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Huiliang Wang, University of Texas at Austin; Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas at Austin; Edward Castillo, University of Texas at Austin

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Paper ID #44709Welcome to the Evan & Eddie Show!: Conversations about career journeysProf. Huiliang Wang, University of Texas at Austin Huiliang (Evan) Wang is an Assistant professor at the Biomedical Engineering department at the Univer- sity of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). His research is on neuro-engineering technologies. Prior to joining UT Austin, he was a postdoc at Stanford Bioengineering and his PhD degree from Stanford Materials Science and Engineering. He did his undergraduate in Materials Science from University of Oxford.Prof. Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas at Austin Dr. Mia K. Markey is a Professor

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purposes of soliciting feedback from others in our region. MethodologyFirst, for the benefit of the students, our faculty instructors engage with area industry by organizingclass field trips to chemical engineering industrial facilities and also bringing industry speakers tothe students. Our department strives to provide separate field trips to area industry sites for eachyear in the students’ academic career, and plans these visits for different classes that cover all levels Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference WestTexasA&MUniversity,Canyon,TX Copyright  2024, American Society for Engineering

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Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas at Austin; Huiliang Wang, University of Texas at Austin; Ju-Chun Hsieh, University of Texas at Austin; Xiangping Liu, University of Texas at Austin

from ourparticipants, we are confident that we can enhance this program to better serve both ourinternational doctoral students and domestic students. Introduction and MotivationTo first-year international doctoral students, there are many challenges to face when they land inthe US and pursue their academic dreams, such as cultural differences, language barriers, andmore. A peer with more local living experience would boost the fit-in process for these first-yearinternational doctoral students.1 Concurrently, Biomedical Engineering (BME) undergraduatesmight be overwhelmed by postgraduate choices and career path selection. A peer with moreresearch and academic experience would be constructive for the

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Helen Elizabeth Geller, University of Texas at El Paso; Peter Golding P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Alejandro Gonzalez; Annalisa Perez, University of Texas at El Paso

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interactive knowledge Near-Peer Mentoring: Near-peer mentors thrive in a supportive exchange, bridging generational gaps and fostering critical thinking [12- environment, gaining insights and building confidence. The experience 15]. readies them for their careers while benefiting from well-being strategies. Dual-form mentoring redefines traditional hierarchies, offering an

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Eman Hammad, Texas A&M University; James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., Texas A&M University; Yuehua Wang, Texas A&M University - Commerce; Heather Manley Lillibridge, Texas A&M University; Chris Scarmardo, Texas A&M University

matterexperts in cybersecurity and upper-class undergraduate student teams in hands-on 10-week summerresearch programs with the goal of fostering more secure cyberspace. Invited guest lectures and fieldtrips with industry and DHS officials will round out student experiences with opportunities to learnabout different career opportunities.Objective/Purpose: The Cybersecurity CBTS Summer Research Institute aims to provide educationand hands-on research experience for promising science and engineering undergraduate students.The students are placed into teams led by highly qualified cybersecurity faculty from the RELLISAcademic Alliance at the Texas A&M University System. Teams and faculty are supported byadditional funding for necessary equipment and

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Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University; Jonathan Weaver-Rosen, Texas A&M University; Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University; Mohammad Waqar Mohiuddin; Carlos R. Corleto P.E., Texas A&M University

registered engineer in the State of Texas (PE). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 1 Session XXXX Embedding Teamwork Skills in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum AbstractEngineers work in teams. According to ABET, teamwork should be a major component of anyengineering curriculum. Both administrators and educators agree on how important this is inpreparing engineering students for their careers. However, what they do not necessarily agree on ishow to get the students ready! Some try to embed this from the early stages of the

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Benjamin C. Flores, University of Texas at El Paso; Nidia Banuelos, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Dessaray Gorbett; Ariana (Ari) Arciero, University of Texas at El Paso; Ross J. Benbow, University of Wisconsin - Madison

underservedpopulations use to navigate higher education (Yosso, 2005). Assets from students’ communities,families, languages, and cultures bolster their chances for success as they pursue their educationand career goals (Acevedo & Solorzano, 2023). Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX Copyright  2024, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 1. Proposed connections between Community Cultural Wealth (CCW), professional identity, sense of belonging, and student success. ContextThe University of Texas System has seen consistent growth in

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University

. IntroductionInstitutions of higher education have long sought ways to meet the needs of the workforce.Research shows that there is a shortage of qualified STEM graduates in the workforce.1, 2, 3 Researchfrom the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (2022) indicates that K-12 studentsare not well-prepared to enter into STEM degrees. This is likely one factor in the lack of STEMgraduates from 4-year institutions. Due to this lack of entry into the pipeline to STEM careers, thosethat choose this path need to continue to graduation. Studies show that there is more attrition inSTEM fields than in other fields.5A challenge faced by the majority of institutions of higher education is student retention. Typicalmodels that institutions of higher

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Denise Emily Pahang, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Isabella Treviño, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Jimena B Alegria, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Brooke McGill, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Nehal I. Abu-Lail, Washington State University; Gongchen Sun, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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her first year in the joint biomedical engineering master’s program offered by UTHealth San Antonio and The University of Texas at San Antonio. Her decision to pursue a career in biomedical engineering came from her love of healthcare and her love for innovative problem-solving. Upon receiving her Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, Jimena hopes to work in the Biotechnology industry.Ms. Brooke McGill, The University of Texas at San Antonio Brooke McGill is pursuing a Bachelor of Science, directed in Chemical Engineering, at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She wishes to specialize in biomedical and medical science within the Chemical Engineering field, which is why she takes her job as Dr. Nehal Abu

