Conference Session

Effective Teaching Potpourri

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John S Popovics P.E., University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yiming Niu; Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Karthik Pattaje; Jacob Henschen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

moved to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as a Teaching Assistant Professor in June 2020. He serves as the co-chair for the Teaching Methods and Education Materials Committee at ACI and the co-chair of the Committee on Faculty Development at ASCE. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 CASE STUDY: Integration of Python programming in a Civil Engineering laboratory course John S. Popovics, Yiming Niu, Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, Karthik Pattaje, Jacob Henschen Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign,205 N. Mathews, Urbana, IL 618011. IntroductionIn this case study, we present an

Conference Session

Self-Efficacy & Mindset

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Oluwafemi Ige, Morgan State University; Samuel Sola Akosile, Morgan State University; Tolulope Abiri, Morgan State University; Grace Yemisi Balogun, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

by utilizing affordable, safe, andportable electronics in various educational settings (classrooms or laboratories). ECP combinesproblem-solving exercises and constructive learning methods with a hands-on, portablemultifunction tool that can be used in place of larger and complex laboratory apparatus. Over atwo-year period, a civil engineering program that integrated hands-on learning through projects,lab exercises, and fieldwork showed substantial gains in students' self-reported efficacy. Surveydata, collected using validated self-efficacy rating scales, indicated significant improvementsacross various categories, including technical skills, problem-solving ability, teamwork, andconfidence. These findings highlight the potential of hands

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Age of AI

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Peter Laursen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

academic experience without compromising student learning,engineering rigor or academic integrity. This paper describes and assesses the incorporation ofAI into an existing computer laboratory course in an undergraduate structural engineeringprogram.ARCE 352 (Structural Computing I) is a one-unit computer laboratory that is a companioncourse to ARCE 302 (Structural Analysis) in the Architectural Engineering program at CaliforniaPolytechnic State University. The students learn the theory and by-hand methods for findingforces and deflections in indeterminate structures in ARCE 302. In ARCE 352, the students usecommercial software and Python programming to solve more complex problems of the sametype on a computer.After receiving classroom instruction

Conference Session

Curricular & Course Design

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

authors own work – and referencing a recent systematic review of masterylearning in engineering in higher education – this case study offers a “formula” that faculty mayfollow to incorporate modified mastery learning into their classroom or laboratory setting. Theapproach to modified mastery learning outlined in this article accomplishes two important items.First, the flexibility afforded to the instructor when adopting modified mastery learning meansthat cost savings may be accomplished in the use of institutional resources while accommodatinga diversity of student learning preferences. Second, while traditional approaches fail to guaranteethat every student master every concept, the modified mastery learning style not only maintains –but in

Conference Session

Civil Engineering & Leadership Division Joint Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Pickenpaugh PE, United States Air Force Academy; Owen Sedej P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Joseph Pickenpaugh PE, PMP, NORAD and USNORTHCOM J4

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL), Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

canoe teams use the small teamleadership concept. The next method is Senior Seminar with speakers demonstrating the need forleadership and professionalism in engineering. Finally, hands-on leadership through courses suchas the Field Engineering Readiness Laboratory (FERL) and Senior Leadership Exercisedemonstrates large team leadership to accomplish a shared goal. Figure 1 shows the buildup ofleadership skills throughout the Civil Engineer student’s journey. • Personal, Interpersonal • Introduction to Engineering at a base Sophomore • FERL • Interpersonal, small team leadership • FERL leaders Junior

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna Wong, San Francisco State University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

this paper with feedback and assessment results aswell as lessons learned on the progress of the channel and the application of the approachesdiscussed above.5. ConclusionThe engineering curriculum is a complicated subject matter not only due to its intrinsic technicalbase but the necessity to broaden student perspectives using examples whether through realapplications or laboratory experiments/demonstrations. Bridging the gap in resource access is animmense challenge felt by numerous institutions nationwide. Additionally, with the generalchange in students’ perspectives of reliable educational resources, engineering students willincreasingly seek assistance from video content.Considering all of these factors, it is a critical time for

Conference Session

ABET, PE, and CEBOK

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shenghua Wu, University of South Alabama; Min-Wook Kang, University of South Alabama; John Cleary, University of South Alabama

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

for Interdisciplinary Center for Sustainable Engineering (ICSE), Executive Director for Gulf Coast Environmental Equity Center (GCEEC), Director for the Solid Waste Sustainability Hub, Director for the Gulf Coast Center for Addressing Microplastics Pollution (GC-CAMP), and Director for the Sustainable Asphalt Materials Laboratory, as well as the founding faculty advisor for the Society of Sustainable Engineering. He teaches a mixture of undergraduate and graduate engineering courses. Dr. Wu is a committee member for Transportation Research Board (TRB) AJE35 and AKM 90, a member of American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and Academy of Pavement Science and

Conference Session

Effective Teaching Potpourri

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Gao, Smith College; Glenn W Ellis, Smith College; Amy Azogue Irigoyen, Smith College; Chon-sa Cardona, Smith College

