Conference Session

Faculty Development: Round Table Discussions

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E Zappe, The Pennsylvania State University; Ibukun Samuel Osunbunmi, The Pennsylvania State University; Shawna Dory, Pennsylvania State University

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

last 35 years. From our experiences working with theLeonhard Center and our time reflecting while preparing this paper, we provide the following lessons learned:Reflects the socio-political themes of the times and needs of students and facultyOne goal of the Leonhard Center is to be at the forefront of educational innovation and to enable the studentswithin the College of Engineering to be as successful as possible in their future careers. Workshops, funding,and other activities are driven by what the needs of the faculty and students are as well as broader societaltrends. As reflected by Appendix A, the focus and shifts of the Leonhard Center have often reflected thesocio-political themes of the day, such as globalization, retention and

Conference Session

ECE-Outreach and Engagement Strategies for Inspiring Future Engineers

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert P. Leland, Oral Roberts University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

successful in their careers. Mastery learning is a promising approach for enablingmore students to succeed without lowering standards.References[1] B. S. Bloom, “Learning for Mastery. Instruction and Curriculum.” Regional Education Laboratory for the Carolinas and Virginia, Topical Papers and Reprints, Number 1,” Evaluation Comment Vol. 1 No. 2, May, 1968.[2] J. B. Carroll, “A Model of School Learning,” Teachers College Record, 64(8) , p. 723-733, 1963. https://doi.org/10.1177/0161468163064008[3] A. Essa, S. Mojarad, S. “Does Time Matter in Learning? A Computer Simulation of Carroll’s Model of Learning” in R.A. Sottilare, J. Schwarz, Eds. Adaptive Instructional Systems. HCII 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12214

Conference Session

Marginalization, Identity, and Student Development (Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division ECSJ Technical Session 9)

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haiying Long, University of Kansas; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Jingjing Liu, Florida International University; Julian Rodrigo Sosa-Molano, Florida International University; Joseph Ronald Sturgess, Florida International University; Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Engineering. He has bachelor degrees in engineering from Dartmouth College, a master’s in Architectural Acoustics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a PhD in Education (Curriculum and Instruction) from the University of Maryland. Prior to his academic career, Stephen was an acoustical consultant for 5 years in both London, UK and Silicon Valley, CA. His research has focused on culture and equity in engineering education, particularly undergraduate contexts, pedagogy, and student support. Through his work he aims to use critical qualitative, video-based, participatory, and ethnographic methods to look at everyday educational settings in engineering and shift them towards equity and inclusion. He also leads the

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 3

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Stein, Roger Williams University

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

in the lower left). Also note that motionanalysis graphs and exported data show the initial angular velocity and acceleration of thesubject link while the insert demonstrates that driving motor parameters were implemented as Figure 1 Example Numeric Validationspecified. The student has circled values in the figure matching their groupmate’s hand-computed results.At this point in the student’s career the simulations are black-box. Students are trained in modelconstruction techniques and the correct buttons to push to produce results, but no explanation inthe underlying numerical solution algorithms is attempted. The author teaches a course titledFinite Element Analysis solely devoted to the underlying mathematics to

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 8: Communication and Liberal Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Dawn Hilliard, The Johns Hopkins University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

in their styles ofcommunication. For many people in STEM, technical communication is something they strugglewith, and this course breaks that struggle down pretty well.” A genre approach emphasizing thewriting process with frequent feedback from peers and instructors can help prepare graduateengineering students to meet the rigorous writing standards expected in graduate school andbeyond. REFERENCES[1] J. F. Barker, “Vocational guidance,” in Engineering as a career: a series of papers by eminent engineers, F. H. Newell and C. E. Drayer, Eds., New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, pp. 181–93, 1916.[2] National Academy of Engineering, The engineer of 2020: visions of engineering in the new

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division: Curriculum Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

Paper ID #48196Mathematics and Physics Preparation and Requirements for ConstructionProgramsDr. Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, The University of Texas at San Antonio ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Mathematics and Physics Preparation and Requirements for Construction ProgramsABSTRACTThe core curriculum is essential to higher education, ensuring the knowledge and skills neededfor a successful college, career, community, and life experience and participation. Theconstruction degree programs include the core curriculum courses as a part of the degreerequirements defined by the state, regional

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Ahmed Hasan, University of New Mexico; Alex V Maynes

materials, perform confined space inspections, and conduct specific taskswithin hazardous environments.IntroductionThe mechanical engineering department at UNMintroduced a new course in the spring of 2019 titled“An introduction to modern Mechanical Engineering,ME-150” to increase the retention of engineeringstudents. The objective of this course is to introduceengineering freshman students to the variousEngineering technologies related to mechanical Figure 1. 3Dengineering careers, while describing the science and Printing with 1,2 DOBOT’smath behind them . The class offers non-traditional Robotic Armeducation experience to the students, where morethan 80% of the class

