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Graduate College Industry Partnerships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika Swift, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine; Anne K DeChant, Penn State University Hershey College of Medicine; Alyson Grace Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Mark Daniel Pacey, Pennsylvania State University

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translational research development, strategic planning, and implementation of major projects. Ms DeChant is a dynamic leader with 20+ years of experience in higher education, and earned her MBA at Case Western Reserve University, her MS in Cell Biology at Cleveland State University, and her BS at Ohio State University.Dr. Alyson Grace Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Eggleston is an Associate Research Professor with Penn State Hershey College of Medicine and Director of Evaluation for the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute. A graduate of Purdue University, she earned a PhD in Language Science with a focus on language effects in spatial cognition, large language datasets, and conducted

Conference Session

Industry Advisory Boards, Experiential Learning

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik Carl Backus, Project Unlock; Jessica P.M. Fick, University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Jennifer S Atchison, Drexel University; Jagadish Torlapati, Rowan University; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Jodi F. Prosise, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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. Theparticipants follow the steps outlined in Figure 3. We are intentional about collecting assets thatparticipants are willing to share so that no projects are selected that the board does not have thephysical, skills, social, or capital assets to complete. This empowers participants to select aPartnership Project that they will develop collaboratively over the next year. Because this is ayear-long commitment, participants must be ready and willing to commit to this ahead of theworkshop. Once a project is selected, the participants create an action plan and decide when tomeet again. The process and actions taken after the workshop are intended to encourage activeparticipation and the building of trust among the group.A successful workshop begins with a

Conference Session

Undergraduate College Industry Partnerships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tarek Kandil, Western Carolina University

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. (b) North and South Carolina net energy generation by sourceIn a recently released report, Duke Energy has indicated that numerous significant changes to theenergy landscape will have an impact on its future expansion plan over the next ten years [3-4],including:• Anticipated large increase in demand and reserve capacity, as NC is undergoing rapid expansion, they are attracting not only residential consumers but also major industrial and commercial enterprises, which necessitates a more environmentally friendly generation mix for them to relocate or remain in NC. • Cleaner energy sources than coal power plants have to be used due to the policy of regulatory environment.• The incentives offered by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of

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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operations. -​ This helps identify which skills are considered critical, important, or supplementary.Barriers and Challenges: -​ Open-ended questions allow respondents to highlight any challenges they face in adopting AI tools or training employees. This includes identifying bottlenecks in implementation, skill gaps, or the need for ethical considerations and regulatory compliance.Biodigital Twin Adoption and Potential:​Participants are asked about their familiarity with biodigital twins and whether their organizationis actively exploring or implementing such models. Questions are designed to understand: -​ Current or Planned Applications of Biodigital Twins:​ How biodigital twins, enhanced by AI and GenAI

Conference Session

Graduate College Industry Partnerships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mandana Ashouripashaki, The Ohio State University; Kristina Kennedy, The Ohio State University; Paul A. Reeder, The Ohio State University

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achieve by the end of the course or program. This process ensures clarity in what students are expected to know, understand, and be able to do, fostering a goal-oriented approach to curriculum design. • Determining acceptable evidence: This stage involves designing an assessment plan that includes both formative and summative assessments. These assessments are explicitly linked to the learning outcomes, providing evidence of student progress and mastery. By emphasizing measurable outcomes, this phase ensures that instructional goals are met effectively. • Planning learning experiences and instruction: Finally, educators design activities and instructional strategies that support students in

Conference Session

Undergraduate College Industry Partnerships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig M. Spears, Texas A&M University

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during content analysis coding Developmental Programs that were organized and well-defined, with specific outcome Programs expectations. Examples include professional development or training, HR initiatives, onboarding, or personal or professional planning programs. Mentorship An explicit pairing by the organization of a mentor and mentee. Career Progression Incorporated participant exposure to experience building, promotion, career and Evaluation progression frameworks, recognition and rewards. Organizational Culture Overall perceptions of organization values, expectations or judgements towards ideas such as social value, work-life

Conference Session

Undergraduate College Industry Partnerships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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surveys are distributed: Academic Feedback Survey: This survey collects feedback from the academics and aims to understand: - Were they satisfied with the support provided by the company? - Did they receive sufficient resources from the company to create the planned courses? - Were they satisfied with the selection and communication process? Student Feedback Survey: This survey is shared with students who participated in the new courses. The questions and results from this survey are discussed in the next section.Since the program started, the company has successfully collaborated with 47 universities in19 countries (Figure 1). The proposed courses span 12 engineering and science

