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International Division (INTL): Case Studies and Trends

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose Texier, LACCEI; Maria Mercedes Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Laura Romero, Tecnologico de Monterrey ; Libis Valdez Cervantes

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International Division (INTL)

transformation and artificial intelligence 3.​ Enhancing Undergraduate Education and 5.​ Enabling regional initiatives in entrepreneurship Curriculum Improvement and innovation 4.​ Ethics and Society in Engineering Education 6.​ Entrepreneurship and innovation to overcome the 5.​ Government, Industry, and University economic and financial crisis 6.​ Management of Engineering Education 7.​ Equal rights, opportunities and spaces for women in 7.​ Online and Remote Laboratories Latin America and the Caribbean in the 8.​ Recruitment and Retention in Engineering professional field 9.​ Technology for

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Massie Kazemi, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

a mutually beneficial learning dynamic[8].To address these challenges, we developed a novel teaching strategy for an introductoryengineering course that integrates high school students with first-year college students. Thiscourse, titled "Introduction to Engineering Laboratory" aimed to expose students to variousengineering disciplines through hands-on experiments and collaborative projects. The ultimategoal was to foster motivation, build foundational knowledge, and help students make informeddecisions about their future career paths.The course was structured as a rotational program, with students spending three weeks in each offour engineering modules: mechanical, electrical, computer, and civil engineering. Each moduleincorporated hands

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Gannon, Montana State University - Bozeman; Rebekah J Hammack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Nick Lux, Montana State University; Sweeney Windchief, Montana State University - Bozeman; Abigail M. Richards, Montana State University - Bozeman; Suzanne G. Taylor, Montana State University - Bozeman

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

the integration of science and engineering inK-12 classrooms [8]. The foci of energy and engineering also lend themselves to authenticresearch experiences and high-impact teacher PD activities at MSU.MEERC RET Site DescriptionThree overarching goals of the MEERC RET Site: Culturally Inclusive Energy andEngineering Education for Rural and Reservation Elementary Schools include: (1)promoting inclusive engineering identity formation among diverse rural and reservation students,by (2) increasing elementary teacher self-efficacy in culturally inclusive energy and engineeringeducation via (3) enhancing a collaborative ecosystem among regional elementary schools,industry, national laboratories, non-profit organizations and academia that supports

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

StudentLearning - Internet of Things Applications and Exercises,” 2023 IEEE Frontiers in EducationConference (FIE), College Station, TX, USA, Oct. 18-21, 2023, pp. 1-8 .[8] J. Agrawal, O. Farook, Z. Anderson, and D. Walker, “Internet of Things (IoT) Laboratory,”126th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, Florida, June 2019.[9] S. Rowland, M. Eckels, and R. Sundaram, “Laboratory Instruction and Delivery of a PilotIoT Course,” 2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference, University of Toledo, Ohio. March2021. https://peer.asee.org/36345[10] L. Othmane, H. Gantenbein, H. Yasar, S. Curzi, A. Valani, A. Prabhakar, and R. Cuddy,“Tutorial: Threat Modeling of Cloud-based Solutions,” 2022 IEEE Secure DevelopmentConference (SecDev), pp. 5-6, 2022.[11] R

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis S. Nadelson, University of Central Arkansas; Pamela L Dickrell, University of Florida

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Mentoring You Supports My Development as a Professional Engineer: How Peer Mentors Benefit from Mentoring PeersIntroductionPeer mentoring programs have become common on college campuses. Frequently, peer mentorsare hired to work in writing centers or math learning centers to tutor students on learning andcompleting assignments. Peer mentors have also been integrated into courses such as with theLearning Assistant (Barrasso & Spilios, 2021) and Supplemental Instruction (Dawson et al.,2014) programs. It is also common for peer mentors to be involved in laboratory courses such aschemistry (Damkaci et al., 2017) and physics (Rehse et al., 2020). More recently, peer mentorsare

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly M Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Elizabeth T Hsiao-Wecksler, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yvonne Ilozuluike, The University of Illinois at Chicago

