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Tech Session 1: Integrating Sustainability in Engineering Curriculum: Pedagogy, Assessment, and Systems Thinking

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE, ENV SP, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Namita Shrestha, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

to identify and justify creditsthat apply to their senior capstone design projects. Through this scaffolded approach, students arechallenged to evaluate how their design meets criteria within relevant credits. Examples ofstudent work show that Envision can be used as a tool to gain knowledge of how designs can beinformed by the rating system beyond using it as a tool to retroactively evaluate a project. Thisapproach could be used by other programs as they desire to use a vetted framework to enablestudents to create sustainable, forward-thinking designs.BackgroundThe Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s Envision Rating System (Envision) provides aframework for civil infrastructure that is sustainable, equitable, and resilient through

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Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Software Engineering Division (SWED)

fossil fuels.The rapid expansion of electric vehicles has created a growing demand for engineers withexpertise in this field. There is a recognized need for a large, well-trained workforce capable ofconducting research and development projects in electric vehicle technology. However, thedesign and implementation of electric vehicles are not yet well represented in mostundergraduate academic programs.To better prepare our electrical and computer engineering students for careers in this evolvingindustry, we encourage them to select capstone projects related to electric vehicles. This paperpresents two representative electric vehicle-oriented capstone projects undertaken by students inthese two programs, showcasing their efforts to gain hands-on

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Teaching Engineering Decision and Process

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erica J Marti, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; David Earl James, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

education courses. Most students take the first-year engineering seminar (onesemester) and introduction to surveying. Students begin to take core civil engineering courses intheir second year, as well as a second-year, one-semester engineering seminar. Year threeconsists of required engineering courses, and students complete the remaining required andelective engineering courses in their final year. The capstone course is taken in the final semesterof study.Design-based or design-intensive courses are embedded throughout the curriculum. Students areintroduced to engineering design in the first-year engineering seminar; however, this course isnot specific to civil engineering and does not include a design project. The first required projectis

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 6.B

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Capstone CourseOur capstone course is a year-long course taken by all seniors in the department, not justComputer Science majors. In this course, students are placed in groups of four to six tocomplete a major project across two semesters. We split the course into the first and secondsemester offerings: Capstone 1 and Capstone 2 respectively. The capstone courses had 65students complete it with 29 who had previously taken ToC. Occasionally non-EECS majorsare part of some groups due to the interdisciplinary nature of the projects, but most groupmembers are EECS majors. Deliverables include a project analysis, lab notebook, formalgroup presentations (such as sprint reviews), as well as written documents (such as a designreport and a continuity

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 3.B

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley A Brashear, Texas A&M University; Sandra B Nite, Texas A&M University; Richard Lawrence, Texas A&M University; Dhruva Chakravorty, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

dense landscape of topics from which to developcurricular materials. To meet these challenges, we developed an effective approach to teaching Pythonprogramming to secondary students with no prior programming experience in a week-long summer camp.The method we used employs project based learning and highly curated foundational lessons. Thisapproach begins with the identification of an appropriate capstone project that falls within the theme ofthe camp (e.g. coding, cybersecurity, data science) and that can be completed by students with minimalinstruction from camp staff. These projects should also be able to incorporate more advancedprogramming techniques than those that are covered during the camp to keep all students engaged,including those

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Sustainability and Social Responsibility

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Carl Hedden, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jingwen Tan, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Caitlin Gee, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Brad DeBoer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathryn Dannemann, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Nihat Baysal, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Joel L. Plawsky, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Baysal, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteProf. Joel L. Plawsky, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Teaching Modular Design: Mobile Processing Plants to Reduce Food WasteIntroduction This paper details a recent collaboration at RPI whereby undergraduate researchers andfaculty from chemical engineering worked with capstone design students and instructors fromfour additional engineering departments on a collaborative, multidisciplinary project aimed atmodular design of agricultural waste processing plants. Chemical engineering processsimulations were integrated with concepts of modular manufacturing and transportable designover the course of two academic calendar

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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

Authors

Megann P Hedgecock, Pennsylvania State University; Sally Sue Richmond, Penn State Great Valley

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

includes a design project that is a significant part of the curriculum.The first-year students work in teams to complete the project and present their work in a postersession at the end of the semester, attended by industry partners, engineering alumni, graduateengineering students, faculty, and students’ friends and family.The fourth-year MDE students are taking a year-long capstone course where they complete amore complex design project. As part of this capstone course, the instructor assigns MDEstudents to mentor one or two EDSGN 100 teams. The fourth-year students have not receivedany formal mentor training. In both courses, students follow a general engineering designprocess where they identify the problem and customer needs, specify system

