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Student Projects in Physics Education, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Dallas Moore, Carnegie Mellon University

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Paper ID #39910Bridging the Gap between Higher Education and Career through a ”JobTalk” in an Upper-Level Environmental Engineering CourseDr. Joe Dallas Moore, Carnegie Mellon University Joe teaches across the Civil and Environmental Engineering program at Carnegie Mellon University. After undergrad at Wabash College, where he studied biology and French, Joe taught high school science through Teach For America in the Chicago Public Schools. He found engineering by writing about water resources in the American Southwest. As a PhD student studying the interactions between engineered nanomaterials and bacteria, he earned a

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rodrigo Alonso Vergara, Universidad Andres Bello; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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of interest to those studying careers directly related to physics but with littlepractical application in work environments.The present research aims to evaluate engineering students' perceptions of their physicseducation in an evening and online program, identifying their expectations, experiences, andchallenges. Key aspects such as career projections, the effectiveness of teaching methodologies,the balance between theory and practice, and the impact of previous training are explored. Thisapproach responds to the need to understand how these factors influence learning and how moreinclusive and effective pedagogical strategies can be designed.While existing studies have explored the role of physics in engineering education, limitedattention

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniela Topasna, Virginia Military Institute

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NILdesktop equipment; selection of a template; making the sample; characterization of samples byoptical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy; lab report; literature search exercise;classroom presentation. In addition, students learn about career opportunities related tonanoimprint lithography and semiconductor industry. The course activities are well aligned withthe ABET general criteria for engineering that include requirements for both basic science andbroad education components, instruction on modern equipment, and development of leadership,and written and oral communication skills.IntroductionThe CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 [1] has provided funding specific for the development andin support of domestic semiconductor and

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emmabeth Parrish Vaughn, Austin Peay State University; Steven Warth, Austin Peay State University; Bobette Bouton, Austin Peay State University

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just and safe space for all and uses writing, speaking, and research to address each of these important aspects of her academic career. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Exploratory Literature Review of Education Theories Guiding Engineering and Physics OutreachAbstractDue to the increasing demand for a diverse, STEM-competent workforce, many universities areparticipating in engineering and physics outreach activities for K-12 students. Despite theproliferation of these outreach programs, the fundamental learning and social theories that guidedevelopment of high-impact outreach experiences can be unclear, hindering their transferability.The purpose of this

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rodrigo Alonso Vergara, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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[11], Ellis [12],and Bravo et al. [8].In the following table, the statements in Likert format are listed. The students responded ona five-level scale, from completely disagreeing with the statement to completely agreeingwith it. The statements related to the importance of the course for the program andprofessional career are highlighted in light blue; those related to the attitude towards thecourse are in light orange; and those related to details of how the course is designed andtaught are in light green.Table 1. The 29 items of the Likert-type survey are presented.1 I can see how the physics skills that I am currently developing will be useful in an engineering career.2 The ways of thinking being taught to me in physics will remain with

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Carzon, Franciscan University of Steubenville; Megan Elizabeth Mericle; Jessica Raley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Julie L Zilles, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. She received her B.S. in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her Ph.D. in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Mapping Writing Concepts Across an Undergraduate Physics Curriculum Abstract Technical communication is essential for a career in physics, but communication skills are often not explicitly taught in physics undergraduate curricula. As a starting point for curricular integration, we investigated where and how writing is currently occurring in the core undergraduate physics courses at

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taiwo Raphael Feyijimi, University of Georgia; Landon Todd Smith, University of Georgia

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objects is more likely to persistin mastering advanced geometry or CAD design, even when facing initial challenges.3.1.2 Subjective Task Value in STEM ContextsSubjective task value refers to the perceived relevance and utility of a task. For spatial reasoning,students' recognition of its importance in future careers - such as engineering design, architecturalmodeling, or data visualization - directly impacts their motivation and engagement. Students whoperceive spatial skills as essential are more likely to invest effort and persist in masteringchallenging tasks. By incorporating EVT constructs into the conceptual framework for spatialreasoning performance and persistence, this study emphasizes designing interventions thathighlight the utility of

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Derek Breid, Saint Vincent College; Stephen Jodis, Saint Vincent College; Stacy Birmingham, Saint Vincent College

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as polytechnicinstitutions. Engineering has not, however, been broadly embraced by liberal arts institutions,often being seen as being overly career-focused and not sufficiently broad in its educationalapproach. Liberal arts institutions also tend to be much smaller in size, which can make itchallenging to furnish an engineering program with the specialized facilities and equipment itrequires. Furthermore, liberal arts institutions typically have comparatively larger core curricula,which can make it challenging to design a robust engineering curriculum that is completable infour years.A few small engineering colleges exist (e.g. Harvey Mudd, Rose-Hulman, and Olin College)whose enrollment ranges from a few hundred to a couple thousand

