Conference Session

Industry and Technical Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruidong Ma, University of Washington; Frank Gao, University of Washington; Renee M. Desing, University of Washington

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Student Division (STDT)

effectiveness of thecourse. The course was first offered to both undergraduate and graduate students in the fall quarterof 2023. It attracted students from mechanical engineering, bioengineering, and industrialengineering. The effectiveness of the class is evaluated through assessing students’ achievementof the course assignments, such as their assigned projects and team-based presentations, informalstudent feedback collected throughout the course, and the formal course evaluation. Based on theevaluation results, we present our plans for continuous improvements to future offerings of theclass. While we will continue to make modifications and adjustments, the “Artificial Organ”course represents an innovative educational initiative aimed at equipping the

Conference Session

International Division (INTL): Humanitarian Design and Sustainable Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kseniya Zaitseva, ENTER Network; Jose Carlos Quadrado, ISEL/IPL; ENTER; ISRC/ISEP/IPP, Portugal

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International Division (INTL)

Kazakhstan into the global educational space. Thisneed is also dictated by the need to develop dual education in the country, the course forwhich was first announced in the State Program for the Development of Education of theRepublic of Kazakhstan for 2011-2020.STEM education is the basis for training specialists inthe field of high-tech manufacturing, robotics and artificial intelligence, the relevance ofwhich was voiced in the Message of the head of state. STEM education has been activelydeveloping in our country since 2014. It is assumed that the TDSS, planned as part of theSTEAM & Entrepreneurship Academy (VSEA) project, will provide teachers and teacherswith the opportunity to take accredited online courses on STEAM and entrepreneurship

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 8: Communication and Liberal Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Woodworth Wong, University of New Hampshire; Cynthia Helen Carlson PE, PhD, Merrimack College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

information abouta treatment plan or how to take medications can have serious or even fatal consequences. Asengineers are also often involved with projects which impact public and environmentalwellbeing, encouraging engineering students and professionals to think about how best to explainprojects and concepts in a culturally and linguistically appropriate way, as well as how to ask forfeedback, local knowledge, and other collaborative communications is an important skill.At Merrimack College, the science and engineering librarian had been trained in plain languagethrough a Plain Language for Health workshop offered by the Center for Health LiteracyResearch and Practice at Tufts University School of Medicine. She used these skills to create aplain

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - AI and Digital Futures in Design Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catalina Aranzazu-Suescun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Luis Felipe Zapata-Rivera, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

center facilities.Another example is for chemical engineers in the topic of incident response, laboratories shouldhave well-defined policies to prevent accidents, along with mechanisms to detect incidents whenthey occur. Additionally, there should be action plans in place to respond effectively to suchincidents. In contrast, for software engineers, the focus should be on preventing vulnerabilities intheir code, such as hardcoded credentials and misconfigured services. Systems should be capableof analyzing software products to identify these issues during testing phases. Additionally,companies and institutions should have a structured response plan for handling software-relatedincidents.Learning Outcomes and Assessments InstrumentsTable presents

Conference Session

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

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor St. Fleur, Prairie View A&M University; Jianren Zhou, Prairie View A&M University; Minghui Xu, Clemson University; Yuhao Xu, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

with her dog boneproject, applying mechanical drawing skills previously developed using Siemens NX. Designingthe dog bone required meticulous attention to detail to ensure it could withstand appliedpressures while breaking in the designated area. This task reinforced the connection betweentheoretical knowledge from coursework and practical application, particularly in material scienceand structural analysis.The internship also provided exposure to the management side of high-stakes engineeringprojects. Shadowing Ashlee Bracewell offered an in-depth understanding of projectdocumentation, team coordination, and the strategic planning required to meet critical deadlines.By observing meetings and reviewing essential documents, the student gained a

Conference Session

ERM WIP III: Post-Undergraduate Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Animesh Paul, University of Georgia; Racheida S Lewis, University of Georgia; Nyna Jaye DeWitt, University of Georgia

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

earlier stages asneeded to refine the review process (Borrego et al., 2014). To facilitate transparency and replicability, weinclude a summary table outlining the objectives and expected outcomes for each stage of the review. Thisframework serves as both a roadmap for our study and a resource for others conducting similar review. Table 1: Stages of ScLR Framework for Exploring Engineering Students’ STW Transition Stage Process Task per the Research Plan Define a clear focus on school-to-work transition experiences of 1 Identifying the research question undergraduate engineering students. Identifying relevant studies

