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Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 7B

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olivia Ryan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David A. Dillard P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; James Lord, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cassie Wallwey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Benjamin Edward Chaback, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Anita Walz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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‭complete assignments or find answers rather than for deeper learning or conceptual‬ ‭understanding. In higher education, textbooks are often used as a substitute for attending lectures‬ ‭or paying attention to them‬‭[22]‬‭.‬‭ tudents often view textbooks as tools for completing homework or preparing for exams rather‬S‭than as a resource to support their conceptual understanding. This issue is particularly concerning‬ ‭in engineering, where developing a strong conceptual understanding is critical for success in‬ ‭upper-level courses. This suggests an opportunity to rethink how engineering textbooks are‬ ‭written and integrated into the curriculum. By prioritizing clarity and alignment with student‬ ‭needs, textbooks can be

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ME Division 15: Grading Practices and Student Performance

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Michael Preuss, Exquiri Consulting, LLC; Mahesh Hosur, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Afzel Noore, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

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Paper ID #48212Analysis of Impacts on Peer Mentors in an Undergraduate Peer Mentoringand Tutoring ProgramDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, a Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in various projects funded by different federal agencies.Prof. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Kai Jin is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Co-PI of the MERIT project. Her research interests

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED): Assessment, Curriculum & Instructional Design

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynne P Cooper PhD, Vanderbilt University

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experience of working on complex, messy problems. Project-based learningbrought project management classes into the curriculum to develop the skills necessary for smallscale project/task management while working in student teams. One and two semester capstonecourses, particularly those focused on industry problems, required students to integrate theirtechnical and project management skills to produce meaningful products and exercise theirteamwork skills. In addition, industry internships and Co-Op programs moved students out of thecampus bubble and into the workplace, at least temporarily.The steps in this evolution are credited with improving early career transition outcomes.However, industry continues to employ students who display issues

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GSD 3: Pedagogy and Curriculum

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudia G Cameratti-Baeza, University of Michigan; Charlie Michaels, Center for Socially Engaged Engineering & Design, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

-faculty professionaldevelopment programs for doctoral students in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics: An exploratory classification scheme [Paper presentation]. American EducationalResearch Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, United States.Gelles, L. A. and Lord, S. M. (2021). Pedagogical considerations and challenges forsociotechnical integration within a materials science class. International Journal of EngineeringEducation, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 1244–1260.Love Stowell, S. M., Churchill, A. C., Hund, A. K., Kelsey, K. C., Redmond, M. D., Seiter, S.A., & Barger, N. N. (2015). Transforming graduate training in STEM education. The Bulletin ofthe Ecological Society of America, 96(2), 317–323.Rivera, S. (2020). Chapter 2: STEM

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 4: Sociotechnical Integration

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto; Alan Chong, University of Toronto

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the value of integrating humanities into engineering to accomplish this goal, manyquestions remain about how to do this in practice, especially given the range of differentinstitutional and educational contexts at play [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]. Vestigial arguments that pitengineering students and engineers against their humanities counterparts further frustrate movestowards an integrated curriculum; these arguments underscore the need to provide credibleevidence that an integrated humanities and engineering curriculum is not only valuable butachievable. Just as the discourse around the liberal arts is inexact, the metrics by which wemeasure the success of liberal arts and humanities integration is nebulous. Arguably, moredemonstrable examples of

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashish Kharel, The University of Toledo; Ahmad Y Javaid, The University of Toledo; Quamar Niyaz, Purdue University Northwest; Sidike Paheding, Fairfield University; Devinder Kaur, The University of Toledo

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embedded systems andcontribute to the development of secure and reliable embedded technologies.However, it should be noted that this was one of 10 modules developed by our team for variousCSE/CS courses. The primary goal of developing these modules was to distribute training incybersecurity across the entire CSE/CS curriculum, providing students with a holistic view andcomprehensive cybersecurity training. Future work may focus on integrating advanced on-devicesecurity measures with real-time detection capabilities to protect production-network buildingcontrollers from cyber threats. This will provide students with hands-on experience in dealingwith sophisticated cybersecurity challenges.AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon the work

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ENT-7: Approaches to Fostering Self-Efficacy and Data-Driven Decision Making