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

semi-structured interviews were conducted withparticipants, including undergraduate researchers on the PURE project with and withoutdisabilities. The objective of each interview is to understand individual factors that contribute tochanges in identities and career interest measured in the surveys. Additionally, the interviewsaimed to assess student perceptions of the research project and its influence on career choice.Example questions include “What influences your choice of research project and laboratory?”and “How did you use aspects of your identity in developing engineering solutions?” Probequestions elicit rich descriptions that support data quality. To understand the context under whichthe research took place, mentoring strategies for

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holli Finnell, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Alexander Douglas, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

Paper ID #47305GIFTS: Redesign of Principles of Mining Engineering CourseHolli Finnell, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyDr. Alexander Douglas, Missouri University of Science and Technology ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 GIFTS: Redesign of Principles of Mining Engineering CourseAbstractThis GIFTS paper details the redesign of the Principles of Mining Engineering course, which aimsto enhance first-year student success as mining engineering students through career preparation,laboratory safety, and involvement with student organizations. Structured as a one-hour lectureand one-hour lab at the

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WiP: Hands-on Learning and Safety

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin Vento, Villanova University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

-minute labperiod each week in a dual-functioning bioengineering laboratory classroom. A semester-longcase study project of engineering baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce a Vitaminprecursor chemical is used to simulate an industrial synthetic biology project while applying coreconcepts covered in the lectures. A broad range of synthetic biology applications are covered inthe course content as well as via assessments and through a podcast series where academic andindustry representatives are interviewed during class. This synthetic biology course should helpothers implement similar courses, and the general structure of the course should be beneficial toothers wanting to create elective courses in popular chemical engineering

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ME Division 11: Beyond the Build: Communication, Collaboration, and Reflection

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frederick Rowell, Clemson University; Douglas Byrd, Clemson University; Todd Schweisinger P.E., Clemson University; John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #45738Collaborative Interactions on a Senior Capstone Design Project - Impact ofPLM Tools and StrategiesFrederick Rowell, Clemson University Frederick (Fritz) Rowell is a graduate student at Clemson University in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He focuses on virtual engineering tools, including PLM, PDM, and Additive Manufacturing, to quicken product design cadence through coursework and human-subject studies. His professional experience includes internships at E-Z-GO in Augusta, GA, and Savannah River National Laboratory in Aiken, SC.Douglas Byrd, Clemson UniversityDr. Todd Schweisinger P.E., Clemson

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Materials Division (MATS) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Olubiyi Obada, Africa Centre of Excellence on New Pedagogies in Engineering Education (ACENPEE), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; Ayodeji Nathaniel Oyedeji, Ahmadu Bello University; Simeon Akindele Abolade; Shittu Babatunde Akinpelu, Atlantic Technological University, Ireland; RAYMOND BACSMOND BAKO; Adrian Oshioname Eberemu; Akinlolu Akande

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Materials Division (MATS)

Physics at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and subsequently worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the same institution. During this time, he combined research in computational material sciences with teaching duties in undergraduate laboratories. Akinlolu then served as an assistant lecturer at the Dundalk Institute of Technology in Dundalk, Ireland, before joining the Institute of Technology Sligo (now ATU Sligo). At ATU Sligo, Akinlolu’s teaching focuses on mathematics, data analysis and information technology at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, while his research interests include modelling promising materials for photovoltaics, photocatalytic and thermoelectric applications using state-of-the-art

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Faculty Development: Centers

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence R Chen, McGill University; Amanda Saxe, McGill University

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

projects Instructional methods 12 Implementing flipped learning, deductive learning, and active learning Integration of design activities 11 Experiential learning, evaluating engineering and learning opportunities practices in bioengineering prototypes, new laboratory experiences (including virtual experiments), exploring bikeability in Montreal Development of instructional 10 Videos to support laboratory experiments resources or materials Assessment methods 4 Implementing formative assessments, using GenAI

