Conference Session

Graduate College Industry Partnerships

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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-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

Conference Session

Undergraduate College Industry Partnerships

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene Magara, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Vicent Rutagangibwa, Mbarara University of Science and Technology; Thomas E. Marlin, Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S4L7

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ensured balanced representation of performance levels across both groups.InterventionThe intervention consisted of one-week pre-internship training program targeting three coreprofessional skills: communication, report writing, and problem-solving. The trainingincorporated theoretical sessions and practical activities facilitated by the research teamcomprised of three faculty, one laboratory technician and one industry professional. The pre-training lasted one-week, 8-hours per day. Part of the activities in the one-week training involvedenhancing communication, report writing, and problem-solving skills. Students practiced writingapplication letters and resumes, developed presentation techniques, and worked on illustratingreports with data. They

Conference Session

Undergraduate College Industry Partnerships

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Ogwezi, ANSYS, Inc.; Kaitlin Tyler, ANSYS, Inc.

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the first and second years of undergraduate study. Introducing simulation early in the curriculum provides the benefit of enhancing students' understanding of fundamental physical concepts. Visualizing phenomena such as fluid flow, stress distribution in a beam, or the electric field distribution in a circuit reinforces theoretical instruction and broadens the scope of experiments that can be explored in the laboratory. Furthermore, incorporating simulation into the curriculum early on allows students to develop these skills over the entire duration of their academic careers, rather than only in their final year, as is often the case.• Project management: Each successful proposal is considered a ‘project.’ A

Conference Session

Undergraduate Career Development

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tara Esfahani, University of California, Irvine; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine

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engineering from the University of Arizona and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Teaching at the University of California, Irvine in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Prior to joining UCI, he was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories and an adjunct faculty member in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico. His broad research interests include engineering education, as well as control and optimization of nonlinear and hybrid systems with applications to power and energy systems, multi-agent systems, robotics, and biomedicine. He is