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Sebastián Sánchez-Gómez, Universidad ECCI

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

contemporary digital era, small business owners encounter mounting pressure to adapt toevolving market demands, frequently with constrained access to data analytics resources. Thisstudy investigates how Knime, a complementary data analytics platform, enables entrepreneurs tomake informed, evidence-based decisions by analyzing customer behavior, market trends, andoperational efficiency. By employing Knime, businesses can optimize processes, personalizeservices, and identify growth opportunities. This study examines the integration of Knime traininginto the Be an Entrepreneur program, highlighting its role in fostering innovation, improvingdecision-making, and enhancing the competitiveness of new ventures in Colombia's dynamicbusiness environment. The

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PCEE Instructional Showcases

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tyrine Jamella Pangan, Tufts University; Kristen B Wendell, Tufts University; Geling Xu, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Michael Cassidy; Ethan E Danahy, Tufts University; William Church

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Paper ID #46925Biomimicry as an Authentic Anchor (Resource Exchange)Ms. Tyrine Jamella Pangan, Tufts University Tyrine Jamella Pangan is a STEM Education PhD student at Tufts University and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO). She is interested in integrating social and emotional learning (SEL) in engineering, specifically within the elementary school context. Tyrine hopes to explore how Transformative SEL can be implemented to cultivate socially responsible engineers.Dr. Kristen B Wendell, Tufts University Kristen Wendell is Associate Professor of

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

structured prerequisite enforcement and academicsupport programs. Introducing mandatory prerequisite sequences for mathematics and physicscourses could mitigate delays in student progression. Additionally, academic supportmechanisms such as targeted tutoring and summer-intensive courses for at-risk students mayenhance retention. Future curriculum updates should integrate these strategies to improve studentoutcomes and program efficiency. Furthermore, this study highlights the potential of ProcessMining as an analytical tool for curriculum evaluation, offering insights that can inform data-driven educational policy decisions.ConclusionsThis analysis provides a comprehensive perspective on the challenges students face in theiracademic progression and

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AI, Technology, and Data-Driven Learning in Biomedical Engineering

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victor Tsui, University of North Dakota; Kordell Mitchell Bernaldez Tan, University of North Dakota; Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, University of North Dakota

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design and develop aMedical Internet of Things (Med-IoT) biomedical device. International collaboration canexperience several challenges, such as language barriers, local resource management, devicesetup, hardware and software integration, calibration variance across multiple test setups, andhigher reliance on individual skill sets. In this case study paper, data is analyzed from feedbackacquired through semi-structured interviews and an evaluation of the research impacts producedby a focus group participating in the IBL project. As a result, recommendations for best practicesfor students entering the IBL program are discussed on how various challenges can be addressedthroughout the process.Introduction to Innovation-Based Learning ModelThe

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 8

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bing Wang, University of Connecticut; Suining He, University of Connecticut; Chuanrong Zhang, University of Connecticut; Abdul-Wassay Queeshi, University of Connecticut; Weidong Li, University of Connecticut; Sanguthevar Rajasekaran, University of Connecticut; Wei Wei, University of Connecticut; Elizabeth Howard, University of Connecticut

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their project and would like to extend their competition results for future publications.They mentioned that it would be achieved through an independent study that one student (fromGeography Department) would conduct during the semester, with the other student (in CSEDepartment) helping out as needed to continue the project. Finding effective approaches toextending the benefits of the workshop to achieve longer-term impact is important. We think onemechanism is to couple it with other course work or research activities. This can be arranged forthe graduate students through their research activities. For undergraduate students, it might behelpful to arrange other curriculum activities (e.g., independent studies or design labs) or

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ECE-Cybersecurity and Quantum Technology Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mehzabien Iqbal, The University of Toledo, OH, USA; Md Abdus Samad Bhuiyan, Purdue University Northwest; Ahmad Y Javaid, The University of Toledo; Quamar Niyaz, Purdue University Northwest; Sidike Paheding, Fairfield University