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE) Technical Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lucie Guertault, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

instructor, the second assignment is a guided group programming exercise, the next twoassignments are performed during a laboratory session and the last assignment is an independenthomework.Data CollectionThis study was conducted in Fall 2024. Three undergraduate students who had completed theintroductory course the previous year were recruited to use ChatGPT to perform the courseassignments. We will refer to them as subjects 1, 2 and 3. They had limited programmingexperience beyond the course and no prior knowledge of how to use generative AI to write code.They did not receive any formal training on generative AI tools. They were added to the course'slearning management system for the Fall 2024 semester and were given access to all coursematerials

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Construction Engineering Division: AI & Automation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Souhail Elhouar, Bradley University; Phuong Nguyen, South Dakota State University

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

topics to be taught as part of an existing graduatecourse using a total of twenty-seven lecture hours, including those proposed for Option 1, andthe third option was a set of topics for a dedicated graduate level course that includes topics fromOptions 1 and 2 with additional advanced topics. They also proposed lectures and laboratorysessions for a possible laboratory component. Their proposals are reproduced here for thebenefit of the reader and summarized in Table 2.The curriculum proposed by Chui and Mischke [11] can very well be used as a starting point forthe development of a curriculum for today’s construction management programs with neededupdates made to take advantage of recent and emerging technologies. However, since the fieldof

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2025 ASEE PSW Conference

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Iyabo Lawal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University; Yong Gan

rankings, theengineering program at Cal Poly Pomona is ranked #10 among public universities in the nationamong public universities where a doctorate is not offered [2]. It is also ranked top 15Nationally in Social Mobility according to The Wall Street Journal [3]. What makes Cal PolyPomona unique is the culture of “learn by doing” which emphasizes hands-on learning inclassrooms and laboratories. The reputation of being a top engineering school is well-deserved.The goal of this study is to build upon the successful culture of “learn-by-doing” by exploringhow a project-based approach in a traditional engineering course can improve student knowledgeof the subject matter. In addition, having a variety of teaching methods aligns with the broadvariety

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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John M Mativo, University of Georgia; Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; Jarron Gravesande, Providence Chrisitian Academy

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Professional Papers

Engineering at VCU. Dr. Pidaparti received his Ph.D. degree in Aeronautics & Astronautics from Purdue University, West Lafayette in 1989. In 2004, he joined the Virginia Commonwealth University as aMr. Jarron Gravesande, Providence Chrisitian Academy Science instructor and accredited research assistant with over 5 years of professional experience in laboratory procedures. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Create your 3D Eye: A Lesson Module for Grades 6-8 from ImageSTEAM Teacher's WorkshopAbstractThrough an NSF-funded ITEST program, Labeled ImageSTEAM, a summer workshop wasconducted in June 2024 with a diverse group of middle school teachers. The workshop

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Student Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Frederick Rowell, Clemson University; Todd Schweisinger P.E., Clemson University; John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University

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Student Papers

Paper ID #45527Exploration of Collaborative Design Spaces: Student Engineering Interactionsand Workflows in Product DevelopmentFrederick Rowell, Clemson University Lead Author Bio: Frederick (Fritz) Rowell is a graduate student at Clemson University in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is focusing on virtual engineering tools, including PLM, PDM, and Additive Manufacturing, to quicken product design cadence through coursework and human-subject studies. His professional experience includes internships at E-Z-GO in Augusta, GA, and Savannah River National Laboratory in Aiken, SC.Dr. Todd Schweisinger P.E., Clemson

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Randall D. Manteufel, The University of Texas at San Antonio

group discussions often triggered additional comments from studentswhich may have been missed if the interviews were individual. Group discussions fostered synergy,encouraging more students to share their observations and experiences.Student FeedbackNotable AI tools include ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude AI, Google Gemini, and Meta AI.Although the University provides access to Microsoft Copilot [12], most students prefer ChatGPT[13], with 20% subscribing to its premium service. Students expressed dissatisfaction with Copilot,unanimously favoring ChatGPT.Figure 1 shows the results of the student survey organized by course: Senior Design (SD): A two-semester capstone design project in groups of 3 to 5 students. Laboratory Classes

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Elin Jensen, Lawrence Technological University

