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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 3 - Student Papers 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

junior students gain earlyexperience with engineering tools and techniques. They also learn the iterative nature of the designprocess and acquire hands-on experience with research methods, fabrication, and systemintegration. The paper also explores the students' perspectives on the value of engaging in researchearly in their academic journeys.This project aims to develop a sonar-based UAS that uses sound to create a map of its surroundings,enabling the aircraft to navigate and avoid obstacles. The quadrotor design features a central framemade of two stacked carbon fiber plates, with four booms extending from the corners. The frontcompartment is designed to resemble the head of a long-eared bat, with a speaker placed insidethe mouth to emit

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Work-in-Progress 1: Curriculum Design and Innovative Pedagogy

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Pucha, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Shivani Kundalia, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pranathi C Amballa, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stacy Ross, Georgia Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

experiential, entrepreneurial, and innovative learning experiences within the school’s academic curriculum. He is a Woodruff School Teaching Fellow and strives to enhance education by developing classes, workshops, and events focused on implementing hands-on, collaborative learning through solving real-world problems. He directs the operations of the Institute-wide Georgia Tech Capstone Design Expo, which highlights projects created by over 2000 Georgia Tech seniors graduating students annually. He serves as the faculty advisor for the student organization of over 150 student volunteers who all train, staff, and manage the operations of Georgia Tech’s Flowers Invention Studio – one of the nation’s premier volunteer student

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 11

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Paricio Garcia, University of Connecticut; Davis Chacon-Hurtado, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Shareen Hertel, University of Connecticut

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Journal of Human Rights, serves on the editorial boards of Human Rights Review as well as Human Rights and Human Welfare, and is co-editor of the International Studies Intensives book series of Routledge ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Title: WIP: Integrating Human Rights Frameworks and Reflective Learning intoEngineering Senior DesignAbstractThis paper explores the integration of human rights-based frameworks in amultidisciplinary senior design project at the University of Connecticut aimed at creatingan affordable, modular wheelchair ramp using recycled materials. The project central toour analysis builds on the previous work carried out by other School of Mechanical,Aerospace, and

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GIFTS I

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

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Michael Galczynski; Matthew Patrick Paul, University of Maryland, College Park; Amy J. Karlsson, University of Maryland, College Park

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FYEE 2025

fellow for one and a half years and as a graduate teaching assistant for one semester. In this role, he has led and mentored students in ENES100: Introduction to Engineering Design, providing instruction in CAD, electronics, Arduino programming, manufacturing techniques, and project management. Matthew has completed several educational enrichment projects for ENES100 aimed at improving student learning and course outcomes. His research focuses on applying big data analytics to assess and enhance student success and creative teaching strategies in team-based engineering courses.Amy J. Karlsson, University of Maryland, College Park Amy J. Karlsson is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular

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Faculty Development and Change

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emma Edoga M.S., Texas A&M University; Rujun Gao, Texas A&M University; Mindy Bergman; Arun R Srinivasa, Texas A&M University; Yanai Y Otero La Porte, Texas A&M University; M Cynthia Hipwell, Texas A&M University; David Christopher Seets, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Guillermo Aguilar, Texas A&M University; Claire Bowman-Callaway, Texas A&M University

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

smallgroups of faculty members to collaborate on pedagogical innovations [14]. These approachesenable faculty members to take a more active role in the change process by applying theirknowledge and expertise; faculty developers/change agents often take a more facilitative role inproviding feedback to faculty members and encouraging reflection [11]. Many of these strategies were utilized in our overarching efforts to achieve teachingculture change. Over a four-year period, our research team has engaged in a project entitledTeams for Creating Opportunities for Revolutionizing the Preparation of Students (TCORPS),which was funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) IUSE/PFE: RevolutionizingEngineering and Computer Science Departments (IUSE

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session (Track 1.A)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Tembrevilla, Mount Saint Vincent University; Mohosina Jabin Toma, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

adaptation project within a Canadian InitialTeacher Education (ITE) science education methods course. The 100-Mile Diet was introducedby a Vancouverite couple in British Columbia who embarked on a year-long journey to eat onlyfood sourced within a 100-mile radius of their home. This local food experiment supportssustainable farming and strengthens community connections while promoting the broader localfood movement. In this paper, the 100-Mile Diet adaptation aims to address two centralquestions: In what ways can a 100-Mile Diet adaptation project in a science education methodscourse for early childhood and elementary preservice teachers (PSTs) address climate anxiety bylinking climate change, place identity, and educational technology? Furthermore

