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Tech Session 3: Emerging Trends in Engineering Education: AI, Clean Energy, and Curriculum Design

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Gonzalo Fagalde, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Andres Bello; Elizabeth Ginette Garrido-Ramírez, Centro de Investigación para la Sustentabilidad, Facultad Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello; Sebastián Lira Zúñiga, Andres Bello University, Chile. Center for Sustainability Research.; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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´ niga, Andres Bello University, Chile. Center for Sustainability Research. Dr. Sebasti´an Lira Z´un˜ iga is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Sustainability Research at Andr´es Bello University in Chile. His research interests include climate change, carbon capture, and sequestration. Currently, he also serves as the Academic Secretary for the Environmental Engineering program at Andr´es Bello University.Prof. Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago,Chile Dr. Genaro Zavala is Associate Director of the Research Laboratory at the Institute for the Future of Education, Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey. He collaborates with the School of Engineering of the

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS) Technical Session 1

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Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Hannah Benes, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Annelise Larson, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, Texas State University

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Dr. Bedillion received the BS degree in 1998, the MS degree in 2001, and the PhD degree in 2005, all from the mechanical engineering department of Carnegie Mellon University. After a seven year career in the hard disk drive industry, Dr. Bedillion was onDr. Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, Texas State University Dr. Karim Muci-Kuchler is a Professor and Mechanical Engineering Program Coordinator at the Ingram School of Engineering of Texas State University. Before joining Texas State University, he was a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Experimental and Computational Mechanics Laboratory at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Iowa

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ME Division 14: From M&Ms to Air Quality: Engaging Students in Energy and the Environment

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Haifa Salman El-Sadi, Wentworth Institute of Technology; John Peter Voccio; ADAM PAYNE, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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noted that “course projects aid in student learning/retention of knowledge,” so this reinforces the need for hands-on laboratory and project-based learning, which is a strength of the Wentworth Institute of Technology. Also, one student noted that the “professor plays a pivotal role to shape positive and/or negative student experience.” Here, it is worth noting that, in general, developing strong problem- solving, critical thinking, and teamwork skills in the context of thermofluids, students will be well-prepared for careers in various fields, including renewable energy, sustainable engineering, and environmental engineering.. For example, the design of a new jet engine is not the result of one engineer working for a short

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ME Division 9: Enhancing Lab Experiences

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Bo Yu, Utah Valley University; Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University

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established abachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, receiving full ABET accreditation in 2021.Currently the mechanical engineering program enrolls over 500 students, with just over 50graduates in the Spring 2024. Despite being a new program, the mechanical engineering facultyhave undergone some comprehensive curriculum changes in the past 2 years as new facultyjoined the program and new resources such as laboratories and equipment become available.One of these curriculum changes is a redesign and expansion of the required system dynamicsportion of the curriculum. Part of the redesign was to better clarify the cohesion between thethree originally created upper division courses, ME 3010 System Dynamics I (previously namedLinear Systems), ME 4010

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Tech Session 5: Toward a New Paradigm in Environmental Engineering: From Knowledge Frameworks to Learning Impact

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Namita Shrestha, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Timothy Chow; Mitchel Daniel, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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' critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and retention of course material. Hadibarataand Rubiyatno used problem-based learning, interactive class learning and project-based activelearning approaches in mandatory EE courses and found improvement in students’ ability inachieving the course outcome [8]. Luster-Teasley et. al., found that a case study based laboratorymodules in a junior level EE Laboratory course increased student engagement [9].Inspired by positive outcomes from the common active learning strategies implemented in EEcourses by various educators, over the years, the instructor has continuously refined theenvironmental engineering (EE) course, implementing several adjustments to enhance itseffectiveness. These changes include

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Sustainability & Civil Engineering

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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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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

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Poster Session

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Gloria Appiah Nsiah, Arizona State University

