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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4 - Teaching Methodology

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Andrew Roney, University of Denver

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

methods used to deliver the content to non-majors, reflections on the course’s success and failures, and results of student surveys that alsoindicate areas of success and failure.IntroductionOne of the main elements of the common curriculum at the University of Denver (DU) is a seriesof elective courses which cover “Scientific Inquiry: The Natural and Physical World” (SI-NPW).If a student is not an engineering or science major, they must choose one series while attendingDU. Many of these electives are given by the School of Natural Science and Mathematics(NSM), but one series of courses was offered by the Ritchie School of Engineering andComputer Science (RSECS). This paper describes the first course of a three-part series ofcourses that was

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 3: Identity and Achievement

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paulina Z. Sidwell, McLennan Community College; April K. Andreas, East Texas A&M University; Michelle Pettijohn Powell, Waco Independent School District

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

on the data reported in Part A it is unlikely that many of these students had adedicated space in which to work.When looking at where students obtained materials for building projects, students eitherpurchased the materials new themselves (14 of 42 students ranking as #1) or by salvaging,repurposing, or upcycling materials from non-college sources (11 of 42 students ranking as #2).The significant reliance on upcycled or salvaged material may reflect both resourcefulness andfinancial constraints. While environmentally beneficial, this approach might limit the quality orprecision of prototypes compared to using new materials. This again looks to equity as 60% ofstudents reported self-funding their projects with an average of $50 spent per

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Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ingrid Buckley, Florida Gulf Coast University; Bogdan Carbunar, Florida International University; Juan P Sotomayor, Florida International University; Peter J Clarke, Florida International University

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Software Engineering Division (SWED)

-proving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) program under Award Numbers DUE-1562773(Florida Gulf Coast University), DUE-1525112, DGE-2114911, and CNS-2246004 (Florida Inter-national University). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cyber Florida or theNSF.References [1] Steve Morgan. Cybercrime To Cost The World $10.5 Trillion Annually By 2025, Nov. 2020. https://cybersecurityventures.com/cybercrime-damage-costs-10-trillion-by-2025/ [Online] (Accessed Dec. 2024). [2] Cayley Wetzig. 5 Alarming Cybersecurity Facts and Statistics, Nov. 2022. https://thrivedx.com/resources/article/cyber-security-facts-statistics

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ECE-Embedded Systems Education: Innovation and Virtual Platforms

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Weiyu Sun, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Rohde, Georgia Institute of Technology; Liangliang Chen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Yiming Guo, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ying Zhang, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

courses have positive relationships with ECE 301, suggesting that strong performancein these courses is associated with success in ECE 301. Notably, cumulative GPA exhibits thestrongest correlation with ECE 301 performance. In contrast, the relationship between students’high school information (e.g., SAT Math scores and AP count) and ECE 301 is weaker. This is un-surprising, as high school academic information is temporally distant from ECE 301 and reflects amore basic level of knowledge. Consistent with this, subsequent feature importance analyses (Fig-ures 6 and 8) confirm that these two high school features are among the least influential predictorsof ECE 301 performance.Prediction and AnalysisFor this analysis, we sampled students with

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Virtue & Ethics in the Profession

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiamin Zhang, University of California, Riverside; Quoc Tuan Olivier Truong, University of California, Riverside; Neha Gutlapalli, University of California, Riverside; HSIN-LING HSIEH, Northern Michigan University; Dena Plemmons, University of California, Riverside

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

, stories, by design, are full of interesting dialogs, different characters, plot twists,and cultural elements, making them quite interesting and engaging. This aspect was mentioned bystudents repeatedly in the post-survey and students also expressed they enjoyed the virtue andethics teaching modules in the anonymous end-of-course evaluations (administered by theuniversity). Many students also noted the stories helped contextualize the virtues and gave themgood examples that they can reflect on when they need to make ethical decisions in their futurecareer. Stories from traditional culture have the added benefit of teaching students interculturalcompetencies (i.e., the ability to function effectively across cultures, to think and actappropriately

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED): Assessment, Curriculum & Instructional Design

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynne P Cooper PhD, Vanderbilt University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

) identifying any behaviorally ingrained actions that leadto that behavior, and (3) consciously switching to a new, more effective behavior. Practice withnew behaviors in the classroom, along with conscious reflection, can prepare students to morereadily adapt to the workplace environment.3. RealnessAs discussed above, differences in the school and workplace environments present challenges forstudents making the transition from one to the other. Relevant differences exist, for example inthe nature of problems addressed [9] and the socio-technical performances required [4]. These,and other differences, contribute to the issue of “realness” in the educational experiences.Realness is defined here as the degree to which assigned work has a direct and

