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ECCNE Technical Session 2 - Alternative Energy Sources

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel P.E., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

solving the problem and can learn skills that can then be used when approachingother open-ended problems. Eventually, this curiosity and decision-making can lead to engineerswho are more willing to think how to create the most value in their designs. 13The primary goal behind the redesign of the design project in this second-semesterThermodynamics course was to encourage students to explore options and learn more about howdifferent factors impact a Rankine cycle design. To better prepare students for work in theirpost-graduate careers, the project was framed in such a way that they needed to considereconomic factors when deciding if a proposed modification to the original design made sense inpractice. It was also desired to address some of the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Michigan; Jeanne Sanders, University of Michigan; Paul Jensen, University of Michigan; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

biomedical engineering and engineering education research at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include mental health and wellness, engineering student career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 RAPID: K-12 Teacher Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence Tool Use in the ClassroomIntroductionThe “AI Revolution” is accelerating, with new tools released daily. These powerful AI tools areused in far-reaching applications, ranging from personal assistants to creative engines, and arebeing developed and used across a wide range of industries, including education. The social

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Lightning Talk - Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Manuel Fuentes-Cid, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

students’ confidence in their career choices, competitiveness in the labor market, and ability to work in diverse environments.Each dimension was assessed using a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (CompletelyDisagree) to 5 (Completely Agree).The instrument used in this study also included dimensions related to communityengagement, perceptions of service-based learning (SBL) compared to traditional courses,and empowerment and leadership. These dimensions captured key aspects of the impact ofSBL. The Community Engagement (QSC) dimension assessed students’ intentions toparticipate in future service activities, their perception of their ability to make a positiveimpact in the community, and their valuation of the importance of social

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WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kouo, The Johns Hopkins University; Jeanette Chipps, The Johns Hopkins University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

only technical knowledge and skills but also creativity,critical thinking, collaboration, and communication skills essential in the engineering profession and inother careers. The ECIIA project advances the mission and research of e4usa™ by serving all students inengineering education. Two lessons from the first two units of the e4usa™ curriculum are beingdeveloped within a VR environment. The lessons are based on Unit 1: Engineering is Everywhere, whichexamines the fundamental nature of engineering and its role in everyday life, and Unit 2: Engineering isCreative, where students progress from group work to collaborative teamwork to address globalengineering challenges. ECIIA focuses on hands-on activities and lessons related to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merideth Frey, Sarah Lawrence College; Dedra Demaree, Blue Ridge School; David Gosser; Colin David Abernethy

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

and self-assessed research skills.An additional benefit we observed was that both instructors and students enjoyed using themodules and instructors noticed their students’ increased confidence in their understanding of thematerial and interest in pursuing a career in STEM fields. We see the integration of thesemodules into the undergraduate science and engineering curriculum as a positive step towardsthe larger goal of expanding the pool of quantum- and research-literate workers needed for the21st-century STEM workforce.AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under awardDUE-2120545. We acknowledge the help and support of Dr. Ruth Stark and Hsin Wang at theCUNY Institute for Macromolecular

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Innovative Assessment Strategies in Design

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Houston Monroe, Dartmouth College; Jentry Elizabeth Campbell, Dartmouth College

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

‭and engineering economics‬ ‭engineering economics; lower‬ ‭barrier to licensure by familiarizing‬ ‭the FE‬‭ tudents enrolled in the design engineering capstone course are in a pivotal moment as they‬S‭transition between their academic and professional careers. In the workplace, engineers are‬ ‭expected to be well versed in setting measurable goals then working to achieve them, both in‬ ‭their technical work and for their own professional development. Yet most academic experiences‬ ‭in a typical engineering curriculum do not prepare students to exercise this professional skill‬‭[3]‬‭.‬ ‭As

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International Division (INTL): Humanitarian Design and Sustainable Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise M. Driscoll, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

give a sense of the comments (which were all in this vein): • “It was an excellent opportunity to get to know other cultures and get to know myself better, as I was able to relate in environments outside my comfort zone. I believe that GIGEL was one of the most important moments of my career and the knowledge I acquired in the program will be very useful in my professional and personal life.” • “Intercultural competence is something I never thought we could develop, so I am thankful for this experience. It made me think more about previous interactions I had with people from different cultures and how difficult it was in the beginning. If I was more self-aware about

