Conference Session

Messaging, Motivations and Supports for Women Engineers

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Laursen, University of Colorado Boulder; Ann E. Austin, Michigan State University; Kris De Welde, College of Charleston; Diana Ribas Rodrigues Roque, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

recognizes thelimitations of change efforts that solely target individuals as the nexus of change. For example,instructors seeking to improve student outcomes in critical STEM courses or majors can applyresearch-based instructional strategies shown to lead to stronger learning and persistence [4], [5].Yet, while professional development programs can help individual instructors to plan andimplement significant changes to their teaching (e.g., [6]), the changes these instructors canmake may be limited by systemic factors, such as scheduling, classroom spaces, and collegialexpectations for content “coverage” [7], [8]. Moreover, when such changes are made byindividuals acting on their own, the population of students benefitting from such changes

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FPD) GIFTS Session 1: Human-Centered and Project-Based Innovation in First-Year Engineering Design

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Wanklyn, Kansas State University; Amy Rachel Betz, Kansas State University; Bailey Brown, Kansas State University

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

Conference Session

ABET, PE, and CEBOK

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy; Scott R Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Elizabeth Zofia Bialek PE; Leslie Nolen, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

mode.13. Project Formulate documents to be incorporated into the Analysis (4)Management project plan.14. Business and Analyze and solve well-defined engineering Analysis (4)Public Administration problems in at least four technical areas appropriate to civil engineering.15. Technical Evaluate the design of a complex system or process, Evaluation (6)Specialization or evaluate the validity of newly created knowledge or technologies in a traditional or emerging advanced specialized technical area appropriate to civil engineering

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., Texas A&M University System RELLIS Campus; Celeste Arden Riley, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Jeffrey John Hatala, West Texas A&M University; Andrew Crawford, Tarleton State University; London Knight, West Texas A&M University; Victoria June Vinzant, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

the calculations and the technical drawings. Instead, much of engineering involves the communities in which we work. That means we have to talk to the people who live where our projects will be constructed and discuss our plans with people who may not understand what we are trying to do. [4]Although he was speaking about engineers, the thoughts he was conveying are important for alldisciplines and were one of the design outcomes of this course.Figure 1: Development of balanced design space.This course is supportive of the Engineering One Planet (EOP) program of the American Society forEngineering Education (ASEE) [5]. The course objectives (CO) map onto the eight EOP coreoutcomes as shown in Figure 2

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division: Curriculum Development

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Mehmet Egemen Ozbek; Papa Ansah Okohene, Colorado State University; Zachary Lopez

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

Management. SiPapa Ansah Okohene, Colorado State UniversityZachary Lopez ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Exploring ASCE Future World Vision Callouts: Engaging First-Year Construction Management Students in Futuristic Built EnvironmentsAbstract:The construction industry is evolving rapidly, driven by sustainability imperatives, technologicaladvancements, and the need for adaptive urban planning. This work-in-progress paper exploreshow first-year Construction Management students engage with the American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) Future World Vision (FWV) Mega City 2070 platform—a virtualenvironment depicting a futuristic urban landscape. The study examines how students interactwith

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Virtue & Ethics in the Profession

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiamin Zhang, University of California, Riverside; Quoc Tuan Olivier Truong, University of California, Riverside; Neha Gutlapalli, University of California, Riverside; HSIN-LING HSIEH, Northern Michigan University; Dena Plemmons, University of California, Riverside

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

his father that he did not want to continue because of the (a) (b) Figure 1: Two Virtue-of-the-Week stories. (a) Lu Ban and Ya Zi 21,22 , (b) Mercury and the Woodman 23 .hardship involved in farming. Lu Ban thought for a while and asked his son what his plan was forthe future. Ya Zi said he wanted to learn the skills of weaving and left home to learn weavingafterwards. One year later, Ya Zi returned home again. Lu Ban asked his son: “Why do you give up again?”Ya Zi said: “It was too difficult to do for me.”Lu Ban asked his son: “I see. Then, what is your plan for the future?”Ya Zi said: “Father, I would like to follow you and become a carpenter.”Lu Ban approved