Conference Session

Undergraduate Career Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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professional abilities. In addition to undergraduate research, engineering students seek out opportunities forprofessional growth like senior design, and recent literature indicates that these design teamsgenerally prepare them to begin their first year of work [18]. Students found that activities likeparticipating in team meetings, project planning, and generation or refining of concepts ondesign teams were the activities that carried over into the workplace. An analysis of engineeringjob descriptions revealed that companies most frequently seek out students who are capable ofproblem solving, another skill reinforced by senior design [19]. The same study found thatproficiency with computer aided design software and Microsoft Office were the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Career Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Latorre, University of Florida; R. Keith Stanfill P.E., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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employees to serve in some capacity as the project liaison and to ensure projectdeliverables meet expectations. The course faculty might enlist the liaison to also help withstudent development and the evaluation of students’ work.Working in teams is also an expected student outcome for all engineering programs and it relatesto skills sought out by engineering employers [2]-[3]. Successful engineering students mustfunction effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborativeand inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives [4]. Therefore,student success in these courses is determined through the quality of their project deliverables,the quality of their individual contributions, their

Conference Session

Industry Advisory Boards, Experiential Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Jagadish Torlapati, Rowan University; Jennifer S Atchison, Drexel University

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; Parker, P. J. (2023, June), “Unlock the Potential of Industry Partners for Engineering Education”, Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland.12. Engineering unleashed, https://engineeringunleashed.com/ (accessed Feb. 19, 2025).13. Strategic Doing Institute, https://strategicdoing.net/ (accessed Feb. 19, 2025).14. John Estell. (2020). "EMbedding" the KEEN Framework: An Assessment Plan for Measuring ABET Student Outcomes and Entrepreneurial Mindset" Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia.15. J. Torlapati, & Prosise, J. F., & Parker, P. J., & Jahan, K., & Smith, M. K. (2023, June), Building Action-Oriented Collaborations

Conference Session

Undergraduate College Industry Partnerships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Dang, Purdue Engineering Education; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE); Mahdi Hosseini, Northwestern University

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Computer Scientists for the Challenges of Hybrid Quantum-Classical Computing," 2024 IEEE 24th International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing (CCGrid), Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2024, pp. 626-635, doi: 10.1109/CCGrid59990.2024.00075.[6] National Science Foundation, “Quantum science and engineering expands across the nation with $39M from NSF,” NSF - National Science Foundation, Aug. 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://new.nsf.gov/news/quantum-science-engineering-expands- across-nation-39m-nsf[7] Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science, “Quantum Information Science and Technology Workforce Development National Strategic Plan,” Feb. 2022. Accessed: Jan. 13, 2025. [Online

Conference Session

Undergraduate College Industry Partnerships

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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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. Following the success of the SoSTeMintervention, the engineering faculty has adopted pre-training sessions as a standard practice forall engineering students before internships. This institutional shift ensures that students gainexperiential learning more effectively during their placements. The study's contribution lies inproviding a replicable framework for aligning academic training with industry expectations,setting a precedent for future improvements in engineering education and workforce readiness inresource-constrained settings.Future workFuture work will focus on refining internship frameworks by integrating structured mentorship,reflective practices, and problem-based learning. Additionally, plans include developingscalable, sustainable

Conference Session

Undergraduate Career Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Semrau, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jennifer S Linvill, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Emeline Anne Ojeda-Hecht, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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technical skills anddecision-making: Talking to these people, getting input from them—if I write a test plan or report, what’s their feedback? What’s their criticism? Where did I make mistakes? Even at 14 years in, I’d say my knowledge is still relatively limited compared to someone who’s been doing this for 40 years. Mentoring under people with more experience is invaluable.This mentorship experience highlights how direct mentoring bridges generational knowledgegaps, fosters professional confidence, and preserves institutional expertise, ultimately enablingengineers to address complex technical challenges more effectively.Jordan’s experience with peer mentoring further illustrated how structured mentoring programsfoster

Conference Session

Graduate College Industry Partnerships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yu Zhang, Zhejiang University

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are crucial. The structuralcomplexity and inflexibility often inherent in universities can act as barriers to the success ofUIC initiatives [27]. Second, relationship factor. Effective collaboration is facilitated byreciprocal communication [28], mutual commitment [29], trust [30], and the ability toovercome cultural barriers [4]. Third, output factors. One output factor that has garneredsignificant scholarly attention is goals. Both sides must reach a shared understanding of theobjectives of UIC and develop achievable goals accompanied by precise action plans toensure successful implementation [31]. Additionally, effective knowledge and technologytransfer is widely recognized as a critical component [32]. Finally, framework factor,including

Conference Session

Undergraduate Career Development

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yaning Cao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Viktoria Loidl, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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, before a paper is formally published.The updated curriculum assists students in learning the trends and the latest achievements in thefield and making decisions about their career paths. Patrick from department I shared that hisdepartment always invites engineers from various companies to give talks related to the coursecontent.Research and Financial Support It is worth noting that not all students decide to enter full-time positions directly after graduation,so support related to research and providing proper funding is necessary, especially for thosewho plan to attend graduate schools as their career path. During the interview, five participantsemphasized that their departments offered financial and research support to diversify