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First-Year and Experiential Learning for Women Engineers

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorne S. Joseph, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Lydia Q Prendergast, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

]. According towork by Smith et al. one actionable strategy to contribute to the advancement of women inSTEM is to use education as a tool [4]. Doing so by educating others on gender issues in STEMand supporting resources which aim to directly impact achieving gender equity. The persistenceof women in STEM in higher education and the STEM workforce has been on the rise but thereare many more strides to make. In 1986, the Douglass Women in Science and Engineeringprogram was established at Douglass College, a women’s college at Rutgers University, toencourage women to study, explore, and pursue careers in mathematics, the sciences, andengineering. The goal of the program focused on encouraging entrance into and retention inSTEM fields, where women have

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Ocean and Marine Division (OMED) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vamsi Sripada, University of Bridgeport; Mohammad Omar AL-Torzi, University of Bridgeport; Huy Trung Huong, University of Bridgeport; Juan David Urrea Vargas, University of Bridgeport; Sushma Gudi, University of Bridgeport; Andrew Louis Iorio, University of Bridgeport; Jani Macari Pallis, University of Bridgeport; Jill McNitt-Gray, University of Southern California

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Ocean and Marine Division (OMED)

software testing taught me to prioritize tasks dynamically—a skillI’ll use in my robotics career.” - Computer Science Student.By bridging theoretical knowledge with tangible engineering outcomes, this paper advancesunderwater technology while providing a scalable framework for experiential learning,cross-departmental research, and industrial collaboration.V. Major outcomes of the projectThe project aimed at converting a traditional manned submarine into a remotely operated vehicle(ROV) embodies several innovative, leading-edge, and cutting-edge attributes that stand out inthe realm of engineering education and underwater technology.Integration of Traditional and Modern Technologies: The project’s most groundbreakingachievement lies in its

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MATH - Hands-On Curriculum in Mathematics Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele McColgan, Siena College; George E Hassel, Siena College; Kamyar Pashayi, Siena College; Jason Morphew, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Junior Anthony Bennett, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

© cube. Users are then able to modify the orientation of theAR model in response to the user rotating or translating the cube. The findings of the studysuggest that AR improved students' spatial reasoning, facilitated the development of shiftsbetween mathematical and physical reasoning, and decreased cognitive load.The AR system developed and evaluated in this paper can be implemented by curriculum andeducational designers at any level, from K-12 to university to professional career training in anySTEM field.IntroductionStudents often face challenges with learning abstract concepts and spatial visualization,particularly when engaging with new 3D content in physics and engineering [1-3]. Thesedisciplines rely heavily on foundational knowledge

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Empowering Pre-College Students through AI and Computer Science: Standards, Self-Efficacy, and Social Impact

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M. Smith, Institute for Advancing Computing Education; Jacob Koressel; Sofia De Jesus, Carnegie Mellon University; Joseph W Kmoch; Bryan Twarek

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

latter did not.This project extends that work by analyzing the standards of all states and more directly assessingeach standard’s Bloom’s level, as described below.2 MethodologyOur dataset consisted of the standards from states with CS standards (n = 42) and the CSTAstandards. (This dataset did not include career and technical education standards unless they werethe only high school CS standards articulated by the state.) We did not include standards that hadlanguage such as “continued growth” or “this standard is not specifically required until . . .”We determined the level of Bloom’s taxonomy for the state (n = 9695) and CSTA (n = 120)standards. To do this, we assigned the first verb in each standard to a Bloom’s level. Thisassignment was made

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 7

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Bailey Alexandra Brown, Spelman College; Tamara Pearson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Talia Goldwasser, SageFox Consulting Group

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

spacecenters both whiteness and masculinity as normative [25].PositionalityThe REACH study team includes researchers with expertise in evaluation, policy, education, andsociology, and includes depth in qualitative and quantitative methods. Our team is also diverse inpersonal experience and identity, including gender, racial identity and disability status. Ourpositionality influenced how we explored the data available to us and framed our observations.We recognize that our ages, political beliefs, social classes, races, ethnicities, genders, religiousbeliefs, previous careers, and current roles in our organizations and on this research teamimpacted how we conducted the research and analyzed the results [26]. Individually andcollectively, we