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in authentication, encryption, access control, communication, anddetecting malicious activities becomes paramount to meet the heightened demands offuture networks Ahmad et al. (2019); Hakeem et al. (2022). This paper proposed integrating security-related concepts tailored for next-generation communication into existing Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)curricula. This strategic integration aims to position security considerations as afoundational prerequisite in the design phase of any system. In alignment with thisvision, the research introduces an innovative, interactive, and visualized hands-onmodule designed to seamlessly integrate into the current curriculum. Additionally,this module is a comprehensive educational tool

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 10

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Soto-Cabán, The Ohio State University; Ferdinand Avila-Medina, The Ohio State University

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butundecided about which field to pursue. As the first course students encounter in their academicjourney, this exploratory class is designed to help them reflect on their interests, capabilities, andaspirations while deciding if a career in engineering technology aligns with their goals.For many students, this course serves as their initial exposure to the field, particularly for thosewho may lack prior knowledge or role models to guide them in selecting a college major. Thecourse objectives, listed in Table 1, reflect an integrated approach to student development,focusing on industry engagement, career preparation, professional resources, teamwork, andcommunication skills.Table 1. Course Objectives in Engineering Technology Introductory Course

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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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interdisciplinaryskills, changed their self-ideaology of their abilities in non-home disciplines, and valued interdis-ciplinary collaboration. In this work, we present our curriculum, findings, and recommendationsfor the design of interdisciplinary engineering curricula.Course DesignThe 14-week course integrated engineering, math, and weaving through lectures and hands-onactivities that demonstrated the application of math and engineering to weaving. Our course wasbuilt around RoboLoom, an open-source Jacquard loom kit [7], and used the available materi-als 1 . Students worked individually using a traditional shaft loom2 and interdisciplinarily usingRoboLoom [7]. The course covered robotics and mechatronics, including mechanism basics,electricity, and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina Cercone, Manhattan College; Medya Fathi, Manhattan University; Matthew Volovski, Manhattan College; JUNESEOK LEE, Manhattan University; Peter K Sweeney, Manhattan College

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integrators in our society, andundergraduate programs must adapt to meet this challenge [5]. It is this deficiency in CEengineering education that this project aims to eliminate. We, as CE engineering facultymembers, need actions to educate and equip the next generation of CE engineers with these newdemands of our rapidly changing world!Coordinating a national multi-university effort and aligning it with the various academicaccreditation agencies, and local, state, and federal professional organizations, to completelyrevamp CE engineering education across the board is, at best, an aspirational dream. However,we hypothesize that analytics-based system thinking can be infused into any existingundergraduate CE engineering curricula without requiring

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ECE-Career Development and Program Structures

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Mehmet Vurkac, Seattle University; Henry Louie, Seattle University; Shruti Singh, Seattle University; Margarita D. Takach, Seattle University

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energy integration into smart grids, ensuring efficient energy management and grid stability, aiming for a sustainable impact. She is a member of IEEE, ASEE and SWE and has worked on several NSF and NREL funded projects.Dr. Margarita D. Takach, Seattle University Dr. Margarita Takach is an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Seattle University. She earned her PhD degree from the University of Washington. Her teaching interests include digital logic, circuits, analog electr ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Reimagining the ECE Curriculum by Bridging Technical Preparation, Professional Formation, and University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Case Studies

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Qin Zhu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa M Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Iris Louella Jenkins, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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four times per semester, approximately once per month, using the skills-based, learner-centered BOPS method. Finally, this paper describes the contents of the workshop, including thecompetencies the workshop aims to cultivate and exercises used to do so. This paper is not meantto be an exhaustive description of either the IREI project or workshop but, rather, a sketch of themotivations for and nature of workshop so far.Background and objectivesNational legislation in the US, such as the America COMPETES Act and, more recently, theCHIPS and Science Act, highlights the importance of research integrity in innovation andcompetitiveness of the US economy [1], [2]. Given federal funding mandates, researchinstitutions have developed interventions and

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 10

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Sotelo, Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences; Carlos Sotelo, Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences; Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word; Félix Martínez-Jiménez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences; Carlos Vazquez-Hurtado, Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences; Ricardo Swain Oropeza, Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences; José Isabel Gómez Quiñones, Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences

