Conference Session

Trends in Constr. Engr. Educ. I

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Ridilla; James Pocock

Session 1421 Project-Based Construction Education JAMES B. POCOCK and PETER A. RIDILLA Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, United States Air Force AcademyIntroduction This paper describes project-based education as applied in two construction managementcourses at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Both courses are for senior-level civil andenvironmental engineering students. One of the courses is a construction management electiveand the other is a required capstone course for students majoring in both civil and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

George Havener

Session 2793 Project Falcon Base: A Freshman Introduction to Engineering Using Problem Based Learning A. George Havener, D. Neal Barlow Department of Aeronautics United States Air Force AcademyAbstractThis paper is a summary report on an experimental freshman-engineering course conducted atthe United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) during the period August 1996 – May 1999.The purpose of the course, Engr 110Z, Project Falcon Base: An Introduction to Engineering,was to develop foundation skills in problem

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Alok Verma

Session 2149 Innovative Student Research Projects Alok K. Verma Old Dominion UniversityI. IntroductionSenior or Capstone project courses are part of majority of the Engineering TechnologyCurriculum. This is partly because of the faculty’s desire to assess student’s ability to apply theknowledge acquired and, partly because of the mandate by the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET). A number of papers have been published on the topic ofsenior projects and the necessity for providing realistic engineering experience 1,2,3

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Rex Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 22.1310.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Solar Distillation Project by Michael R. Maixner1. AbstractA solar design project has been developed for use at the United States Air Force Academy(USAFA) in a sustainable energy course; the project entails prediction of solar position, surfaceinsolation intensity, heat transfer modeling of a solar distillation unit, and the possibility for moreopen-ended applications with other locations, environmental conditions, or system modifications.The course was offered for the first time in the spring of 2011, and included many

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Dettman P.E., Western Kentucky University; Walter L. Collett, Western Kentucky University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Multidisciplinary Engineering Student ProjectsAbstractThe role of the engineer in today’s world is changing and expanding. Buildings and roads arebecoming “smart”, construction equipment communicates with satellites thousands of milesaway while moving soil, surveyors now use lasers instead of tape measures, and the list goes on.The line between engineering disciplines still exists, but is growing faint and less defined. TheCivil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering programs are attempting to find ways to bring thedisciplines together on student projects. Part of the challenge of cross disciplinary projects isovercoming the fear of the lack of understanding of what other engineers actually do. Bybringing students from multiple disciplines together on a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University

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NSF Grantees

andEngineering] project are to measure if improvements in student learning outcomes, studentengagement, and successful course completion are possible if the structure in basic materialsengineering courses are transformed from primarily deductive practice to an InformationCommunication Technology (ICT) enabled inductive teaching and learning environment. Thespecific innovations that are proposed in the project are the development of MSE educationapplications for the iPod Touch that are designed to facilitate and support collaborative learningexercises which target specific student learning objectives which are known to be challenging formany students in MSE courses. It is hoped that the combination of specific learning objectivetargets, completed in

Conference Session

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald H. Brown, Marquette University; Thomas F. Quinn, Marquette University; George Corliss, Marquette University; Jay R. Goldberg, Marquette University; Mark Nagurka, Marquette University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2012-3962: THE GASDAY PROJECTDr. Ronald H. Brown, Marquette University Dr. Ronald H. Brown is Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Marquette Uni- versity and the founding Director of Marquette University’s GasDay Project. Dr. Brown’s research is in system modeling, identification, prediction, optimization, and control. The applications of his research has been focused on natural gas distribution and transmission since 1993, when the GasDay Project was founded as a means to connect students with the many industrial partners who support the lab’s work. Over the course of the project he has worked with more than 150 undergraduate students from four col- leges at Marquette directly

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanley Pisarski; Beverly Hunter; Kathy Bearden

Session 15470 Senior Project Presentations Beverly J. Hunter, Stanley J. Pisarski, Kathy C. Bearden University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractThe current paper describes the Senior Project Proposal and Senior Project classes that comprisethe capstone design sequence for Engineering Technology students at the University ofPittsburgh at Johnstown. This design sequence is required for all Civil, Electrical, andMechanical Engineering Technology students. The paper discusses the investigative workrequired prior to undertaking a project design, the types of projects that are

