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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University

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(REU) program called REU-PATHWAYS for community collegestudents to enrich their education and careers, which focused on the fields of AI/machinelearning, smart infrastructures, smart materials, and smart health. Thirteen community collegestudents completed this 10-week summer research experience with faculty affiliated with theCollege of Engineering, engaging in topics pertaining to smart engineering. The program focusedon skill development to support long-term success of community college students, whether theyjoin the workforce after their education or transfer to 4-year colleges to earn higher degrees.This REU site is guided by two of the grand challenges of the National Academy of Engineering:personalized learning and scientific discovery

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christian . Janke ., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Yuetong Lin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Ghazal Barari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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the University of Arizona, Tucson, in 2005. He was with Indiana State University from 2005 to 2016, where he became associate professor of Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology. He joined Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide in 2016 as an associate professor in the School of Engineering (formerly Department of Engineering and Technology).Dr. Ghazal Barari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Dr. Ghazal Barari received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Central Florida, where her research focused on combustion modeling of promising biofuels to identify suitable alternatives to fossil fuels. She began her academic career as a tenure-track faculty member at Embry-Riddle

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Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Innovations

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William H Guilford, University of Virginia

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

by one instructor to bridge the gap between technical and sociotechnicaltopics and provide a more integrated learning experience (Engineering Foundations 1 and 2 –ENGR 1010 and ENGR 1020). These courses integrate engineering design, communication,career development ethical reasoning, and sociotechnical thinking, and is taught by dedicatedfaculty who also serve as academic advisors, fostering regular, supportive interactions withstudents. Three brief design projects were completed in the Fall semester – one closed-ended andtwo open-ended but student sourced. A single authentic client-driven design problem was tackledby students in the second semester. By combining technical and sociotechnical content throughevidence-based pedagogies

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ME Division 7: Making it Matter: Projects and Communication

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

skills, hinderingknowledge retention and leaving them underprepared for design-focused careers [4-5]. Bruner [6]suggests, learning is a constructivist process, requiring multiple, meaningful interactions withcontent. To build strong design competencies, students need consistent engagement with theengineering design process throughout their education.A distinctive aspect of the course is the design project, which mirrors real-world engineeringprocesses, from problem formulation to experimentation and data interpretation. This project-based approach strengthens theoretical understanding while fostering practical skills such asteamwork, documentation, and adherence to engineering constraints.This paper discusses the Mechanics Laboratory course

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mueller PE, ENV SP, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Namita Shrestha, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

Curricular Pathway in Environmental EngineeringAbstractCurrently, students majoring in civil engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology(RHIT) do not get exposure to discipline-specific course content in environmental engineeringuntil the final quarter of Year 3. We’ve noticed that many students we’ve advised come into theirfirst year with an interest in environmental engineering, but they tend to choose different pathsbefore they even have a course in environmental engineering. We developed a plan that re-envisions the pathway for the environmental engineering curriculum. We evaluated differentscenarios of curriculum pathways to provide students with exposure to environmentalengineering content earlier in their academic career. Through this

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ERM Technical Session: Developing Engineering Competencies I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adeyemi Oluwasola Oyelami, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Panther, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dr. Grace Panther is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln where she conducts discipline-based education research. Her research interests include faculty change, 3D spatial visualization, gender inclusive teamwork, and studying authentic engineering practice. Dr. Panther was awarded an NSF CAREER award in 2024. Dr. Panther has experience conducting workshops at engineering education conferences both nationally and internationally, has been a guest editor for a special issue of European Journal of Engineering Education on inclusive learning environments, and serves on the Australasian Journal of

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Ocean and Marine Division (OMED) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ariana (Ari) Arciero, University of Texas at El Paso; Sara E. Rodriguez, The University of Texas at El Paso; Benjamin C. Flores, University of Texas at El Paso; Dessaray Gorbett; Brian Steven Flowers, University of Texas of the Permian Basin