Conference Session

WiP: Gen AI, Mixed Reality, and Simulations

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaoye Michael Wang; Jackie Anjie Liu, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; TImothy Welsh, University of Toronto; Ariel Chan, University of Toronto

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

from graduate-level chemical engineering studentsoperating a packed distillation column are reported. Finally, a planned usability test with undergraduate-level students enrolled in the UOL course is described. Design ConsiderationsDigital Twins: A core feature of the v-UOL framework is the faithful recreation of digital twins ofindustrial-scale equipment based on three-dimensional (3D) drawings. Digital twins are highly detailed,interactive, 3D representations of physical equipment designed to replicate real-world functionalitywithin the virtual environment [18]. These digital twins include interactable components that mimic theoperational behavior of their real-world counterparts, providing students

Conference Session

AI in the Engineering Management Classroom

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neil Littell, Ohio University

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Engineering Management Division (EMD)

executiveinteractions. This case study has been published in [13]. In this study, two executives werecreated and programmed not to like each other. The students were acting as project managers andwere instructed to engage with both executives and then develop a stakeholder analysis andcommunications plan to include these executives in the project they are managing.ObservationsThe researcher did encounter a few dynamics when using chatbots to simulate individuals.Specifically, gender bias seems to be built into the AI model. For example, in [13] when a femaleCEO chatbot was developed (JaneCEO), the AI would use male pronouns in conversation. Thisforced the developers of the chatbots to include statements such as “I am a woman who…”, andetc. to force the AI to

Conference Session

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

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John William Hassell, OU Polytechnic Institute; Christopher Freeze, The University of Oklahoma; Ahmed Ashraf Butt, The University of Oklahoma; H. Glen McGowan III, Google; William Ray Freeman

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

creation process to 3-5 minutes through automation of formathandling and direct API integration. Our research design includes planned quantitative analysisof time required for quiz creation and deployment, success rates of Canvas LMS integration,accuracy of technical content in generated assessments, and coverage of specified learningobjectives.The study's significance lies in its potential to democratize GenAI tool adoption in engineeringeducation by removing technical barriers that limit widespread implementation. Next stepsinclude completion of the integration tool, development of validation protocols for engineeringcontent, and initiation of controlled testing with engineering educators. This research willcontribute to understanding how

Conference Session

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

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Vu, University of Michigan; Avery Mitchell Maddox, University of Michigan; Caleb William Tonon, University of Michigan; Guli Zhu, University of Michigan; Tyler Wang, Stony Brook University; Rafael Mendes Opperman, University of Michigan; Qiuyi Ding, University of Michigan; Zifei Bai, University of Michigan; zhanhao liu, University of Michigan; Ziyi Wang, University of Michigan; Arvind Rao, University of Michigan; Daniel Yoon, University of Michigan

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

results with input from the course instructor andother team members, (3) were assigned study objectives, and (4) planned the next steps for theproject. Students were evaluated using a hybrid contract approach [13] where they receive anautomatic grade of “A-“ if they actively participated in their team and in meetings and met theircourse-credit based time commitments. The motivation for this approach was to incentivizestudents to actively engage in the project and creative problem solving without feeling limited inwhat they had to produce in order to receive a good grade. Chat applications were built around the LLAMA3-8B model [14], [15], an 8 billionparameter LLM utilizing a transformer architecture released on April 18th, 2024. The LLAMA3

Conference Session

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

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Ashraf Butt, University of Oklahoma; Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University; Asefeh Kardgar, Texas A&M University

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

builds upon each other and help describe how students will construct theirunderstanding of the course material [11]. On the instructor's end, it allows students to be taughtaccording to guiding principles. Also, it allows the examination of students' course progress withdirected assessments and instructional strategies. On the student end, it lays out a clear plan ofaction to develop a complex understanding of the course's content.Despite the importance, creating effective LOs can be challenging and time-consuming foreducators, often requiring significant expertise in instructional design [12]. In this context, theSMART (specific, measurable, Achievable, relevant, and time-bound) criteria ensure that LOsare well-defined and assessable [13]. The

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanxiao Feng, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Huiran Jin, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

signals to be utilized, two potential workplace hazardsthe PPE is intended to mitigate, and the relevant OSHA standards to ensure compliance andsafety.Following the ideation phase, the project transitioned into the design and planning stage, duringwhich teams created detailed sketches of their proposed PPE. This phase involved identifyingand labeling the key components of the design, selecting a minimum of two suitable sensors toenhance functionality, and ensuring appropriate software tools were chosen and installed tofacilitate sensor integration. This provided students with a foundation for understanding thetechnical requirements of their design. The necessary materials, including sensors,microcontrollers, and other electronic components, were