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provides the foundation for addressing sustainable material selection through thelens of systems thinking considering trade-offs between materials, making informed decisionssupported by data, and communication.The activity was integrated in the 1-credit Mechanics of Materials’ laboratory session atLawrence Technological University. Eighteen students were enrolled in the session and they met2 hours per week. The activity was presented to the students about 8 weeks into a 15-weeksemester. The students had gained theoretical and practical experiences in several topics throughapplications of the force-displacement relationship and the behavior of various materials.In week 8, the students were introduced to the EOP topic area of Material Selection

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ME Division 3: Modern Tools and Methods in Structural Analysis and CAD

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luis E Monterrubio, Robert Morris University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

structures to later carry outexperimental work.e. Experimental tests that can correlate to the finite element analyses mentioned above. Inaddition, damping properties are also determined.Hands-on laboratories including finite element analyses and experimental tests are highlyencouraged by ABET [1] and are commonly performed by R&D departments in the industry todevelop new products. In the past there have been other ASEE works related to the topicspresented here [2],[3].2. Classification of composite materialsA composite material is produced combining two different constituent materials with the purposeof creating a material that will have some advantages over readily available materials. There areseveral types of composite materials.o Single

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raluca Ilie, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Nan Kang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

National Laboratory. As part of the Center for the Space Environment Modeling at University of Michigan, she was a core member of the software developing team for the Space Weather Modeling Framework. She is a recent awardee of the NSF CAREER, NASA Heliophysics Early Career Investigator and Air Force Young Investigator Program awards.Nan Kang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Nan Kang is a graduate student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she also earned her B.S. degree. She is currently collaborating with Prof. Raluca Ilie to develop a self-guided virtual reality learning tool focused on enhancing the study of electromagnetism

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ozlem Yasar, City University of New York - New York City College of Technology; Angran Xiao, New York City College of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #48289BOARD # 186: The Impact of Virtual Reality on Learning in EngineeringMaterials CoursesProf. Ozlem Yasar, City University of New York - New York City College of Technology Prof. Yasar is currently working as an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology at City Tech. She is also the director of Research Laboratory SET ” Scaffolds for Engineered Tissues”. Her research interests are: - Design and Fabrication of Tissue Constructs - Biofabrication - Biomechanics - Soft lithography Techniques for Cell Micropatterning - CAD/CAM ApplicationsDr. Angran Xiao, New York City College of

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren Ph.D., Kansas State University; Charles Carlson, Kansas State University

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

. Warren was a Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM. He directs the KSU Medical Component Design Laboratory, a facility partially funded by the National Science Foundation that provides resources for the research and development of distributed medical monitoring technologies and learning tools that support biomedical contexts. His research focuses on (1) plug-and-play, point-of-care medical monitoring systems that utilize interoperability standards, (2) wearable sensors and signal processing techniques for the determination of human and animal physiological status, and (3) educational tools and techniques that maximize learning and student interest. Dr. Warren is a

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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

University’sIRB exempt proposal 30861) This course consists of required weekly lectures and laboratory sessions and is a pre-requisite to the senior capstone course. This class reinforces learning about the DT process through three designmodules, each requiring a complete cycle through the design process, including prototyping and testing. Coursestudents were divided into teams of 2-3 for the laboratory sessions. The Biodesign course covered the theory of DTthrough class lectures about the DT elements and then applications of DT in the weekly laboratory section. Thismaterial was reinforced with weekly RDP reflective journals of students’ self-description of their use of DT strategies.[4]. At each module’s end, students also created a DSMRI-informed

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark A Chapman, University of San Diego

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Sweden’s commitment to preventive medicine isalso present when it comes to the funding of scientific research. As such, there are severalresearch groups in Sweden focused on understanding, predicting and preventing disease, some ofwhich host students as part of this proposal. By working in these laboratories as well as bysimply living in Sweden, students are exposed to the concept of Folkhemmet, which providethem with a unique perspective which is quite distinct from the culture in the United States.Description of IRES Site ActivitiesThis program supports 24 undergraduates (8/year) enrolled in PUIs across the U.S. for ten-weekresearch experiences from June-August of 2025-27. Students travel to Stockholm to participatein cutting-edge AI and data

