of Cincinnati (UC). He received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech, and his MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. His past research has focused on membrane science, adsorption, and ion exchange. He currently serves as the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Program Director at UC and teaches the capstone process design sequence. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio.Dr. Troy J. Vogel, University of Notre Dame ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Paper ID #47605 Troy Vogel is the Assistant Chair, the
completion of the course • Significantly reduced tuition rate for non-degree seeking high school studentsOn the high school campus, students attend class for approximately 275 minutes (about 9 hours)a week compared to 100 minutes (about 2.5 hours) a week. ENGR 102HS is a year-long courseat all but three participating high schools, which offer it as a semester-long course. During theadditional contact minutes, high school students work on assignments typically assigned ashomework in the university setting. For ENGR 102HS, there is an expectation that each sitesupplements the curriculum with engineering projects and challenges beyond the corecurriculum. DCCs choose supplemental projects such as Engineering Projects in CommunityService (EPICS) [2
should progress during their time in the program. We described the process of developing learning progressions across a sequence of three required aerospace engineering courses (one in each of years two, three, and four of the program) and collecting preliminary data to begin investigating the presence of activities and content related to these progressions in the classrooms. Data collection included the pilot survey, ethnographic classroom observations, and written individual reflections from students. These efforts also included developing a new design-for-requirement mini-project, now referred to as the glider-catapult project [15]. The progressions focused on the following six competencies
Paper ID #46803WIP: Utilizing short-format videos to enhance science communication in AECOStudentsDavid Francisco Coronado David Francisco Coronado Soria is a civil engineering graduaded at Universidad San Francisco de Quito with experience in research, teaching, and construction. His work focuses on sustainable design, structural analysis, and community development. He has collaborated on scientific publications, worked as a teaching assistant, and led engineering projects with social impact through Engineers Without Borders. He is now a candidate for a Master in Structural Engineering at the University of Porto to
tounderstand themselves and others in new ways, and sought connections between theirengineering experiences and their real lives. Future work should capitalize on students'reflections on their experiences to increase the body of literature supporting translationalresearch experiences for undergraduate engineering students, especially through qualitativemeasures like narrative inquiry.IntroductionBiomedical engineering research has advanced to a focus on translational medicine, which workstoward creation of usable technologies, medicines, and practices in the real world [1], [2]. Forhuman healthcare to improve, researchers must be willing to take on projects with thesetranslational goals [3]. Therefore, calls for translational medicine-focused research
mining, energy and infrastructure sectors. Emily led international teams to develop new product and service offerings and to deliver major projects, first as the Director of Technology Development and then as Managing Director, Water. Emily was also the inaugural chair of Hatch’s Global Diversity and Inclusion efforts. Emily holds a Bachelor Degree in Engineering Chemistry from Queen’s University and completed a Doctorate in Physical Chemistry from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. In 2016 Emily was recognized as one of 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining and received the SCI Canada Kalev Pugi Award. Emily continues her involvement with industry by serving on boards, including Metrolinx (2019-2024
the fundamentals of industrial processes at the School of Engineering, UNAB. She currently coordinates the Educational and Academic Innovation Unit at the School of Engineering (UNAB). She is engaged in continuing teacher training in active learning methodologies at the three campuses of the School of Engineering (Concepci´on, Vi˜na del Mar, and Santiago, Chile). She authored several manuscripts in the science education area, joined several research projects, participated in international conferences with oral presentations and keynote lectures, and served as a referee for journals, funding institutions, and associations.Ing. Danilo Leal, Universidad Andres Bello PhD in Statistics, Master in industrial engineering