Conference Session

Poster Session-Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmood Hameed, University of Washington, Seattle; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Devshikha Bose, University of Washington-Seattle

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

assistance tailored to theirspecific academic concerns. It is to be noted that in our initial work, we scheduled AGOH basedon the availability of the instructor. As our work matures, we plan to offer such office hours attimes when students are available, such as weekday evenings, or investigate ways to schedulethem when the students register for the class.Additionally, this format of office hours aims to serve as a space for fostering a sense ofcommunity and belonging among students [7]. In departments without a structured cohortsystem, office hours can become a central hub for students to build connections and develop asupportive network.Course OverviewWe used the course EE 215 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering offered at the University

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Poster Session-Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ze Yang, University Of Toronto; Hamid S Timorabadi P.Eng., University of Toronto

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

extended availabilityof the remote platform and the flexibility it affords in pacing. Furthermore, student self-reportsindicated enhanced confidence in utilizing hardware tools remotely, aligning closely with thecourse’s intended learning outcomes focused on developing technical proficiency in FPGAsystems. These preliminary findings suggest that the remote laboratory environment is conduciveto achieving substantial learning outcomes, with future research planned to incorporatesystematic evaluations to substantiate these observations.Conclusion and Future WorkOverall, the feedback from students has been positive, with many finding the system useful andeffective. While some students have encountered minor issues, these are typically resolved

Conference Session

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

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Elise Sullivan, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Rachel N. Bonnette, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

materialis relevant to students. These practices stimulate interest and establish application to theirComputer Science field and careers. Instructors can guide student learning to develop technicalskills and demonstrate the expected education objectives by teaching the value or purpose of thecomputing curriculum. Professors often do not provide a clear idea of what material is covered and when, which complicates planning. If there were a clearer definition of topics covered on a calendar, then it would be simpler to plan.Avery, a Computer Science student who told the team they identify as having Attention-DeficitHyperactivity Disorder, reflects on frustrating experiences with the ambiguity of the instructor’sdelivery. Instructors

Conference Session

Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan William Ross, Drexel University; Karen Miu Miller, Drexel University; Christopher Wayne Peters, Drexel University

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Diversity

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

package in a classroom setting.Feedback from students and evaluations from instructors would both support the implementationof this package in the existing undergraduate curriculum, as well as inform the softwaredevelopers of key aspects to improve. Plans are being made to develop and deploy studentassessments for the tool within an introductory reactor theory course and an introductory powersystems course at our institution.Further, plans are in place to continue development of the PWR simulator. Perhaps the mostobvious future works involve adding further subsystems to the plant, such as the pressurizer andits control, as well as a simple decay heat model to demonstrate the need for long-term coolingafter shutdown. Several key modeling

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy Mackenzie, The Aula Fellowship; Animesh Paul, University of Georgia; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida; Rubaina Khan, University of Toronto; Victoria Kuketz; Leslie Salgado, University of Calgary; Branislav Radeljić, Aula Fellowship for AI Science, Tech, and Policy; Peer Herholz, Northwestern University; Awa Samaké; Sylvie T. Leduc, York University; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Private Corporation

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Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP)

topic selection was pro- posed. This model drew inspiration from: – The Icelandic constitutional reform process conducted online (18), – Annual in-person direct democracy practices in the Swiss canton of Glarus (19), – The political protocols of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (20). • Early networking efforts began to connect sector-specific AI literacy resources across borders. 8 Work in Progress: Permanent Symposium on AI• The TechAIRS application and AI incident monitoring infrastructure were developed. Planning for field testing and eventual scaling began, including applications in the defense sector.• An alliance was

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Bocian, Cornell University; Alexandra Werth, Cornell University; Campbell James McColley, Cornell University

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

student reflections on their experiences in BME 2081. However,further iterations are needed to address specific areas for improvement.This is only a preliminary analysis and looking ahead, we plan to use longitudinalmixed-methods to triangulate the long-term impact of this course transformation using courseartifacts, surveys, and focus groups/interviews as students continue their careers through seniordesign and beyond. This preliminary analysis is limited by the fact that we only used courseartifacts which were graded assignments and therefore could impart some bias due to powerdynamics or hesitancy to speak freely. As we continue this course transformation, we areinterested in investigating students' thoughts on the importance and intrinsic