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aja Rachel Bettencourt-Mccarthy, University of Cincinnati; Matthew Sleep, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

over time. In addition, while scholars and accrediting bodies have worked to defineengineering design, the extent to which these definitions reflect the students’ understanding ofengineering design is less clear. This paper aims to provide insight into student perceptions ofdesign by discussing the results of a survey that asked both first year and capstone undergraduatecivil engineering students to identify the components of several design and engineering designdefinitions that resonated most strongly with their experience and understanding of engineeringas a profession. In addition to sharing the results of this study, we review the literature on waysto expand student understanding of engineering design and provide recommendations, along

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L. Schuman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mohammed Seyam, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

understanding the user’s needs [4].Regardless of the method of implementation, sufficient time and planning needs to be dedicatedto the design stage or chaotic, inefficient code can be created. Technical debt, defined asfundamental issues in the code base, can accrue and it must be corrected to create a robustsystem [2]. Software engineering capstones are project-based experiences that prepare studentswith design skills that are agnostic to the technology that is used. The purpose of this qualitativeThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowshipunder Grant No. 2235205. Any opinion, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material arethose of the authors and do not

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Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Software Engineering Division (SWED)

our electrical engineering students for the design and implementation of the renewableenergy systems, we encourage them to choose a renewable energy capstone project. To satisfy theABET requirements, students in electrical engineering programs are required to take a capstonecourse. This paper describes sample renewable capstone projects that students have done in thisprogram.IntroductionOver the past decade, engineering education has undergone significant changes, shifting towardcritical thinking, active learning, and hands-on problem-solving. Despite this progress, a growingskills gap persists in the engineering workforce due to the fast pace of technological advancement.Traditional education methods remain heavily theory-based and task

Conference Session

Civil Engineering & Leadership Division Joint Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Pickenpaugh PE, United States Air Force Academy; Owen Sedej P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Joseph Pickenpaugh PE, PMP, NORAD and USNORTHCOM J4

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

use team dynamics, understand how to make decisions, and honesupervisory skills. Finally, organizational leadership focuses on using influence to help a unit,recognizing and developing the skills of others, and professional standards [19].The major program follows this same PITO model beginning with personal and interpersonalleadership stages. The three methods used in the Civil Engineering program are competitivesmall teams, senior seminar, and large teams. Also, many of the courses have projects nestedwithin them where students work together to lead each other as they complete the projects. Aftereach feedback is given through comment cards, group assessment, or self-assessment.Competitive teams such as capstone, steel bridge, and concrete

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Patten, Temple University; Avi Kaplan; Ruth Ochia, Temple University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

]. Arguably, transfer of learning to new situations constitutes a core goal of education. Yetdecades of research have demonstrated that transfer of problem-solving strategies rarely happens spontaneously, and ishard to teach [4,13]. In the current project, we propose to address the transfer challenge by focusing on students’ roleidentity and motivation: the complex processes that underlie students’ decision to transfer and enact certain actionslearned in a previous role (e.g., Biodesign student) in a new role (e.g., capstone student).The Motivation to Transfer: The literature on student motivation includes numerous theories and multiple concepts thatdiffer in their emphasis on and interplay of different personal characteristics (e.g., grit, growth

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED): Models, Methods & Frameworks for Experiential Learning

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

design and experimentation (EGR 111, EGR 112)Year 2: Integrated approach to engineering science fundamentals (EGR 211, EGR 212)Year 3: Advanced technical competencies & intro. to capstone design (EGR 311, 312, 313)Year 4: Capstone design sequence focused on real-world projects (EGR 314, EGR 315)This curriculum (Figure 1) represents a thoughtful progression from foundational skills tocomplex, real-world applications while maintaining focus on both technical competency andbroader societal impact. The structure enables approximately 60% common knowledgeexperiences, with 40% reserved for specialized electives, concentrations, and customization. Figure 1: Visual representation of Wake Forest Engineering curriculum.Pedagogical Diversity

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Tech Session 4: Embedding Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Framework in Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajani Muraleedharan, Saginaw Valley State University

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

ensure future engineers areequipped with the necessary skills to address global environmental issues.At SVSU, engineering ethics is offered as one of the topics in the course titled ‘engineering careers andconcepts’, which is offered to all incoming freshmen engineering students, and in senior year, students areprovided an exposure through their capstone design project. However. Engineering ethics is offered as ageneral education course for all engineering students in sophomore year. On average, there are 100students who register for the GenEd and Freshmen 100-level course in an academic year, and 25 studentsin capstone design course. Exposure to engineering ethics topic is offered to undergraduate studentsstarting their freshmen to senior year

