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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine E King, University of California, Irvine; Elliot E Hui; Yama Akbari, University of California, Irvine; Warren Wiechmann, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

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with a BME team.Observations team meetings showed that the medical students were able to assist BME studentswith the clinical aspects of understanding the unmet need. However, the instructors noted that itwas difficult to match medical students to student-driven projects in which the students intendedto develop a start-up company due to IP concerns. In our institution, medical students andundergraduates fall under different jurisdictions for IP as compared to graduate students andpostdoctoral trainees. This does provide a challenge in IP, aside from differences in perspectivesand career goals between the BME and medical students in terms of potential start-ups.Nevertheless, industry and faculty-led projects were accepting of the students, as

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Advancing Robotics Education: Frameworks, Platforms, and Teacher Preparation for K-12 Engagement

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricardo Moreira; Tommaso Verdiglione, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Saurav Basnet, WentWorth Institute of Technol; Tahmid Latif, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

and hobbyists alike [1-2]. These skills may prove to be crucial in preparingstudents for their future education and careers. As such, education and tools in robotics may helpwith encouraging and attracting them to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) fields, improve retention rates, and facilitate their learning [3].Many educational robotic kits are commercially available for purchase. However, many of thesekits could be made affordable for purchase, especially by underserved or low-incomecommunities. These may lack some prominent features, including guided instruction modules orAuthors Ricardo Alves Almeida Moreira and Tommaso Verdiglione contributed equally to this work.lesson plans. This means the users may have to

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 10

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donggil Song, Texas A&M University; ANNE LIPPERT, Prairie View A&M University

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

completed a master’s program in Cognitive Science at SNU.ANNE LIPPERT, Prairie View A&M University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Work in Progress: Improving Engineering Students’ Writing Skills Through a Text Visualization ToolIntroductionDue to the importance of communication skills in the professional engineering field, engineeringcourses have incorporated writing and communication into their curricula [1]. Writing is amultifaceted process requiring critical thinking [2], creativity [3], and synthesis of ideas [4]. Forengineers in research careers, writing activates the cognitive and social processes, allowingstudents aiming for various engineering roles to contribute

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Teaching Engineering Decision and Process

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fiona C. Zoutendyk, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kimberly LeChasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

holistically and have learned to hold both the individual parts and their relationships tothe whole system in mind simultaneously. However, it can be frustrating for those who strugglewith the complexity and ambiguity of systems thinking.In preparing the engineers of the future, we are also preparing future leaders. Doing so demandsthat we consider which skills and mindsets these future leaders will need; it also requires that weassess whether the methods we are using to prepare them reflect the ways they will be expectedto enact leadership roles. In other words, how might faculty model the leadership students will beasked to enact in their careers? Faculty have a unique opportunity to demonstrate to futureleaders how they might operate within the

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) GIFTS Session 1: Human-Centered and Project-Based Innovation in First-Year Engineering Design

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver

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disorder, and magneticFor example, when asked their knitting gloves for a person with arthritis.favorite part of the project onestudent stated, “that it was based on real people who we had to interview.” Another mentionedenjoying the ability to select their design goal and said “I liked how we got to pick whichproblem we wanted to accomplish. With this we were able to make our own design and workthrough all of the engineering design process on our own. Making it feel like a real situation andwhat we might have to go through throughout our engineering career.” Anecdotally, observationsby the GTAs and instructor, who had taught different project iterations, indicated that thestudents appeared to feel more of a connection to the design

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 1: Transfer Pathways

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi G. Loshbaugh, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Anderson, University of Colorado Boulder; Nick A. Stites, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado Boulder

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

good business sense. Improving transfer outcomes is also key to fulfilling Colorado’shigher education master plan, which calls for increasing credential completions by 9,200 beyondnatural enrollment growth and boosting completion of the STEM credentials urgently needed forour state’s workforce.At the turn of the 21st century, transfer leading to engineering graduation was rare for studentsstarting in a community college [9]. Colorado was no exception. About a decade ago, onemember of this team left his community college job for a career as an academic advisor for theengineering college at UCB. He immediately noted the low transfer enrollment, weak retentionand graduation rates, and discovered inequitable admissions policies/requirements