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Sanjoy K. Bhattacharia, West Texas A&M University; Fisseha Meresa Alemayehu, West Texas A&M University; Tyresse Xavier Law, West Texas A&M University; Saman Aria, West Texas A&M University

project will enhance the current system for abetter arrangement and location of sensors used. IntroductionA capstone project is a key component to assessing a student’s comprehension of the knowledgeobtained throughout their undergraduate studies as well as their readiness to enter the next stage intheir careers. One of the primary benefits of a capstone project is that it helps students bridge the gap Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering Education 2between the

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Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University; Matt Pharr, Texas A&M University

core materials.Matt Pharr, Texas A&M University Matt Pharr is an Associate Professor and J. Mike Walker ’66 Faculty Fellow in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University with a courtesy appointment in Materials Science & Engineering. His scientific research focuses on mechanics of materials in areas including energy storage and conversion, soft ma- terials, irradiated materials, stretchable electronics, coupled electro-chemo-mechanics, and materials for neuromorphic computing. He teaches classes primarily in mechanics of materials and materials science. He has received an NSF CAREER Award, the Kaneka Junior Faculty Award, a Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Young Faculty Award, the

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Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Angie Hill Price, Texas A&M University

% 16.90% <70% none <70% 1.90%Path to Professional CertificationThough not a course catered to a technician career, there is an added benefit of passing thiscourse/lab as part of the 4-year ABET-accredited B.S. degree – this involves accruing hourstoward an NDT Level-II certification. NDT personnel certification is conducted by the AmericanSociety for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) standardization organization, with additionalcertifications at the corporate level conducted by the particular companies themselves. In generalthere are four requirements toward certification, which include education, training, testing, andwork experience. The table below highlights the training hours requirement for

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Saman Aria, West Texas A&M University; Swastika S. Bithi, West Texas A&M University; Sanjoy Bhattacharia, West Texas A&M University; Pronob Das, West Texas A&M University

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future careers. Recognizing the significant value of practicalexperience, it is essential to incorporate such opportunities into the engineering curriculum[1].West Texas A&M University (WTAMU), located in the Texas Panhandle, distinguishes itself as aneducational institution. As a Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI) and a Hispanic ServingInstitution, WTAMU serves a diverse student population, including many first-generation collegestudents. The College of Engineering at WTAMU offers a variety of disciplines and is supported byadvanced research facilities like the Palo Duro Research Center. This research hub boasts cutting-edge equipment such as microfabrication and high-speed microscopic imaging tools, high-endmaterial characterization

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Erick Benjamin Butler, West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University; Anitha Sarah Subburaj, West Texas A&M University

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technical standards,ensuring their readiness for lifelong learning. The synthesis of these demonstrated student outcomesequips engineers to exhibit critical thinking, creativity, and leadership in diverse team roles withinthe industry.The curriculum's depth extends to include content in essential areas for all engineers, such as ethics,devices, integrated circuits, and engineering economics. The objective is to offer a comprehensiveelectrical engineering education that serves as a foundation for graduates to specialize in their earlyprofessional careers and pursue advanced studies through graduate education.The College holds annual programmatic assessment meetings every Spring semester. These sessionsevaluate the assessment, enabling College

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, environmental, and mechanical engineering students have doneindependent learning of the LEED rating system since this time as CENG 4097 Civil EngineeringResearch (3 semester credits per student). It brings something unique to the engineering programsand encourages students to consider engineering licensure and credentialing (i.e. LEED AccreditedProfessional) in their engineering careers. Students learn the LEED system and submit weeklyreports, a final summary report including a case study LEED project, and produce a presentationbased on lessons learned and the final case study. Students are not required to take the LEED exambut are sufficiently prepared that if they wish, they may take the LEED Green Associate Exam at thesame testing centers that also

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areexpected to be a part of in their future careers as successful engineers as well as to develop thenecessary communications skills.[4] Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX Copyright  2024, American Society for Engineering Education 2Five groups of senior engineering students were involved in the fall 2023 semester thermos-fluiddesign course. One of these engineering design groups is reviewed in this study. The design groupopted to select to develop an instrument to demonstrate the pool boiling curve and experiment.This topic is initially discussed as part

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benefit ofbeing able to see how an industry operates and decide if they wanted to work in this industry or not.Overall, students had a positive perception of industry internships and noted how their experienceshad been valuable to their educational and career goals. The results from the surveys corroborateprevious research findings 1,2,14,15, while results from the semi-structured interviews add to theempirical data in this area of research with a focus on challenges, benefits, and perceptions that maycontribute to an overall positive internship experience.The findings from this research have implications for engineering students, engineering faculty, andindustry partners. Students may look at others’ perceptions of internships to help in their

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environments thatpromote STEM literacy and practices among elementary students and teachers with a particular focus on energy-relatedconcepts.NIKOLAOS GATSISDr. Gatsis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University ofTexas at San Antonio, where he currently holds the GreenStar Endowed Professorship in Energy. His research interestsinclude optimal and secure operation of smart power grids and other coupled critical infrastructures, including waterdistribution systems and transportation networks. Dr. Gatsis is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award and the UTSAPresident’s Award for Research.MELISSA SANABIAMs. Sanabia received the Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at San

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Amir Karimi, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio

exams.The other factor was that some students dropped the course, because either they could not keep upwith the course requirements, or were not performing well in previous exams. One more reason wasthat some students were failing the course, but they could not drop the course, because of theuniversity policy of exceeding the withdraw limit during college career, thus they were not takingthe remaining exams during the semester. Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX Copyright  2024, American Society for Engineering Education 8Table 2 compares the grade