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

and seepage, volumechanges, effective stress, strength and compaction. A variety of strategies are used in the class tobalance efficiency and innovation. Additionally, efforts are being made to highlight thecontributions of female engineers to the field, ensuring that students encounter role models whoreflect the diversity of the profession. These include lecture, discussion, peer teaching, hands-ongroup activities, labs introducing standard laboratory procedures, labs supporting inquiry, casestudies, and real or virtual field trips. Examples of how IE cognitive tools are used in the classare shown in Table 2. They include extensive use of the following cognitive tools: story, mystery,fantasy, heroism, extremes of reality, theoretic thinking

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Capstone Showcase

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Wambeke, United States Air Force Academy

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

theirsurvey, and they found that most capstone courses contained a mixture of classroom and projectcomponents, with an increase in both the variety and quantity of projects that were externallysourced through industry. Researching the types of activities that civil engineering programs areusing for their capstone project reinforced those findings. Even when searching for “research-focused” capstones, the types of projects identified in the various articles are project-orientedand/or linked to industry. While the list is certainly not exhaustive, several examples are thesetypes of capstone projects are described in [3] – [7]. Warner and O’Hern [8] describe howHoward University and Sandia National Laboratories have collaborated to develop research

Conference Session

Sustainability & Civil Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julius Ogaga Etuke, Morgan State University; Adeolu Victor Banjo, Morgan State University; Micheal Oketunde Okegbola, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

School of Surveying, Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria and an Adjunct with the Surveying and Geoinformatics department, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses. Surv. Micheal is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Engineering at the Department of Civil Engineering, Morgan State University. He is also a graduate research assistant at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development, Smart Innovation and Resilient Engineering Research Laboratory also at the Civil Engineering Department. His research interests include UAV applications in high-rise and bridge infrastructures monitoring, Remote Sensing and GIS in engineering applications

Conference Session

Student Services & Supports

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fethiye Ozis P.E., Carnegie Mellon University; Kyle Nathan Winfree, Northern Arizona University; Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Scott R Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Kaitlyn T Hanley P.E., New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Tanya Kunberger P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jennifer Retherford P.E., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; David A Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Development at Northeastern University’s College of Engineering. He is the recipient of the 2021 NSPE Engineering Education Excellence Award and the 2019 ASCE Thomas A Lenox ExCEEd Leadership Award.Dr. Kaitlyn T Hanley P.E., New York University Tandon School of Engineering Dr. Hanley is an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering at New York University, teaching courses in environmental chemistry and microbiology, fundamental environmental engineering laboratory ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Paper ID #47278 techniques, environmental engineering process design, and the senior

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Capstone Showcase

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shashi S. Marikunte, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

challenge students to workin multidisciplinary teams and include best practices in the industry while enhancing theirtechnical as well as communication skills. We merged students from four concentration areas ofcivil engineering (structures, construction, transportation, and environmental engineering) towork in a small group of up to eight students. The project assigned included all concentrationareas and students were informed to place emphasis on all four concentration areas to enhanceculminating design experience. Some of the example projects students worked in the past fewyears include building projects for a university that includes classroom and laboratory facilities;building project for a university that includes student services facilities

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Capstone Showcase

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Wambeke, United States Air Force Academy

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

semester, the final design was reviewed and approved, and a constructionpermit was granted by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department. The remainder of thespring semester was focused on the procurement of materials and construction activities. Theteam prefabricated some portions of the bridge, such as the abutment formwork and the railingposts, on campus in a laboratory environment but completed most of the construction on site.The bridge was completed prior to the end of the semester at a cost of just under $12,000. About30 members of the town, including the mayor, attended a ribbon cutting ceremony to “officially”open the bridge at the end of April 2024. A few images of the construction process and thecompleted bridge are shown

Conference Session

Assessments, Feedback, & Grading

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Mowafy PEng, University of Alberta; Mohammad Talebi-Kalaleh, University of Alberta; Mohamed Sabek, University of Alberta; Harry Peng, University of Alberta; Mohammad Aqib, University of Alberta; Samer M. Adeeb P.Eng., University of Alberta; Mohamed Magdy Elgammal, University of Alberta; Clayton Pettit, University of Alberta

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

PlatformThe grading platform was tested on two sets of 50 assignments graded by the GPT-4 and Qwen.AI-generated grades were compared with the human-graded benchmarks. Figure 4 shows the meanscores and variability (mean ± standard deviation) for Labs 2 and 5, with human scores serving asthe reference for comparison. In Lab 2, the human reference mean was 16.89, with Qwen scoring16.07 and GPT-4 scoring 15.72. Qwen's score was closer to the human reference, indicating betterperformance than GPT-4 in this laboratory. In Lab 5, the human reference mean was 20.44, andQwen achieved a mean score of 22.67, whereas GPT-4 scores were 21.17. Although both LLMsscore higher than the human reference, GPT-4's score is closer, suggesting that it performs betterthan