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Evolving Pedagogies in Capstone Design Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle H. Rosen, The Cooper Union; Melody Baglione, The Cooper Union; Benjamin John Davis; Kamau Wright, The Cooper Union; Sam Keene, The Cooper Union; Carl Sable, The Cooper Union; Neveen Shlayan, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art ; Cosmas Tzavelis, The Cooper Union; David Wootton

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engineering capstone, and engineering design courses to foster hands-on, collaborative learning experiences.Prof. Cosmas Tzavelis, The Cooper UnionDr. David Wootton Education BS Mechanical Engineering Cornell University, 1987 MS Mechanical Engineering MIT, 1990 PhD Mechanical Engineering Georgia Tech, 1998 Postdoc Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins, 1998-2000 Professional Noise and Vibrations Consultant, H ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Implementing an Interdisciplinary Senior Design Approach Within a Traditional Departmental FrameworkAbstractEngineering careers have become increasingly collaborative and multidisciplinary. To betterprepare students for this

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ENT-3: Transforming Engineering Curriculum through Entrepreneurial Approaches

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Peña, Arizona State University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Anoop Singh Grewal, Arizona State University; Michael Machas

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University. Her career as an engineering education researcher focuses on addressing complex engineering education challenges by building capacity for stakeholders at the grassroots, while also informing policy. Her research seeks to transform and democratize engineering education by exploring ways of thinking, identifying effective professional development approaches, and uncovering pedagogical techniques to enhance students’ engineering curiosity, engagement, and learning.Dr. Anoop Singh Grewal, Arizona State University Anoop Grewal (agrewal6@asu.edu) is a Associate Teaching Professor at Arizona State University in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of engineering since 2014. He received his doctorate in Mechanical and Aerospace

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 4

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn Barger P.E., FLATE (Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence); Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Doug Laven, South Central College

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

program at SCC was important to students with geographic and time limitations related to participation in the on-campus Mechatronics curriculum. The LA successful insertion into another state initiated an awareness and interest of high schools at the national level.LA's influence on their initial career intentions. Table 2. assembles the iMEC 2.0 evaluator'ssummary points that emphasize the project's impact on several fronts. Additional impact detailscan be found in Dr. Neal Grandgenett’s NSF Advanced Technological Education Program iMEC2.0 Report.Future DevelopmentsiMEC is now sustained within Minnesota and Nebraska. This reality steers the ongoingdevelopment of additional lessons with platform equipment and cooperative facilitating

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The Real World-Project-Based & Experiential Learning

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mojtaba Naseri, 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)

career, Olaitan has attended several in-persons and virtual conferences and workshop, and at some of them, made presentation on findings on air pollution, waste water reuse, and heavy metal contamination.Dr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University Dr. Oludare Owolabi, a professional engineer in Maryland, joined the Morgan State University faculty in 2010. He is the director of the sustainable infrastructure development, smart innovation and resilient engineering lab and the director of undergraduate programs in the department of civil engineering at Morgan State University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 WIP: Integrating Smart City Concepts in Civil

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Graduate College Industry Partnerships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reem Khojah, University of California, San Diego; Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of California San Diego

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

-lecture formative assessments and designing AI-proof assignments. Her educational background includes a B.S. in Medical Technology, a Master’s degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering from KAUST, and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. Reem has also engaged in post-doctoral research at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of California, Irvine.Dr. Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of California San Diego Alyssa C. Taylor is a Teaching Professor in bioengineering with thirteen years of teaching experience across introductory, laboratory, and capstone design courses. Her teaching career began in 2010 when she joined the University of Washington as an

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Lightning Talk - "Innovating for Impact: Community-Engaged Education, Technology, and Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pierre Rahme, Lebanese American University; George E Nasr, Lebanese American University; Abbas A. Tarhini, Lebanese American University; Michel Elkhoury, Lebanese American University; Evan Fakhoury, Lebanese American University

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

skills necessary tosucceed in dynamic professional environments.To replicate the success of the VIP+ program, other institutions should consider the followingrecommendations: • Establish dedicated administrative support and secure funding to ensure the sustainability of the program. • Encourage participation from multiple academic departments to promote diversity and inclusivity in project teams. • Build strong relationships with industry partners to provide mentorship, resources, and real-world insights. • Embed entrepreneurial training and project-based learning into the academic curriculum, ensuring alignment with institutional goals and student career pathways. • Invest in

