Conference Session

ECCNE Technical Session 3 - Energy and Society

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

solutions with empathic and ethical consideration forcommunities/societies, environmental justice, and cultural awareness.These outcomes are addressed in a 3-week project assigned in the class. Students are asked torecommend whether a condensing furnace run on natural gas or a heat pump should replace anold natural gas furnace in a private home. While some may find this to have an obviousengineering solution, the answer is not straightforward when considering the broader effects. Theidea is to increase system boundaries beyond the design objects to include the environment,society, and culture. Students are expected to analyze options by performing technicalcalculations in specific societal and cultural contexts, use appropriate engineering codes

Conference Session

ECCNE Technical Session 1 - Nuclear Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ira Harkness, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

Paper ID #45571Holistic Energy Education for Nuclear EngineersDr. Ira Harkness, University of Florida My bio is here. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Holistic Energy Education for Nuclear EngineersAbstractThis paper introduces holistic energy education for nuclear engineers, integrating technicalknowledge with social, environmental, and ethical perspectives to address complex,interdisciplinary challenges like climate change. Building upon existing frameworks of holisticand interdisciplinary education, holistic concepts were integrated into various nuclearengineering courses. Student feedback

Conference Session

ECCNE Technical Session 1 - Nuclear Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DuWayne Schubring, University of Florida; Ira Harkness, University of Florida; Andreas Enqvist

Tagged Divisions

Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

NEP Curriculum at the University of Florida was found to be out of step with theconsensus in the following ways: • 0/10 required an ethics course. • 0/10 required a course in probabilistic risk assessment. • 0/10 allowed biology to count as technical. • Only 2/10 required a course in statistics. • 6/10 required a course in economics or the financial aspects of engineering. • 9/10 have fewer than 5 credits in shielding and radiation protection (0 in 4 programs). • 10/10 have more computational credits.In two areas, particularly wide variations among the set of ten programs were found. First, thearrangements of Physics 1 (typically mechanics) and engineering mechanics (statics, dynamics,and mechanics of materials) were

Conference Session

ECCNE Technical Session 1 - Nuclear Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Snyder, University of Michigan; Aditi Verma, University of Michigan; Aisha Jagne, University of Michigan; Andy Pham, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

Paper ID #49251Harper Academy All Stars: a summer program aimed at improving diversity,innovation, and interest in the nuclear engineering technologiesDr. Katie Snyder, University of Michigan Dr. Snyder is a lecturer and assistant research scientist for the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering. She has been teaching communication, ethics, and design for more than 17 years.Aditi Verma, University of Michigan Aditi Verma (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences at the University of Michigan. Aditi is broadly interested in how fission and fusion technologies