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future research or careers in STEM (e.g., an increase, decrease, or no change)? • What skillsets do you feel you were able to build or refine during your program participation? • What skillsets did you wish you could build or refine that you weren’t able to during this experience? • Are there new or additional supports you have identified to help you as you pursue research or a career in STEM?After collecting the responses, the evaluators summarized participant responses. First, theresearch team carefully reviewed each entry to check for any inaccuracies or mistakes in dataentry. For example, the evaluation team removed duplicate responses from the data set. Then,the evaluators read through the data

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Engineering Identity and Student Support (Features 2 papers of STDT)

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon Wilson, California State University, Los Angeles; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles

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Student Division (STDT)

Students’ Social Agency and Views on Working for Social change: Are STEM Disciplines Developing Socially and Civically Responsible students?,” Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 610–632, Feb. 2015, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21203.[15]​ K. D. Gibbs and K. A. Griffin, “What Do I Want to Be with My PhD? The Roles of Personal Values and Structural Dynamics in Shaping the Career Interests of Recent Biomedical Science PhD Graduates,” CBE—Life Sciences Education, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 711–723, Oct. 2013, doi: https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.13-02-0021.[16]​ E. McGee and L. Bentley, “The Equity Ethic: Black and Latinx College Students Reengineering Their STEM Careers toward

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DSAI Technical Session 1: K–12 and Early Exposure to Data Science and AI

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faiza Zafar, Rice University; Carolyn Nichol, Rice University; Matthew Cushing, Rice University

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Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) Constituent Committee

providing adequate academic advising and counseling, such asstaffing shortages and limited resources [1,2]. With advisors often managing large caseloads,students sometimes struggle to receive the personalized guidance they need to succeedacademically, plan their careers, and navigate personal obstacles [3]. Similarly, while counselorsare available to offer emotional and mental health support, the availability of these services isoften limited, leaving students without timely assistance [1,2]. To address these gaps, AI-powered tools present a potential solution. While AI has been increasingly integrated intoeducational settings [4], its use for enhancing academic advising and counseling services remainsrelatively novel [5,6]. AI platforms can offer

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Tools, Identities, and Personality in Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kylee Shiekh, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ernesto Cuesta Alvear, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Summer S. Stevens, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

Summer Stevens became doctoral student in Virginia Tech’s Engineering Education program after obtaining a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Utah. She also looks forward to completing an MS in Structural Engineering at Virginia Tech. Summer’s career goals revolve around becoming a civil engineering or engineering education professor, or conversely, a university outreach program coordinator. Her current research interests include validating crochet as a form of tinkering, K-12 engineering identity, artistic understandings of engineering, family rights for engineers, engineering student mental health, engineering ethics education, and mass timber construction. ©American Society for

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 4

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Austin

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

to increased student persistence within their degree [1], studentretention in pursuit of science careers [2], and increased rate of graduate education [3]. Inparticular, researchers have noted that undergraduate research creates pathways for minority andunderrepresented students to pursue careers in science and foster a diverse STEM workforce[2][4]-[5].Mentorship is also viewed as a strategy that helps students define career pathways [6]. Thecombination of research experiences and mentorship has been shown to increase a student’sinterest in both learning and STEM that is sustainable [7]-[8]. For example, [7] found that facultymentorship as an environmental factor led to positive outcomes on a student’s motivation toachieve. The inclusion of

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Identity, Experiences, and Perceptions (Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division ECSJ Technical Session 2)

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nidia Banuelos, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Ross J. Benbow, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Benjamin C. Flores, University of Texas at El Paso

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

new instrument - the Academic and Career Cultural Wealth (ACCW) scale - tomeasure Latine STEM students’ Community Cultural Wealth (CCW) and its relationship to STEMidentity (Estrada et al., 2011; Yosso, 2005). We focus on Latine students, in particular, because theyremain underrepresented in STEM despite a strong desire to enter these fields. Latines make up 16% ofthe U.S. adult population, but only 6% of STEM research doctorates, and 17% of the U.S. labor force, butonly 8% of STEM workers (Fry et al., 2021). These disparities do not result from lack of interest, as theproportion of Latine freshmen intending to major in STEM (42%) remains higher than that of White(37%) students (National Science Board, 2018). Instead, the blame lies in