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Faculty Development: Student Engagement

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shenghua Wu, University of South Alabama; Drew Gossen, University of South Alabama

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

over 100 employees,while only 57% of students did. Smaller firms (under 50 employees) were more common forstudents (23%) than faculty (10%) most likely due to students securing internships or early-career roles in smaller firms, while faculty, given their advanced career stages, may have beenemployed by larger organizations. Both groups reported experience across various companytypes, including local, regional, family-owned, domestic, international, profit-driven, and non-profit organizations (Figure B16).Engineering companies’ diversity initiatives were evaluated by asking both students and facultyabout their experiences working for such companies. From the responses (Figure B17), 50% ofstudents reported their companies had a dedicated

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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

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Caroline Cvetkovic, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Madison Christine Fanning, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Shreya Khosla Gustafson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Sarah Meece, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Divya Bendigeri, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Trisha Patnaik, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

bioengineering, and on the development of certain technical skills.MethodsCourse BackgroundsIntroduction to Bioengineering (BIOE 120, Table 1) meets once per week to offer lectures anddiscussions of recent trends in the field. Topics include cancer detection technologies, medicaldevices, biomaterials, biomechanics, neural engineering, and medical imaging techniques.Regardless of prior experience (there are no prerequisite classes), students gain an understandingof bioengineering’s research topics, career paths, and coursework opportunities.BIOE 120 is made up of approximately 50% first year students and 50% engineers, with the vastmajority pursuing a STEM-related degree, a BIOE minor, or transferring into the BIOEundergraduate program. The course

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International Division (INTL): Humanitarian Design and Sustainable Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna G Burchfield, University of South Florida; Jamie Chilton, University of South Florida

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International Division (INTL)

internships or co-opprograms, which are crucial for their future careers. Optimal times to engage in internships and co-ops can conflict withstudy abroad timelines. Third, engineering students often prioritize gaining specialized skills or knowledge in their field,and they may perceive study abroad programs as less beneficial for their career development compared to other academicpursuits. Fourth, some engineering students may not be adequately informed about study abroad opportunities or may lackguidance on how to integrate these experiences into their academic plans. Finally, engineering professors, advisors, andacademic leadership may conceptualize study abroad programs as frivolous and unnecessary vacations, and deter studentsfrom participating

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Diversity, Inclusion, and Representation in STEM

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Rossi, University of New Haven; Shivanjali Khare, University of New Haven; Angelina Casiano, University of New Haven

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

skills andcontribute to advancing engineering knowledge.As an institution, our goal is to provide our students with opportunities like these to help propeltheir careers and their skills forward. In the past, we sought to create a bus trip to get our studentsto these MLH events at other institutions in nearby cities, but the trip ended up being difficult todo logistically and presented a non-trivial cost to the university.Instead, our university opted to organize our own hackathon. This presented a unique opportunityto provide our students with the opportunity not only to gain skills by participating in thehackathon, but also to be organizers of the event. In doing so, students will also have theopportunity to learn about things such as teamwork

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Innovations and Inclusion in Pre-Service and Pre-College STEM Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcelo Caplan, Independent Researcher; Aaron Cortes

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

organizations such as the OEA and Virtual Educa. Currently, I am developing a blended learning strategy to bring high-quality STEM education to remote and rural communities. This initiative aims to spark students’ interest in STEM subjects and careers, fostering local talent and opportunities.Aaron Cortes ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Connecting Cultures through Computer Science: An Online International STEAMInitiative for Spanish speaking High School Students. (Evaluation)AbstractThe STEAM Global Academy was established in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, initiated by theSTEAM Pathways program from the Center of College Access and Success (CCAS) at Northeastern IllinoisUniversity (NEIU

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GSD 2: Identity and Motivation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Ifeoma Mary Nwanua, University of Florida; Jasmine E. McNealy, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