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partnerships. Access to theseresources varies with economic, socioeconomic, systemic and geopolitical discrepancies acrossnations. Studies comparing engineering education in Africa and other developed countries havedemonstrated disparities in resources, educational structure and infrastructure [17]. Thesedifferences significantly impact the readiness of students to compete on a global scale for thedevelopment of the continent. Generally, participants expressed that resources necessary for theirengineering education were more extensive and accessible in the USA. Certain participantsexpressed limited laboratory resources and practical training while schooling in Ghana. Theynoted that these limitations affected their ability to seamlessly transition into

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Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session 2

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Xiangxiong Kong, California State University, Fresno; Alex Fegely, Coastal Carolina University; George W Hitt, Coastal Carolina University; Dominique Nunez Garcia, California State University, Fresno; Kaleb Glenn Montgomery, Coastal Carolina University; Deify Law, California State University, Fresno

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. His research interests focus on robotics, XR, and other emerging technologies in education. Dr. Fegely has served as a co-chair of the X Realities and Learning SIG for the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE).Dr. George W Hitt, Coastal Carolina University George Wesley Hitt received the Ph.D. degree from Michigan State University with a concentration in nuclear physics. His dissertation research was on charged-particle spectroscopy for measuring astrophysically important properties of radioactive nuclei. Following his Ph.D., he was a Post-Doctoral Scholar with the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and was later part of the founding faculty of the Khalifa University of

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Student Services & Supports

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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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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

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Scaling Impactful Pre-College STEM + C Programs: Lessons from Transportation, Technology, and Engineering Camps

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Gabriella Marie Luna, University of The Incarnate Word, GEMS Program; Stephanie Gray, University of the Incarnate Word; Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word

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highest undergraduate team ranking in the 2024 international ACC Quanser QCar competition and continues to compete in ongoing challenges. She is also a dedicated STEM advocate, serving as a counselor for the GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math, and Science) summer program. In addition to her academic and research pursuits, Gabriella is an NCAA Division I swimmer and is fluent in both English and Spanish.Stephanie Weiss-Lopez, University of the Incarnate Word Stephanie Weiss-Lopez has overseen GEMS since 2020 as a Project Manager and Coordinator. Ms. Weiss-Lopez is a UIW alum with a degree in Meteorology, currently the AVS Laboratories Project Manager, and an MBA student at UIW. She has over 18 years of management and

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 8: Division Best Papers

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Sonia Travaglini, Stanford University

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the value of the program in advertising aimed at potential participants.The outreach program also uses a stakeholder survey [SDS2] to invite and identify the suitability ofpotential research Project Mentors (PMs) from departmental faculty, who have research groupswith capacity to support a program participant. The survey explores research groups’ topicsand projects, to help match the mentor and group focus to the interests expressed by theprogram participant. The survey also explores the availability of support resources, such aspeer mentors at the graduate and postdoctoral level, and a research or laboratory group workingphilosophy suited to scoping research projects to fit a community college student level. Thesurvey also explores the

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 3

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Kassandra Fernandez, University of Florida; Krista Dulany Chisholm, University of Florida; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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Lead Instructional Specialist on the EQuIPD grant coaching K-12 teachers in Florida and providing professional development. Dr. Chisholm excels in using a system thinking approach to support teachers and students to create understanding through conceptual modeling. She has experience in creating professional learning experiences, designing coaching systems, and developing frameworks and lessons. Her research interests include STEM education, system thinking, conceptual modeling, and coaching.Dr. Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida Dr. Nancy Ruzycki, is the Director of Undergraduate Laboratories and Faculty Lecturer within the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida Herbert

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Poster Session

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Utsab Khakurel, Howard University; Danda B Rawat, Howard University

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, BAE, Raytheon etc.) and private Foundations. Dr. Rawat is the recipient of the US NSF CAREER Award, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Scientific Leadership Award, Presidents’ Medal of Achievement Award (2023) at Howard University, Provost’s Distinguished Service Award 2021, Researcher Exemplar Award 2019 and Graduate Faculty Exemplar Award 2019 from Howard University, the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Summer Faculty Visiting Fellowship 2017, Outstanding Research Faculty Award (Award for Excellence in Scholarly Activity) at GSU in 2015, the Best Paper Awards (IEEE CCNC, IEEE ICII, IEEE DroneCom and BWCA) and Outstanding PhD Researcher Award in 2009. He has delivered over 100 Keynotes and

