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Graduate College Industry Partnerships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mandana Ashouripashaki, The Ohio State University; Kristina Kennedy, The Ohio State University; Paul A. Reeder, The Ohio State University

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Paper ID #45691WIP: Implementing Backward Design Approach in Integrated Business andEngineering Capstone Project: A NASA Tech Transfer Case StudyMs. Mandana Ashouripashaki, The Ohio State University Mandana Ashouripashaki is a PhD student in Engineering Education at The Ohio State University and also serves as the Associate Director of Licensing and Business Development at OSU’s Innovation and Commercialization Office. Her responsibilities encompass strategic outreach, key account management, advancing deal quality and velocity, as well as overseeing entrepreneurial training and initiatives. Before her tenure at Ohio

Conference Session

Industry Advisory Boards, Experiential Learning

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik Carl Backus, Project Unlock; Jessica P.M. Fick, University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Jennifer S Atchison, Drexel University; Jagadish Torlapati, Rowan University; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Jodi F. Prosise, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Paper ID #45856Project Unlock - A Journey to your New Industry Partnership BoardLt. Col. Erik Carl Backus, Project Unlock Erik C. Backus, PhD, PE, is a Professor of Practice at Clarkson University and the Howard E. Lechler Director of the Construction Engineering Management (CEM) program, teaching and supporting undergraduate, graduate, and other students and trainees. He has a bevy of expertise, experience, and knowledge in instructing project based engineering courses working closely with industry and community partners. Erik has spearheaded the Clarkson Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) Capstone design

Conference Session

Undergraduate Career Development

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Latorre, University of Florida; R. Keith Stanfill P.E., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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University of Florida and 10 years with United Technologies Corporation. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Best Practices for Industry Liaisons in Engineering Design Projects: Insights from Students and LiaisonsAbstractMany engineering programs provide opportunities for students to work on design teams forprojects that are industry sponsored, such as in capstone courses. In these experiences, thecollaboration between student teams and industry liaisons can be crucial for the successfulproject completion. The end goal of this study is to contribute to a deeper understanding of howthe role of the liaison contributes towards a successful project delivery and a

Conference Session

Industry Advisory Boards, Experiential Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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D'andre Jermaine Wilson-Ihejirika P.Eng., University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto; Greg Evans P.Eng., University of Toronto

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quotes below show the influence of internships and capstones for engineering graduates onthe Technical Specialist career path. “I did have a summer internship in between the first and second year... I worked at a refinery and that gave me exposure into sort of where chemical engineering technology stops or maybe not stops, but how they meet, there are different scopes, right? And once I saw that, I knew I wanted to be on the engineering side.” “I did learn a lot from my capstone because that played into my first job with instrumentation. The piece that I handled in the capstone was instrumentation. And my first job had to do with instrumentation as well.” “My degree project

Conference Session

Industry Advisory Boards, Experiential Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

LEI YANG, University of Hong Kong; Chun Kit Chan, The University of Hong Kong; Kin Sun Lam, MTR Corporation; Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong

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among graduates are not uncommon [1] [2]. While capstone projectshave been implemented among universities to improve the students’ ability in problem-solving andsystematic design, the participation of industrial partners is limited. Recent works have suggested closecollaboration between the university and the enterprise in capstone projects can benefit the student s’employability skills [3] [4].We identified a common problem faced by both higher education institutions and enterprises:universities find it challenging to remove established components from their well -developedcurriculum architecture, while enterprises struggle to allocate addition al training hours to equipemployees with new digital skills alongside traditional training modules

Conference Session

Undergraduate Career Development

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tara Esfahani, University of California, Irvine; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine

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wood to determine what material was best suited for construction indeveloping nations [16]. This study left students with "an ability to apply engineering design toproduce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, andwelfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors" - one of the keystudent outcomes outlined by The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)[17]. Research prepares students for the real world by improving their communication abilities,understanding of the research process, and connecting them to a global community in order toprepare them for entering the workforce. Undergraduate design projects are another way forstudents to hone their

Conference Session

Undergraduate Career Development

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yaning Cao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Viktoria Loidl, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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intentional career development programming on overallstudent professional readiness [1, 2, 3]. Career services offices are standard at higher educationinstitutions, and many engineering colleges have their own, specific entities devoted to helpingprepare their students for post-graduation opportunities. Services that these units often provideinclude, but are not limited to, networking and recruitment events, access to online careerplatforms, career fairs, professional skill development workshops, guest speakers, resumeguidance, and career advising. Career readiness is also facilitated through curricular experiencesthat provide course credit for learning about various aspects of professional development [4, 5],[6, 7]. Finally, capstone project and

Conference Session

Industry Advisory Boards, Experiential Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Jagadish Torlapati, Rowan University; Jennifer S Atchison, Drexel University

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engineeringeducation. This endeavor has allowed our IAB members to become active partners engaged inpromoting professional practice. Our IAB members have partnered with us over two years in a)hosting Industry Networking events every semester b) hosting professional panels and c)partnering with a new program titled PIPES. PIPES (Professional Industrial PartnershipEngagement for Students) is a unique CO-OP like opportunity for the students to work with keycompanies or local agencies for course credit. Students can replace their Junior and Seniorengineering clinic courses for a total of eight credits if they want to work outside of a faculty-ledproject. The program gives students a chance to try out the real civil engineering projects andwork side-by-side with

Conference Session

Graduate College Industry Partnerships

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reem Khojah, University of California, San Diego; Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of California San Diego

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-lecture formative assessments and designing AI-proof assignments. Her educational background includes a B.S. in Medical Technology, a Master’s degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering from KAUST, and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. Reem has also engaged in post-doctoral research at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of California, Irvine.Dr. Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of California San Diego Alyssa C. Taylor is a Teaching Professor in bioengineering with thirteen years of teaching experience across introductory, laboratory, and capstone design courses. Her teaching career began in 2010 when she joined the University of Washington as an