Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weijia Zhang, Zhejiang University; Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University; Shuai Wang, School Of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

innovation laboratories,industry-university research centers, and joint R&D centers. This research tries to provide adetailed analysis of their organizational structures, the nature of their outreach activities,operational strategies, and the driving motivational factors behind their engagement.Literature ReviewUniversity Industrial Outreach can be considered an important form or specific practice ofUniversity-Industry Collaboration or Cooperation (UIC henceforth) (Hellström et al., 2013).This section first examines the relevant literature on UIC and explores its potentialtransformation under the new paradigm of Open Innovation. This study aims to identify thecharacteristics of University Industrial Outreach within the context of new

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 6

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Md B. Sarder, Bowling Green State University; Mohammed Abouheaf, Bowling Green State University; MD ZAHABUL ISLAM, Bowling Green State University; Mohammad Mayyas, Bowling Green State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

withstudents) and developing partnerships (Establishing research partnerships with 4-year institutionand NSF while becoming a better educator).Participating educators cited the following among their expectations; note that repeating ones areeliminated. 1. Generating practical ideas and classroom units for the upcoming school year. 2. Conducting research and expanding knowledge in robotics courses. 3. Spending significant time in a lab environment to solve problems and inform curriculum development. 4. Creating engaging content for students. 5. Learning from experts on specific topics and collaboratively creating materials for their classes. 6. To experience 3-D design and delving deeper into the process and implementation. 7