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Self-Efficacy & Mindset

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Chris Carroll P.E., Trine University; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; David Weston Johnstone P.E., Ohio Northern University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

or learn,exploration and questioning, openness, and innovation. The provided definitions reflect atraditional understanding of curiosity as a drive for knowledge, primarily centered on individualgrowth and intellectual exploration.The themes that presented in post-workshop responses were quite similar to the pre-workshopresponses, but they tended to be more in-depth. Discovery, exploration, and openness themespersisted. Responses also included a shift toward appreciation curiosity in relation to broadersocietal or collaborative contexts.Connections - Themes between the pre and post-workshop responses remained consistent.Themes included collaboration (relationship connections, diverse perspectives), integration andsynthesis (connections

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maulik C Kotecha, Pennsylvania State University; Tikyna M. Dandridge, The Pennsylvania State University; Tahira Reid Smith, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

wide range of potential applications andterminologies related to digital twins, reflecting their interdisciplinary nature and varyingimplementations across engineering fields. For example, terms like “cyber-physical systems” and “model-based systems engineering” were included to capture research that might not explicitly use the term“digital twin” but aligns conceptually. Lastly, to ensure temporal relevance, we reviewed scholarly workspublished between 2014 – 2024. When searching the databases, various methods were applied to identify the most relevant articlesbased on the search strings and the coverage of initial results. For Google Scholar queries, the databasesearched the entire article for the presence of the search string

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Evolving Pedagogies in Capstone Design Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Oman, Oregon State University; Joseph Piacenza, Oregon State University; Elliott Chimienti

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

STEM) Univ. of North Dakota – B.S. Fully remote with Required “Dozens per Mechanical, Civil, Chem, Elec occasional lab discipline” (exact data Eng. (Distance) [10] intensives not published)3. Results SummaryIn summary, various references show that instructors can elevate the quality of fully remotecapstone courses by establishing consistent communication practices, thoroughly integratingsponsors, adapting assessment rubrics to reflect ABET’s culminating design outcomes, andaddressing motivation challenges. Sclater et al. [5] demonstrated that online collaborativedesigns is feasible if instructors pay special attention to tool readiness

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nia A. Keith, Purdue University College of Engineering; Jacqueline E McDermott, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

school. On average one of every three Early Discovery participants(34%) enroll in a graduate program, a result that is slightly greater than the national average at20-30% of all engineering undergraduate students [14]. The experiences and reflections sharedhere on the three program formats provide a foundation to increase access to graduate educationthrough sustainable programmatic structures, including centering the current program format oncommunity building through mentoring. Understanding programmatic nuances will not onlyinform administrators but also has the potential to increase the achievement of all undergraduatestudents, especially students from different backgrounds.References[1] M. Newsome, “The odds are stacked against Black, Latino

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 10

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rea Lavi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Gregory L. Long, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M. Mehdi Salek; Amitava 'Babi' Mitra, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sarah Elena McCullough, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

educationinstitutions [3]. Accordingly, students’ 21st century skill levels often do not correlate with levelsof academic achievement [4]. It is therefore unsurprising that education researchers [3,5] andorganizations [6,7], both general and STEM-focused, have called for substantial changes tocurriculum, instruction, and assessment to increase alumni’s career readiness.Two major approaches for developing students’ career readiness during their undergraduatestudies are research experiences and work-integrated learning [1]. Both approaches are forms ofexperiential learning in which students get to apply their knowledge, reflect on their work,engage in abstract conceptualization, and experiment, thus covering all four bases of learning [8],and both approaches

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ME Division Technical Session 2 - Harnessing AI and Machine Learning to Transform ME Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Daniel Christopher, U.S. Air Force Academy; Vincent Italo Bongioanni, United States Air Force Academy; Lauren V Scharff, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

important component of a modern-dayclassroom, and that instructors ignore it at their, and their students’, peril.The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect theofficial policy or position of the United States Air Force Academy, the Air Force, the Departmentof Defense, or the U.S. Government. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited. PublicAffairs Number: USAFA-DF-2025-268. US Air Force Academy IRB Approval:FAC20250011EReferences [1] Jason Christopher, Adam Parks, Vipul Sharma, and Michael Maixner. Power plant analysis with mathcad. In 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition, pages 13–987, 2008. [2] Vincent E Dimiceli, Andrew SID Lang, and LeighAnne Locke. Teaching calculus with

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ELOS Technical Session 4: Empowering Student Learning Through Design, Integration, and Assessment