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jalil Kianfar, Saint Louis University; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University; Danahe Marmolejo, Saint Louis University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

laboratory courses, they do not necessarilyapply spreadsheets in an engineering context.To better align spreadsheets with the practical experiences of civil engineering students [1], aseries of statics-related assignments were incorporated into a second-year civil engineeringcourse at Saint Louis University, Missouri, United States. Students utilized spreadsheets to solveproblems related to centroids and moments of inertia, equilibrium of a particle, shear force andbending moment diagrams, and truss analysis. Most students were concurrently enrolled in astatics course where they solved similar problems using pen and paper calculations andsubmitted their work.This research assessed student work, evaluated learning outcomes, and analyzed

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Queen Retherford, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Sarah Mobley, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Alaska, Anchorage, as well as a Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Structural Engineering from the University of South Florida, Tampa. Sarah is a registered professional engineer in the state of Alaska where she worked as a staff engineer for the Department of Natural Resources. She has been a faculty member at the University of Tennessee since the Fall of 2019 where she serves as a laboratory specialist in the fields of materials, geotech and structures. Sarah mentors students by serving as an advisor for the student chapter of the Society of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Age of AI

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Cercone, Manhattan University; Konstantine Aristomenis Mendrinos, Manhattan College; Matthew Volovski, Manhattan College; JUNESEOK LEE, Manhattan University; Medya Fathi, Manhattan University; Mehdi Omidvar, Manhattan University; Shahriar Quayyum, Manhattan College

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

research expertise is in penetration mechanics, high strain rate response of granular media, risk assessment, infrastructure hazard analysis, soil-structure interaction, and numerical simulations. He leads research in the Impact and Penetration Laboratory at Manhattan College, specializing in high-speed impact experiments on granular media, as well as numerical and analytical modeling. His research has led to the development of the GeoPoncelet model for penetration into sand. He has served as PI and Co-PI on over $4.5M in research funding from the Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, and the Department of Transportation (through the University Transportation Research Center), among others. His research

Conference Session

Focus on the First Year

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sydney Donohue Jobe, University of New Mexico; Paris Eisenman, University of New Mexico; Ethan Kapp, University of New Mexico; James Joseph Rawson, University of New Mexico; MADISON JO COX, University of New Mexico; John Caleb Orr, University of New Mexico; Jose Cerrato, University of New Mexico; Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, experiencing hands-on laboratory science, and learning thatthere is more than one way to approach a problem and that those methods may not be given toyou. All of these skills are important to being a practicing engineer. Everyone in the classapproached ill-structured problems; the result of their math methods is not necessarily indicativeof the highest math knowledge. Having entry-level students solve exciting, complex designproblems through an engineering perspective can perhaps even encourage them to stay in themajor and complete all the math requirements.LimitationsWhile this study provides insights into how early-stage undergraduates approach math in designchallenges, it is limited to data from a relatively small sample size. Data was collected

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Paul Summerfield, Wentworth Institute of Technology; John Peter Voccio; Wenye Camilla Kuo-Dahab, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Brian Ernst, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Chris Bode-Aluko, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

& Exposition.2024.Appendix AFirst Year General Chemistry I (CHEM 1100) – 2 Lab ExperimentsRenewable Energy/Sustainability Lesson Plan Template 1. Title of Lesson Performing the Water Splitting Reaction with Hydroelectric Power 2. Target This is intended as part of a laboratory for the General Chemistry II course. 3. Learning Objectives Students will: • Learn electrochemistry through the electrolysis of water. • Explore the principles and operation of an emerging sustainable energy technology. • Evaluate energy efficiency quantitatively given the experimental inputs and outputs 4. Description The goal of this lab is to teach students electrochemistry using the water

Conference Session

Self-Efficacy & Mindset

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Chris Carroll P.E., Trine University; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; David Weston Johnstone P.E., Ohio Northern University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

2013 AIChE Annual Meeting: Global Challenges for Engineering a Sustainable Future, p. 13, AIChE, 2013.19.​H. Shen and J. Gargac, "Enhancing Student Engagement in Engineering Materials Science Using KEEN Mindset in Laboratory Activities," in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2022.20.​B. Tribelhorn, H. Dillon, A. Nuxoll, and N. Ralston, "Using Active Learning to Connect Entrepreneurial Mindset to Software Engineering," Computers in Education Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, 2024.21.​V. Vijayan, S. A. Barclay, M. E. Reissman, and T. Reissman, "Impact of Scaffolding and Hands-On Assignments Within Mechatronics on Student Learning Outcomes of KEEN's Entrepreneurial Mindset," International Journal of

Conference Session

Effective Teaching Potpourri

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Megan L. Matthews, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; Jacob Henschen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; John S Popovics P.E., University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ashlynn S. Stillwell, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Cheryl Ann Cohen

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

. Koloutsou-Vakakis, K. Pattaje. CASE STUDY: Integration ofPython programming in a civil engineering laboratory course. Civil Engineering Division., 2025ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Canada [Accepted].[26] M. L. Matthews, S. Koloutsou-Vakakis, A. S. Stillwell. CASE STUDY: Project-basedintegration of societal context with engineering communication and computational thinking in anupper-level civil and environmental engineering course. Civil Engineering Division., 2025 ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Canada [Accepted].