of electrochemical processes will grow rapidly in the comingdecade [1], [2], [3]. A major enabler to climate-change mitigations will be the electrification oftransportation, industry, and buildings, which currently rely on fossil fuels as their primaryenergy input [4]. Stochastic renewable energy sources like solar and wind are expected todramatically increase the number of batteries that will be needed to store energy [3].Additionally, it is projected that the global demand for lithium-ion batteries will grow by almosta factor of ten by 2040, primarily driven by growth in electric vehicles [1], [2]. These batteriesuse electrochemical processes to store electrical energy as chemical energy.As production scales, there will be a rapidly
, Construction, and Planning from the University of Florida in 2010. Dr. Wu’s teaching interests include Construction and Engineering Graphics, Design Visualization, Design-Build Project Delivery, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Advanced Planning and Pre-construction, and Construction Management Senior Capstone. He received the 2018 Teaching Excellence Award of the Associated Schools of Construction (Region 7) and the 2019 Provost Award in Innovation from Fresno State. Dr. Wu’s research focuses on BIM, educational technology, extended reality (XR), and construction and engineering education. He has published more than 70 articles and conference proceedings in these areas. Dr. Wu’s research has been funded by regional and
professionals to identify the skills and characteristics that define effective engineering leaders. Pamela served as the marketing chair for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers student chapter, participating in the regional student leader weekend.Stephanie Jimenez, University of Texas at El PasoDr. Lori Houghtalen, University of Texas at El Paso Lori Houghtalen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and Leadership at The University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Houghtalen’s research interests include career transitions of students and engineering faculty and engineering leadership assessment. Her teaching experience has been focused on designing industry-based senior capstone courses and
engineering education. Its early adoption coincidedwith increasing concerns about the limitations of traditional engineering curricula, which havebeen criticized for being overly conservative, outdated, and narrowly focused on present-dayproblems and constraints [5, 6, 7]. In response, design thinking introduced more innovativepedagogical methods that promote creativity, iterative development, and human-centeredproblem solving.Over the past two decades, design thinking has been widely integrated into first-year engineeringdesign courses, product design curricula, and senior capstone projects [8]. A 2023 systematicreview by Deng and Liu [8] highlights how the integration of design thinking in higher educationfosters interdisciplinary collaboration
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
of Engineering and Computing Education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 WIP: Developing an Instrument to Understand Engineering Student usage of Digital External Resources from Solution Manuals to Generative AI IntroductionThe overall structure of the higher education system has not changed in quite some time, especiallyin engineering education. As Sorby et al. astutely observe, "Over the years, we educators havedone some tinkering around the edges, such as adding in a capstone design project, or replacingFortran with other programming languages—but the basic structure of the curriculum remainsunchanged even though our students can now
. (2017) describe geoscience projects in civil engineering in partnershipwith Native American communities, demonstrating how STEM education can be made more relevant bygrounding it in students' lived experiences. Fick et al. (2013) also highlight using project-based learningin civil engineering capstone courses to engage Native American students, showing how place-basededucation promotes academic success and cultural pride. Programs in rural and Indigenous schools havefurther strengthened engineering pathways by incorporating culturally relevant projects. For example,Boz et al. (2024) describe technology-rich engineering experiences that combine traditional knowledgewith modern STEM concepts, helping students see the relevance of engineering in
, US Military Academy Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering Lieutenant Colonel Erin K. Duhon is an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy and a Master of Civil Engineering from Purdue University. She teaches Infrastructure Engineering, Construction Management, and Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics and advises on a water infrastructure capstone affiliated with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Her scholarly interests include water resource engineering, natural disaster planning and mitigation, and water-related social justice concerns. Prior to teaching, LTC Duhon worked as an
University, Mankato. In this role, Katie provides coaching and professional mentorship to upper-division students, focusing on guiding them through design projects and other work-based engineering challenges. Katie’s research is in reviews, social network analysis, and relevant applications in engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Methods/Theory Research Brief: A Scoping Review of Social Network Analysis in Engineering EducationInterpersonal relationships are a key aspect of success for engineers [1]-[3]. As elaborated bytheories such as the Network Theory of Social Capital [4], [5], an individual’s access to certainresources can be indirectly
