the Large Mars Rover that they built

• ENGR290 Classes and ENGR285 Projects covering:• Programming

• C++• Robot Operating System• Python• Javascript/HTML/PHP

• Sensors• Motors and actuators• 3D CAD and Printing• Landscaping and construction

We have 30 graduated students in the Pre-Engineering

program since 2006

2016 – the largest graduating class in Pre-Engineering thatSIPI has ever experienced

Spring/Summer 2015 Spring/Summer 2016

AS Pre-Engineering / CADD

Certificate Enrollment43 / 35 38 / 39

AS Pre-Engineering / CADD

Certificate Graduation6 9

The program is fully funded through the NASA TCU-ELO Grant

The program includes curricula, Mechanism Guidebooks (teacher and student editions), and Lesson Outlines culminating in Challenges for each unit (Grades 9-12)◦ Compliant with NM Common Core and NextGen Standards

Includes funding for our partner schools for technology and supplies

SIPI graduates and students available to work with your teachers and students as they implement the program

Curricular Resources available on our web site:

https://sites.google.com/site/sipimodules/

A team of high school students, from the Bernalillo High School, in

company of their science teacher, Ms. Katrina Lake, joined us for on

Friday February 5th, 2016, to attend a training on the SIPI NASA I-C-

MARS Project home-made Educational RoadRunner Mobile Robot

Platform, RoadRunner 4.0. Bernalillo High School is a partner K-12

school with our NASA TCU ELO ( SIPI I-C-MARS ) Project.

During Spring 2016, Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 NASA

Scientists will conduct interactive Knowledge Capture

sessions with SIPI and SIPI’s Partner Schools. Partner

schools can either:

◦ Bus their students to the SIPI Campus for these

presentations, or

◦ We will deliver the program by computer link to their

classrooms

BHS Students at the Fall 2015

NASA Knowledge Capture Event

Brandon Ray and Tomczak Billie, SIPI Engineering Programs alumni

and SIPI I-C-MARS Project teaching assistants, attended the

DISCOVER STEM Week event held at the National Museum of

Nuclear Science and History, on February 4th, 2016.

SIPI team demonstrated remote operation of Mars RoadRunner Mini-

rovers located in the SIPI Mini-Mars-Yard via the Internet. Students

were able to take control of one of our two rovers and navigate

through the Mini-Mars-Yard web link. There also were "missions" for

the students to complete using the tools on the web interface for the

Mini-Mars-Yard.

SIPI's Autonomous Vehicles Research and Development Group:

Several students and faculty teams at the pre-engineering program at

the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) are currently

engaged with several projects focused on modeling, simulation,

development, testing and evaluation of un-manned and autonomous

vehicles. Some of the projects are as follows:

SIPI Autonomous Vehicles Research and Development Group:

- Mars Rovers ( SIPI NASA TCU ELO and NCAT-UTSA-SIPI

TECHLAV Project)

- Mars Exploration using UAV ( NASA TCU ELO – Project )

- Rockets with Science Payloads ( NASA New Mexico space Grant

Project)

- Swarmies ( The University of New Mexico - NASA Swarmathon and

Traffic control and transportation management for autonomous

automobiles Projects)

http://youtu.be/kjSD6DWk0OM

Bernalillo High School Student Participation in STEM Classes as a Result of the NASA TCU-ELO Grant

External evaluation indicates thatstudents are more engaged and enthusiastic about learning STEM subjects and more motivated to attend class (March, 2016)

Fall 2014 Fall 2015

Bernalillo High School12

(Pre-Program Launch)

48

(36 Completed the Course)

Additional High Schools

Fall 2016

◦ Native American Community Academy (Albuquerque)

◦ Zuni and Twin Buttes High Schools (Zuni, NM)

Spring 2017

◦ Wallatowa High Charter School (Jemez, NM)

External evaluation of student impact– Spring

2017

JSC Summer Interns – 2016

◦ SIPI Remote Summer Interns

Roshonda Shurley – Cinda Chullen’s Space Suit Team

Levi Albert – Scott Askew’s Robotics Team

Stanton Lance – Space Suit Outreach Team

◦ NMSU Full-Time Summer Intern

Macklin Begaye – NMSU Junior

NCAS Workshops

◦ Two SIPI students Sam Smith and Bernadette

Quintana were accepted to the NASA Aerospace

Academy for the Summer 2016 and hope to

qualify for invitation to one of the NCAS

workshops at JSC in the Fall

NASA REU Intern

◦ Kory Menke from Durham Tech (NC) spent the summer at SIPI working on the Swarmathon Project and developing a miniaturized mass spectrometer for our Rovers

Over the past year, NMSU has focused ondesigning and fabricating mechanisms forour Rovers

Twenty-seven students in an NMSU Kinematics class participated in this effort

November 2015 - Dr. Edwin "Zack" Crues, JSC - “Modeling

and Simulation Technologies by the NASA Exploration

Systems Simulations (NExSyS)

Missions for the Human Exploration of Mars' Moon Phobos”

February 2016 - John Baker, JPL – “How are the NASA Mars

Robotics Missions Designed and Operated?”

June 2016 - Dan Harrison, JSC Robotics (Ret.) - “I Didn't

Know I Couldn't Do That!”

October 2016 – Horton Newsome, PhD

On April 20-21, SIPI’s NASA Swarmathon team - five SIPI

students and one faculty -attended the first NASA

Swarmathon Challenge at Kennedy Space Center

The team took 3rd Place as the only tribal college!

The team has been invited to compete in 2017

Four SIPI students and one faculty participated in the NASA

RockOn Workshop, on Wallops Island, VA from June 18-25

The team successfully completed all of the steps building their

rocket payload and integrated all systems checks

They are continuing this work at SIPI and plan to compete in

the First Nations Lunch in Wisconsin, Spring 2017

Culinary Arts – Tenzing

Calsoyas - growing food in

space

Technical Writing Classes

assist with Documentation

Natural Resource students

worked with UAVs to assist

site restoration efforts on the

Isleta Pottery Mound

Red Cabbage Microgreens

September 25-27, 2016

Sunday – Community/ Family

Day – Jemez Pueblo

Monday – Middle School, High

School Day

Tuesday – Education Directors

Day

Achievements in acquiring support, in kind and hard funding for the project

Achievements in acquiring support, in kind and hard funding for the project

External Advisory BoardNMSGC Grant – Will Fund 20 more Student Mentors Fall 2016

AIHEC AIREI for Smart Lighting Demo Project

UNM ASERT Program

NM NASA EPSCOR Student Launch Program

AFRL and NM EPSCOR

TECHLAV Grant – With UTEP and NCA&T – DOD Funded

RockOn Workshop – Wallops Island, VA

UNM “Swarmathon” – Funded by NASA

KRQE broadcasted a news story on SIPI and UNM NASA Swarmathon program, on May 8, 2016. Please visit the following link:

http://krqe.com/2016/05/08/unm-partners-with-nasa-for-national-robotics-competition/

Please also visit the following link for a great story by the Indian Country Today-Media Network on the SIPI I-C-MARS Project ( NASA TCU ELO) :

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/05/25/mars-new-mexico-sipi-students-transform-desert-martian-landscape-164511

You may also share the following links to our educational materials:

https://sites.google.com/site/sipimodules/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Southwestern-Indian-Polytechnic-Institute-SIPI-Engineering-Programs/339779393318?ref=ts

http://scme-nm.net/scme_2009/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=35&Itemid=56

https://www.facebook.com/Swarmathon/videos/1198224376857072/

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