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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

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Emerging and Sustainable Design Practices

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell K. Marzette Jr., The Ohio State University; Bhavana Kotla, The Ohio State University; Cal King, The Ohio State University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

information from diverse fields and linking theoryor knowledge to create and innovate solutions. Lastly, the creating value construct is aboutidentifying opportunities and delivering meaningful outcomes that address and tackle complex,real-world challenges and transform ideas to create real-world impact.As a standalone vehicle for learning and problem-solving, this wholly informal learning space forEM has yet to be explored. Students are believed to develop more innovative and impact-drivenprojects by explicitly infusing EM into the program. Thus, the EM pedagogy would enhance theexisting experiential learning activities. It is also suggested that informal Hackathon-basedlearning can complement formal education (e.g., capstones and other project

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 5 - Pedagogy & Aviation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felix Ewere, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

Paper ID #45857Creating System Architectures for Engineering Concepts: An introduction toEngineering UndergraduatesDr. Felix Ewere, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Dr. Felix Ewere is the director of Aerospace Engineering capstone design at North Carolina State University. He has mentored several successful aerospace vehicle design projects, and his student teams have consistently been in the top teams in national competitions. He applies a systems engineering approach for the senior design course sequence based on NASA’s systems engineering engine and vee-model project life cycle. His research involves

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; David Hicks, Texas A&M University-Kingsville ; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

more systems include IoT-related control, communications andfunctionality; IoT-based projects, course materials and exercises should introduce or makestudents or end-users aware of potential cybersecurity issues, threats and concerns [10]-[14].Recent advances in AI have led to more readily available open-source machine learningframeworks and APIs, such as Gemini Developer API [15] or PyTorch [16], as well as many toolssuch as ChatGPT [17].Artificial Intelligence and CybersecuritySenior capstone course design projects should address cybersecurity issues and threats [18]. Aspart of the electrical engineering capstone course at Texas A&M University-Kingsville during theFall 2024 semester, students were tasked to perform a whole system mapping

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine E King, University of California, Irvine; Elliot E Hui; Yama Akbari, University of California, Irvine; Warren Wiechmann, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

Multi-Year PITP Capstone Project and Activities: Upon completion of elective courseand capstone program, PITP medical students can apply to the full PITP to develop a multi-yearcapstone project that is either an extension of their BME capstone experience or a novel design.They are required to participate in a summer internship during their multi-year capstone tounderstand how industry implement novel technologies. The students are supported by theprogram directors through monthly update meetings to assess their progress and provideresources and support. They are then required to present their findings during their final year ofmedical school, and are encouraged to participate in the UCI BME Masters of Engineering(MEng) program to further their

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shama Rajan Iyer, Marymount University; Eric J Bubar, Marymount University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions(IUSE HSI Program) NSF grant. We present the initial findings on student perceptions from ayear-long introductory engineering course that employs low-cost makerspace technologies, suchas 3D printing, Arduino, Python programming, and virtual reality, in project-based experiencesto enhance foundational engineering skills. In the first semester students receive instruction inbasic math and physics to supplement those introductory courses as well as comprehensivetraining in how to use 3D design software, operate 3D printers, program circuits, write basiccode in Python and interact within VR environments, culminating in a capstone projectexperience. In the second semester, students apply these

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 4.A

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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

Julie Mendez, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

chemical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her scholarly interests include active learning strategies and alternative grading practices. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Work-in-Progress: Student Perceptions of Specifications Grading in Mechanical Engineering Design CoursesAbstractAlternative grading methods have continued to receive attention within engineering education.This paper focuses on two undergraduate courses: a second-year introduction to the mechanicaldesign process and a capstone design course. Both courses were built around semester-long teamdesign projects and included individual and group assignments. Students were able to revise

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 5

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kushal Adhikari, Juniata College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

25 engineering students. While the upward trend in enrollment is promising, laboratories and facilities essential for hands-on learning must be expanded and improved, and thus, a "living" engineering laboratory was proposed. This project aims to integrate experiential learning into core engineering courses, aligning with ABET standards. The envisioned outcome is two-fold: first, to enhance the educational experience for students by providing them with practical and real-world learning opportunities within their core courses; second, this initiative aims to align Juniata’s engineering program with criteria set by ABET. This paper will provide an overview of the living engineering laboratory and details of some recent