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Ocean and Marine Division (OMED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Murad Reis, Florida International University; Luana Okino Sawada, Florida International University; Paulo Padrao, Florida International University; Jose Fuentes, Florida International University

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Ocean and Marine Division (OMED)

performance, and engagement in data science, AI, and machinelearning (ML). We asked students for feedback after they finished actual classes and/orworkshops using water quality data and machine learning exercises. The results indicate thatstudents found the experience highly enjoyable and found it applicable, reporting increasedknowledge about data science concepts and increased motivation to learn AI/ML. The results arein line with emerging research that indicates real-world data projects have the ability tosignificantly improve STEM learning. We examine how using marine environmental data androbotics in the classroom to teach technical content ignites critical thinking and real-worldproblem-solving. This paper determines the educational value of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenton K Wilburn, Pennsylvania Western University (formerly California University of Pennsylvania); Jennifer Nicole Wilburn, California University of Pennsylvania; Brenda Fredette, California University of Pennsylvania

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Processes, and Senior Design Project. As the Program Coordinator for Mechatronics Engineering Technology, he oversees curriculum development and student advisement within the program. Dr. Wilburn’s expertise includes Robotics, Automation, Mechanical Design, and Artificial Intelligence. He is passionate about advancing STEM education and creating industry partnerships. In addition to his teaching and coordination roles, Dr. Wilburn serves as Chair of the Appreciative Advising Committee and is an active member of various other university-wide committees. Committed to fostering innovation, he strives to equip students with the practical skills needed to address real-world challenges in engineering technology.Dr

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zakharov, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Senay Purzer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE); Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE); Joreen Arigye, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Sarah Sewell, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research is on engineering design reasoning.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE) Carla B. Zoltowski is an associate professor of engineering practice in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and (by courtesy) the School of Engineering Education, and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program within the College of Engineering at Purdue. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue. Dr. Zoltowski’s research interests include the professional formation of engineers, human-centered design, and engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy B Chan Hilton, University of Southern Indiana; John Krupczak Jr, Hope College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, Michigan. Former Chair of the ASEE Technological Literacy Division; Former Chair of the ASEE Liberal Education Division; Senior Fellow CASEE, National Academy of Engineering, 2008-2010; Program Officer, Nat ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Using Institutional Data in S-STEM Proposals: A Summary of Capacity-Building WorkshopsThe purpose of this paper and poster is to summarize the implementation and results of aworkshop grant funded by the NSF S-STEM program (award no. 2203148). During January2022 to February 2024, the project team developed, implemented, and refined capacity-buildingvirtual workshops for three cohorts of participants for proposal due dates

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Rabb, California State University Los Angeles; Desen Sevi Özkan, University of Connecticut

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

Paper ID #47192Maintaining Hope Amidst Critique: The Role of Social Change Frameworksin Sociotechnical Engineering Ethics EducationNicholas Rabb, California State University Los Angeles Nicholas Rabb (he/him) is a postdoctoral researcher in the College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology at California State University, Los Angeles, where he is working on the NSF-funded Eco-STEM project. He completed his PhD at Tufts University in the areas of computer science and cognitive science, contributing to the development of quantitative models and tools used to study the influence of news media on adoption of

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 4.A

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Foley, Universite de Sherbrooke

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Paper ID #46287The Development of Concept-Space, a Digital Workspace that Mirrors Howthe Brain Organizes and Expands Knowledge, Reveals Positive Impacts forLearners, Teamwork and TeachersDr. Ing. David Foley, Universite de Sherbrooke David Foley, Dr. Ing. teaches engineering design at Universit´e de Sherbrooke where he supervises teams of students in realizing their capstone design projects. A majority of his time for the last 14 years have been invested in developing breakthrough technology to better support human thinking and learning processes. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025

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ME Division 15: Grading Practices and Student Performance