Conference Session

GSD 5: Mentorship

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gabriella Coloyan Fleming; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Maura Borrego, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

providing career advice and if participants feltcomfortable discussing their career plans with their advisors. All ten of the participants interestedin tenure-track faculty jobs received advice from their advisors–often, quite extensively throughmock interviews and application materials feedback. In contrast, only four of the participantsdisinterested in tenure-track faculty jobs received any career advice from their advisors. Fourparticipants did not feel comfortable talking with their advisors about their career interestslargely because of perceptions that their advisors were unsupportive of non-tenure-track careers.Even if advisors personally lack non-academic work experience, part of inclusive mentorship isproviding an environment where

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Best in DEED

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grace Burleson, University of Colorado Boulder; James Harper PhD, PE, University of Colorado Boulder

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

range of topics relevant to engineeringproduct development, including project management, design details, testing and analysis,ideation, prototyping, and needs-finding. The mid-semester survey revealed that most studentsreported engaging in discussions that aligned closely with the course’s core objectives.In Class A, most students indicated that “details of design” was the most discussed topic, whilein Class B, “project management” was most discussed (Table 3). This difference is likely due toone of the IMs in Class B having a specific focus and affinity towards the importance ofdeveloping skills related to team planning and management in engineering design processes.Table 3. Results from mid-semester survey: Which topic have you spoken with

Conference Session

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

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Christian, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ophelia Anais Winslett, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alpa Gautam, Georgia Institute of Technology; Todd M. Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

excited to see links between theirmath and physiology course content. We plan to provide better priming and scaffolding here in future versions.When the code is complete, it generates a confusion chart, inference run time, and test accuracy (Figure 3).Students then enter that information into the Google Spreadsheet (Figure 4) and a cross-class summary is againgenerated (Figure 5). Finally, students are asked to put themselves in the shoes of clinicians and asked whetherthey would rely on this diagnostic tool to guide treatment, and what physiological consequences may resultfrom a treatment choice based on an incorrect diagnosis. We noted that the model trained on raw ECGsperforms at a level that is above the level of most clinicians but below the

Conference Session

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

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evelyn Sowells-Boone, North Carolina A&T State University; Pal Dave, North Carolina A&T State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

involvedinstructors and students from a variety of STEM fields.The symposium was carefully planned to provide a vibrant, inclusive setting where attendeesmay showcase their work, network, and share ideas. It included a wide range of events, such asinteractive workshops, high school project exhibits, keynote addresses, and student posterpresentations. Together, these components demonstrated the program's capacity to inspire andretain students while demonstrating the depth and scope of current scientific, technological,engineering, and mathematical research.The chance for students at all levels—high school, undergraduate, and doctoral—to present theirresearch was one of the symposium's most notable features. The event, which included 50 highschool children, 32

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley S McGuire MLIS, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Michael McFall Lipscomb, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

communication by authoring their own work,critiquing the work of others, and responding to others’ critiques of their work. Some of thecommunication skills students should develop in this course are planning, conducting, andarticulating the importance of academic research; differentiating appropriate style and tone ofcommunicated ideas based on intended audience; and implementing proper citation usage,typically in IEEE style. Students should also become familiar with constructing a variety ofprofessional and academic documents based on standard formats and conventions, includinggrant applications and presentation proposals.Course assignmentsWriting assignmentsIt was important to both authors for the graduate students to trust that we were not going

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

LEI YANG, University of Hong Kong; Tien-Hsuan Wu, University of Hong Kong; Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong; Chun Kit Chan, University of Hong Kong

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

technologies they teach but also acquire new skill sets, such as organizingteaching materials, presenting to beginners, and collaborating with teammates.AI technologies extend beyond chatbots and computer interfaces; they can be easily integrated into robots andIoT devices to enhance commonly used hardware in makerspaces with advanced intelligence. In light of this, thestudent team working on the Verbally Instructed Mobile Robot project is planning to deliver a workshop on thistopic. Specifically, they utilize large language models (LLMs) to translate natural language instructions intomovement plans for a mobile robot, enabling users to interactively command the robots with natural utterances.Experiential learning projects—Apply the technologies