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grace Yemisi Balogun, Morgan State University; David Olusogo Owolabi, Morgan State University; Michael Oluwafemi Ige, Morgan State University; Tolulope Abiri, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those focused onhealth, wellbeing, and sustainable infrastructure [25]. It shows how different parameters likeparticulate matter, and volatile organic compounds reflect and define the intricate interplay ofindoor environmental quality on academic precincts into a whole range: indoors is confined to justone school. This monitoring brought air quality patterns that would significantly affect the healthand comfort of its occupants [8]. For example, particulate matter concentrations usually tend toincrease during occupied hours, indicating a direct relationship between human activities andindoor air quality [13]. This connects with SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) in highlightingthe

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 4

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire Han; Abel Andres Reyes-Angulo, Michigan Technological University; Sidike Paheding, Fairfield University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

of tracking techniques that compromise user privacy.They highlighted how cookies could be leveraged for persistent tracking and underscored the need for sophisticated detection andblocking techniques.In the context of cybersecurity, recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have shown promise in identifying patterns within datathat might indicate security risks, including malicious cookies. One such approach includes the use of Large Language Models(LLMs) like GPT2 6 and T5 7 for analyzing cookie metadata to identify potentially harmful cookies by matching wildcard patterns.Wildcards are used in cookies to generalize groups of cookies with similar data attributes, potentially highlighting patterns incookies that may reflect security or

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcus Melo de Lyra, The Ohio State University; Sherri Youssef, The Ohio State University; Peyton OReilly, The Ohio State University; Shukufe Rahman, The Ohio State University; Benjamin Ahn, The Ohio State University; Adam R Carberry, The Ohio State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

frequently used byinvestigators to assess teaching practices in the STEM field. The TPI was initially designed tocover a broader range of STEM teaching practices in a time-effective way [14], and this time-effective characteristic of the TPI can be the reason for its wide application in STEM highereducation teaching practices assessment research. Considering that time is frequently reported asone of the most essential resources for faculty [15], identifying an instrument that provides aquick determination of STEM teaching practices can be critical to implementing an assessmentinvestigation. Besides the time argument, papers that used TPI justified their decision based onits self-assessment characteristic that could allow participants to reflect on

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marjan Asadinia, California State University, Northridge; Sherrene Bogle, California Polytechnic State University Humboldt ; Rowena Quinn

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

expressed in this paper are those of the authors anddo not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.References [1] A. Ehrmann, T. Blachowicz, G. Ehrmann, and T. Grethe, “Recent developments in phase- change memory,” Applied Research, Jun. 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/appl.202200024. [2] R. Azevedo, J. D. Davis, K. Strauss, P. Gopalan, M. Manasse, and S. Yekhanin, “Zombie memory: Extending memory lifetime by reviving dead blocks,” in Proceedings of the Inter- national Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), 2013. [3] H. Luo et al., “Write Energy Reduction for PCM via Pumping Efficiency Improvement,” ACM Transactions on Storage, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 1–21, Aug. 2018. [4] J. Fan, S. Jiang, J. Shu, Y. Zhang, and W. Zhen

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qixian Zhao, Nanyang Technological University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University

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

; ReciprocityTheory. Affective trust reflects the felt sense that the agent—and its creators—will notexploit me, even when errors occur (Hoff & Bashir, 2015).Scenario. A fleet of delivery drones share battery-level data so that heavy loads can bedynamically reassigned. One drone misses a single update because of packet loss; theswarm’s controller warns, retries twice, then re-admits the drone once communicationstabilises. Operators interpret the system as forgiving honest mistakes rather than“punishing” at the first fault.Design Lever P2 – Adaptive Reciprocity Engine.Default to cooperation; punish once on confirmed defection; forgive quickly whencooperation resumes (Tit-for-Tat/Win-Stay-Lose-Shift). • Professional virtue fostered: Reciprocity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 2: Student Success and Support

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak Jr, Hope College; David R Brown; Amy B Chan Hilton, University of Southern Indiana

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

wayto identify specific areas of interest. A concern with NSSE is that results reflect aninstitution-wide average and are not likely to capture the circumstances of an individual programor department. The experience of students in a specific department or program could varysignificantly from the institutional norm reported in NSSE.Graduate Exit SurveysMany two-year colleges employ some form of a graduate exit survey. Typically, studentsapplying for graduation are required to complete a graduate exit survey. These surveys frequentlyinclude questions about the students' intended degrees, perceptions of their experience at theinstitution, and their future educational or career plans. Exit surveys may include data on theextent to which students