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Weaver-Rosen, Texas A&M University; Arkasama Bandyopadhyay, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

. Arkasama Bandyopadhyay is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A & M University (TAMU). She previously earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from Oklahoma State University and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Arkasama is interested in engineering education and is currently working on a project introducing responsible Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) usage in undergraduate mechanical engineering courses to improve student learning outcomes. Additionally, she is collaborating on a project exploring the effect of implementation of an autograder for an open-ended collaborative term project

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WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Choi, University of California, Irvine; Kan Li, University of California, Irvine; Kristin Roher, University of California, Irvine; Liang Li Wu, University of California, Irvine

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

engineering programs. She has extensive experience designing and managing STEM outreach initiatives, international education programs, and undergraduate engineering coursework. Roher holds an M.S. in Information and Computer Science from UCI and a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Her work focuses on engineering education, hands-on project development, and student engagement through experiential learning.Prof. Liang Li Wu, University of California, Irvine Liang (Lily) Wu is an Associate Professor of Teaching at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine. She is also the Faculty Director of International Programs at the Henry Samueli School of

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 3: Session 3: Curriculum in Motion - Redesigning the First-Year Experience

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Kastner, University of Cincinnati; Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Jeremy Michael Olivar Hill, University of Cincinnati; Muhammad Asghar P.E., University of Cincinnati; Teri J Murphy, University of Cincinnati; David Reeping, University of Cincinnati; Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

, which requires a more flexible approach to allow students to better engage with thefield of engineering and to allow curricula to adapt to the ever-changing landscape ofengineering practice and technology. The significant curricular change involves taking thecurrent 6 credit hours of first year engineering courses and breaking them into a set of 1 credit(or less) modules from which students can select. This paper discusses in detail the first year ofthe project which has involved implementing changes to the current courses to prepare for thechange to the modular format along with getting buy-in from the administration and facultywithin the college. The paper also discusses outcomes from the changes implemented during thefirst year of the

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Collaborative Learning in Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Engelke, NC State University / UNC-Chapel Hill; Zachary Wiebe; Daisy Huang, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Spencer Dougherty, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Margaret Elizabeth Ambrose

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Student Division (STDT)

users’ expertise, BeAM employs 50-60undergraduate student employees as Program Assistants (PA). During open makerspace hours,PAs are present on the floor to support users, provide basic machinery maintenance and facilitatea hands-on learning environment. After 6 months of employment, experienced PAs can apply tobe Program Specialists (PS), a role that requires them to lead larger projects in areas likeadvanced tool maintenance, developing tool trainings for makerspace users, and leadingprofessional development programs for inexperienced staff. During their employment, both new staff in PA roles and experienced staff in PS rolesiteratively develop their “professional identity” in different ways. The concept of “professionalidentity” often

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, University of Georgia; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE); Scott R Bartholomew, Brigham Young University; Daniel Bayah, University of Georgia; Wonki Lee, Purdue University – West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

thinking). In addition to direct impacts on student learning, our project hasformalized teachers’ roles as co-researchers, bringing meaningful changes in design thinkingpedagogy.Project Overview/TimelineThe project expands the reach of the LbE approach by partnering with high school teachers andstudents in Dekalb County, Georgia. The project focuses on 9th-grade engineering studentstaking the Foundations of Technology (sometimes called Foundations of Engineering). For thefirst two years of this project, our approach used design-based research (DBR) to refine the LbEapproach in classrooms and develop the feasibility of widespread implementation. DBR isparticularly appropriate for developing prototypical experiences in tandem with developingtheory

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Black, Chicago State University ; Moussa Ayyash, Chicago State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

communication areas, wireless networking, visible light communications, network security, Internet of Things, and interference mitigation. Dr. Ayyash is a member of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies and a member of the Association for Computing Machinery. He is a recipient of the 2018 Best Survey Paper Award from IEEE Communications Society. His projects are funded by NSF, DoD, DoT, and Netcast. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 ITE Innovation and Technology Ecosystems: The Adult Learning Ecosystem in a Semiconductor Workforce Development Program1. Introduction1.1

