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WiP: Student Identity, Support, and Success

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Norfolk, Clemson University; Adam T Melvin, Clemson University; Braulio Andres Ortega Quesada, Clemson University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

the discipline,interact with the faculty from that discipline, and gain exposure to topics and applicationsrelevant to the field. In this study, the learning experience consists of a three-credit hour course,taught in-person and supplemented with online course materials. An overview of the course isincluded in Table 1 below, which lists topics in the course, concepts which are introduced by wayof showing students about the coursework later in the curriculum, and topics which are specificto the career of the instructor and the university. Of the three credit hours, approximately onehour is focused on basic programming skills. The course includes two exams, a programmingproject, and a final exam.Table 1: Topics which are touched upon, to

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Evaluation and Assessment for Engineering Leadership Programs

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela Edith Campos Valles, University of Texas at El Paso; Stephanie Jimenez, University of Texas at El Paso; Lori Houghtalen, University of Texas at El Paso; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas at El Paso

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

inclusion in the survey instrument. To generate our Q set,we leverage the Contextual Engineering Leadership Development framework to identify relevanttheories from which potential survey items can be extracted. In piloting our method, nine mid-level and senior engineering leaders and managers participated in a Q sort involving 60 items.Using exploratory factor analysis, we identified three key factors that correspond to threeviewpoints of engineering leadership development. Each viewpoint emphasized a differentaspect of the CELD framework; viewpoint 1 highlighted a leadership development modelfocused on team effectiveness and affective behavior, viewpoint 2 emphasized the importance offostering an awareness of potential impact and a robust

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 4.D

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University Pueblo

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

work.Previous Work Practical laboratory experiences including engineering labs and projects represent essentialelements of learning [1], [2]. As part of intensive laboratory experiences, robots have had alongstanding positive impact on education of students at all levels. Small, wheeled, programablemobile robots like LEGO Mindstorm series have been used as motivational tools to attract studentsto STEM fields in general [3], as well as to help students (and teachers) learn how to program [4]- [6]. However, at the practical level of industrial robot programming, the use of industrialmanipulators for teaching programming robotic tasks was often the only option. Expensivehardware, proprietary software, and required safety measures made programming of

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ENT-6: Fostering Creativity, Communication, and Impact in Student Learning

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Jacobs, University of Oregon; Mark Blaine, University of Oregon

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

students to use design thinking to advance their research,translation, and career goals, and (iv) demonstrate that an innovation mindset can fuel basicresearch as well as translation and innovation activities. This Work in Progress paper describesour novel implementation approaches and early indicators of trainee engagement and success.Our approach to delivering the Impact Training revolves around central tenets of early andcontinuous engagement applied using a “just-in-time” model. In this just in time approach,trainees learn concepts immediately before they must be deployed to accomplish authentic,meaningful tasks [1], [2]. Examples include workshops on scientific talks and poster design justbefore a key regional or national conference, or

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Empowering Pre-College Students through AI and Computer Science: Standards, Self-Efficacy, and Social Impact

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie M. Smith, Institute for Advancing Computing Education; Jacob Koressel; Bryan Twarek

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

differences in how cognitively complex the standards are.Discussion: Standards writers face many tensions and trade-offs, and this analysis shows how – ingeneral terms – various states have chosen to manage those trade-offs in writing standards. Forexample, adding examples can improve clarity and specificity, but perhaps at the cost of brevityand longevity. A better understanding of the landscape of state standards can assist futurestandards writers, curriculum developers, and researchers in their work.1 Introduction and BackgroundThere are 42 U.S. states with computer science standards, totaling just under 10k standards acrossall grade levels K-12. These standards form a nexus at the intersection of policy, curriculum,instruction, and research and

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GSD 8: Industry and Professional Skills

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jen (Jennifer) Herman, The Ohio State University; Leah Wahlin, The Ohio State University; Deborah Kuzawa, The Ohio State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Developing research communication competencies for engineering education graduate students through a co-curricular community of practiceAbstractEngineers and engineering educators must communicate effectively across a range of genres,situations, and professional contexts, including industry, policy- and decision-making, andacademic settings. Developing these abilities means producing the “disciplinary conventions ofwriting in one’s field” [1], which are taught across contexts in a variety of ways [2]; [3]; [4]; [5].Although studies demonstrate that engineering communication instruction is valued, thesestudies focus on training students to communicate in