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Laursen, University of Colorado Boulder; Ann E. Austin, Michigan State University; Kris De Welde, College of Charleston; Diana Ribas Rodrigues Roque, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

thelimitations of change efforts that solely target individuals as the nexus of change. For example,instructors seeking to improve student outcomes in critical STEM courses or majors can applyresearch-based instructional strategies shown to lead to stronger learning and persistence [4], [5].Yet, while professional development programs can help individual instructors to plan andimplement significant changes to their teaching (e.g., [6]), the changes these instructors canmake may be limited by systemic factors, such as scheduling, classroom spaces, and collegialexpectations for content “coverage” [7], [8]. Moreover, when such changes are made byindividuals acting on their own, the population of students benefitting from such changes islimited to those

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 2: Student Success and Support

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

Southern Indiana (USI). Her interests include faculty and organizational development to support both faculty and student success, learning analytics, teaching innovations, and systems thinking and storytelling for institutional change. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Approaches for Efficiently Identifying and Characterizing Student Need Assessments in Two-Year Colleges.AbstractThis paper describes an approach that can be used by faculty and administrators to efficientlydevelop program-level student support plans to increase student retention and completion inSTEM disciplines. These recommendations were developed as part of a National ScienceFoundation-sponsored workshop

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment for Engineering Leadership Programs

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Camila Zapata-Casabon, Universidad Andres Bello; Vicente Valenzuela-Riquelme M.Sc., Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

, funding institutions, and associations.Prof. Camila Zapata-Casabon, Universidad Andres Bello Master in Marketing and Market Research from the University of Barcelona, Spain. Industrial Civil Engineer from the Universidad del B´ıo-B´ıo. She has three diplomas in the areas of coaching, digital marketing and equality and empowerment of women. Her professional experience is linked to higher education as a project engineer and university management in the public and private area. Teacher at different universities in matters of entrepreneurship, business plans and marketing. She currently works as a teacher and academic secretary at the Faculty of Engineering of the Andr´es Bello University. The areas of research interest

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

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

courses in nuclear engineering. • There are no undergraduate rankings available from the last two decades, limiting peer and aspirant-peer comparisons among programs.History of the University of Florida's Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering CurriculumThe University of Florida Nuclear Engineering Program (NEP) has offered an ABET-accreditedbachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering since 1971. Between 2009 and 2011, the NEPexperienced a 100% faculty turnover and was merged into the Department of Materials Scienceand Engineering, which also offers a degree in Materials Science and Engineering.When the NEP first reformed in its new configuration, the planned faculty size was sixtenured/tenure-track (T/TT) faculty and one non-tenure-track

Conference Session

Civil Engineering & Leadership Division Joint Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Binita Acharya, Colorado State University; Rebecca A Atadero P.E., Colorado State University; Mehmet Egemen Ozbek; Fawzi Khalife, Colorado State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL), Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

in terms of mobility, accessibility,travel time, safety, transportation expenditure, affordability, and investments. The usage of equitymeasures in planning and engineering is seen as implicit rather than explicit and can be coveredby a variety of terms, such as social equity, social justice, or social exclusion [1].Engineers design, create, and control the distribution of critical resources across society [2] andsociety is greatly impacted by the choices they make, especially when design decisions createstructural injustices. However, these impacts are often invisible to engineers, partly because theyhave not been considering the social consequences of their engineering decisions [3]. Thelikelihood of creating a more just society increases

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session 4

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin A Gary, Arizona State University; Cecilia La Place, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Vidya Rupak; Rakshilkumar Modi; Karthik Vaida

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Software Engineering Division (SWED)

. 4. Diversify the pipeline of students interested in computing as a professional pathway through recruitment and inclusion of underrepresented populations.In the following sections, we lay out the camp plan and rationale for said plan, discuss thefacilitators’ lessons learned, present the results and analysis of surveys given at the beginningand end of the camp, discuss related work, and conclude with our next steps.The SUCCESS CampThe inaugural SUCCESS camp took place July 9-12, 2024, as an on-campus experience.Participants were recruited through Arizona State University University’s summer programspage, and ad hoc communications with local school districts and personal contacts. Campdevelopment was funded by a corporate

Conference Session

ECE-Career Development and Program Structures

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

part of its 2022–2027 Strategic Directions Plan, Seattle University launched a multi-year,multi-phased effort to comprehensively reimagine and revise curriculum with a call to integratepractices that would make the education we offer distinctly unique and relevant to globalchallenges. The Reimagine and Revise the Curriculum (RRC) initiative was divided into fourphases: launching, reimagining, revising, and implementing curricular changes in priority areassuch as Sustainability and Climate Change, Racial Injustice and Widening Economic Inequity,and Technological Change and its Impact on Society.Prior work by the authors [5] focused on reimagining the undergraduate ECE curriculum bybridging professional formation and technical preparation in