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2 - Student Papers 1

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Mollie Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rea Lavi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Olivier Ladislas de Weck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Luca Carlone, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Yun Chang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Prabhat Hajela, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Paper ID #47883Work in Progress: A Second Comparative Study of the Impact of VirtualReality in Aerospace EducationMollie Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mollie Johnson is a graduate researcher in the Engineering Systems Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a BS in aerospace engineering, and is furthering her education as a Master’s student in AeroAstro at MIT.Dr. Rea Lavi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Rea Lavi received his Ph.D. degree from the Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion—Israel Institute of

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International Division (INTL): Measuring and Assessing Outcomes and Impact 

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Manuel José Alejandro Baquero Sierra, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

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her interactions in the laboratory were transformed into opportunities for bothtechnical and social learning: “Talking with my classmates about our cultures while we workedhelped me feel like I was not only learning about science, but also about the world.” Theseexperiences demonstrate how the resources available at Purdue, such as organized activities andaccess to local communities, facilitated these participants’ integration into the social context.On the other hand, the group that did not plan to continue graduate studies in the United Statesmaintained a more selective approach to their social interactions, prioritizing relationships thatoffered them emotional support and resonated with their own cultural identities. Martina, forexample

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GSD 7: Innovative Graduate Education

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Yun-Han Weng, The Ohio State University; Emily T Creamer, The Ohio State University; Jeffrey M. Bielicki, The Ohio State University; Matthew Judkins Mayhew, The Ohio State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Paper ID #47946The Role of Need for Cognition in Enhancing Innovation Capacities amongInterdisciplinary Graduate Students: An Equity-Focused ApproachMiss Yun-Han Weng, The Ohio State University Yun-Han Weng (she/her) is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program. She serves as a Graduate Research Associate at the College Impact Laboratory at Ohio State University. In this role, she investigates graduate students’ learning outcomes and experiences within an interdisciplinary STEM training program (evaluator), as well as examines the representation of Asian students and underrepresented

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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Mitchell Gerhardt, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michael Robinson, Saint Vincent College; Brian E Faulkner, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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opportunity to drawon research about epistemic cognition—how people understand and evaluate knowledge—tobetter understand engineering judgment. Using an undergraduate laboratory course as anexample, we demonstrate how this enhanced understanding can improve how we assess anddevelop engineering judgment in students.What is Engineering Judgment?Engineering judgment has emerged as a critical focus in engineering education research [5],particularly following its formal incorporation as a required outcome for engineering graduatesin the 2016-2017 ABET accreditation cycle, which promotes the use of “engineering judgment todraw conclusions” [9, p. 6]. The persistence of this outcome in ABET’s current criteriaunderscores its continued significance in

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 9: Hands-On Foundations - Building Confidence, Belonging, and Engagement in First-Year Engineering

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Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville; Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville; James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville; Thomas Tretter, University of Louisville

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inserving broader goals of education [13, 16-18], such as the critical goal of augmenting first-yearengineering retention. Some institutions utilize makerspaces as a means to offer training and/orteaching new skills and/or knowledge [19]. For quite some time now, many colleges haveprovided makerspace-analogous functionalities, including assembly/testing areas, machineshops, Computer Aided Design laboratories, and/or classrooms.A common reason students pursue engineering is because they enjoy the process of creation andthe ability to work with their hands [20]. A formal, first-year makerspace experience could allowall students to engage in those activities, with the potential to address motivational barriers in away that traditional courses and labs

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 5

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Matthew D Goodman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Taylor Parks, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; jean-charles stinville, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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-specific capstone sequence, utilizing and emphasizing the Human-Centered Design framework.Mr. Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign I am currently the Associate Director of Assessment and Research team at the Siebel Center for Design (SCD) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I work with a group of wonderful and talented people at SCD’s Assessment and Research Laboratory to conduct research that informs and evaluates our practice of teaching and learning human-centered design in formal and informal learning environments. My Research focuses on studying students’ collaborative problem solving processes and the role of the teacher in facilitating these processes in STEM classrooms.Ms