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Michigan; Jeanne Sanders, University of Michigan; Paul Jensen, University of Michigan; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

decisions to useAI tools in their classrooms. This project asks the overall research question: How do K-12teachers perceive AI tools and their impact on the workforce? To answer this question, our one-year project leveraged a national survey of K-12 educators’ perceptions of AI using an ecologicalagency framework.Theoretical FramingEcological AgencyThe guiding framework of our project is the ecological agency framework developed by Biesta etal. [1]. In the framework, agency is conceptualized as an individual’s ability to act purposefullyand feel in control of actions and the outcomes of those actions [1]. In this project, weconceptualize K-12 teachers as agents of change for the adoption of AI tools, who may feel moreor less of a sense of agency

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Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 7B

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Elizabeth Welsh, United States Air Force Academy; Lorena S. Grundy, University of Pennsylvania; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Unpacking Student Reasoning in Rigid Body Equilibrium: Insights from Think Aloud ProtocolsStudent-centered pedagogy requires instructors to engage with student thinking instead ofprescribing one correct problem-solving method [1]. In this work, student understanding of rigidbody equilibrium is explored as a follow-on to previous work [2]. A think aloud protocol is usedto study how students address a problem with multiple solution paths and how they assess theirown thinking. Study participants are students in a combined statics and deformable bodies coursethat elect to participate and are currently taking or have completed introductory physics. Theinterview begins with a projectile motion practice problem to get the student

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Honoring the Legacy of Lisa Bullard: A View of the Present and Future

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leah Granger, North Carolina State University; Lisa G. Bullard P.E., North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

single visit to a classroom, while others may include a virtual or on-campus experience of a day, a week, or multiple weeks. In particular, engineering andtechnology summer camps have been shown to improve the confidence, value, and futureintentions of both male and female participants [1]. Informal learning environments like those ofcamps can increase student engagement in STEM topics [2], and hands-on design experienceshave been shown to build confidence and interest in engineering [3]. While there are a greaternumber of science-related summer camps, the number of chemical engineering-specific camps isless prevalent. There are examples of chemical engineering departments that have offered bothin-person and virtual summer high school camps in

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina Cercone, Manhattan College; Medya Fathi, Manhattan University; Matthew Volovski, Manhattan College; JUNESEOK LEE, Manhattan University; Peter K Sweeney, Manhattan College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

century, the CE engineering landscape is at the cusp of a majortransformation brought about by the confluence of a number of powerful forces, including (1) anincreasingly more complex and interdependent design and construction environment, (2)challenges in climate, environmental, and socio-economic patterns, (3) innovations in materialsand construction/design methods, and (4) growing computational capacities paired with theaccumulation of large amounts of performance data (with cheaper sensors) coinciding with therevolution of the artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), internet of things (IoT) anddata analytics [1]. We strongly believe that CE engineering education needs a paradigm shift thatis commensurate with these rapid

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sabia Zehra Abidi, Rice University

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

, engagement and knowledge retention. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025WIP: Impact of Metacognition Focused Activities on Development of Learning Habits in PhysiologyIntroductionThe ability to monitor and assess one’s own knowledge and skills plays a pivotal role in learning[1]. Several have previously described the beneficial effect of this type of metacognitive toolthrough interventions such as exam wrappers, reflections and self-surveys [1-3]. Unfortunately,bioengineering curricula often do not give students sufficient practice developing these tools. Formany students, it can be easy to fall into the trap of implementing ineffective learning strategiesrepeatedly

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Garrett Goodman, Miami University; Suman Bhunia, Miami University; Peter Jamieson, Miami University

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS)

students receive the knowledge they require to move from theComputer Science academic setting into the professional setting, which largely utilizes suchGen-AI tools. Thus, this will prepare the next generation of computer scientists to be effectiveAI-augmented professionals.1 IntroductionArtificial Intelligence (AI) introduces challenges to the traditional educational landscape.Educators need to teach students crucial concepts for their field but also need to prepare studentson how to use relevant tools for their future in the workforce. One such tool is the emergence ofLarge Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT-4, Copilot, and Claude, which show a significantleap in AI capabilities. Such technologies require educators to reevaluate teaching