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ENT-7: Approaches to Fostering Self-Efficacy and Data-Driven Decision Making

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Sebastián Sánchez-Gómez, Universidad ECCI

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

prevaildespite strong competitors over the long term. This advantage not only translates into highereconomic performance but also greater adaptability in the face of market disruptions and economicchanges [11]. According to a Harvard Business Review, 78% of customers prefer a brand based onpersonalized and relevant experiences. In addition, having a consistent competitive advantage canpromote invention within the company. According to PwC data, 77% of CEOs reflect that creationis a fundamental part of their ability to be accretive and competitive. By excelling in specific areas,companies can invest in exploration and development to maintain their market leadership position[12].The third objective covered how to help program participants learn to make

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Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Innovations

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

thestakeholders are the ones who bring the value of their unique expertise and insights without whichthe event could not run and aligns with all 2023 stakeholders being willing to participate again in2024 if needed. It is also reflected in stakeholder open-ended comments where they saw value inthe event for students and themselves. “All of my conversations with students were great. They had such interesting ideas, and werereally eager to learn more about their interests. The conversations also reminded me how opaque health care can be to people outside the field, such as patients, or in this case engineering students. That reminder is always timely, and helps me continue to strive to be a better care provider and communicate more effectively with

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

through training programs that reflect theBioDesign process [18, 19], and 26 US medical schools currently offer these programs, such asthose at Stanford University, Duke University, and Case Western University [20].Integration of Biomedical Engineering (BME) into the Medical School CurriculumAfter performing customer discovery, a joint program between the University of CaliforniaIrvine (UCI) Schools of Medicine and Engineering, the “Physician Innovator Training Program”(PITP), was piloted in 2023 among medical and BME undergraduate students. The mission ofthe PITP is to train medical students in engineering and innovation and to assist BME studentswith an understanding of unmet clinical needs through near-peer experiential learning using

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Viviana Monje, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jinhui Li, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Ashlee N Ford Versypt, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

through the information literate university. A faculty's perspective," The Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 48, no. 3, 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.acalib.2022.102519.[4] S. Hyde, A. Flatau, and D. Wilson, "Integrating threshold concepts with reflective practice: Discussing a theory-based approach for curriculum refinement in dental education," Eur J Dent Educ, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. e687-e697, Nov. 2018, doi: 10.1111/eje.12380.[5] V. M. Tucker, J. Weedmand, C. S. Bruce, and S. L. Edwards, "Learning Portals: Analyzing Threshold Concept Theory for LIS Education," Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 150-165, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.jstor.org

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Persistence, Outcomes and Barriers for Women in Engineering

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susanna Maria Bairoh, Academic Engineers & Architects in Finland TEK; Johanna Naukkarinen, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

recruiting sessions?” Social Studies of Science, Vol. 48(1): 149–164, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306312718756766 9. S. J. Ceci, D. K. Ginther, S. Kahn, and W. M. Williams, “Women in academic science: A changing landscape”, Psychological Science in the Public Interest, Vol. 15(3): 75–141, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1177/1529100614541236 10. A. Chapple and S. Ziebland, “Challenging explanations for the lack of senior women in science: Reflections from successful women scientists at an elite British University”, International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, Vol.9(3), 2017. Available at: http://genderandset.open.ac.uk/index.php/genderandset/article/view/471 (Downloaded January 13

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 4: Fostering Belonging - Identity, Self-Efficacy, and Retention

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter M Ostafichuk P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Carol Jaeger, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Alireza Bagherzadeh, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Jon Nakane, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

, “Good vibrations: students' well-being,” Trends Shaping Education Spotlights, No. 14, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2018.[25] C. Baik, W. Larcombe, and A. Abi Brooker, “How universities can enhance student mental wellbeing: the student perspective, Higher Education Research & Development, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 674–687, 2019.[26] R. Paul, O. Adeyinka, M. Boyce, G. Eldib, et al., “Impact of integrating mental wellness and personal learning reflections into first-year undergraduate engineering courses,” in Proc. CEEA-ACEG 2021, Toronto, ON., 2021.[27] J. E. Tait, L. A. Alexander, E. I. Hancock, and J. Bisset, “Interventions to support the mental health and wellbeing of engineering students: a scoping review,” European Journal of

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 4.C

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hossein Jamali, University of Nevada, Reno; Andrew L DeBolt; Henry Dalton, University of Nevada, Reno; Jenavieve K Layosa, University of Nevada, Reno; Ilana Rose Macy; Ponkoj Chandra Shill, University of Nevada, Reno; David Feil-Seifer, University of Nevada, Reno; Frederick C Harris, University of Nevada, Reno; Sergiu Dascalu, University of Nevada, Reno; Rui Wu, East Carolina University