with students on what future careers in their majors of interest could be. It was also suggested that FYS instructors collaborate with graduating students involved in their capstone design projects, creating an opportunity to introduce first-year students to the scope and impact of culminating team design work. 3. Feedback for Continuous Improvement: Instructors were interested in collecting feedback directly from students around their experiencing using the modules. A pre/post module assessment could be considered to track the impact of content delivery and retention. It was recommended to share this feedback within the FYS Community of Practice and broadly across the COE to benefit a wider community
subjects in testing of engineering capstone design projects require oversight by an IRB?," in 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2017.[17] L. R. Lattuca, I. Bergom, and D. B. Knight, "Professional Development, Departmental Contexts, and Use of Instructional Strategies," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 103, no. 4, pp. 549-572, 2014, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20055.[18] B. Kern, G. Mettetal, M. Dixson, and R. K. Morgan, "The role of SoTL in the academy: Upon the 25th anniversary of Boyer’s Scholarship Reconsidered," Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, pp. 1-14, 2015.[19] J. Fanghanel, J. Pritchard, J. Potter, and G. Wisker, "Defining and supporting the Scholarship of
Paper ID #46071WIP: Scaffolding Study Strategies in First-Year EngineeringDr. Chamille Lescott, Northwestern University Chamille Lescott is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University. She advises first-year engineering students as a member of the Undergraduate Engineering Office, teaches first-year and capstone-level design coursework, and serves as the Director of the Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program. Her research interests center around academic resource use, metacognition, and the first-year engineering experience.Ilya Mikhelson
academic integrity when AI tools are used in design projects, lab reports, or senior capstone experiences? • How do we determine the accuracy and reliability of outputs through different AI models?The reviewed frameworks—ranging from PAIR and UNESCO models to the TOEframework—collectively advocate for a balanced approach to AI integration in student research.They call for technical proficiency, ethical vigilance, and institutional support. However, none ofthese frameworks fully address the unique demands of engineering education, where practicalapplications, creativity, and safety-critical considerations converge.AI-Assisted Literature ReviewNumerous references highlight AI’s potential to significantly reduce workload and save time invarious
Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, vol. 54, no. 9, pp. 1853–1873, Oct. 2023, doi: 10.1080/0020739X.2023.2256319.[6] A. Kemppainen, M. Fraley, G. Hein, and A. Hamlin, “Does Student Performance in a Blended Learning Environment Differ Based on Math Preparedness?,” in 7th First Year Engineering Experience Conference, Roanoke, VA, 2015.[7] M. Cardella and C. Atman, “Engineering Students’ Mathematical Thinking: In The Wild And With A Lab Based Task,” in 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Honolulu, Hawaii: ASEE Conferences, Jun. 2007, p. 12.652.1-12.652.13. doi: 10.18260/1-2- -2984.[8] M. Cardella and C. Atman, “Engineering Students’ Mathematical Problem Solving Strategies In Capstone Projects,” in 2005
teaching experiences in K-16 settings. His primary interests in research are class environments in teaching and performance improvements based on the team work and team alignment in consJiyong Choi, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Choi is an assistant professor of construction management at Central Connecticut State University. His research interests include capital project benchmarking, project data analytics, and automated performance assessment. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Enhancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Construction Engineering and Management EducationINTRODUCTIONIn recent years, the principles of Diversity, Equity, and
reinforce foundational concepts in classical and quantum security,as well as hardware security techniques.2.2.6 Capstone ProjectsInterdisciplinary projects requiring students to identify and address vulnerabilities in classical andquantum systems, with deliverables including secure hardware designs or quantum-enhanced cryp-tographic protocols.2.2.7 Flipped Classroom ApproachEncouraging active participation and deeper understanding by assigning preparatory materials forpre-class study, followed by in-class collaborative problem-solving.3 Implementation and PilotingWe evaluated the impact of a quantum computing curriculum on graduate student learning, spe-cially focusing on the developed course - EE597: Introduction to Hardware Security