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 8: Division Best Papers

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Rhonda K Young P.E., Gonzaga University; Chelsea Joy Andrews, Tufts University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

in courses and curricula ontheir own campuses. The paper originally was submitted in January 2025. In revising, we haveadded an Appendix that discusses conditions in April 2025, which represent an abrupt change innational conditions related to DEIJ topics as compared to Fall 2024 when the teaching activitieswere conducted.IntroductionEngineering programs continue to adapt to changing stakeholder demands for better integrationof diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) into both classrooms and curricula. Forexample, ABET’s approved new Criterion 5 will require programs to offer curricula “thatensure[s] awareness of diversity, equity, and inclusion for professional practice consistent withthe institution’s mission” [1] (note that this

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International Division (INTL) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xinfeng Quan, Westlake University; Jing Wang

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

, Dr. Quan has a keen interest in employing active learning strategies and inductive teaching methodologies. His educational mission centers around enhancing students’ higher-order thinking skills and self-learning abilities.Jing Wang ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Understanding Epistemic Beliefs of Chinese Students to Bridge the CulturalGaps in Teaching and LearningXinfeng Quan1, a), Jing Wang2, b), Xuan Li3, c), Xi He3, d), Chenhui Zhang4, e)1 Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China2 Department of Physics, School of Science, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China3 School of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China4 Independent

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Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP)

between the professions as well as facilitating thecommunication of the professions with the public. Collectively, the weight of evidence of theliterature identified in systematic reviews supports the inclusion of nursing in STEM.IntroductionSTEM, or science, technology, engineering, and math, is a collection of fields identified asessential to maintaining a competitive advantage for the United States (US) in the globalmarketplace [1]. The US marketplace, herein measured as the annual Gross Domestic Product(GDP), is approximately twenty five trillion dollars ($25T) [2]. Approximately seventeenpercent, or four and one-half trillions dollars ($4.5T) is spent on healthcare annually. And nearlythirty percent of the Federal government total

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Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice in Biomedical Engineering

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emma Farago, University of Calgary; Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

. There is also a need to further assess if integratingbioengineering concepts into physics instruction is an effective approach for engagingunderrepresented students in engineering.IntroductionRepresentation and inclusion of diverse groups within the engineering profession is an ongoingchallenge. Low enrollment of underrepresented students in STEM fields often stems from earlyinfluences. Implicit biases and stereotypes may prevent teachers, parents, and guidancecounselors from encouraging female, Indigenous, and visible minority students to considerengineering as a career option. For instance, interactions with teachers influence girls'participation in physics and their belief in their ability to succeed in the subject [1, 2], but adultsrate

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International Division (INTL): Cultivating Global Competencies

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corinne Mowrey, University of Dayton; Scott James Schneider, University of Dayton; Michael Moulton, University of Dayton; Philip Appiah-Kubi, University of Dayton; Erick S. Vasquez, University of Dayton; Homero Murzi, Marquette University; Jeanne Holcomb, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

global crises(such as a pandemic or violent conflicts), financial limitations, or the need for more sustainablemethods of globally connecting.2. Background and MotivationGlobal Engineering Competency (GEC) has been defined as the attributes uniquely or especiallyrelevant for cross-national/cultural requirements in the engineering practice [1]. The globalnature of the engineering profession has led to a demand from industry for the development ofGEC in future generations of engineers [1] - [6]. Thus the development of GEC is an importantpart of the formation of engineers [7]. Our study acknowledges that GEC manifests bothinternally and externally in engineers. Internal manifestations center on the engineer’sperspective and worldview (mindset

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Embedding Industry in Design Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Esther Horenstein, University of Denver; Daniel D Auger, University of Denver

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

learned knowledge and apply developed skillsto an open-ended design problem. Most capstone programs focus on project-based, hands-onlearning that challenges student teams to identify customer requirements, translate customerrequirements to design requirements, and ultimately develop solutions for a customer-providedproblem. The open-ended nature of customer-provided problems is one of the main challengesstudents face during their capstone experience [1]. For most students, creating workablesolutions to resolve the often unpredictable and conflicting nature of these types of problemsproves to be vastly different from their previous undergraduate coursework [2]-[7]. Preparingstudents for successful entry into the workforce post-graduation is

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International Division (INTL): Navigating Risks and Cross-Cultural Challenges

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hiroyuki Ishizaki, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Rumi Okazaki, School of Architecture, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Ikuro SHIMIZU, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Tadesse girmay Girmay