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 10

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajendran Swamidurai, Alabama State University; Uma Kannan, Alabama State University

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

their 21st century skills with all itemsaveraging above 4.0. They strongly believed in their ability to set their own learning goals, workwith students from different backgrounds and respect the differences of their peers, makechanges when things do not go as planned and produce high quality work.Career Readiness: Students expressed great confidence in their career readiness skills with eachcompetency averaging above 4.0.Persistence: When indicating their intentions to persist in their degree and career, students werevery positive with all items averaging above 4.0 in 2022 and all above 3.75 in 2023. Theystrongly believed they would complete their degree in their current major (M=5.0 in 2022 andM=4.67 in 2023), get a job in the field major (M

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 1: Tech-Forward Teaching - Digital Tools to Enhance Engagement

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surupa Shaw, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

effective assessment. Collaborationwith industry professionals, exemplified by Stanford's CS193p course, ensures students areprepared for the dynamic demands of programming careers, marking a promising future for thefield.STRATEGIES AND APPROACHESThe constructionist perspective on knowledge profoundly shapes the instructional methodsemployed in programming mastery. Instead of simply receiving information, constructionismadvocates for active involvement and experiential learning. In the realm of programmingeducation, this entails interactive coding tasks, project-driven approaches, and collaborativeproblem-solving sessions. These instructional techniques aim to offer students chances toexplore, experiment, and build their comprehension of

Conference Session

ECE-Faculty Perspectives and Curriculum Evolution

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Begel, Carnegie Mellon University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University; Rick Kubina, Pennsylvania State University; Somayeh Asadi, University of Virginia; Taniya Mishra; Ren Butler, Carnegie Mellon University; JiWoong Jang, Carnegie Mellon University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

instructors' experiences in aneurodiversity-focused AI summer training program. It is part of an ongoing design-basedresearch and development project funded by the National Science Foundation ExLENT program.Research ContextThe study is situated within the "Preparing Autistic Students for the AI Workforce" (PAS4AI)program, which aims to address the underrepresentation of autistic individuals in AI careers byproviding specialized training, mentorship, and experiential learning opportunities. Theprogram's objectives include equipping students with technical AI skills, fostering teamwork andcommunication abilities, and preparing participants for professional roles in the AI industry.Participants in the program included autistic community college students

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Emerging and Sustainable Design Practices

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trevion S Henderson, Tufts University; Greses Perez P.E., Tufts University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Rico at Mayag¨uez (UPRM) as well as a M.Ed. degree in School Leadership from Southern Methodist University (SMU). Her current research interests are located at the intersection of science and engineering education, multilingualism and emerging technologies. Prior to starting her career in education, Greses was a project manager for engineering projects and hydrologic and hydraulic studies. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Misinformation in Engineering Design: Plotting a Research and Teaching Agenda forEngineering EducationEngineering design is often taught as a purely technocentric process. However, a growingnumber of scholars in engineering education research recognize that

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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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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leendert Schrader, Saint Louis University; Danahe Marmolejo, Saint Louis University

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

order of magnitude, energy, force, and mass balance assessments. Objective 3 Apply algorithmic thinking tools - flowcharts and pseudo codes - to solve engineering problems. Objective 4 Identify the key roles, activities, necessary skills and professional/social responsibilities for a career in at least one engineering major offered at School of Science and Engineering. Objective 5 Recognize that both personal and social context shapes all learning. Objective 6 Characterize how the experience of learning through a distinct disciplinary or interdisciplinary mode of inquiry shapes knowledge of ourselves, or communities, and our world. Objective 7

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Broadening Participation in Civil Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bin (Brenda) Zhou, Central Connecticut State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

explanations of how EJIcould be related to the engineering code of ethics. In addition, course enrichment activities areintentionally built into this EJI-designated course so students can listen to and learn fromindustry practitioners. For example, in the spring of 2023, a panel of female constructionprofessionals discussed their career paths, unique challenges, and interesting projects. In thespring of 2024, a group of Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) engineerspresented a few highway projects they worked on and discussed how CTDOT paid moreattention to EJI. Such course designs ensure various methods of instruction, assessment, andassignment types, complementing the EJI course content. Hartford, Connecticut, and Boston

