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Sudipta Chowdhury, Marshall University; Ammar Alzarrad, Marshall University; Sungmin Youn, University of Texas at El Paso

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year of study (juniors). Specifically, 62.5% of the students wereclassified as juniors, while 25% are sophomores and another 25% are seniors. This distributionsuggests a diverse mix of students at different stages of their undergraduate education, which maycontribute to a broad range of academic perspectives within the program. The program had a higherrepresentation of female participants, with 62.5% identifying as female and 37.5% as male. Thisdistribution indicates successful engagement with female students, potentially reflecting broadertrends in STEM fields and targeted recruitment strategies by the mentors addressing theunderrepresentation of women in these disciplines. Such efforts align with broader initiatives topromote gender

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Elin Jensen, Lawrence Technological University

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application and explaining your reasoning. 5. Reflect on the complexities of material selection, particularly when balancing engineering requirements with environmental considerations and cost.Figure 1 shows examples of student generated Ashby Charts from two different teams. The ploton the left shows cost versus density for six material types as generated by Team A, and the ploton the right shows GWP versus density for specific materials as generated by Team B. Theproject was open ended allowing for variations in how data was presented.Figure 1. Examples of Ashby Charts generated by Team A and Team B. On the left is depictedcost versus density and on the right is depicted GWP versus density.Survey InstrumentA survey was designed as a

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Tina Johnson Cartwright, Marshall University; Julie Lynn Snyder-Yuly, Marshall University; Wook-sung Yoo, Marshall University; Husnu Saner Narman, Marshall University

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and focus group interviews to capturethe students' experiences in more depth. These interviews explored students' perspectives onhow their mindset and grit evolved throughout the program, including their challenges,motivations, and reflections on perseverance. This allowed for a deeper understanding ofhow students perceived their own growth in grit and mindset over time. Students sharedstories of overcoming personal and academic obstacles. Qualitative methods also revealedfactors influencing passion and perseverance, including faculty support, project involvement,and personal academic goals.In conclusion, these findings underscore the role that grit and mindset play in shapingstudents' attitudes toward their degree programs and suggest areas

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Trevor Joseph Bihl, Wright State University; Terry Lynn Oroszi, Wright State University; Subhashini Ganapathy, Wright State University; Jeffrey B. Travers, Wright State University

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PBL enhancesproblem-solving skills and promotes critical thinking by requiring students to design andimplement solutions to complex tasks [10].Peer review is an invaluable method for fostering critical evaluation and collaborative learning. Itencourages students to assess the quality of others’ work while reflecting on their own [11] [12][13]. This process helps students refine their analytical skills and improves their understanding ofhow to evaluate statistical results and experiment designs. Research demonstrates that peer reviewis a useful learning tool [14] and also strengthens students’ writing and oral presentation skills[15]-[19], which are essential for engineers to communicate their findings effectively.Incorporating peer review in

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Elin Jensen, Lawrence Technological University; Taylor Warstler; Donald D. Carpenter P.E., Lawrence Technological University; Alyssa Taube; Lynne Seymour

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—essential traits for future engineers.This paper documents the development, implementation, and outcomes of the engineering trackfor the outreach event. It includes an overview of the participating organizations, the designprocess for the activity, logistical considerations for running the session, and reflections onfeedback received from participants and teachers. The insights and lessons learned from thisoutreach activity can serve as a model for similar efforts to bridge the gap between aspiringengineers and the opportunities within the engineering profession.BackgroundThe professions, Environmental Engineering and Civil Engineering, were ranked second andfourth in 2024 by U.S. News and World Report as Best Engineering Jobs, respectively [1

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Punya A Basnayaka, Cuyahoga Community College, School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering and Computer Science

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of the topics of sustainability,LCA, and renewable energy. The data summary reflects that more than 80% of students have nottaken any formal education or courses in these topics. The word cloud concludes that thestudents have a general understanding of the topics rather than in-depth knowledge or education.Based on the results, it is recommended to include: (1) lectures related to sustainability and LCAthat cover general understanding and social ethical responsibility, (2) a group project, wherestudents conduct LCA on a product of their choice and introduce interactive software tools likeOpenLCA8,9, and (3) an individual project for calculating individual carbon foot print using thefree carbon footprint calculator from the United States

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Ragavanantham Shanmugam, Fairmont State University; Madhan Gopal Perumal, The University of Texas at Dallas; Uma Maheswari Krishnamoorthy

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, progressingthrough continuous reflection and refinement to uphold academic integrity while makinglearning more inclusive, engaging, and empowering for all.References 1. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). How people learn II: Learners, contexts, and cultures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/24783 2. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (2019). Measuring innovation in education 2019: What has changed in the classroom? Paris: OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264311671-en 3. U.S. Department of Education. (2022). Advancing diversity and inclusion in education: Best practices and policies. Washington, DC: Government Printing

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Rick Hill, University of Detroit Mercy; Vanessa Burrows, University of Detroit Mercy; Linda Slowik PhD

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. This is reflective of the population of Detroit Mercy as a whole and thesurrounding communities of southeast Michigan from which the University primarily drawsstudents. Even within the largest subgroup of middle eastern students, there is significantdifference with students whose parents emigrated from countries such as Iraq, Turkey, Syria, andYemen, with different cultures and faith traditions such as Arabic, Chaldean, and OrientalOrthodox. The gender distribution of students is 37% female and 63% male. Figure 1 SEED Program Student Population ii. Program elementsCore to the program is a commitment to provide the students full-tuition support for four years ofundergraduate study to help lessen the financial

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Romain Kazadi Tshikolu, University of Detroit Mercy; Alan S Hoback, University of Detroit Mercy

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that PBL pedagogical training be provided for engineering staff to learn PBLpedagogy knowledge and facilitation skills. There are also Challenges for choosing effectiveassessment methods, the need of continuous PBL skills training for students: In the PBLenvironment, not only teachers but also students need to transfer from traditional learningmethods to PBL methods. They also warn about students who lacked learning motivation or self-reflection who can weaken the effectiveness of PBL and the teamwork. (Chen, J., Kolmos, A., &Du, X., 2020) At the institutional level, the emphasis on developing students’ capabilities to solve real-worldproblems brings new challenges for teachers and students as it demands more time and effort.For teachers