INTERNSHIPSREADING FOR COMPREHENSION| ADVISINGALUMNI PANEL – CAREER READINESSGOAL SETTING AND WRAP UP/END OF THE SEMESTER CELEBRATIONCHART 2 - FALL SEMESTER/YEAR 1 – PROGRAM SESSIONSWELCOME BACK |REFLECTIONS |REVISIT GOAL-SETTING| RESUMES & LINKEDINWHAT IS COMMUNITY-CENTERED SERVICE? | CAPSTONE IMPACT PROJECT PREPADVISING| GETTING PREPARED FOR INTERNSHIPS | MOCK INTERVIEWSCAPSTONE IMPACT PROJECT PRESENTATIONS | GUEST SPEAKERALUMNI PANEL TOPIC: CAREER READINESSGOAL SETTING | WRAP-UP/YEAR-END CELEBRATIONMethodologyUpon receiving approval from the Internal Review Board (IRB), participants were invited tocomplete a consent form to join the preliminary study of the intervention program. Due to thetiming of the study the researchers were not able to collect
brainstorming acommon chemical to produce, and drawing on their knowledge of chemistry, what raw materialsthat can be used – in small groups they come up with possible steps in the process and then togetherwe create a process flow diagram – over the course of the semester, they master material andenergy balances on splitters, distillation columns, pumps, compressors, furnaces, reactors withrecycle, etc. On the last day of class, we revisit the process flow diagram that was created on thefirst day of class, to help them understand how what they have learned provides the foundation ofbecoming a successful chemical engineer. This process flow diagram is revisited with the samestudents in the capstone process design course – so that they can reflect on
presents the architecture and implementation of the FORE plat- form, highlighting its key components, including the backend simulation using Gazebo and ROS2, a frontend visualizer built with Three.js, and the integration of a Python-based coding environment. We discuss the development process, the con- tributions of the student team, and the challenges encountered during the project. The results demonstrate the platform’s effectiveness in making robotics edu- cation more easily available. These findings originate from software testing and utilization by senior computer science students, as well as feedback from partici- pants at the University of Nevada, Reno College of Engineering’s annual Capstone Course
will require the transformation of civil infrastructure,including the development of utility-scale wind and solar farms to supply clean energy and theredesign of building stock, transportation systems, drinking and wastewater systems, and otherinfrastructure to reduce energy demand. Civil engineers, as the technical professionals taskedwith the design and maintenance of such large-scale infrastructure projects, will be instrumentalin the transition. However, the traditional civil engineering education does not include thediscussion of how civil engineering expertise might be applied to confront climate change. Inaddition, traditional engineering education of all disciplines reflects broader societal values thathave historically emphasized
, artificialintelligence pipelines, and their applications in biomedicine and healthcare. The weekly scheduleconsisted of four 75-minute lectures, two 3-hour lab sessions, and a 3-hour research mentoring ses-sion. The course was delivered by three graduate students, with additional staff who managed theprogram logistics. A total of 30 students participated in this track. The primary expectation for thestudents was to present a Capstone project at the end of the course, demonstrating the applicationof AI techniques that they learned to a biomedical or healthcare dataset. The reader is referred toour previous publication [21] for a more detailed analysis of the components of the program, itsoutcomes, and the analysis of students’ comprehension of the topics that
Paper ID #48068Neuroqueers in Engineering: Investigation of Engineering Education thatserves those in Neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ CommunitiesDr. Sarah Oman, Oregon State University Sarah Oman is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Oregon State University for the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering where she oversees the School’s senior design capstone program. She has been a capstone design instructor for over 10 years.Meira Griffel, Oregon State University Meira Griffel is an undergraduate researcher at Oregon State University in the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
aculture of interest and analyze it by identifying the virtues highlighted within the story, thendiscussing how those virtues support engineering ethics. The purpose of this exercise was to allowstudents to demonstrate their learning and understanding gained throughout the course.3 IMPLEMENTATIONAs a pilot study, the teaching modules were implemented in the 2-quarter chemical engineering(CHE) capstone design course at a large public university in the Southwest US. Students in thecourse worked in teams of five to design a chemical engineering process. This project wasreviewed and approved by the university’s Institutional Review Board (IRB protocol number:30232). The first author is the course instructor. The control group for the study is