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Lightning Talk - Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omar McFarlane Sweeney, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

Paper ID #47383Community Developed Water Supply a Case Study of a Sustainable Model inHampstead, St. Mary, JamaicaMr. Omar McFarlane Sweeney, University of Florida Omar McFarlane Sweeney is an engineering professional with over thirty years of experience specializing in Civil, Construction Engineering, and Project Management. Throughout his professional career, he has successfully executed several major Government-related infrastructure projects. He is a consultant lecturer in Civil Engineering at the Heriot- Watt University, Scotland and sits on the Engineering Faculty Advisory Boards of the University of the West

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First-Year and Experiential Learning for Women Engineers

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jie Sheng, University of Washington, Tacoma; Justin Wang, The Overlake School

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

urban-serving university, the majority of newstudent enrollment on campus are transfer students from community colleges in the area. Forexample, whenever we reach out to recruit students and start introducing our ComputerEngineering program, a ubiquitous question arises: What’s the difference between ComputerEngineering and other engineering disciplines? And further, does the word computer inComputer Engineering imply programming? Most of the time, these questions come from femalestudents, first-generation students, or underrepresented students. Due to their diversebackground, few of them would think of Computer Engineer as their future career. They have noconfidence in getting into this field and have no idea about where and how to start. The

Conference Session

ECE-Faculty Perspectives and Curriculum Evolution

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salma Emara, University of Toronto; Fatemeh Jazinizadeh, University of Toronto; Hamid S Timorabadi P.Eng., University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

careers, they oftenrecognize the interconnectedness of these foundational topics. In this work, we investigate theimpact of integrating interdisciplinary concepts into programming labs and assignments, drawingon principles from Dynamics and Electrical Fundamentals. By embedding these core engineeringconcepts into a first-year programming course, we aim to foster a broader perspective, enhanceproblem-solving skills, and spark greater engagement among students. Our approach involveddesigning assignments that incorporated cross-disciplinary content and others without suchintegration, enabling comparative analysis. Anonymous surveys captured students’ perceptions,learning experiences, and engagement levels. A mixed-methods research design

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STEM Education and Intercultural Competence

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihwa Park, Texas Tech University; Bernard Justus Wekullo, Texas Tech University

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

experiences during the camp and gathered feedback onthe program. Table 1 shows examples of campers’ responses to some survey items.Table 1. Survey Response Examples Item Content Example response What is your favorite activity Getting to design was fun. Working with mentor to be able to come up with a design. What is the least interesting activity The workshops Share your experience at camp All is amazing and I was honored to have this experience. It was great and really fun. How does this camp connect with STEM is important in my future so it really help me understand your career interests

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Engagement in Practice: Bridging Engineering Education and Community Impact through Collaborative Design and Construction

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sally Njoki Kimani, Tumaini Innovation Center ; Mary Wambui Muigai BSc. (Information Technology) – Ongoing, Tumaini Innovation Center; Claudia Chebet Chemweno, Tumaini Innovation Center; Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE); Nrupaja Bhide, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University – West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

in their owncommunities.Tumaini Innovation Center(Tumaini) as a technical training institute, engages the vulnerable youth (in particular,street youth, youth who live/work in the streets [6]) in an educational model that breaks down the barriers faced by“street youth” and other vulnerable youth in a changing society. The center leverages their inherent resourcefulness,resilience and independence, and equips them with the knowledge and skills they need to have successful andproductive careers in their community. The program’s mission is to empower them with hope, knowledge, skills,opportunities and resources necessary for them to earn a positive livelihood off the streets. These livelihoodopportunities include learning vocational skills like

Conference Session

Culturally Responsive and Identity-Affirming Approaches in Pre-College STEM Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Wells, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Dina Verdin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

behavior. For example, Godwin etal. [17] found that students’ engineering identity and agency independently predicted students’engineering career choices. Verdín’s [16] study found that first-generation college students whosaw themselves as engineers also held greater engineering agency beliefs. The focus on students’beliefs provides an alternative to the challenge of interpreting student mindsets from theirbehaviors and actions [18], while the use of quantitative methods provides a chance to detectdirectional relationships in the development of students’ critical engineering agency. In this paper, we focus specifically on students’ beliefs about the role of engineering increating social change, a subset of the critical engineering agency