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Quinn Walsh PE, SE, University of Notre Dame; Eric Horvath, University of Notre Dame; James Edward Alleman; Brian J Smith P.E., University of Notre Dame

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

environmental engineering students. Major year-over-year changes made – against which experiences and outcomes were measured – includedthe instructors reducing group sizes and increasing the number of external mentors involved inthe class, altering project deliverable targets, and implementing more frequent external mentormeetings; the instructors doubling the frequency of peer evaluations and time sheet gradedfeedback to students and also setting aside dedicated in-class time for external mentors to marketthemselves and their companies; and the instructors adding general contractors (GCs) as externalmentors to the course, supplementing the civil and environmental designed-focused mentors inthe course.Measured outcomes from the changes in the senior

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Track 1: Technical Session 4: The Effects of Group Size on the Experiences of First-Year Engineering Students in Mixed Gender Groups

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Koenraad E Gieskes, State University of New York at Binghamton; Ioana Elena Tiu, State University of New York at Binghamton

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

, specifically engineering. I decided to see if there was an effect on how girls succeeded in their engineering classes given the ratio of women to men in their specific groups. For this initial project I mainly focused on the freshman engineering course since it was heavy on projects, but in the future, I hope to collect more data including higher-level classes with increased difficulty. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 The Effects of Group Size on the Experiences of First-Year Engineering Students in Mixed Gender GroupsAbstract:Recognizing the importance of collaborative learning in engineering education, this researchseeks to understand how different group

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AI in the Engineering Management Classroom

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University; Bishnu karki, South Dakota State University; Prafulla Salunke, South Dakota State University; Carrie Steinlicht, South Dakota State University; Gary Anderson, South Dakota State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Management Division (EMD)

Paper ID #46564Teaching professional skills for students’ competitive advantage in the era ofAI workplace transformationDr. Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University Ekaterina Koromyslova is an Associate Professor in Operations Management. She teaches several courses, including Operations and Supply Chain Management, Engineering Economic Analysis, and Interdisciplinary Project Experience courses. She has several years of industry experience as an analyst-consultant for manufacturing companies and as a leading manager in supply chain and logistics. Her research interests are in interdisciplinary education

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Construction Engineering Division: Innovative Pedagogy annd Student Engagement

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik Backus, Clarkson University; William Olsen, Clarkson University

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

Paper ID #47918Students as Consultants - The Clarkson Construction Engineering ManagementConsulting GroupLt. Col. Erik Backus, Clarkson University Erik C. Backus, PhD, PE, is a Professor of Practice at Clarkson University and the Howard E. Lechler Director of the Construction Engineering Management (CEM) program, teaching and supporting undergraduate, graduate, and other students and trainees. He has a bevy of expertise, experience, and knowledge in instructing project based engineering courses working closely with industry and community partners. Erik has spearheaded the Clarkson Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 6

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Md B. Sarder, Bowling Green State University; Mohammed Abouheaf, Bowling Green State University; MD ZAHABUL ISLAM, Bowling Green State University; Mohammad Mayyas, Bowling Green State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

summer workshops. They also implementedthese modules once they returned to their respective institutions. This comprehensive paperpresents an in-depth analysis of five innovative projects designed to integrate robotics andautomation into the educational curriculum. We highlight the pivotal role of educators incurriculum development and demonstrate the effectiveness of kinesthetic learning in enhancingstudents' understanding of complex STEM concepts. Through hands-on activities, experientiallearning, and problem-solving exercises, we illustrate how these approaches prepare students forcareers in rapidly evolving technological fields.1.0 IntroductionIn today’s fast-paced and technology-driven world, the integration of automation and roboticswithin

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AI Integration in Engineering Economy Course

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamed Samandari, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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Diversity

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Engineering Economy Division (EED)

(UMD) is 3credit hour course designed to equip students with the knowledge and tools to evaluateengineering projects using economic principles. The course includes two 1 hour and 15 minuteslectures each week. The course emphasizes time value of money, rate of return evaluation, anddecision-making techniques such as present worth analysis and breakeven analysis similar tomicro economic courses. In addition to satisfy university study requirements at UMD, it includestopics on the global considerations on engineering decisions and introduces students to thefundamentals of international trade, with a focus on trade policies, exchange rates, and globalmarket dynamics. Students engage in active learning, including quizzes, problem-solvingassignments