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GSD 3: Pedagogy and Curriculum

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Hyena Cho, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr. Blake Everett Johnson is a Teaching Associate Professor and instructional laboratory manager in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include experimental fluid mechanics, measurement science, engineering education, engineering leadership, and professional identity development.Prof. Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr. Yuting W. Chen received the B.S. degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2007, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2009 and 2011, all in Electrical Engineering. She is currently a Teaching Associate

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ENT-5: Pathways for Developing Entrepreneurial Skills Across Educational Levels

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Abigail Mulry, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Chloe Hincher, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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experience in Quito, students immerse themselves in‬T‭a culturally rich setting, applying engineering design to local water quality and pollution‬ ‭challenges. The program emphasizes practical application of engineering concepts through‬ ‭hands-on laboratory experiments, guest lectures, and multiple industry site visits, facilitated in‬ ‭partnership with Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ). Students also deepen their‬ ‭understanding of Ecuadorian culture through excursions such as a Quito city tour, a USFQ‬ ‭campus tour, a visit to Quito’s artisanal market, and a visit to the Papallacta hot springs.‬ ‭Combined with classroom discussions and extensive First-Year Engineering Design (FEDD)‬ ‭project experimentation and work

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 5.D

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Zhou Zhang, SUNY Farmingdale State College; Wenhai Li, Farmingdale State College; Khosro Shirvani, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Yue Hung, Farmingdale State College; Yizhe Chang, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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-basedcollaborative tools 11 and virtual laboratories 12, are critical for its effectiveness. When thoughtfullyapplied to courses like tool design, where hands-on learning and collaboration are essential, theflipped classroom model has the potential to revolutionize engineering education 13.1.2. Balancing Traditional and Modern PedagogiesTraditional teaching methods in Tool Design courses, while effective for foundational theoreticallearning, often emphasize rote memorization and isolated problem-solving, limiting creativity andteamwork development. The rigid separation of theory from practical application further hindersstudents' ability to connect abstract concepts to real-world scenarios, particularly in diversesettings like HSIs, where traditional

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Innovative Approaches to Biomedical Engineering Education

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Katherine Zobus, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Caroline Cvetkovic, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

. These terms were then reinforced in the protocol.Figure 6. In-class Material Preparation and Student Results for Workshops 2 and 6. (A) Classroomsetup for communal materials and reagents for the DNA workshop. (B) Material organization for group distribution and strawberry DNA extraction results. (C) Students used an Arduino, a breadboard, and a motor to spin a fan after building their blinking LED circuit.Gel Electrophoresis SimulationAs this experiment was the closest to a research laboratory in terms of technique and materials,many of the students were ecstatic to participate. Students struggled with using the plastictransfer pipettes to add the solution to the wells, often resulting in a broken gel. Because of this,we

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Shaping Inclusive STEM Curriculum and Teacher Development for K-12 Education

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Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Paula Moore; Stacey Sexton; Deborah Boisvert; Sabah Bhatnagar; Nicole Jessica Rees, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Shaileen Crawford, CSforMA

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standards for a laboratory science course.History and 3 Units Including U.S. History and World History.Social Science World Language 2 Units Of the same language. Physical As required by law “Physical education shall be taught as a required subject in all Education (4 units) grades for all students” (M.G.L. c.71 §3). Arts 1 Unit Additional Core 5 Units Other additional coursework (including Career and Technical Courses Education) or any of the above.Massachusetts has invested in expanding CS opportunities by providing credit-bearingopportunities, teacher licensure pathways and grant opportunities to districts to

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Sustainability and Social Responsibility

