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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 5

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitra Varun Anand, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

. “Makerspace workshops 3.60 3.89 3.62 3.67 are not particularly helpful…” 0.034 0.39 0.23 (0.57) (0.52) (0.56) (0.54) (Reverse-coded) 11. “I appreciate learning about 3.88 4.15 3.86 3.94 unfamiliar tools or techniques, 0.045 0.34 0.20 (0.50) (0.48) (0.51) (0.49) even if not directly related…” 12. “I plan to collaborate with classmates from other majors 3.66 4.01

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Tech Session 2: Course-Level Innovations in Environmental Engineering: Projects, Case Studies, and Social Impact

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

” level without realizing that the score for “meetsminimums” was lower than it had been on earlier projects thus leading to some confusion whenproject grades were posted.Knowledge Retention ImpactsAs a part of the department’s ABET annual data collection plan, student scores on a Final Examquestion on Environmental Impact Assessment, and the EIS contents, is stored. The test questionremains largely the same, though the exact engineering project posed changes annually to limitopportunities for cheating. This poses an additional comparison to evaluate the effectiveness ofthe project series. Data presented in Table 3 includes Spring 2021 to Spring 2024. Spring 2020, apotential second “pre-project” year, was excluded due to the impact of COVID

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christian . Janke ., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Yuetong Lin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Ghazal Barari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

other needs pertaining tofuture technology, regulation, certification, and infrastructure developments, in order to make thenext generation electric aircraft operation commercially worthy.However, given the relatively new nature of this technology, discussions on effectively integratingthe concepts and practices of electric propulsion into undergraduate curricula are still in theirearly stages. Very few programs have developed mature electric propulsion content. Severalpapers reported the plan to include electric propulsion component in maritime powertrain. Forexample, the development of a job-training course model on electric propulsion ships wasintroduced in [10], where the practical training consists of contents to assist the understanding

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Syeda Fizza Ali, Texas A&M University; Ayaan Sunil Rege, The Hill School; Susanna Angela Ponniah, The Hill School; Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School ; Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

constructive and used it to improve their designs.AI-Generated FeaturesThis category contains themes representing the AI-generated features incorporated intoprojects.1. Sustainable: The responses highlighted AI's role in developing sustainable features for their houses. Examples of the features included waste reduction, conserving energy, maximizing the impact of natural light, and suggesting sustainable materials. Similarly, AI helped them design sustainable water management systems. There was also mention of smart home features suggested by AI.2. Layout and Furniture: The students acknowledged that AI helped them determine the dimensions of rooms and helped plan the layout accordingly. Innovative furniture emerged as a key theme

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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

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Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Christopher X J Jensen, Pratt Institute; Ivan J Baiges-Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Krystal Colón-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

interest in studying executive functions, with a special emphasis on planning. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 On the Symbiotic Nature of Science, Sustainability, and Systems Thinking in an Introductory Course on Sustainability ConceptsKeywords: sustainability education, earth systems, systems thinking, science and math literacy1. IntroductionA new minor in Sustainability Engineering (SE) is being developed at the University of PuertoRico, Mayagüez which is open to all students enrolled in an engineering degree program1. Theminor provides an introduction to fundamental principles and frameworks of sustainability, withdesign, scientific, economic, and socio-political

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 9: Collaboration and Community

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Rose Tawney, California Institute of Technology; Morgan L Hooper, University of Toronto; Harly Ramsey, University of Southern California; Maria Jose Azcona Baez, California Institute of Technology; Meredith Hooper, California Institute of Technology; Matthew Alexander Langley; Nina Mohebbi, California Institute of Technology; Micah Kalaihi Kushi Nishimoto, California Institute of Technology; Kay T Xia, California Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

: first and foremost, facilitatorshoped to help students build advocacy practices that support them in sustaining their effortsbeyond the Pilot Course, and second, they aimed to create space in the curriculum for advocacywork that creates a lasting, meaningful impact. The facilitators plan to conduct a longitudinalstudy that will provide valuable insight into the lasting impact of this course on both the advocacyit fosters and the advocates it nurtures. Through such a study, facilitators aim to embody the veryprinciples of effective and enduring advocacy that the course seeks to instill, in creating inquirywhich is itself enduring.References [1] J. Tawney, M. Hooper, H. Ramsey, and M. Hooper, “A Pilot Course on Effective and Enduring Advocacy