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 5

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Chambers, University of Michigan; Katie Snyder, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Materials Division (MATS)

andassignment, as detailed in the next section. Each of the three projects is conducted in teams of 3-4 students each and follows asimilar timeline. In the first week, we focus on technical content - apparatus and safety trainings,fundamental MSE principles relevant to the experiments, preliminary data collection andcomputational modeling, etc. We also introduce the final deliverable for the project and theassociated scenario, both to help students plan effectively and also to contextualize their workmore broadly societally. Over the next couple weeks, as students conduct their project work, weintroduce more complex considerations and questions to address, both from the MSE side (howdoes this really work at a fundamental level?) and from the

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 4

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah A Goodman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Louis Oh, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Elizabeth Zarr Paolella, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Diversity

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Materials Division (MATS)

typically associated with “crafting” such as sewing machines, buttonmakers, and vinyl cutters [3]. Based on the historical gendering of crafting and fiber arts as“female,” we asked ourselves: by using crochet to study mechanical properties of materials, canwe flip the script on typical gender stereotypes that exist in an engineering course? Wouldstudents come away with an updated understanding of fiber arts as a form of engineering? Couldpositioning fiber arts in the context of engineering send the message that skills that women havebeen developing for millennia are just as much of an asset to an engineering skillset as 3Dprinting and the use of hand tools?In this paper, we present a lesson plan that can be used to introduce mechanical properties

Conference Session

Faculty Development at Various Career Stages

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haley Briel, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Deesha Chadha, Imperial College London; Erica Jean Hagen, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

, Fair & Effective Grading, Group Dynamics & Processes, and UniversalDesign for Learning. TA consultants, in pairs, choose the topic they want to champion and spendthe summer developing a workshop that incorporates the most recent literature. This allowsworkshops to evolve over time and address pressing needs, but still be offered on standardizedtopics identified by full-time staff. They are required to create multiple choice questions as“knowledge checks” for participants and to identify learning objectives.Involving experienced graduate TAs in the training process not only increases buy-in forparticipants, but gives those facilitators the opportunity to gain experience in developingworkshops, designing lesson plans, and creating a

Conference Session

Messaging, Motivations and Supports for Women Engineers

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Juan M Cruz, Rowan University; Corey T Schimpf, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Muhammad Ali Sajjad, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Melanie Gabriela Valladares, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Brianna Mateus, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

within the same state was not available, we selected institutions from neighboringstates with similar enrollment sizes and public R1 status. This rigorous pairing process ensures arobust comparison between institutions with and without ADVANCE initiatives. We then used theselected cases to identify necessary or sufficient factors for the given outcomes [11], [52].While we have concluded one round of data collection, at the time of writing this paper we arevalidating our data, to enhance the reliability of our analyses. Once all data is collected, we willexecute our QCA with outcomes of interest for the cases and factors related to it. While QCAallows the study of one outcome at a time, we plan to sequentially explore multiple outcomes asresult

Conference Session

Innovations and Inclusion in Pre-Service and Pre-College STEM Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael M. Malschützky, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Gesche Neusel, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences; Steven McAlpine, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

STEMschool subjects in general significantly lower than in the group of other school subjects. Thismain-effect can be classified as a large effect [6].The main-effect between the two samples is also significant (F(1, 55) = 12.45, p < .001,𝜂𝑝2 = .18). In result, the school-sample rates their competence in school subjects in generalsignificantly lower as the female pupils who plan to participate in a P12-activity. This main-effect can be classified as a large effect [6].Additionally, Figure 7 shows a significant ordinal interaction between the two subject groups andthe two samples (F(1, 55) = 18.19, p < .001, 𝜂𝑝2 = .25). This shows that pupils from the schoolsample rate their competence in engineering & computing related STEM subjects as

Conference Session

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

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Yukio Takara, Carnegie Mellon University; Fethiye Ozis P.E., Carnegie Mellon University; Allison E. Connell Pensky, Carnegie Mellon University