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Nghia T. Le

Session Number 3226 Infrared Emitter – Detector Project Nghia T. Le Purdue UniversityI. IntroductionThe following project is a design of an infrared emitter-detector circuit. It reviews of some of theconcepts and applications the students have learned during the first few semesters in theElectrical Engineering Technology program at Purdue University. The advantage of this projectis that it progresses in steps that are manageable and easily to conduct laboratory activities.The project consists of an analog part and a digital

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Dr. Martin Pike

Session 1268 Designing a Design Project Martin Pike Purdue University School of Technology at Kokomo AbstractWith the current stress on incorporating design throughout the curriculum, many courses thathave in the past lacked a design component are being altered to include one or more designexperiences. Some courses, specifically upper division, are easier to incorporate design projectsbecause of the knowledge and maturity level of the students. Creating good design projects forlower division courses tends to be more

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Jose A. Macedo

Session 3157 Documentation of Automation Projects Jose A. Macedo Texas Tech UniversityThis paper describes a method to teach documentation skills as part of automation designprojects. At the beginning of the semester, students are given a simple automated system andassigned the task of improving it in some sense. They are guided through the following steps:generate ideas for improving the existing system, prepare a proposal for approval by theinstructor explaining the improvements, plan and execute the approved modifications, andprepare technical documentation

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Adam Henry, Pennsylvania State University

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Instrumentation

technology. He also enjoys designing and building electrical devices to use in his daily life. Page 22.383.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Conveyor Control System ProjectAbstractPart of the requirements in a junior-level measurements & instrumentation course (for an Electricaland Computer Engineering Technology program) includes an end-of-semester design project. Onepossible project is the design and implementation of a conveyor control system. For this project, theconveyor simulator is pre-fabricated and equipped with a 24-volt DC motor mounted directly

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; Alberto De La Cruz, Savannah State University

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Instrumentation

AC 2010-719: PROJECT BASED LEARNINGAsad Yousuf, Savannah State UniversityMohamad Mustafa, Savannah State UniversityAlberto De La Cruz, Savannah State University Page 15.996.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 PROJECT-BASED LEARNING (PBL)ABSTRACTEngineering and Technology educators in higher education use Topic-Based Learning (TBL) topresent course contents. This method classically relies on numerous attributes, which include theinstructor presenting facts to students, a learning structure defined by the sequence of materialpresented in a text book, discussion of questions or problem solving and textbook oriented labs.This conventional and often

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Instrumentation

-level measurements & instrumentation course (for anElectrical and Computer Engineering Technology program), students are required to design andimplement an elevator control system project. The elevator simulator is pre-built and equipped witha car that travels through three floors, a car hoist system that uses a 12-volt DC motor, floor sensorsto detect the position of the car, and an elevator call pushbutton on each floor. Terminal strips areprovided for I/O connections. Students are required to use a National Instruments data acquisitionsystem with analog I/O and digital I/O capability. The objective of the project is for students todesign the software (using LabVIEW) and hardware interfacing electronics for the simulatedelevator control

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

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Design in Engineering Education

, particularly capstone courses, that has received little attention is how to characterize andchoose suitable design projects.To better understand what aspects of design projects lead to successful capstone designexperiences for students, six years of evaluation data on electrical engineering capstone designprojects at a large, public research university were reviewed. Additionally, transcripts from fouryears of a capstone design course end-of-semester “after action review” by faculty, students, andteaching assistants were reviewed. From this work several characteristics of “successful”capstone projects emerged. While a definition of success is, of course, highly dependent onprogram specific outcomes, for this study success was defined as a project that

Conference Session

Unique Lab Experiments

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Terrance O'Connor; Nghia Le

Session 2526 Position Detector Project Nghia T. Le, Terrence P. O’Connor Electrical Engineering Technology Purdue UniversityA. IntroductionThis paper discusses the design of a project used in a second year course of ElectricalEngineering Technology at Purdue University. The design reviews material that has beencovered in the first few analog courses at the University to help students link their knowledgetogether.The project uses a variable capacitor that has a rotating plate. The circuit detects the

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Stephen A. Strom, Penn State Behrend