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Tufts University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Dominic J Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for sevDr. Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Christopher Papadopoulos is Professor of Engineering Sciences and Materials at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez (UPRM). He earned B.S. degrees in Civil Engineering and in Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University (1993) and a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at Cornell University (1999). Prior to UPRM, Papadopoulos served on the faculty in the Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanics

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Equity, Identity, and Pedagogy in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Anderson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Gretchen Dietz, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

cooperation, communication,creativity, and collaboration. These soft skills positively impact students development, includingtheir career development [1]. STEM Summer Camps, especially those who focus on hands-onlearning and laboratory experiences can improve students’ interest in and persistence in STEMfields [2]. In addition to the skills and knowledge developed, Camps on Campus allow studentsto engage with faculty, staff, students, and university facilities to enrich their experiences andallow for a greater sense of self efficacy as campers see themselves as university students.The access to high quality facilities, including university laboratories and faculty who lead theselabs, is an important aspect of our campus. Not only are these facilities

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Ocean and Marine Division (OMED) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vamsi Sripada, University of Bridgeport; Mohammad Omar AL-Torzi, University of Bridgeport; Huy Trung Huong, University of Bridgeport; Juan David Urrea Vargas, University of Bridgeport; Sushma Gudi, University of Bridgeport; Andrew Louis Iorio, University of Bridgeport; Jani Macari Pallis, University of Bridgeport; Jill McNitt-Gray, University of Southern California

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Ocean and Marine Division (OMED)

includes research in mechanical systems, design, and experimental methods in extreme environments.Mr. Huy Trung Huong, University of Bridgeport Huy Huong is a current undergraduate student at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Huong is receiving his BSc in Computer Science and Mathematics, with an expected matriculation date of May 2025. He currently serves as an undergraduate researcher at the Extreme Environments Laboratory for the School of Engineering under the direction of Dr.Jani M Pallis.Mr. Juan David Urrea Vargas, University of Bridgeport Juan David Urrea Vargas is a current undergraduate student at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Urrea Vargas is pursuing a Bachelor of

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Inspiring Future Engineers: Targeted Summer Programs for Diverse STEM Pathways

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tahmid Latif, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Mirza Farzana Halim

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

our university. The two-week-long program, modeled after college-level courses, had a mix of rising juniors and seniors.The students resided on campus and attended laboratory sessions four days a week, in two three-hour periods each day. The topics covered included the basics of robotics and key componentssuch as sensors, actuators, kinematics, obstacle avoidance, and trajectory planning. Each sessionstarted with a short lecture providing an overview of the activities and relevant theory. Studentsthen worked on several platforms over the two-week camp, including robotic arm manipulators,mobile robots, and a four-legged robot. Simultaneously, students worked in groups on a researchproject that focused on proposing a robotic design to address a

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Chinedu Okonkwo, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Roy Uzoma Lan; Ibukun Gabriel Awolusi, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Jiannan Cai

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Diversity

for a more highlyskilled workforce equipped with programming skills for the analysis of the huge amount of data thatcan be generated on construction sites, particularly with respect to the prediction of the properties ofmaterials for useful insight generation as well as rapid and informed decision making. In this study,construction students were introduced to artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and how they can beused for predicting the properties of construction materials in a construction course. First, thestudents were presented with a basic knowledge of AI for predicting the strength of constructionmaterials. A hands-on programming laboratory session was designed to get students started with theimplementation of AI knowledge through

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Emily R Kerr, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

II and theirrespective Laboratory courses), they are eligible to complete their Chemical Engineering corecourses in four semesters. Therefore, it is important to provide professional development asquickly as possible, so that they can make decisions concerning cooperative education, internshipsand pursing undergraduate research.Undergraduate SeminarTwo years ago, our department seminar had been restructured to support the collaborative, holisticadvising practice that is the mission of the University of Pittsburgh Academic AdvisingFramework[3]. Under the guidance of the Academic Advising Manager, weekly seminar meetingsin the classroom reinforce student-facing modules housed in the Canvas Learning ManagementSystem (LMS) that are to be