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., & Seabrook, B. E. (2023, June). Applying STS to Engineering Education: A Comparative Study of STS Minors. 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--42279[16] Conroy, K. M., Sours, P., Jayakumar, A., & Tuttle, R. M. (2023, June). Engagement in Practice: Better Preparing Students for Community-Engaged Engineering by Restructuring an Academic Program, Minor, and Curriculum. 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--43283[17] Carr, V. A., Smith, M. C., Wei, B., & Jones, M. E. (2021). Learning Experiences of Social Science Students in an Interdisciplinary Computing Minor. 2021 ASEE Annual Conference and

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Building Engineering Identity and Practice in Rural and Pre-College Contexts

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natasha Wilkerson, Vivify, LLC; Joanne K Olson, Texas A&M University; Justin Wilkerson, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #48064Impact of An Engineering Task on Development of Middle School Students’Engineering Design Practices (Fundamental)Dr. Natasha Wilkerson, Vivify, LLC Natasha Wilkerson is co-founder of Vivify STEM and President of the Cosmic Leap Foundation. Natasha specializes in research and development of engineering curricula and programming for K-8 grades. Natasha has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from Texas A&M University.Joanne K Olson, Texas A&M UniversityJustin Wilkerson, Texas A&M University ©American Society for Engineering

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PCEE Instructional Showcases

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Weber, National Center for Women & Information Technology ; Lyn Ely Swackhamer, NCWIT/University of Colorado

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Paper ID #47630How faculty focused on pre-college engineering education and outreach canleverage this free digital library of engineering resources. (Pre-college Resource/CurriculuExchange)Mrs. Stephanie Weber, National Center for Women & Information Technology https://ncwit.org/profile/stephanie-weber/Dr. Lyn Ely Swackhamer, NCWIT/University of Colorado Dr. Lyn Swackhamer is the PI on the NSF funded Teach Engineering grant. Teach Engineering is a digital library of K-12 engineering education materials. Dr. Swackhamer has a PhD in education innovation with an emphasis on research and evaluation methodology. She has been the

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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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also presented theirbeliefs about their roles as educators in engineering courses. The workshop leader was careful toaddress the concerns while centering on the practices and pedagogies of CR2, bringing attention tohow these beliefs affect teaching practices[20].Initial faculty cohort. While the workshop attendance included seven (7) faculty, the initialfaculty cohort involved in integrating CR2 includes two educators who teach introductory BECEcourses in the Spring 2025 semester. They understand how to create an environment conducive toengaging all learners using CR2 practices and will incorporate CR2 in their own creative ways.Future teaching observations. In the Spring 2025 semester, teaching observations will beconducted to focus on the

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International Division (INTL): Case Studies and Trends

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose Texier, LACCEI; Maria Mercedes Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Laura Romero, Tecnologico de Monterrey ; Libis Valdez Cervantes

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industrial needs. It includes curriculum redesign, project-based learning, and Curriculum Improvement the development of skills, such as teamwork and communication. Analyze how to train engineers from an ethical perspective to make Ethics and Society in Engineering Theme 4 responsible decisions. It includes the integration of ethical frameworks into Education programs and the analysis of the social impact of engineering solutions

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ERM Technical Session: Faculty Influences on Student Support

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gadhaun Aslam, University of Florida; Yuxuan Wang, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida; Edwin Marte, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #48539Natural Language Processing Models to Detect Affective Fluctuations of EngineeringFaculty and Students Responding to a Hidden Curriculum SurveyMr. Gadhaun Aslam, University of Florida Gadhaun Aslam is a PhD Candidate & Graduate Assistant in the TWISTER Lab within the Department of Engineering Education at University of Florida (UF). His research interests include extracting data from institutional websites to understand the trajectory of engineering education, exploring student learning experiences using multi-modal tools (e.g., eye tracking and physiological electrodermal sensors) and integrating

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Harnessing AI and Collaborative Platforms to Personalize and Innovate K-12 STEM Curriculum

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jutshi Agarwal, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Siddharthsinh B Jadeja, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Corey T Schimpf, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Carolyn S Giroux, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; A Lynn Stephens