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

communications course for an Electrical andComputer Engineering Technology program, students are required to design and implement anRFID reader system to record multiple tag IDs. This lab project utilized the ThingMagic M5e-Cembedded RFID OEM module. This OEM module was mounted in a plastic enclosure box with anattached antenna and a flexible cable for I/O connections. A printed circuit board was designed tointerface the assembly to a standard lab breadboard. The enclosure box, OEM module, PCB, andRFID tags were then provided to each student team. The overall objectives for this lab projectincluded connecting a PC to the RFID module via RS-232 and designing LabVIEW software tocontrol the module. The students were required to configure the RFID module

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso; Cory Hallam, University of Texas, San Antonio; Dorie Jewel Gilbert; Olivier Wenker MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Gary L. Frankwick, University of Texas at El Paso

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

mass that would enable their technology start-up programs to thrive.To address this problem, four UT System campuses proposed a pilot program that would build avirtual entrepreneurial community across their campuses. The UT TRANSFORM project(Translational Research Advancement Network to Support, Fund, Organize, Roll Out, andMotivate UT Innovations) is a joint project of four University of Texas (UT) System institutions:UT San Antonio, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT El Paso, and UT Austin. The project,funded by the UT System, seeks to create and maintain a transformational and progressiveentrepreneurial ecosystem within the university environment, essential factors for fostering,supporting, developing, and commercializing new technologies

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division GIFTS: Great Ideas For Teaching Students

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Paul Harbowy, Lane Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

, clothing, hospital equipment, electronic air defense simulations, missiles, and many others. He is married and has two daughters. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 GIFTS: Dangerous Toys Project, by Daniel Harbowy This Great Ideas For Teaching (and Talking With) Students paper details aproject-based pedagogy for students taking “Introduction to Engineering.” There arefive motivating factors for this project. First, there lacked a central element tocoalesce the coursework taught in the first engineering class students take. Second,getting new students to understand the engineering process is an important element of their firstengineering class. Third, students with extremely diverse

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Avery Schwer; Donna Dufner; George Morcous

Project Management InformaticsAVERY SCHWER, Ph.D. DONNA DUFNER, Ph.D., MBA, PMPAssociate Professor Associate ProfessorDepartment of Construction Systems Department of Information SystemsCollege of Engineering and Quantitative AnalysisUniversity of Nebraska – Lincoln College of Information SciencePeter Kiewit Institute University of Nebraska - OmahaOmaha, NE, 68182-0571Tel: (402) 554-2777 GEORGE MORCOUS, Ph.D., P.E.Fax (402) 554-3304 Assistant ProfessorE-mail: aschwer@unomaha.edu Department of

Conference Session

STEM Issues

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Wei Dai Vian, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nancy L. Denton P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

, PE, CVA3, is a professor of MET and associate head of Purdue University’s School of Engineering Technology. She spent nine years on Vibration Institute’s Board of Directors, and continues to serve on its Academic and Certification Scheme Committees. She is a Fellow and former Board member of ASEE, and a member of ASME. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A Carousel Project for Project-based-learning in DynamicsAbstractCurvilinear motion analysis can be a challenging topic for beginning Dynamics students.Beyond the traditional instructional approach of reading the concepts and practicingproblems from the textbook, a designed hands-on work

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Reichle, Old Dominion University; Avery Bang, University of Colorado; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-1875: INTERNATIONAL SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS FORSENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECTSScott Reichle, Old Dominion University Scott L. Reichle is an Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University. His prior work experience includes work within the construction industry, engineering design and approximately 10 years as an attorney handling a wide range of matters including construction law. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, a M.S. in Civil Engineering from Old Dominion University and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School in New Orleans. He is also a registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.Avery Bang, University of

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Torres, Texas State University, San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Construction

Paper ID #11213Project Based Learning in Concrete Industry Project ManagementDr. Anthony Torres, Texas State University, San Marcos Dr. Torres, a native of New Mexico, joined the Department of Engineering Technology (Concrete In- dustry Management program) in August 2013 where he teaches Concrete Construction Methods and a variety of Project Management courses. He received both of his graduate degrees, Ph.D. and M.S., in Civil Engineering (Structural), from the University of New Mexico. His B.S. degree, also in Civil Engi- neering, was obtained from New Mexico State University. Dr. Torres’ research areas include the