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Ocean and Marine Division (OMED) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Kidd, State University of New York Maritime College

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Ocean and Marine Division (OMED)

applications of autonomy to the maritime environment. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Engineering for One Planet Sustainable Engineering Leadership Microcredentialthrough General Education Credits with Maritime TargetsBackgroundThis paper details the first stages of a pilot project to generate meaningful student experienceswithin the general education experiences of students at a maritime-focused institution. Theprimary goal of this effort is to create engineers who are trained to see their non-major courses asboth meaningful and impactful for their careers while learning how to mentor others. This will beaccomplished by collaboratively developing a series of courses offered outside of theengineering

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Instrumentation in Engineering Projects

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Johnson, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Rachel L Bauer, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Instrumentation Division (INST)

one of the most fruitful experiences of my academic career." Students highlighted the collaboration between distance and on-campus participants as a unique strength of the course. At the start of the semester students provided a bio outlining their industry experience, academic background, and technical skills. These bios were used to form diverse groups that deliberately paired individuals with complementary expertise and perspectives. The resulting collaborative environment mirrored the dynamics of professional interdisciplinary projects, fostering teamwork, knowledge sharing, and innovative problem- solving

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Hands-on Learning and Industry-Relevant in ECE Curriculum Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raluca Ilie, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Nan Kang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

National Laboratory. As part of the Center for the Space Environment Modeling at University of Michigan, she was a core member of the software developing team for the Space Weather Modeling Framework. She is a recent awardee of the NSF CAREER, NASA Heliophysics Early Career Investigator and Air Force Young Investigator Program awards.Nan Kang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Nan Kang is a graduate student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she also earned her B.S. degree. She is currently collaborating with Prof. Raluca Ilie to develop a self-guided virtual reality learning tool focused on enhancing the study of electromagnetism

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alex Shaffer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Raluca Ilie, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

University of Michigan and has been an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory. As part of the Center for the Space Environment Modeling at University of Michigan, she was a core member of the software developing team for the Space Weather Modeling Framework. She is a recent awardee of the NSF CAREER, NASA Heliophysics Early Career Investigator and Air Force Young Investigator Program awards. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 BYOE: Building Robust VR Learning Environments: Best Methods to Visualize divergence-free Vector FieldsIntroductionThe theory of electromagnetism (E&M), encapsulated in the four Maxwell’s equations, is at thecore of

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emre Tokgoz, State University of New York - Farmingdale; Alyssa Xiang

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

impact their learning the most. The priority of the learning environmentamong the online, in-class, and hybrid learning options, participants choices depended on their lifeconditions that relied on having a family, a part time or full-time job, and availability of thecoursework in the associated environmentKeywords: Cybersecurity education, cybersecurity learning factors, cybersecurity learningenvironments, online learning, in-person learning, hybrid learning, professor, social media, self-study. 1  1. Introduction.Cybersecurity careers are continuing to increase with the demand rate increasing over time. Theanalysis presented in the Cybersecurity

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ERM Technical Session: A Focus on Faculty Experiences & Perceptions

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibukunoluwa Eunice Salami, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Kasey Moomau, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Tareq Daher, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Yusong Li, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Ursula Nguyen, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Lance C. Pérez, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Logan Andrew Perry, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Markeya Peteranetz, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Trish Wonch Hill, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

. Jessica Deters is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and Discipline Based Education Researcher at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. She holds her Ph.D. in Engineering Education and M.S. in Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Colorado School of Mines. Her research focuses on engineering culture, workplace preparedness and career trajectories of undergraduate and graduate students, and student well-being. She is the 2025 recipient of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award and the Henry Y. Kleinkauf Family Distinguished New Faculty Teaching Award.Dr. Yusong Li, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dr. Yusong Li is the