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Woods, University of Sheffield

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

doesn’t know well. In those cases, she is morelikely to turn to Google or ChatGPT so she can find out for herself rather than having to asksomeone.Rose is studying on a foundation year. The Engineering Foundation program at the pilotuniversity aims to introduce students to a broad range of engineering related concepts.Students who successfully pass this year are automatically accepted onto any of theuniversity’s engineering degree courses or may choose to apply to different universities. Thiswas initially Rose’s plan: she had hoped to study at a different university (which shedescribed as her “dream university”), but had been told that she would need to complete afoundation year first, which her dream university did not offer. She therefore

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Wood, University of Michigan; Berenice Alejandra Cabrera, University of Michigan; Hayley N. Nielsen, University of Michigan; Amber N Williams, University of Michigan; Lu Zhou, Tsinghua University; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Grenmarie Agresar, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Joi-Lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Erika A Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Steve J. Skerlos, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

tandem strategy of integratingequity in both instructional approaches and in course content.Overview of the framework development process​ The framework development process has been a team effort; the team of authors on thispaper, working on Focus 1 of the Center, includes members of a research team consisting of afaculty member, a postdoctoral researcher, and graduate students, as well as an advisory group of“TEE Scholars”, consisting of faculty from the fields of engineering, higher education, andsociology, and professional staff from the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching inEngineering and from the Center for Socially Engaged Engineering and Design.Phase I: Planning and development In the first phase of our work (see

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2025 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

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Benjamin Bruxvoort; Nehemiah Emaikwu; Kim Trenbath; Jason Schmidt

provided the impetus for doing a project and the final goal, but theprofessor had to scaffold the students’ work to ensure they did not “wait until the last minute”and leave the project incomplete.The degree to which professors tailored the challenges to their contexts increased across differentyears of professors’ implementation. For example, one instructor mentioned having students inprevious years who “[had] not been able to come up with their own ideas” in response tochallenges. As a result, the instructor decided to have “projects pre-planned for the students.” Bypredetermining the project topic and identifying solutions for students to pursue, the instructorcould overcome barriers of student comprehension, increase the relevance of the

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ME Division 10: Innovation in the Sophomore Year

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Stephen Barner, University of Portland; Sean Lyle Gestson, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

additions that we plan to test out in the next implementation are requiringthe students to write a proposal for their learning activity or aid with clear final deliverable goalsat the beginning of the term and then do an in-class presentation or demonstration of theirlearning activity or aid at the end of the term. The proposal could be graded in a way thatprovides students feedback on whether they need to expand or reduce their scope and how to doso while setting clear benchmarks to meet by the middle and end of the term. The presentationcan provide another point of assessment while also providing an additional incentive for thestudents to produce something they are proud to present to their peers. Instructors with largerclass sizes could consider

Conference Session

Hands-On Learning and Clinical Immersion in BME

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charlotte Da Jung Sevrain, Vanderbilt University; Nathan Zhang, Vanderbilt University; Michael I. Miga, Vanderbilt University; Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

did not influence responses to later ones,a general interview protocol was followed that prioritized open-ended questions that allowed fornatural flow in the conversations. Because many alumni did not end up pursuing a career inacademia where grant writing would have been an intensive focus, an additional survey questionwas included regarding budgeting. The final interview questions are displayed below in Table 2,with questions ordered as planned to be introduced, though each interview was a conversationand at times interviewees brought up topics in a different order.Table 2. Final Version of Alumni Interview Questions # Question Category 1 What made you choose the course(s)? 2 Since

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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

Yewande S Abraham, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Lucio Salles de Salles, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Lisa L Greenwood, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Amanda Y Bao P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Satyanarayana Raju Penmatsa, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Sagata Bhawani, California State University, Fresno

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

Fifth 5 3.5 Graduate 3 2.1 Other 2 1.4 Course Introduction to civil engineering 61 43 75.3 Strength of materials 25 17.6 83.3 Structural analysis and modeling 4 2.8 16.7 Construction planning scheduling and control 16 11.3 94.1 Principles of environmental

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Advancing Labs: From VR to Process Control