Conference Session

Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Vavreck

Session 2642 Project Management Applied to Student Design Projects Andrew N. Vavreck Penn State University, Altoona CollegeAbstractStudent design projects are very useful for practically bringing student knowledge areas to bear,for giving students open ended, creative experiences, in developing team skills and for enhancingcommunication abilities. Management of these projects through sound project managementprinciples can help expand the range of experiences, as well as simply help keep projects ontrack. Project management is performed to some extent on many projects in

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3439: ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT COMPLETION FOR CAP-STONE DESIGN PROJECTSMr. Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara Stephen Laguette is currently a lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in the College of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the Technology Management pro- gram, and is responsible for the undergraduate M.E. capstone design program. He received his B.S., M.S. in M.E. from the University of California, Los Angeles. His professional career has included executive research and development management positions with a number of medical device companies. He has been responsible for the creation of complex medical devices with more than 15

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Phys

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Matthew Mounce, US Navy; Jamie Weber, Parsons; Sudarshan Rai, Unknown; Willy Duffle, University of Central Oklahoma; Jesse Haubrich, University of Central Oklahoma

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2010-1861: LINKING SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTS TO RESEARCHPROJECTSEvan Lemley, University of Central OklahomaBaha Jassemnejad, University of Central OklahomaMatthew Mounce, US NavyJamie Weber, ParsonsSudarshan Rai, UnknownWilly Duffle, University of Central OklahomaJesse Haubrich, University of Central OklahomaBahman Taheri, Alphamicron Page 15.845.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 LINKING SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTS TO RESEARCH PROJECTSAbstractSenior design projects form an important capstone for most engineering disciplines and mustconsist of the realistic application of the engineering design process. Some senior engineeringstudents

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Miville, University of Miami

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

Paper ID #41499Putting the Project Back in Project Management CoursesDr. Nina Miville, University of Miami NINA DeCARIO MIVILLE is an Associate Professor of Practice of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Miami in the College of Engineering. She has taught there for 16 years and prior to that she worked in industry for over 20 years. In addition, Dr. Miville has served as an Adjunct Faculty at Florida International University and American Intercontinental University. She also has 15 years of healthcare experience and 18 years of managerial and supervisory

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynsey Mitchell Kissane, Ryerson University; Liping Fang, Ryerson University ; Ruth Jean Silver, Groundswell Projects

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

- tems engineering, industrial engineering, engineering management, engineering education, and decision making, focusing on interactive decision making, multiple-criteria decision making, and decision support systems.Ms. Ruth Jean Silver, Groundswell Projects As Principal of Groundswell, Ruth Silver’s unique experience in design, consumer insights, communica- tions and youth engagement sets the firm’s direction. The firm understands issues both from the users’ perspective and holistically to develop innovative solutions that turn insights into opportunities. Ruth holds a Master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Before leading Groundswell, she has worked with Annie Liebovitz, Bruce Mau Design, Urban

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Scott Rebentisch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Stephen Townsend, Project Management Institute; Edivandro Carlos Conforto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Paper ID #12512Collaboration Across Linked Disciplines: Skills and Roles for IntegratingSystems Engineering and Program ManagementDr. Eric Scott Rebentisch, MIT Eric Rebentisch is a research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he leads the Consortium for Engineering Program Excellence and numerous research projects. His research has ad- dressed the development and management of enterprise technical competencies, including knowledge management and knowledge transfer, intellectual capital management, long-term institutional change, and the ”fuzzy front end” of product development. He is co-author of

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl J.K. Desha, Queensland University of Technology; Charlie Hargroves, The Natural Edge Project

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2012-4314: APPLYING THRESHOLD LEARNING THEORY TO TEACHSUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICE IN POST-GRADUATE ENGINEER-ING EDUCATIONDr. Cheryl J.K. Desha, Queensland University of Technology Cheryl Desha is a lecturer in sustainable development in the faculty of engineering and science (School of Earth, Environment and Biological Systems), Queensland University of Technology. She is also a Principal Researcher in the Natural Edge Project (TNEP) research group, a non-profit academic network for research, education, and innovation for sustainable prosperity. Desha graduated in 1999 from envi- ronmental engineering and worked for consulting engineering firm Arup for four years, also undertaking work placement within the