, competent, and connected communicators—ultimately enhancing students’preparedness for academic and industry careers. Future research should explore the tool’sbroader applicability across disciplines and its potential to improve advisor-studentcommunication, research productivity, and graduate student well-being.IntroductionCommunication in professional and academic settings demands coherence, integrity, depth, andadherence to scholarly standards—qualities that must be developed with intention. A larger studyinvestigates the motivations shaping the development of communication among engineeringgraduate students, using self-determination theory to examine how students experienceautonomy, competence, and relatedness throughout this process. In doing

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 2 - Becoming Engineering Professionals

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Paul Harvie, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; John K Wilson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Kimberly A Luthi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Monica Surrency, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

. Goyings, "A Systems Engineering Approach to a Mentorship Program for Online Military and Veteran Engineering Students," 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, 2020.[8] K. Wilson, K. Luthi, D. Harvie and M. Surrency, "Strategies for Engagement of Non- Traditional Students in Engineering Pathways," The Chronicle of Mentoring & Coaching, vol. 7, no. 16, pp. 506-510, 2023.[9] D. P. Harvie, K. A. Luthi, M. Surrency and J. K. Wilson, "Veterans Assisting Veterans Using Peer-led Team Learning," in 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR, 2024.[10] K. Luthi, D. Harvie, K. Wilson and M. Surrency, "Peer Support Structures: Documenting the Experiences of Veterans and Adult Learners in Engineering Education Career

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lekshmi Sasidharan, University of Arkansas

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engineering is considered as a promising career path with demand for engineersalways exceeding the supply, a lot of students struggle to persist through their undergraduatedegree programs resulting in students dropping engineering programs or changing to non-engineering majors. A lot of research has been conducted in this area identifying sundry reasonsfor this including academic, social and personal reasons. One reason identified is the criticaltransition from high school to college. It needs to be noted that the traditional engineeringstudents join their respective colleges of engineering directly after high school, having lived withtheir parents, had the company of their childhood friends and community support. From thatenvironment, they get

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lara Chiaverini, University of Connecticut; Stephany Santos, University of Connecticut

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

volunteer training and adult literacy programs. Additionally, Lara was a Site Manager for Jumpstart for Young Children, overseeing AmeriCorps members working with preschoolers to develop early literacy skills, and began her career as a Grant Writer at Action for Bridgeport Community Development. Lara holds a Certificate in Paralegal Studies from the University of Hartford (2010) and a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Connecticut (1999).Dr. Stephany Santos, University of Connecticut Stephany Santos is faculty in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Connecticut, with affiliate appointments in Engineering for Human Rights and Engineering Education. She is also the Executive Director and Endowed

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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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Nadya Shalamova, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; James Lembke; Maria Pares-Toral, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Derek David Riley, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Daniel Bergen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

underscores the necessity for students to acquireskills that complement AI, leveraging its capabilities to enhance their work. Concurrently, AI'spotential to automate current "nonroutine" jobs highlights the importance of AI education inpreparing students for a dynamic labor market. As of early 2024, the skill most in demand in jobpostings was artificial intelligence (0.56%), followed by machine learning (0.5%) [9]. In thiscontext, AI literacy is essential, equipping students to harness AI to improve efficiency andproductivity in their future careers [10], [11].Additionally, higher education must align current pedagogical practices with the changing waysof thinking, learning, and interacting resulting from people’s regular use of AI in

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shenghua Wu, University of South Alabama; Jinhui Wang, University of South Alabama; Melike Dizbay-Onat, University of South Alabama

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

and reducing their environmental footprint.3. Work Plan of Interdisciplinary Research Experience for UndergraduatesThis REU site provides undergraduate students with comprehensive training to addressenvironmental challenges through a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach. By cultivatingtechnical and analytical skills, raising awareness of environmental protection, and promotingSTEM education, research, and outreach, the program aims to foster a new generation ofinformed, proactive stewards of the Gulf Coast environment. We anticipate that this initiativewill significantly contribute to talent development in the region and inspire students to pursueimpactful careers in sustainability and environmental science.Each student will be