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joachim K. Floess, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jacob Leicht, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

not cause any issues with remoteaccess, aside from the work that was needed to develop a solution to the operational conflictsthat resulted from the original setup.The Unit Operations LaboratoryWhile the emphasis of the first part of this paper was on describing our decision-making process,in this part, we wish to describe in greater detail how the control system is implemented and howwe plan to maximize the benefits of a DCS in the Unit Operations Laboratory. While everyuniversity’s experiments are different, we hope this information will give the reader ideas for thebreadth of what is possible with a control system.As we described previously, our Unit Operations Laboratory contains a number of traditionalexperiments, most of which are tied

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ME Division 9: Enhancing Lab Experiences

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caleb Levi Head, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Lawrence E. Whitman P.E., Kennesaw State University; Srikanth B Pidugu P.E., University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

used to cover technicaltopics but to apply associative thought processes to the literature covered in the curriculum. It isimportant to note that deficient skills must be treated by company-based professionaldevelopment to bring employees up to the levels necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of theirroles [7].Technical Writing: Proposed SolutionsUniversities have tackled this issue by numerous methods, each to their degrees of success.Examples include technical writing requirements in the engineering degree plans, both as alecture [8] and as a laboratory [9]. There are also works of interdepartmental collaboration at theuniversity level between engineering and English departments [10], and implementations in theclassroom at the formal

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New Engineering Educators (NEE) Technical Session 4 - Undergraduate Student Learning

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rubaiya Murshed, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

Nearpod features, the design of activities, and the frequency of Nearpod use will vary. Instructors should carefully assess the use of suitable Nearpod features for their course and how often students will use Nearpod in the classroom, as excessive use may lead to monotony. • For instance, videos can be uploaded to Nearpod with questions embedded at specific intervals. While this feature may not be ideal for the types of problems I address in Thermodynamics, I plan to use it in a different course to encourage students to watch the entire video. 2. Effort Needed: Incorporating Nearpod for in-class activities requires additional preparation time for instructors to input questions into the

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Graduate College Industry Partnerships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yu Zhang, Zhejiang University

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

are crucial. The structuralcomplexity and inflexibility often inherent in universities can act as barriers to the success ofUIC initiatives [27]. Second, relationship factor. Effective collaboration is facilitated byreciprocal communication [28], mutual commitment [29], trust [30], and the ability toovercome cultural barriers [4]. Third, output factors. One output factor that has garneredsignificant scholarly attention is goals. Both sides must reach a shared understanding of theobjectives of UIC and develop achievable goals accompanied by precise action plans toensure successful implementation [31]. Additionally, effective knowledge and technologytransfer is widely recognized as a critical component [32]. Finally, framework factor,including

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Student Services & Supports

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Taylor Scruggs, United States Military Academy; Erin Kennedy Duhon, US Military Academy Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering; James Ledlie Klosky P.E., United States Military Academy; Matthew Glavin, United States Military Academy; Aaron T Hill Jr. P.E., United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, US Military Academy Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering Lieutenant Colonel Erin K. Duhon is an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy and a Master of Civil Engineering from Purdue University. She teaches Infrastructure Engineering, Construction Management, and Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics and advises on a water infrastructure capstone affiliated with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Her scholarly interests include water resource engineering, natural disaster planning and mitigation, and water-related social justice concerns. Prior to teaching, LTC Duhon worked as an

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 5

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew D Goodman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Taylor Parks, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; jean-charles stinville, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Materials Division (MATS)

76.4 ± 21.6 88.4 ± 11.4 87.6 ± 16.6 prototypes [Prototype] 14. Create a plan for the implementation of a design 69.2 ± 22.9 83.2 ± 15.5 82.8 ± 18.6 solution [Implement] 15. Evaluate the effectiveness of an implemented 70.8 ± 21.2 86.4 ± 11.5 86.4 ± 14.1 design solution [Implement] 16. Communicate design solution to stakeholders 68.0 ± 19.1 84.0 ± 15.8 85.6 ± 14.7 [Implement] 17. Ensure the design solution continues to work in 65.6 ± 22.6 80.8 ± 17.1 82.8 ± 18.1 the future [Implement]Figure 1. Survey

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ME Technical Session 1 - Enhancing Mechanical Engineering Education: From Prerequisites to Practice

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ozgul Yasar-Inceoglu, California State University, Chico; JoAna Brooks, California State University, Chico; David G Alexander, California State University, Chico; Sam Lloyd-Harry, California State University, Chico