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Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado, University of Dayton; Megan Morin, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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BackgroundThe entrepreneurial mindset (EM), defined as an “inclination to discover, evaluate, and exploitopportunities” [2], is a key focus of the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), aconsortium of over 50 engineering schools aimed at fostering entrepreneurial thinking inengineering students. Central to this effort is the Entrepreneurially Minded Learning (EML)educational framework, which is founded on the 3C principles of curiosity, connections, andcreating value[3], [4]. While EML has been successfully implemented in design courses, open-ended assignments, and laboratory experiences[5], these approaches often require extensive classtime and significant instructor feedback, limiting their applicability in core engineering courses.To

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Industry and Technical Engineering Education

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Liliana Elizabeth Tarud, Auburn University; Joan Tisdale, University of Colorado Boulder

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MIT and a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from Auburn University. Her research centers on integrating sustainability into engineering curricula, aligning with her commitment to fostering holistic engineering education. Before transitioning to academia, Joany worked for over five years as an engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, where she contributed to advancing renewable energy technologies. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Electric Vehicle Weights and Infrastructure in Civil Engineering CoursesAbstractElectric vehicles are significantly heavier than their petroleum counterparts, some weighing anadditional 3,000 pounds. In addition to the electric

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ERM Technical Session: Methods in Graduate Education

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Boni Frances Yraguen, Penn State; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, The Pennsylvania State University

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laboratories before faculty select their hiring choices.However, this is not typical in other engineering disciplines, with some students connecting withand committing to advisors before even starting graduate school and others attempting to matchwith an advisor through their first semesters in graduate school. The wide variation perpetuates theopaque nature of the process, especially for students who are first generation undergraduate orgraduate students in engineering disciplines. Most work in graduate education focuses on doctoral students, leaving master’s studentslargely understudied. Sallai et al [33] has noted that master’s and doctoral students differ in theirreasons for pursuing graduate study and reasons why they persist in their programs

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Poster Session

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Taylor Parks, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; Timothy Bretl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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-Champaign I am currently the Associate Director of Assessment and Research team at the Siebel Center for Design (SCD) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I work with a group of wonderful and talented people at SCD’s Assessment and Research Laboratory to conduct research that informs and evaluates our practice of teaching and learning human-centered design in formal and informal learning environments. My Research focuses on studying students’ collaborative problem solving processes and the role of the teacher in facilitating these processes in STEM classrooms. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 WIP: Assessing Aerospace Students’ Human-Centered Engineering Design

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

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Marcus Melo de Lyra, The Ohio State University; Sherri Youssef, The Ohio State University; Peyton OReilly, The Ohio State University; Shukufe Rahman, The Ohio State University; Benjamin Ahn, The Ohio State University; Adam R Carberry, The Ohio State University

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-working-paper-no.-2013-01[28] M. Sabat et al., “Current teaching methods in STEM departments – A road map for fundamental university educational reform: evidence from Lebanon,” J. Appl. Res. High. Educ., vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 41–58, Jan. 2022, doi: 10.1108/JARHE-09-2020-0307.[29] C. Wieman, “A Better Way to Evaluate Undergraduate Teaching,” Change Mag. High. Learn., vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 6–15, Jan. 2015, doi: 10.1080/00091383.2015.996077.[30] E. L. Gottfried, M. Kamoun, and M. D. Burke, “Laboratory Medicine Education in United States Medical Schools,” Am. J. Clin. Pathol., vol. 100, no. 6, pp. 594–598, Dec. 1993, doi: 10.1093/ajcp/100.6.594.[31] E. Jacobson and A. Izsák, “Knowledge and motivation as mediators in

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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Ehsan Keyvani, University of Colorado Boulder

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emphasizes on the process of exploration and questioning, whileconstructivist learning focuses on the outcomes of building knowledge through experiences. Thetwo approaches often complement each other and are frequently used together in studentcentered classrooms to foster both curiosity and deep understanding. In our work, since thesetools are integrated to promote the learning outcome, it feels more appropriate to use theconstructive learning tag. In a laboratory setting, inquiry-based learning is the prominent modal.This means virtual immersive laboratory simulations are heavily focused on both of theselearning styles.Figure 1 – Browser-based PhET Simulation: Build a Nucleus. User can alter the number of subatomicparticles to create different