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Tennessee Technological University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

- manufacturing-industrial-informatics[18] “Tri-C Smart Manufacturing Engineering Technology: Cleveland, Ohio.” Accessed: Feb. 20, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.tri-c.edu/programs/engineering- technology/smart-manufacturing/index.html[19] “Career Education: Smart Manufacturing Technology | Ohlone College.” Accessed: Feb. 20, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.ohlone.edu/career-education/smtech[20] “Reimagining manufacturing: Penn State New Kensington paving way for industry’s future | Penn State New Kensington.” Accessed: Feb. 20, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://newkensington.psu.edu/feature/reimagining-manufacturing-penn-state-new- kensington-paving-way-industrys-future[21] “New Kensington

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New Approaches and Leadership Development Frameworks

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University and A&M College; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University and A&M College; Rebecca Acosta Burdette; Annemarie Galeucia

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

whichwere institutionalized in the college at the end of the funding period [14]. The Chevron Center’smission thus grew to encompass a wider range of student success initiatives with the overarchinggoal of increasing engineering student retention and developing career-ready engineers upongraduation.Current Operations and Future DirectionsToday, the Chevron Center for Engineering Education continues to grow. Becausecommunication is a foundational element for many institutional priorities, such as teamwork,leadership, ethics, and entrepreneurship, it offers resources and programs that address thesetopics. The studio supports study abroad programs, tutoring services, workshops, and studentorganizations, providing a wide range of opportunities for

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 8: Communication and Liberal Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Woodworth Wong, University of New Hampshire; Cynthia Helen Carlson PE, PhD, Merrimack College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

to natural disasters such asflooding and hurricanes. These resources are introduced to highlight the importance ofcommunicating environmental health information in multiple languages [28], [29].The librarian followed this opening with an active and engaging discussion of the importance ofplain language resources in various settings and the standards and guidelines [30], [31], and adiscussion of the differences between cultural competences and cultural humility [32], [33]. Sheshowed portions of a video helping to better explain the concept of cultural humility [34] andhow it applies to their careers as future engineers [35]. The introduction portion of the classactivity concluded with a think-pair-share exercise to solidify what was learned

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

bodhisatta hajra, Oklahoma State University

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

apply in practice or while pursuing a graduate degree. To date, the SOA has producedtwenty-one graduates who successfully completed the GC program, and there is one additionalstudent on the verge of completing the GC program this year. Out of the twenty-one students, mostof them are currently pursuing a career in the industry with one of them recently completing agraduate degree elsewhere. Some of the students also presented their work at various conferences,based on the research conducted during the GC program. This article presents a detailed overviewof the development of the GC program, besides providing information on the duration of study,coursework and thesis requirements. The paper also highlights how the GC program can contributetowards

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Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Software Engineering Division (SWED)

fossil fuels.The rapid expansion of electric vehicles has created a growing demand for engineers withexpertise in this field. There is a recognized need for a large, well-trained workforce capable ofconducting research and development projects in electric vehicle technology. However, thedesign and implementation of electric vehicles are not yet well represented in mostundergraduate academic programs.To better prepare our electrical and computer engineering students for careers in this evolvingindustry, we encourage them to select capstone projects related to electric vehicles. This paperpresents two representative electric vehicle-oriented capstone projects undertaken by students inthese two programs, showcasing their efforts to gain hands-on

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanxiao Feng, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Huiran Jin, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

construction safety issues and the role of smart technologies in addressingthem.As construction safety becomes increasingly complex and technology-driven, engineeringeducation must adapt to prepare students for real-world challenges. A study on engineeringcurriculum development emphasizes the importance of connecting theoretical knowledge withskills tailored to career requirements. It advocates for incorporating practical, application-basedlearning into engineering programs to equip students more effectively for workforce challenges[3]. Integrating hands-on, technology-focused projects into the curriculum bridges this gap,enabling students to engage directly with advanced tools such as smart sensing technologies andwearable PPE. These experiential