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

reflects a commitment to creating innovative, leading-edge, and transparent computing solutions that enhance user experience and promote inclusivity.Andrew L DeBoltHenry Dalton, University of Nevada, Reno Henry is a senior in the Computer Science and Engineering Program at the University of Nevada, Reno and is set to graduate this Spring, 2025.Jenavieve K Layosa, University of Nevada, RenoIlana Rose MacyPonkoj Chandra Shill, University of Nevada, Reno PhD Student in Computer Science at University of Nevada, Reno.Dr. David Feil-Seifer, University of Nevada, Reno David Feil-Seifer is an Associate Professor in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno. His primary research interests are Socially

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Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 3

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Mikayla R Hoyle, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Melany Denise Opolz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jean-Christophe Raymond-Bertrand, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Nikhil Chandra Admal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Wayne L Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Kellie M Halloran, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Callan Luetkemeyer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Brian Mercer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Kersh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

learning what we are learning.In a recent offering of this course, we aimed to build a sense of ownership and intuitiveunderstanding of the relationships implied in the equations being discussed. The main idea is totake an equation used in class and show how it relates to real-world situations. We hypothesizethat by relating the equation to a real-world example, the value of the course content is morereadily apparent to students. Here the inclusion of multiple real-world example problems isevaluated via student surveys before and after the semester. The survey ask students to evaluatestatements reflecting how well the course achieved the 3C’s of the KEEN framework: Curiosity,Connections, and Creating Value [5].MethodsThis study was conducted a

Conference Session

ME Division 12: Innovative Approaches to Thermodynamics

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emmanuel K. Glakpe, Howard University; Aavash Budhathoki, Howard University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

.” Thisshows that such applications foster critical thinking and technical expertise, giving studentspractical experience with real-world engineering scenarios.Students overwhelmingly supported the use of these tools in future courses, reflecting a strongpreference for technology-driven learning methods. This indicates that software tools are notonly supplementary but essential for understanding complex topics and bridging the gap betweentheory and practice. However, feedback about academic staff support and access to software wasmixed, highlighting a need for improvement in this area. Providing better resources, such astutorials, software licenses, and workshops, could address these concerns and further enhance thelearning experience. Overall, the

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Informal Education and Outreach Programs for Women Engineering Students

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lillian Clark Jeznach, Roger Williams University; Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

women than men, whereas academic stressors for both genders were similar. Despitethe high stress levels during the pandemic years, measures of engineering self-efficacy for bothgenders in this engineering program remained relatively stable over time. This may indicateresiliency of the students and their engineering self-efficacy during this challenging time, andmay also reflect the efforts of the faculty to remain in-person and as “normal” as possible duringthis period (e.g., teaching in physical classrooms as much as possible). The study providesinformation on the resiliency of the engineering students at this institution throughout the last sixyears, including both before and after the COVID pandemic as well as offers insight as to

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Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mikayla R Hoyle, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Melany Denise Opolz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jean-Christophe Raymond-Bertrand, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Nikhil Chandra Admal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Wayne L Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Thomas Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kellie M Halloran, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Callan Luetkemeyer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Brian Mercer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Kersh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

jumping into complex application problems without reviewing a simpler problemfirst.This study had several limitations. First, lectures were not included in the course content data. Forthese courses, the core lecture slides are the same between professors, but how a professorintroduces them and incorporates real-world applications is not standardized. Different sectionsof a course within a semester are not exactly the same. Future research could include the lecturecontent. Another limitation is that only one semester was included. Future studies should includemore semesters. Only about a third of the statics students take the whole course, so the end of thestatics course only reflects these students. Including the students that are only required

Conference Session

ECCNE Technical Session 1 - Nuclear Engineering

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DuWayne Schubring, University of Florida; Ira Harkness, University of Florida; Andreas Enqvist

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

inconsistent. The primary bifurcation of programs was if bothstatics and Physics 1 were required. Since the University of Florida requires Physics 1 for allengineering degrees, the NEP policy of requiring statics and mechanics of materials, but notdynamics, reflected the consensus of aspirant-peer programs.Second, the separation of thermal-fluid sciences (thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heattransfer), reactor thermal hydraulics, reactor systems, and capstone design was inconsistent.There were two independent types of difference in this area. First, some programs (including the2012 University of Florida NEP) relied heavily on mechanical or chemical engineering thermal-fluids courses; others did this in-house. Second, reactor thermal hydraulics and