Collection

2025 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Hadi Ali, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Trey Thomas Talko, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Eli Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Angeline Liew Masongsong, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Katherine Wood, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

participants in a cross-sectional study in design-based engineering courses.Specifically, we share here our developed interview protocol for data collection using the critical incidentmethods and artifact elicitation. We share preliminary findings from a pilot interview conducted with asenior engineering student in an early phase of their capstone design project. 1. IntroductionCan the movement of novice designers in a design space offer a profound learning opportunity in design?Exploring this question is vital to improving the design learning experiences to both students and designeducators. In literature, the affordances of a physical space for learning, and as a pedagogical method, isoften referred to as active learning spaces (ALS) [1]. In a

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Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Oguzhan Oruc, The Citadel; Eva Singleton, The Citadel Military College ; Andrew B. Williams, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel

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Professional Papers

, simulation, and control system design for underwater and surface vehicles, machine learning-based adaptive control, AIenabled haptic devices in biomechanics. Dr. Oruc’s specialization is System Dynamics and Control and System Identification in particular. His studies involve nonlinear system identification model-based control, and navigation and guidance of ocean vehicles.Dr. Eva Singleton, The Citadel Military College Dr. Eva Singleton is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Leadership and Program Management (ELPM) in the School of Engineering at The Citadel Military College in Charleston, SC. She is a certified Project Management Professional with experience in various industries, including publishing

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Institutional Support and Training (Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division ECSJ Technical Session 12)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Richmond, The University of Arizona; Gregory L. Heileman, The University of Arizona; Kian G. Alavy, University of Arizona

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Access: The New ERAof Engineering. This project is a multi-university collaborative that includes partners from TheUniversity of Arizona, Georgia Institute of Technology, and The University of CaliforniaSandiego, and aims to promote equitable attainment of engineering degrees by utilizing data-driven interventions across multiple universities. Engineering education has long struggled withbarriers to equity, particularly among marginalized, low-income, and first-generation students.By leveraging student performance data, curricular structures, and demographic information, thiscollaborative will create targeted interventions that improve retention, academic success, anddegree completion in engineering.Guided by Kotter’s Change Model (KCM), the

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Lightning Talk - Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sophia Vicente, Elizabethtown College; Malle R Schilling, Arizona State University; Hannah Root; Annick J Dewald, Greenway College; Rebecca Holcombe; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

Greenway’s reimagined engineering curriculum, which centers sustainability and project-based learning.Rebecca HolcombeDr. Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College Dr. Sara A. Atwood is the Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science and Professor of Engineering at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. She holds a BA and MS in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College, and PhD in Mecha ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Engagement in Practice: Promoting Engineering Work Experiences in Rural Sustainability ContextsBackground In engineering, there have been continued calls for higher education institutions topartner with industry on high-impact

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

EMINE FOUST, United States Military Academy

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

inmentoring undergraduate research students. Notably, many junior faculty members tend to mentorbased on their own experiences as mentees, perpetuating a cycle that may not always reflect bestpractices, as formal education on research mentoring is rarely provided in academic settings. Thisresearch study addresses common hurdles mentors face, including students' inexperience withresearch methodologies, time management difficulties, and declining motivation over time.Despite these challenges, effective mentorship in undergraduate research offers invaluableopportunities for both students and faculty mentors. The study highlights the mentor's crucial role not only in guiding project execution but alsoin fostering essential skills such as

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Generative AI and Its Role in Industrial Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

THOMAS AMING'A OMWANDO, Simpson University; Adel Alhalawani, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashutosh Khandha, University of Delaware; Bhavana Kotla, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering Division (IED)

Paper ID #48249Assessing the Impact of the Use of Generative AI in Developing and UsingAssessment Grading Rubrics for Engineering CoursesDr. THOMAS AMING’A OMWANDO, Simpson University Dr. Thomas Omwando holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. He is the Chair and Associate Professor of Engineering at Simpson University and his teaching interests are in statistical quality control, engineering/project management, engineering economy, capstone design and production and operations analysis. His research interests are in sustainable manufacturing, entrepreneurially minded learning