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 3 - Student Papers 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taylor St. Fleur, Prairie View A&M University; Jianren Zhou, Prairie View A&M University; Minghui Xu, Clemson University; Yuhao Xu, Clemson University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

in mechanical engineering is like. During the spring of her freshman year, the student wasendorsed to apply to the internship by one of her professors based on her dedication and merit inhis course. With an ultimate career goal to contribute to advancing technology and innovation,particularly in aerospace engineering, this was a stimulating endeavor she was willing to conquer.A total of 21 projects were presented to the student applicants, and Project 20, “Design andDevelop Test Equipment for Structural Test,” was chosen by her based on her academic andcareer goals in mechanical engineering. Upon being selected, the internship was executed usingfunding from the Department of Education (DOE) through the Minority Science and

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramez Hajj, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

undergraduate students fromunderrepresented groups. The desired outcome of this project is to generate interest among theseundergraduate students to explore careers and graduate study in the field of pavementengineering. Another outcome is to expose students in general to the research process and how toget involved in undergraduate research and later apply to graduate school. In addition, we hope toprovide a framework for a low barrier to entry competition which can be replicated in otherregions of the country but does not require participating universities to have extensive laboratoryor computational facilities. In fact, this framework may be replicable at the high school level infuture competitions. This paper presents a literature review on the

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session (Track 1.A)

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Valerie Elise Sullivan, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Rachel N. Bonnette, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

training instructors can seek.Best Practices Support Learning for EveryoneComputer Science student Imani explained that they feel motivated when the learning isinteresting, authentic, and engaging in the classroom: Trying to find like that value, they may put it in the syllabus or in the beginning like, hey, these are the learning outcomes. This is what you're gonna be learning from it. This is how it's gonna apply to your future career. So that might be some way they're trying to get that interest. Like, hey, this actually does matter.Here, Imani proposes a variety of best teaching practices that include creating well-defined,straightforward learning objectives in the classroom policy and stating how the learning

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Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jalal Rastegary, New Mexico State University; Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Marissa Rae Montoya, New Mexico State University

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

Energy Efficiency, and assesses operations focusing on environmental and P2 performance to provide recommendations for improvements and related cost savings. He has also been Co-PI of a Source Reduction Grant from EPA and PI for six projects funded by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR). He has trained many undergrad and graduate students on energy and environmental assessments.Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University Patricia A. Sullivan serves as Associate Dean for Outreach and Recruitment in the College of Engineering at New Mexico State University. Throughout her career in higher education, Dr. Sullivan has successfully expanded access to NMSU-based services for communities and businesses across New

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kay Wille, University of Connecticut; Connie Syharat, University of Connecticut; Arash Esmaili Zaghi P.E., University of Connecticut; Sarira Motaref P.E., University of Connecticut; Marisa Chrysochoou, University of Missouri - Columbia

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #47755BOARD # 340: Changing Culture: Policies and Practices for Lasting DepartmentalTransformationProf. Kay Wille, University of Connecticut Dr. Kay Wille is a Professor and Interim Director of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut fostering an inclusive and supportive academic environment. He earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Leipzig, Germany. His research focuses on ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC), concrete durability, and sustainable infrastructure. Dr. Wille is a recipient of the prestigious NSF CAREER Award and the C.R. Klewin

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karina Ivette Vielma, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Nehal I. Abu-Lail, The University of Texas at San Antonio ; Mehdi Shadaram P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Eric M. Brey, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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a steptowards addressing these challenges, this project provides financial scholarships to talented,domestic Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering (BECE) students with documentedfinancial need at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), a Hispanic Serving Institution(HSI), to relieve some financial pressure and enable scholars to academically thrive and pursuesuccessful careers as engineers. UTSA enrolls approximately 45% first-generation collegestudents; 49% of undergraduates come from low-income communities. Because of ineffectivestructural support in students’ educational pathways, an education debt[7] prevents us fromproperly identifying students’ academic talents[8]. Current systems often identify academic talentwith

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Allison Godwin, Cornell University; Matthew Bahnson, Purdue University – West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Danielle V. Lewis, University at Buffalo ; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Erica McGreevy, University of Pittsburgh; Christian D Schunn, University of Pittsburgh; Eric Trevor McChesney, University of Pittsburgh; Blayne D. Stone, University of Pittsburgh; Liwei Chen, University of Pittsburgh; Carlie Laton Cooper M.Ed., University of Georgia; Spencer Currie, University of California, Irvine; Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh; Gerard Dorvè-Lewis, University of Pittsburgh; Rachel Kelly Forster, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin Jay Kaufman-Ortiz, Purdue University/Cornell University; Melissa Lepe, University of California, Irvine; Kelly Tatone, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering. She also studies how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belonging, motivation, and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning to understand engineering students’ identity development. She has won several awards for her research including the 2021 Chemical Engineering Education William H. Corcoran Award, 2022 American Educational Research Association Education in the