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International Division (INTL)

other’scontexts developed not only technical skills but also valuable global competencies. This study isframed within the Transformative Learning Theory and considers the Washington Accord’s 11Graduate Attribute Profiles, including non-engineering competencies.1. BackgroundMezirow’s Transformative Learning Theory (TLT) (Mezirow, 2003) defined transformativelearning as the process whereby adult learners critically examine their beliefs, values, andassumptions in light of acquiring new knowledge and begin a process of personal and socialchange called reframing in “perspective” (Kumi–Yeboah & James, 2014). He also suggests thatgreater cultural or ethnic divergence fosters the development of global competencies. Problem-based Learning (PBL) is a very

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ELOS Technical Session 5: BYOE (Bring Your Own Experiment): Innovative Tools and Techniques for Experiential Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Giorgio Arzate-Juarez, University of Maryland College Park; Daniel Boback, University of Maryland College Park; Annabelle Diep, University of Maryland, College Park; Anna E Dyson, University of Maryland College Park; Jeyadave Nuntha Kumar, University of Maryland College Park; Vrunda Patel, University of Maryland, College Park; Terrence Pierce, University of Maryland College Park; Joshua Sambrano, University of Maryland College Park; Siloe-Noah Selebangue, University of Maryland College Park; Alayna Isabella Sheahy, University of Maryland College Park; Shravan Suresh, University of Maryland College Park; Marklin Yi, University of Maryland College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Ken Kiger, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

, such exercises form a key component of anactive-learning framework [1], providing an opportunity to reflect on and test students’conceptualization of theoretical tools central to the subject. Traditionally, these instructionalexperiments are performed in a dedicated laboratory space with large and expensive equipment,which often limits the opportunities for students to work creatively with the devices and criticallyexplore the principles they are tasked with testing.One way to mitigate the shortcomings of a centralized laboratory would be to provideexperimentation kits that each student can use on their own or in pairs, potentially in spacesoutside a dedicated laboratory. The obvious challenges to this approach are size and cost, thoughthey

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GSD 2: Identity and Motivation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allyce Horan, Colorado School of Mines

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

school. As a new writing centerdirector, I was eager to offer some sort of impactful support that would bolster graduate students'sense of confidence and community. Reading about New Mexico Tech’s successful ThesisWriters Boot Camp and Simpson’s call for additional research on the matter [1] prompted us tooffer the Thesis Writers Retreat. The word Retreat was chosen because STEM students arealready high-achieving and work under extreme pressure, so we wanted to instead conjure aquiet and supportive environment where students could focus on writing. Based on Simpson’smodel [1] and the observation that a key obstacle for graduate students was simply finding timeto write, especially for those “in disciplines like engineering [who] may need longer

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Pierre Anderson, Carthage College

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

. Overall, the students’ increasedidentification as scientists raised the stakes of instruction in experimental methods, laboratoryand publishing ethics, and technical writing. This increase in identification as a professionalscientist or engineer helps the students to gain authentic practice in these skills in a controlledenvironment and build their confidence for when these skills are needed in their future careers.The publicly available end product of the course, now published online as Physics in Progressissue 1, served as a motivating factor and now serves as a time capsule containing writingartifacts that students take pride in and can share in portfolios or as otherwise appropriate.IntroductionAt what point does one cease to be an

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Work-in-Progress 2: Skills Development and Career Preparation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grace Hellen Ford, University of Virginia; Brian P. Helmke, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

Engineering. Brian is co-founder and Deputy Editor in Chief of Biomedical Engineering Education. Brian’s educational scholarship encompasses active learning, collaborative and inclusive pedagogies, and alternative grading. His science and engineering research interests include cardiovascular physiology, cellular mechanobiology, and nanotechnology-based biomaterials. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 WIP: A Peer-Taught Course to Lower Barriers to Undergraduate Research ExperiencesIntroductionFirst-year engineering students experience challenges as they work to build a sense ofcommunity [1]. During the period of adjusting to the university environment, students

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Honoring the Legacy of Lisa Bullard: A View of the Present and Future

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

gain global competencies and social responsibility, and researching how to develop inclusive teamwork environments. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Redesigning a Chemical Engineering Capstone Course: Integrating Sustainability, SocialResponsibility, and Entrepreneurial Mindset1. IntroductionOur society has become increasingly aware of the environmental, public health, and socio-economic impacts driven by industrial processes. Promoting sustainable development is criticalfor maintaining societal well-being. Research underscores the necessity for engineers tounderstand social, global, and cultural dimensions as they transition into the workforce[1], [2],[3].Engineers are uniquely positioned to