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Theresa Fs Bruckerhoff, Curriculum Research & Evaluation, Inc.; Jillian A DiBonaventura, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Noemi Robertson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Thomas Noviello, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

within four years, and then have the option of entering the classroomto teach, attending graduate school, or working in industry. The NSF Noyce Track 1 grant offers$20k/year scholarships in the junior and senior year that could offset the need to work in industryto pay off school loans instead of entering the K-12 classroom. We have been continuouslyshifting the culture at our institution to highlight the challenging, yet rewarding and impactful,career in teaching. Over the past 4 years (i.e., the duration of our grant), the number of TPPstudents have been increasing, as well as the number who plan to teach math, science,technology/engineering, or digital literacy/computer science at the secondary level (i.e., middleand high school). Roughly 1/3

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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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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NSF Grantees Poster Session

problems, 9) improve life, and 10) personal career aspirations. Abouthalf of students described engineers as people who solve problems, around a third reported that engineersshould consider safety and improve live, and approximately a quarter responded that engineers shouldutilize knowledge and improve or make new designs. Between Fall 2023 and Fall 2024, changes were made to the mechanical engineering programseminar in the hopes that students would report more well-rounded perceptions of what engineeringpractice is. The results were mixed. More students in Fall 2024 reported that engineers should considerethics, safety and efficiency as well as utilizes knowledge and collaborates with others. Interestingly,fewer students stated that

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lu Xiao, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Yu Tao, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences); Andre Benjamin Bondi, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Systems & Enterprises); Eman Abdullah AlOmar, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Paper ID #48610DUE: Integrating Performance Engineering in Software Engineering Education:A Multi-Course Project ApproachDr. Lu Xiao, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science) Dr. Lu Xiao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on software engineering, particularly software architecture, software economics, cost estimation, and software ecosystems. Dr. Xiao has received several National Science Foundation grants, such as the CAREER award for developing an AI-empowered architecture-centric framework for

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caitlin A Grady, The George Washington University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

research indicates persistent difficulties in equipping undergraduate engineeringstudents with engineering ethics skills. For example, scholars have found that some first yearengineering students exhibit lower moral disengagement scores compared to non-engineeringstudents using the same instrument [5]. Likewise, longitudinal surveys have suggested thatengineering students are less interested in public welfare and societal impacts of their work at theend of their undergraduate career compared to the beginning [6], [7]. Numerous scholars haveshown that many students fail to identify and contextualize real ethical challenges in engineeringpractice [1], [2], [8], [9]. The reasons for this seemingly disappointing progress in equippingstudents with

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Speer, Carnegie Mellon University; Melisa Orta Martinez, Carnegie Mellon University; Kylie Peppler, University of California, Irvine; Olivia Robinson, Carnegie Mellon University; Joey Huang, North Carolina State University; Nickolina Yankova; Santiago Ojeda-Ramirez, University of California, Irvine

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improvement.Regarding student attitudes about math, five students felt less confident in their ability to do ad-vanced work at the end of the course, despite their background (art, math, and engineering). Fivestudents also felt less confident in learning math skills quickly despite their background (art,math, and engineering). However, six students, mainly those with a math or engineering back-ground, increased their feeling of being able to use math in art.Finally, students reported their attitudes about engineering. Seven students, particularly thosefrom art, math, and CS backgrounds, reported increased experience with building robots andgreater interest in programming careers. Four art, math, and CS students more strongly agreedthat engineering could apply

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maya Menon, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Stephanie Adams, Oregon State University; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Jeff Knowles, Oregon State University

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has served in editorial capacity for the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, and Journal of International Engineering Education.Dr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University Shane Brown is an associate professor and Associate School Head in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award inJeff Knowles, Oregon State University Dr. Jeff Knowles is an engineering instructor at Oregon State University who began teaching courses in 2015. His current pedagogical research is related to barriers

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University; Ruth Fessehaye, Lipscomb University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, diversity equity andinclusionIntroduction:Traditional engineering education has focused largely on teaching technical knowledge and skills with aheavy emphasis on theory, problem-solving, and math/science concepts. Of course, these are foundationalfor competency as an engineer, but as described in a report published by the National Academies ofEngineering, new engineering graduates lacked the skills to succeed professionally [1]. Though these newgraduates were technically capable, they struggled with communication, teamwork, and othernontechnical expectations of the career field that grew through the 1980s. In response to these challenges,the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) with support from various stakeholdersdeveloped