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Pedagogy in Physics Education, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johanna Antonia Perasso, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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factors and actors thatinfluence young women in deciding whether or not to study a STEM career [19] and [20].InstrumentThe survey was taken from [21] Quezada, Dominguez & Zavala (2020), a validatedSpanish version of the original work by [22] DeMonbrun et al. (2017) on the design andvalidation of an instrument to measure student response to instructional practices, betterknown by the acronym StRIP. Table 2 indicates the dimensions of the instrument validatedSpanish version adapted and included in the survey for the acoustic physic course.The StRIP uses a 5-point type of Likert scale for dimensions 3 and 4. Specifically, responseoptions for each item of these dimesions are: 1 = almost never (<10% of the time); 2 =seldom (~ 30% of the time

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Pedagogy in Physics Education, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rodrigo Alonso Vergara, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Genaro Zavala, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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secondary orhigher education settings [1,2], in which students are primarily teenagers and young adultswhose careers are financed by their parents or by scholarships. These students tend to have noemployment responsibilities and are, therefore, able to dedicate themselves exclusively to theirstudies. Some of this research, including [3], analyzed the issue in the context of the forcedvirtualization of education due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The closest reference found in the literature to the case of working students are [4] and [5]. Thestudy in [5] addressed the use of flipped classrooms in a face-to-face geometry course forengineering students in which much of the class was composed of employed adult learners.The present study's central aim is to

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oluwapemiisin Gbemisola Akingbola, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Frank Efe, Morgan State University; Hannah Abedoh, Morgan State University

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also served as a research assistant at the Environmental Pollution Research unit, in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. As part of his contribution to science and engineering, Pelumi has taught as a teaching assistant both at Morgan State University and Obafemi Awolowo University. With passion to communicate research findings and gleaned from experts in the field as he advances his career, Olaitan has attended several in-persons and virtual conferences and workshop, and at some of them, made presentation on findings on air pollution, waste water reuse, and heavy metal contamination.Dr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University Dr. Oludare Owolabi, a professional engineer in Maryland, joined the Morgan State University

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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CARLOS PINEIDA, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile.; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico (ITESM); Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile (UNAB); Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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into the experimental physics course activities. Themethodology was structured in two main phases: implementation of experimental activities anddata collection through a survey.ContextThe students who participated in the study belonged to engineering careers (Civil MiningEngineering, Geology, Informatics and Computer Engineering, Civil Industrial Engineering,Civil Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Merchant Marine Engineering, Bachelor ofScience, Computer Engineering), the experimental physics course is located as a second semesterof the curriculum and is taught nationwide, in five different centrally coordinated sites.Students must pass the general physics course, which corresponds to an introductory one. In thiscourse, they

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andi Pina, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shams El-Adawy, University of Colorado Boulder; Michael James Verostek Jr, Rochester Institute of Technology; Heather Lewandowski, University of Colorado Boulder; Benjamin M Zwickl, Rochester Institute of Technology

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related to quantum optomechanical sensors, which was followed by a postdoc in physics education research at the University of Colorado Boulder. Since that time, Ben has pursued research on the nature of physics expertise, how expertise is developed, and the relationship between formal education and professional success. This has included research on graduate education, career preparation for optics and quantum jobs, and laboratory education. Ben regularly teaches courses that integrate computation, laboratory work, and projects. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Investigating Opportunities for Growth and Increased Diversity in Quantum Information Science and

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 3

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Octavio Mattasoglio Neto, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Thiago de Assis Augusto, Maua Institute of Technology; Fabio Sadao Sato

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feltcompletely capable”). Figure 2 shows the responses to these questions.Figure 2. Students' perceptions regarding their ability to read and understand a scientific article.Most students indicated that they felt capable of reading and understanding scientific articles.Before the project, 87.3% of students selected a score between 3 and 5. After completing theproject, this percentage increased to 98.0%. The average score improved from 3.5 to 4.1,suggesting that the project enhanced students' familiarity with scientific articles. One studentremarked that the project encouraged “the development of reading scientific articles. Veryimportant for the career”. However, two students from the Industrial Engineering program statedthat they still felt unable to

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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JAMES WANLISS, Anderson University

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Paper ID #41675Leveraging Novel Machine Learning in Engineering EducationDr. JAMES WANLISS, Anderson University James Wanliss is professor of general engineering at Anderson University. He is a winner of the NSF CAREER award, and works in experimental and computational plasma fluids, with interests in machine learning and data analysis. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Leveraging Novel Machine Learning in Engineering Education Dr. James Wanliss, Professor College of Engineering Anderson

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Pedagogy in Physics Education, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa L. Larkin, American University; Baishakhi Bose, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiwon Kim, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Alfa Satya Putra, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE); Eesha tur razia babar, University of California, Irvine; Ahmed Ashraf Butt, University of Oklahoma; Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University

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