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Foundations of Design Theory

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, Universidad del Norte

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

) [1–6] as a set of solution independent, valid,and consequential parameters that describe the capabilities and behaviors of a system necessaryto meet stakeholder needs and expectations; and represented by a metric and a target value.Understanding how engineers set requirements as part of problem framing is important becauseit is the key way in which they contend with both quantitative and qualitative stakeholder needsand contextual constraints and factors, while recognizing that some requirements are tentativeand contingent upon the potential solution paths. As such, requirements should be approachedabductively, yet they are sometimes represented—in textbooks and resources—as identifiedthrough rational deductive (and sometimes inductive

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ME Division 14: From M&Ms to Air Quality: Engaging Students in Energy and the Environment

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haifa Salman El-Sadi, Wentworth Institute of Technology; John Peter Voccio; ADAM PAYNE, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

workplace more deeply. In subsequent studies, the authors intend to improve teachingtechniques such as animation to bridge the gap between the more detailed and theoretical conceptsand real-life applications.IntroductionHuman activities have indeed had a significant negative impact on the Earth's environment, leadingto widespread destruction of natural habitats, pollution, and ultimately, global warming [1]. Thescientific consensus is clear that human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels anddeforestation, have been the primary drivers of climate change over the past few decades. Theincreased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, resulting from these activities, have trappedheat and caused global temperatures to rise at an

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ERM WIP III: Post-Undergraduate Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Uyen Thi Kim Nguyen, Utah State University; Anne Hamby, Boise State University; Jelena Pokimica, Boise State University; Eric Jankowski, Boise State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

State University’s Micron School of ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Actualizing Graduate Student Identity, Belonging, and Feelings of Competence in STEM via Personal Storytelling1. IntroductionThis work-in-progress, evidence-based practice paper reports on Year 1 activities of a multi-year,National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research to practice project that aims to develop andassess a storytelling intervention to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) graduate student retention. In academically challenging STEM graduate degree programs,students’ lack of professional identity, isolation, and feelings of incompetence (i.e., impostorism)have been

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 6.B

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Edward Dougherty, United States Military Academy; Maria R. Ebling, United States Military Academy

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

technical communication can positively impact performance in subse-quent upper-level CS courses. The most surprising finding is the importance of peer reviewin technical CS courses for follow-on course performance, which merits further study.1 IntroductionThe third ABET criterion for computer science [1] says that “Graduates of the program willhave an ability to communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.” Professionalwriting and communication skills are very important for all computer science students. Theseskills develop from a large variety of experiences: writing code, writing research papersand formal reports, giving research talks, among many others [2, 3]. Often instructorsstructure their courses based on one of these

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GSD 3: Pedagogy and Curriculum

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Susan K Fullerton Shirey, University of Pittsburgh; Götz Veser, University of Pittsburgh

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

purposefully breaks the traditional three-credit coursework intomodular, stackable single-credit classes, building from fast-paced reviews of fundamentals over traditionalgraduate-level core content to graduate-level specialized content. This change provides a flexible andpersonalized learning experience, allowing students to customize their education to align with theirinterests.To create the modularized curriculum, we leveraged the collective expertise of our chemical engineeringfaculty and external subject matter experts (SMEs) from industry, government, academia, and start-ups.Starting with our existing course-specific learning objectives, we employed group concept mapping to (1)brainstorm additional graduate-level learning objectives, (2) group

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Case Studies

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Kay Camarillo, University of the Pacific; Luke S. Lee P.E., University of the Pacific; Yadhira Garcia Ruiz, University of the Pacific

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

, GenAI could provide information on environmental and societal concerns thatwere lacking in the textbook. In reviewing the GenAI-generated case studies, students reportedincreased confidence in their ability to recognize GenAI text and judge it for bias based on pre-and post-assignment surveys. While continued integration of GenAI into coursework is essentialfor developing graduates who can critically evaluate GenAI and use it effectively, the textbookremains a valuable resource for the course. Future steps include new assessments to betteraddress the myriad of ethical issues introduced by GenAI.   IntroductionGenerative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is changing all aspects of society, including education[1]. Students can now access GenAI to