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

reviewed two impact stories and watched related videos. At the end of thesemester, students were asked to submit a written report and deliver a presentation, bothemphasizing the entrepreneurial mindset. In these assignments, students explored strategies fordisseminating research findings and product information to the research and medicalcommunities, as well as methods for reaching patients. Additionally, they were asked to outlinetheir plans for identifying key stakeholders, addressing societal needs, and analyzing marketgaps.The CEMUR Project assesses student progress and success in CURE-E modified courses byadministering the STEM Course Experience Survey to students at the end of the semester. Thegoal of the survey is to measure the degree to

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Hands-on Learning and Industry-Relevant in ECE Curriculum Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom J. Zajdel, Carnegie Mellon University; Allison E. Connell Pensky, Carnegie Mellon University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

itsinstructional design. When asked their level of agreement with the statement “After taking thiscourse, I'm more likely to incorporate electronics into my future creative or personal projects,”students’ mean response was 6.14 ± 0.86 on a 7-point Likert scale. This is a promising sentiment,so we propose that a longitudinal study of students after they leave the course will contribute toour understanding of the longevity of any positive outcomes. Students may engage withtechnology differently after taking the course and identifying these attitudes will be informative.We plan to expand our study by following up with students in interviews focused onunderstanding how, if at all, they are applying the knowledge and skills developed in this courseover the

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Leveraging AI and Computational Tools for Enhanced Learning

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlo Bato Galicia, Cebu Institute of Technology - University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

using open-source programs and code (for this project, Jupyter Notebook was used, an open-source software that can be used to edit and compile Python code – which itself isan open-source programming language) and (2) to generate answer keys for eachproblem set, which the instructor can use to guide and assess students in answeringthe problem set.MethodsThere were four main parts to the project: (1) planning and pre-generating problemsets (which included a short talk about AI and intellectual property issues); (2) programdevelopment and Python-based problem set generation; (3) giving students generatedproblem sets in class; and (4) evaluating the activity afterward through a survey.Planning and pre-generation of problem setsThis phase involved

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ME Technical Session 1 - Enhancing Mechanical Engineering Education: From Prerequisites to Practice

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenn Campbell, University of Arkansas; EMINE SAHIN TOPALCENGIZ, Mus Alparslan University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

development [7]. There are numerous benefitsfor students participating in internships, including gaining hands-on experience with industryengineering practices [8], receiving guidance and coaching from practicing engineers andprofessionals [9], and developing professional skills such as communication and collaboration[1], [9]. Internships have also been shown to impact student goals and future career plans [8],[10]. Internships also significantly impact the development of engineering identity [11]. It istherefore likely that internships influence student perceptions of engineering and subsequentcareer choices.1.2 Nature of engineeringTeachers and K-12 students often hold misconceptions about the nature of engineering, itsdefinition, and the role of

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 6

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Derin Cayir, Florida International University; Mark Allen Weiss, Florida International University; Selcuk Uluagac, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

can executean attack on a device and then protect the device from that attack would be something a lot ofstudents who want to advance in security will find enjoyable.” We considered these valuablesuggestions from the students and are planning to address some of the suggestions in the futureteaching of the IoT Security class. Regarding the recommendation to include offensive securitytechniques, we intend to consult with the university’s general counsel to ensure compliance withinstitutional guidelines and ethical standards.Educational Content and Learning Opportunities The course’s structured learning materialsand assignments were deemed extremely helpful. The students praised the clarity and relevanceof the shared slides and the variety of

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Faculty Development: Collaborations

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blessing Isoyiza ADEIKA, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Kingsley Matthew, Morgan State University; Ellen Wang Althaus, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ashleigh Wright, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Lynford Goddard, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Olorunfunmi Samuel Shobowale, Morgan State University

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

professional development initiative aimed atadvancing equity in STEM classrooms through collaborative reflection, training, andexperimentation. The program was structured over two intensive days and featured: ● Interactive workshops on inclusive and culturally responsive pedagogy; ● Case-based learning to explore real classroom challenges related to diversity and engagement; ● Group discussions to foster peer learning and share strategies for equitable instruction; and ● Development of individualized action plans, designed by each participant to guide implementation of CR strategies in their own classrooms.Each faculty member participated in a 45–60-minute individual interview, where they reflected ontheir teaching philosophies

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 2.B

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Runu Proma Das, University of Georgia; Tathyana Moratti, University of Georgia; Shari Gasper, University of Georgia; Beshoy Morkos, University of Georgia

