Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 3: Advancing Engineering Competencies: From Labs to Writing

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt P.E., University of Colorado Boulder; Maya Leizerovich, University of Colorado Boulder

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

Paper ID #47767Work-in-Progress - Enhancing Experimentation Skills in Engineering StudentsThrough Reflective Memos: A Qualitative StudyDr. Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Bolhari is a professor of environmental engineering in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) at the University of Colorado Boulder. She specializes in teaching the fate and transport of contaminants as well as capstone design projects. Dr. Bolhari is passionate about community-based participatory action research. Her research interests lie at the intersection of engineering and social science

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 2: Innovative Strategies for Fostering Deeper Learning in Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangshin Park, University of Utah; Reza Kamali, California State University San Marcos; Hamed Nademi; Manish Parashar, The University of Utah; Jairo Giraldo, University of Utah

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

/IoT security can be introduced at different academic levels, starting with basic systemmodeling and networking courses and progressing to advanced threat analysis and securesystem design courses. Capstone projects can be expanded into course projects that applystudents’ theoretical knowledge and practical skills to real-world problems, such as protect-ing a smart grid or countering cyberattacks on industrial control systems. Multidisciplinarycollaboration provides a holistic understanding of CPS/IoT security, the modules encouragecollaboration across engineering, computational science, and information technology disci-plines. Incorporating these modules into current curricula can enhance student engagementand learning outcomes while ensuring

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 5: BYOE (Bring Your Own Experiment): Innovative Tools and Techniques for Experiential Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giorgio Arzate-Juarez, University of Maryland College Park; Daniel Boback, University of Maryland College Park; Annabelle Diep, University of Maryland, College Park; Anna E Dyson, University of Maryland College Park; Jeyadave Nuntha Kumar, University of Maryland College Park; Vrunda Patel, University of Maryland, College Park; Terrence Pierce, University of Maryland College Park; Joshua Sambrano, University of Maryland College Park; Siloe-Noah Selebangue, University of Maryland College Park; Alayna Isabella Sheahy, University of Maryland College Park; Shravan Suresh, University of Maryland College Park; Marklin Yi, University of Maryland College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Ken Kiger, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

are continually reduced by the advancement of more sophisticated consumer technology.The inspiration for this work stems from our institution’s success with flipping the mechanicalengineering electronics course sequence to “at-home” labs in 2015 using miniature USBoscilloscopes, function generators, and Arduino microcontrollers. While we were not the first tosee the benefits of this approach (see, for example, [2]), we quickly appreciated students'enhanced interest and sense of mastery of the material, as evidenced by the increased use ofelectronics and sensors in their senior capstone design projects. Two recent studiesdemonstrating the effectiveness of “at-home” kits are given by [3] and [4], the latter of whichstudied a cohort of 290

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 6: BYOE (Bring Your Own Experiment): Engaging Students with Creative Hands-on Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

timothy C scott, Sweet Briar College; Lemuel T Curran, Sweet Briar College

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

Paper ID #46692Laboratory Fixture for Heat Transfer Using a Hair DrierProf. timothy C scott, Sweet Briar College Engineering Professor of Practice, Wyllie Engineering ProgramMr. Lemuel T Curran, Sweet Briar College Lem Curran is a licensed educator and mechanical engineer with over 25 years of experience in engineering design, advanced fabrication, and STEM education. He currently manages the engineering lab at Sweet Briar College, supporting student projects, faculty research, and curriculum development in courses such as Capstone, Thermodynamics, and CAD. He has also taught engineering, robotics, and fabrication at