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo; Jennifer Howcroft, University of Waterloo; Sean Rose, University of Waterloo

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

0 3 Unsure 3 4 2 2 Probably Yes 10 18 12 15 Definitely Yes 19 4 19 11 Prefer Not to 0 0 0 0 AnswerFig. 2. Student perceptions of the preparatory workshop as important to attend.Fig. 3. Student perceptions of the preparatory workshop as a good use of their time.This change in student perceptions may be due to the nature of the biomedical engineeringundergraduate capstone project being a 3-term project. Some fourth-year biomedical engineeringstudent participants had

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 4

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sayyad Zahid Qamar, Sultan Qaboos University; Tasneem Pervez; Nasra Al-Maskari, Sultan Qaboos University; Sayyad Basim Qamar, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

engineers are not inherently creative. By drawing parallels between the engineeringdesign process and creative thought, it is argued that creativity is fundamental to solving complex modernproblems. The paper highlights the work of E. Paul Torrance, a pioneer in creativity research, whosetheories underscore that creativity can be taught and cultivated in students. Compatible educationalframeworks are then reviewed briefly. Drawing upon their experience of teaching courses such as CreativeDesign and Capstone Design, the authors present strategies to foster creativity within engineering curricula.These include collaborative reasoning, project-based learning, and the use of creative thinking tools likebrainstorming and ideation notebooks. Many

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Student Motivation and Learning

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Delson, University of California at San Diego; Jennifer Mullin, UC San Diego

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

and spatial visualization skills.Dr. Jennifer Mullin, UC San Diego Jennifer S. Mullin is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Faculty Director of Experience Engineering (E4) in Jacob’s School of Engineering. Her work is focused on engineering education research and curriculum development with an emphasis on creativity, design thinking and project-based pedagogy. She utilizes informed instructional choices through a ”learn-by-doing” approach to enhance and enrich the undergraduate educational experience, specifically at the intersection of engineering design, technical communication and problem-solving. ©American Society for

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 9

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer C Mallette, Boise State University; Harold Ackler, Boise State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

State University. He teaches laboratory courses, senior capstone, and manages the Materials Teaching Lab where MSE lab courses work, in addition to supporting student projects and researchers from multiple disciplines. All of his courses emphasize professional development using integrated instruction and practice in technical communication and professional skills provided by collaborators from relevant disciplines, and informed by his many years in industry. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Alumni Perceptions of Writing TransferIntroductionIn various ways, undergraduate engineering programs incorporate professional skill developmentinto their curriculum or

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Logan Beaver, Old Dominion University; Murat Kuzlu, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

gaveit a new boost in the last decade and it keeps growing in interest. However, undergraduatecurricula rarely include courses specific to this area, which is considered mostly aninterdisciplinary graduate field. While numerous programs introduce students to the backgroundneeded to understand and approach the field, specific work on autonomous vehicle projects isleft for extracurricular activities or student clubs, and eventually for senior design (capstone)projects. This paper presents the work of a team of electrical engineering technology (EET)students on an autonomous vehicle project using the QCar from Quanser, with mentorship from agraduate student in mechanical engineering. The paper discusses the teamwork collaboration, thelearning curve

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Industry Advisory Boards, Experiential Learning

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

D'andre Jermaine Wilson-Ihejirika P.Eng., University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto; Greg Evans P.Eng., University of Toronto

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

quotes below show the influence of internships and capstones for engineering graduates onthe Technical Specialist career path. “I did have a summer internship in between the first and second year... I worked at a refinery and that gave me exposure into sort of where chemical engineering technology stops or maybe not stops, but how they meet, there are different scopes, right? And once I saw that, I knew I wanted to be on the engineering side.” “I did learn a lot from my capstone because that played into my first job with instrumentation. The piece that I handled in the capstone was instrumentation. And my first job had to do with instrumentation as well.” “My degree project

Conference Session

Preparing Future Chemical Engineers

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniela Galatro, University of Toronto; Sourojeet Chakraborty, Johns Hopkins University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, vertically integrated in different core and optional courses bydesigning standalone solutions (e.g., sizing shell and tube heat exchangers in Heat Transfer), andknowledge-integrative courses (e.g., capstone courses). In a typical capstone project-based course,teams are formed to solve open-ended engineering design problems following the traditionalworkflow of developing process simulations, heat and material balances, process flow diagrams,piping and instrumentation diagrams, safety assessments, and economic analysis [3]. Ideally,projects are linked to industry needs, for which real-world clients interact with students, boostingnon-technical skills required for chemical process design, such as communication andcollaboration. Combining technical and