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruchi Dilip Kukde, Texas State University; Twyla Hough, Texas State University; Shetay Ashford-Hanserd, Texas State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Currently, she is a postdoctoral scholar and project director for an NSF-funded research study led by the ACCEYSS Research Group in the Department of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies (OWLS) at Texas State University. Dr. Hough’s research includes cultural capital among Black and Hispanic women in computing, work-based learning in secondary schools, and career and education planning and decision-making among young Black women. In addition to conducting education-centered research, Dr. Hough shares her expertise as a part-time lecturer, teaching introductory leadership and STEM education program evaluation courses in the OWLS department. Her passion is empowering young people with valuable knowledge, skills

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alaine M Allen, Carnegie Mellon University; Darlene Saporu; Yao Wang; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Andrew Douglas, The Johns Hopkins University; Nathalie Florence Felciai, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Neetha Khan, Carnegie Mellon University; Stacey J Marks, The Johns Hopkins University; Lisa A. Porter, Carnegie Mellon University; William Harry Sanders, Carnegie Mellon University; Tuviah E. Schlesinger, The Johns Hopkins University; Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh; Blayne D. Stone, University of Pittsburgh; Prisca Collins; Katharine Phelps Walsh, Carnegie Mellon University, College of Engineering

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Education and Faculty Engagement at NYU. Each workshop integratedinteractive discussions, real-world scenarios, and practical strategies. The initiative also incorporatedmaterials from Aspire’s Inclusive Professional Framework (IPF), developed by the NSF Eddie BerniceJohnson INCLUDES Aspire National Change Team. Feedback from pilot sessions was used to refine thecontent, ensuring its relevance and effectiveness.3. Plans for Sustainability at each Alliance institutiona. New York University (NYU) To ensure the Project ELEVATE initiatives are sustained, NYU Tandon School of Engineeringestablished a new position of Associate Director of Faculty Development to assist the Director of FacultyDevelopment in organizing and managing a variety of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L Hess, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Robert P. Loweth, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Udeme Idem, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

a complex range of pedagogical, social, and cultural factors; thesefactors justify the development of evidence-based pedagogical recommendations to supportstudents in using Generative AI ethically and effectively. We plan to elucidate relevant factors andrecommendations through our RFE study. For now, our pilot findings suggest three items that arepertinent to the use of Generative AI in design pedagogy: (1) ChatGPT offers salient and novelperspectives for students to consider; (2) ChatGPT should not replace engineering judgment; and(3) Instructors should provide clear guidance for AI use in courses.The two investigators on this project (Hess and Loweth) are both engineering educationresearchers who have taught engineering design for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Wayne Li, Texas Southern University; Desirée Jackson Ph.D., Texas Southern University; Mahesh Vanjani, Texas Southern University; Yvette E. Pearson P.E., University of Texas at Dallas; Lila Ghemri; Shishir Shishodia, Texas Southern University; Huan Xie, Texas Southern University; Linda Michelle Gardiner, Texas Southern University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

available or paid data sources to obtain employment information.3.3. Recommended Actions:Based on the above analysis, we propose the following brief recommendation • Enhance Funding Strategies: Partner with federal agencies, private foundations, and industry to secure resources. • Expand Student Support Services: Increase financial aid, mentorship, and professional development opportunities. • Invest in Data Infrastructure: Develop centralized systems for data collection and analysis to support strategic planning.4. ConclusionAlthough this case study focuses on a single institution at TSU, its findings offer valuableinsights for other HBCUs and minority-serving institutions pursuing similar goals. By sharingstrategies and lessons

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Avimanyu Sahoo, The University of Alabama in Huntsville; Haejun Park, Oklahoma State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

diversity and constructive disagreement, intellectual property, copyright and patents,poster preparation, graduate school, and prestigious scholarships & fellowships, and effectivelytalking about research. Based on the student interest, we plan to extend this training for OSUthrough virtual meetings in the following years.Of the nine students, six successfully completed their projects. All students presented theirwork on the program’s final day, with participants from both sites attending the presentations.Each student also prepared and submitted a final project report. Two students’ work led toconference papers: one on federated learning for human activity recognition, which wasaccepted for a poster presentation, and another on willingness to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Riley Jackson Fosbre, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; Faraz Rahimi, Washington State University; Md Shariful Islam, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

complex topics having moreintrinsic load, such as engineering topics requiring a foundation in science and mathematicsbefore they can be comprehended. In addition to this, however, lessons often have extra or“extraneous” load, which refers to the cognitive load a student takes on to organize new andunfamiliar knowledge. Thus, an ideal lesson plan would limit extraneous load as much aspossible by organizing and dividing its material. Knowledge that has been learned in anorganized fashion is also easier for the student to recall later, as it is more interconnected withother information (11). Physical models can help reduce the extraneous load of having tovisualize phenomena from a text description or two-dimensional illustration. Currently