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

first place. For example, in environmentalengineering laboratory courses where students collect their own data, how do they use GenAI tohelp them decide what to use the data for, what approaches to use to process the data, and thenexecute their plan (e.g., Excel workflow or Python code)? The present study aims to address thesegaps by examining what motivates students to choose to use GenAI tools or not and how studentschoose to integrate GenAI tools into their project workflow working with unstructured data andprogramming tasks. For those who do choose to use GenAI, we explore how it affects theirlearning, problem solving approach, and overall performance on these assignments? Finally, byfocusing on CEE education, this study aims to learn

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 10: Institutions and Structures

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Slaton, Drexel University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

women’s participation in STEM, and related topics grew steadily from the 1970s onward [1],[2]. In the last two decades or so, an investment in programs that support broadeningparticipation with a lens of diversity, equity and inclusion has been prioritized in these and otheragencies. The 2024–2026 vision for NSF (produced in 2022) explicitly calls for “A nation thatleads the world in science and engineering research and innovation, to the benefit of all, withoutbarriers to participation” [3]. The NSF strategic plan further articulates core values which arethen specified within the agency’s individual programs: 1) Scientific leadership 2) Diversity andinclusion 3) Integrity and excellence 4) Public service and 5) Innovation and collaboration [3

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Anstaett Metzler, The Ohio State University; Annie Abell, The Ohio State University; Russell K. Marzette Jr., The Ohio State University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

appropriate for theirgoals and objectives [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].In this Work in Progress report, we describe the approach currently being utilized at OSU’sDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and report on the progress to date as wellas future plans. The approach used in this report began with an initial faculty workshop that wasused to generate discussion and solicit input to better understand the perceived strengths andweaknesses of the current curriculum, as well as assessing the perceived needs of the facultyregarding curriculum redesign.Following that initial workshop, a committee of department faculty working with a professionalfrom the University Teaching Center began the process of evaluating and renewing thecurriculum. The

Conference Session

International Division (INTL): Humanitarian Design and Sustainable Development

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudha S Anilkumar, University of Delaware; Ruth Wilhelm, University of Delaware; Julie C Karand, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

’ future international engineering plans. Appendix E details these results.Within one month of returning back to the US, students were asked to provide open-endedreflections from their experiences in South Africa. Key themes from student submissions aredetailed in Table 2. Notably, 71% of students commented on the unequal access to healthcarestemming from systemic inequality in South Africa. 57% of students discussed the personalimpacts of the trip, which included identifying personal privilege, feeling inspired ortransformed, and noting the importance of first-hand experiences. 57% of students also expressedthe importance of biomedical engineering innovations for the low-resource settings that theyobserved. Approximately one third of students

Conference Session

International Division (INTL): Cultivating Global Competencies

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong; Match Wai Lun Ko, University of Hong Kong; Kei Yiu Mo, University of Hong Kong; Chun Kit Chan, University of Hong Kong; LEI YANG, University of Hong Kong; Tien-Hsuan Wu, University of Hong Kong

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

ice-breaking activities, introductions,and sharing sessions to forge connections and foster a supportive atmosphere. This foundationalphase aims to cultivate camaraderie and unity among leaders, laying a solid groundwork for effectivecollaboration.Figure 2. The Tuckman’s Stage of Group Development applied in the overseas team-building program for SIG leaders in academic makerspaces and the essential 5 incentives for active engagement.Transitioning into the Storming stage, we task SIG leaders with engaging in detailed discussionsamong their respective SIG teams to create technical reports on their projects and innovations. Thisprocess instills a culture of structured planning and accountability, encouraging leaders to

Conference Session

International Division (INTL): Measuring and Assessing Outcomes and Impact 

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel José Alejandro Baquero Sierra, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

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International Division (INTL)

experiences, and culturally developed identities.This step provided a deeper understanding of how participants’ experiences were shaped by andcontributed to their evolving social and academic identities within the host environment.The third and final coding round refined the analysis by categorizing data into challenges,opportunities, and achievements themes. This round adopted a longitudinal perspective,comparing initial, intermediate, and final interview findings to trace changes over time. Anadditional layer of analysis was included to differentiate participants who expressed intentions topursue graduate studies in the U.S. at the end of the internship from those who openly stated theydid not plan to return. This distinction revealed variations in