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

, 2021.[29] D. Shah, E. Kames, and B. Morkos, “Neurocognitive Effects of Incentivizing Students to Improve Performance Through Repeat Attempts in a Design Setting,” in International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, 2021, pp. 1–12.[30] E. Kames, B. Morkos, and A. Bessette, “The implementation of an intervention plan to improve student motivation and performance in mechanical engineering senior design capstone,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 779–794, 2019.[31] E. Kames, D. D. Shah, and B. Morkos, “A longitudinal study exploring motivation factors in cornerstone and capstone design courses,” in

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Tools, Identities, and Personality in Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Elizabeth Nortz, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

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Student Division (STDT)

summer work plan and refined their ideas for their module.Collaborative Summer WorkThroughout the summer (June-August) students in the SEES cohort devoted approximately eighthours each week towards their module. They met weekly with their partner to continually refinetheir module and receive feedback. They met with the two ECE mentors together and thesociology mentor individually, once a month. Before each meeting with the mentors, the studentscompleted a bi-weekly report, outlining what they accomplished since their last meeting andnoting any questions they would like to address during the meeting. The cohort receivedfeedback from the ECE mentors in the meetings with their partner. They met individually withthe sociology mentor to address the

Conference Session

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristin Bartlett, University of Kentucky; Aanya Chugh, University of Kentucky

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

reshape design methodsand practice to become more equitable. Our work suggests that we also need new approaches tomake design education more equitable and inclusive. As future work, we plan to perform furtheranalysis on our interview data. However, our initial analysis presented here already indicates thatfaculty-student interactions, especially as they relate to feedback and expectations, are importantareas for future research.8. AcknowledgementsThis research was supported by a pilot grant from the UNITE RPA at the University of Kentucky.List of References[1] National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, “Demographics: Career and Licensure,” NCARB. Accessed: Oct. 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.ncarb.org/nbtn2021

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Innovative Assessment Strategies in Design

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Roth, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

overcome, they require careful planning and a significant investment of time whencreating the course or when adapting the course for specifications grading.Specifications grading can be tailored to support the learning outcomes of an individual courseand the course’s role in the curriculum. For example, Tsoi [14] describes the development ofthree specifications grading variants for undergraduate science and mathematics courses. Incourses with “core” learning objectives foundational to subsequent courses, students wererequired to master all core objectives to pass the course. Students could earn a higher grade bycompleting additional (non-core) learning objectives. In other courses, all learning objectiveswere deemed equally important. Students

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 7

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Asanaka, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Delu Zhao, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Meghana Gopannagari, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Sonika Tamilarasan, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Alan Tao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Nancy Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Grace Elizabeth Sletten; Adelia Solarman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Xiuhao Ding, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Pablo Robles-Granda, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Chrysafis Vogiatzis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Hongye Liu, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

educationsettings as equations and diagrams become increasingly complex.To address this, we evaluate and enhance existing machine learning models in computer vision fordetection and transcription of equations and diagrams from STEM slides. To understand thestrengths and limitations of existing methods we score them on their ability to handle differentcourse materials. Then, we plan to improve both accuracy and efficiency in handling diversecontent types, including handwritten equations and varied font styles.We test these models on a custom dataset of lecture materials for six STEM courses at theUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, impacting more than 1,000 engineering students persemester (mostly undergraduate). We apply character-error metrics for

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 9: Hands-On Foundations - Building Confidence, Belonging, and Engagement in First-Year Engineering

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Mowafy PEng, University of Alberta; Mahmoud Elsayed, University of Alberta; Mostafa Mohamed, University of Alberta; Samer M. Adeeb P.Eng., University of Alberta

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

effectiveness. Future work could involve more diverse student populations,compare FML with non-gamified instruction, and investigate demographic factors (e.g., gender,race) to foster inclusivity. Finally, dedicating teaching assistants or refining the timing andincentives for FML-related surveys may help sustain momentum, expand participation, and deepenengineering concepts over time.Overall, FML aligns with active-learning and self-determination frameworks by offeringmeaningful autonomy, competency-building, and social connection. With adequate resources andcareful planning, it can boost student motivation, deepen conceptual mastery, and foster a vibrantlearning culture—even in large-class settings—ultimately reshaping how large-scale STEMcourses are