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter D Kazarinoff, Portland Community College; Tanya Faltens, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Karen Leung, City College of San Francisco; Candiya Mann; Janet Pinhorn

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

own writing teams, the UREfaculty each created shared lessons to help students write and submit a research paper forpublication. Students provided faculty with feedback on the lessons before they were publishedon J ATE online platform.The URE staff met online with the faculty cohort five times. The plan had been for the faculty tomeet during Summer 2023 to develop lessons that would be delivered to the students starting inFall 2023, but a delayed start date, plus extended time to recruit the faculty cohort, pushed theprogram start into the Fall term. The faculty kickoff meeting in October 2023 was followed byan abbreviated version of the Scientific Communication Advances Research Excellence(SCOARE) workshop, which has been shown to improve

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Fiegel, The University of Iowa; Charles Stanier, The University of Iowa

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

program extends these principles to TAs.By emphasizing mindset, metacognition, and memory (the 3Ms), we equip TAs to foster agrowth-oriented environment and better support student learning. TAs play a critical role inshaping the learning experience, particular through their feedback to students—both written andverbal. This feedback offers TAs a unique opportunity to observe student challenges and impactfuture student learning and behavior. As a result, we have prioritized TA communication skillswithin relevant teaching contexts to ensure they can effectively meet these responsibilities.Figure 1. Timeline of TA training program development.Metacognitive behaviors – the ability to plan, monitor, and assess your own understanding andperformance

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 6

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasrin Dehbozorgi, Kennesaw State University; Mourya Teja Kunuku, Kennesaw State University

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

nuances. This emphasizes the need for more research on developingAI-powered systems that perform in-depth analysis of students' reflections. Such a system shouldgive educators insightful information about their students' Learning Outcomes (LO) andchallenges, enabling them to modify their courses and plan for future improvements. In ourprevious works [4, 22], we developed a reflection analysis tool that uses NLP and LLM methodsto extract students' learning outcomes from their class reflections. The main goal was to provideinsights to instructors for improving course content, instructional strategies, and evaluationmethods through an interactive dashboard that dynamically displays students' learning outcomesand challenges. To address the

Conference Session

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

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Thomas Garnett, Auburn University; Jessica Bowers, Auburn University; Lucila Marcela Carias Duron, Auburn University; Maria Lujan Auad, Auburn University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

students in Fall 2023, teaching approximately 1300 students each year. Matthew recently defended his dissertation in February 2025 and plans to pursue a career in academia teaching first-year engineering students starting Fall 2025.Jessica Bowers, Auburn University Jessica Bowers serves as the Manager for Career Development Content and Strategy in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering (SGCOE) at Auburn University. She holds a Master’s degree in College Student Personnel from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. With over a decade of experience providing student academic and career advising support, Jessica joined the SGCOE to support the launch of the college’s first Office of Career Development and Corporate

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FPD) GIFTS Session 2: Foundational Skills in the First-Year Engineering Classroom

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Thomas Garnett, Auburn University; Lucila Marcela Carias Duron, Auburn University; Maria Lujan Auad, Auburn University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

) course to all first-year students in Fall 2023, teaching approximately 1300 students each year. Matthew recently defended his dissertation in February 2025 and plans to pursue a career in academia teaching first-year engineering students starting Fall 2025.Lucila Marcela Carias Duron, Auburn University Lucila M. Carias earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Centroamericana ”Jose Simeon Ca˜nas” in El Salvador in 2018. She continued her academic journey with a Master’s in Process Engineering from the same university in 2021 and a Master’s in Integrated Management Systems from Nebrija University, Spain, in 2020. Lucila has four years of professional experience in the flexible packaging and recycling

Conference Session

Elements of decision making in engineering economics education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Paul Mittan, Pennsylvania State University; Ted Graef, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering Economy Division (EED)

alternatives (including their economic impact, social impact, etc.).Engineers need to be skilled decision-makers and evaluators, emphasizing the evaluation ofeconomic impact of those recommendations and decisions as taught in engineering economics.Course DevelopmentDeveloping a new course for undergraduate engineering students from many different programscan be burdensome with the amount of coordination required across different academic units.Some of the departments wanted their students to take a course like this early in the curriculum,so the course was developed with first- or second-year engineering students in mind with limitedexposure in any specific degree plan. This removed any minimum math requirement and allowedthe course to be developed to