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NSF-funded project that aims to support teachers inimplementing front-end design concepts with secondary students. The project is driven bytargeted modifications to an existing web-based platform, CLUE (Collaborative Learning UserEnvironment), that was originally developed to support collaborative project-based learning inother STEM fields. Concurrently, an Earth Science and Environmental Science focusedcurriculum is being developed that integrates front-end design approaches with challenges in thecommunity to develop socio-scientific and design skills among 7th - 11th grade students. Theproject team works in multiple interdisciplinary sub-teams to develop the 1) technology, 2)curriculum, 3) teacher professional development, and 4) research

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dayna Mandalyn Cline, United States Military Academy; David Zgonc, United States Military Academy at West Point; William B Vass, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus P.E., United States Military Academy; Matthew Baideme, United States Military Academy; Brett Ryan Krueger, United States Military Academy

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ABET Student Outcomes annually.The goal of this process is to ensure that curriculum changes can be made to attain the StudentOutcomes and that courses remain rigorous, relevant, and well-integrated in the program. Due toperiodic faculty turnover, course assessment also serves as a means of maintaining coursecontinuity. At the course-level, we assess course outcomes annually using a formal writtenassessment called a Course Assessment Report. Effective course assessment considers allrelevant information to identify strengths and weaknesses in each course. Where appropriate,these areas for improvement are used as the basis for well-coordinated changes to courseoutcomes, course content, or course processes. Effective course assessment is an

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sophia Vicente, Elizabethtown College; Hannah Root; Annick J Dewald; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Rebecca Holcombe; Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College

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on real engineering challenges, (3) mastery-based learning and assessment, (4) and focused mentoring [1]. In Year 2, the project transitionedfrom a project-based learning to work-integrated learning model. In the second pilot semester,students will experience a 3-week pre-internship preparation session and spend 12 weeks in apaid internship while taking engineering coursework. With this transition, the team designed anew curriculum and created a new research plan to learn from the work-integrated learning pilot. The purpose of this poster paper is to describe the transition of an engineering programfrom a project-based to a work-integrated learning model. Based on this transition from Year 1 toYear 2 of the NSF grant, we discuss

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

and undergraduates through completing all of the activities in theprogram, modeled facilitation strategies, and programmed all activities. Teachers unable to attenda live session or complete an activity were required to complete the session outside the sessions.To ensure facilitators participated and completed the training, they submitted activity assignmentsand artifacts to document their ability to conduct the activities.Figure 1: Process of working with program locations that select their summer program locations and teachers andthe support from the GGEE program in the form of training, curriculum materials and guides, and trainedengineering undergraduate student co-facilitators.2. Study PurposeThe summer programs provide authentic STEM

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammed A. Alrizqi, Cornell University; Allison Godwin, Cornell University; Junhyuk Kang, Cornell University; Beatriz Asfora, Cornell University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

grapples with effectively integrating lectures and hands-on labcomponents across the curriculum. Despite their importance, many lab experiences remainnarrowly focused on procedures rather than conceptual applications, limiting students’ ability totranslate theoretical knowledge into professional expertise. To address this gap, this studyevaluates a novel system-based Learning Studio (LS) approach in a mechanical engineeringdepartment at a Northeastern R1 institution. Through semi-structured interviews with eightstudents, we examine whether repeated, hands-on encounters with real-world systems bolsterstudents’ confidence, engagement, and conceptual understanding. Findings indicate that LSsfoster deeper comprehension of core mechanical concepts

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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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Paper ID #46322BOARD # 347: Creating Inclusive Engineers through Humanitarian EngineeringProjects: A Preliminary Model and Framework for Integration (NSF RIEF)Dr. Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson (pronouns: she/her) is an Associate Professor and the Chair of Mechanical Engineering in the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering at Lipscomb University. She earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Lipscomb University and her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University before returning to her alma mater. Her research interests focus on the connections between humanitarian engineering

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ECE-Faculty Perspectives and Curriculum Evolution

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Andrew Greenberg, Portland State University

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Paper ID #47719Effect of Sophomore Cornerstone Course on Senior CapstoneDr. Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University Melinda Holtzman is an Assistant Teaching Professor and Undergraduate Advisor for the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Portland State University, where she has been on the faculty for 19 years. Before coming to PSU, she taught at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and University of Nevada Reno, where she also did research in high-speed, frequency-hopping phase-locked loops for telemetry applications. Previously she worked in research and development of infrared sensors at Hughes Aircraft