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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kaylee Cunning; Joseph Tighi; Braden Olson; Nitish Bastola; Isabela Bueno; Jamilla E. S. L. Teixeira; Jessica Deters

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Enhancing Engineering Education through Undergraduate Research Experiences: A Case Study on Waste Plastic in Sustainable Infrastructure Kaylee Cunning1, Joseph Tighi1, Braden Olson2, Nitish Bastola3, Isabela Bueno3, Jamilla E. S. L. Teixeira4, Jessica Deters5 1. Undergraduate student, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Nebraska 2. Undergraduate student, Civil Engineering Department, Doane University 3. Graduate student, Civil and Environmental Graduate Program, University of Nebraska 4. Assistant Professor, Civil and

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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Adam C. Lynch; Amber Williams

graduateengineering students. The Lean course included about 99 students in 18 project teams.2.3 Materials The survey of the Integrated Projects initiative was only offered to the members of thegraduate class. Approximately 1/3 of the students opted to voluntarily participate in the survey.Additionally, 15 students from 2 of the 18 LEAN teams were interviewed to uncover greaterinsights related to their experiences as part of the Integrated Project approach.2.4 Methods2.4.1 Courses © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference The pilot program for the Integrated Projects initiative was Spring 2023. Four (4)undergraduate courses from the