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xianglong Wang, University of California, Davis; Tiffany Marie Chan, University of California, Davis; Angelika Aldea Tamura, University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

Medicine at UC Davis. Before joining UC Davis, he was a career-track Assistant Professor at Washington State University (WSU). Dr. Wang is the recipient of the 2024 ASEE-PSW Section Outstanding Early Career Teaching Award, 2023 UC Davis Biomedical Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award, and 2022 WSU Reid Miller Teaching Excellence Award.Tiffany Marie Chan, University of California, Davis Tiffany Chan is a 4th-year undergraduate student in biomedical engineering at UC Davis and the recipient of the 2024 ASEE-PSW Section Undergraduate Student Award. She actively contributes to the cube3 Lab, where her interests lie in community building and inclusive practices. Tiffany is involved in various DEI (Diversity, Equity

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ME Technical Session 1 - Enhancing Mechanical Engineering Education: From Prerequisites to Practice

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martell Cartiaire Bell, The University of Iowa; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Rachel Vitali, The University of Iowa

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

problem numerically to find asingle answer, are not preparing them for their careers as practicing engineers” (p. 149, [9]). Thisfinding is consistent with other results suggesting a mismatch between the message studentsreceive about engineering practice through their coursework and the reality of engineeringpractice. Recent work developing and studying the effects of open-ended modeling problems define anopportunity to provide students with challenging problems that simultaneously reinforce theirunderstanding of course material while exposing them to the realities of engineering practice [7][8]. Preliminary results from Miel, Swenson, and Johnson (2022) found that “engineeringscience homework in the form of an open-ended modeling problem can

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Engagement and Participation for Women Engineers

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mollie Petersen, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Emily Fitzpatrick, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

- Lincoln. She holds her Ph.D. in Engineering Education and M.S. in Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Colorado School of Mines. Her research focuses on engineering culture, workplace preparedness and career trajectories of undergraduate and graduate students, and student well-being. She is the 2025 recipient of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award and the Henry Y. Kleinkauf Family Distinguished New Faculty Teaching Award. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Pioneering a Society for Women in Mechanical Engineering Student OrganizationAbstractThis full practice paper discusses

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 16

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel I. Adeniranye, Florida International University; Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University; Jingjing Liu, Florida International University; Julian Rodrigo Sosa-Molano, Florida International University; Gabriel Najera

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

transfer program leaders who participated in structured discussions duringa two-day convening in May 2024. Key findings highlight the importance of academic preparation,articulation agreements, financial aid, summer bridge programs, and industry partnerships infacilitating smoother transitions. This study offers actionable insights for policymakers andeducators seeking to improve transfer pathways in engineering education.IntroductionThe transfer pathway from community colleges to four-year institutions is essential for expandingSTEM career access and meeting workforce demands. However, barriers such as inadequateadvising [1], [2], misaligned curricula [2], [3] and limited support programs [4] disproportionatelyaffect historically marginalized

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 11: Shaping Engineers - Competency, Creativity, and Iteration in the First Year

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cooper Vermeulen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

structured design challenges in fostering engineeringcompetencies, providing actionable insights for integrating similar activities into first-yearengineering curricula. The paper offers practical guidance for educators to adapt this approach,emphasizing iterative learning and real-world problem-solving.Keywords: Design process, Rapid prototyping, First-year engineering, 3D printing1. IntroductionHands-on experiences are central to engineering education, as they enhance theoreticalunderstanding and equip students with critical skills for future careers. Iterative design, a keyaspect of this learning approach, enables students to tackle sophisticated, real-world problemsthrough repeated cycles of testing and refinement.The “Will It Float?” project