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

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

tutoring systems increase student learning and engagement. AI techniques alsooptimize resources and improve educational institution operations, highlighting the importance ofintegrating AI thoughtfully [11]. Group InterviewsTwenty-two senior-level mechanical engineering students were interviewed in the Fall 2024semester. The interviews were conducted in two groups of eleven students each. About 50% of thestudents were finishing the BSME program that semester and the others anticipated finishing inSpring 2025 or shortly thereafter. All students described how they would be starting theirengineering career after graduation and none intended to pursue graduate studies. The students wereinterviewed in groups since

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Sandipon Chowdhury, West Texas A&M University; Swastika Bithi, West Texas A&M University

everyday life. This approach not only buildsknowledge but also inspires future careers in STEM fields and environmental stewardship.Students gain a comprehensive understanding of wastewater treatment by constructing small-scalesystems that incorporate sedimentation, filtration, and biological treatment. This activityintroduces key processes such as sedimentation, where solids settle due to gravity, reducingturbidity and preparing water for further purification. Filtration follows, using layers of gravel,sand, and activated charcoal to remove finer particles and chemical pollutants, helping studentsmeasure turbidity changes and understand how filtration improves water clarity. Finally, biologicaltreatment utilizes microorganisms to metabolize

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Pedro Cordeiro Povoa Cupertino, Wichita State University; Adam Carlton Lynch, Wichita State University

engineering, and design for sustainability in theircurricula. By involving project-based instruction with hands-on applications that are reflectionsof true DoD issues, students will be better able to prepare for careers in aerospace and defense RQ2: Industry Focus: Which challenges should be the top priority to address?Among these, Security, Dependability, and Sustainability emerged as the most criticalchallenges, being associated with 69% of the budget allocation to CPS and UAV technologies.These three areas not only address critical operational needs but also align directly with all DoDCyber Strategy goals, showing where the defense industry should focus their efforts whenworking in CPS and UAV.The KEEN framework played an essential role in

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Waqar Mohiuddin, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; Jonathan Weaver-Rosen, Texas A&M University; Carlos R. Corleto P.E., Texas A&M University; Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University; Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

undergraduate education enables students to complete projectsmore effectively and equips them with essential competencies for their future careers. By fosteringthese abilities, engineering programs can better prepare students to navigate the collaborative nature Proceedings of the 2025 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX Copyright © 2025, American Society for Engineering Education 2of professional engineering work. Therefore, integrating teamwork skill development into theengineering curriculum is critical to cultivating the next generation of engineers

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Mostafa Mohammad, Wichita State University; Adam Carlton Lynch, Wichita State University

continuouslearning. This approach prepares them to excel in academic endeavors and equips them with theskills needed to thrive in professional environments.In addition, Lean Six Sigma is a powerful methodology that equips students with the skills to excelin their careers by focusing on continuous improvement and operational excellence. By learningto identify inefficiencies and implement data-driven solutions, students gain a competitive edge intheir professional journeys. Lean Six Sigma’s emphasis on reducing costs and improving qualitydirectly translates to measurable business value, which is highly attractive to employers. Thiscapability not only enables students to contribute effectively to their early roles but alsodemonstrates their potential for

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Grace Hattery, Ohio Northern University; Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; Dax Amburgy, Ohio Northern University

prospective students stand in front of it they will seethemselves as ONU Engineering’s future. All experiences will be controllable for the AssistantDean through the use of Bluetooth and two controllers (one acting as a beacon and the other as areceiver).The team is building these experiences during the spring semester. With these ideas, the teamhopes to bring intrigue and inspiration to prospective students touring the building. This projectwill give them a glimpse into what they can do with their engineering career as well as makethem the center of the storyline. The hope, too, is that this capstone project can be a continuedproject for future senior engineering students to expand upon.Problem DefinitionThe objective of this project is as follows

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

PS. Dhanasekaran

weakening of students' writing and criticaland centers for pedagogical sciences. Commitment to thinking skills. The ethics of learning analytics furtherlifelong learning should be encouraged by recognizing it involves issues like privacy, data management, andas a career development component for engineering consent. A major challenge in deploying AI in educationeducators. Most lifelong learning courses in universities is training educators of higher education and engineeringfocus on pedagogical resources, common computer to keep pace with technological advancements.software, tools for e-learning and blended learning, basic Additionally, concerns persist about AI replacingprogramming and language

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Alex Peebles

obtained from physical systems. emphasized through validating computer simulation results atPrevious authors have described adding experimental projects to specific time points. Student feedback shows that studentsan introductory dynamics course, where students measured believe CAD simulations helps them understand problems,kinematics of physical systems using video data and increases their level of preparedness for their career, and thataccelerometers, and compared the resulting outcomes to they have a medium-high level of confidence for tackingpredictions made based on the theory presented in the course [7]. dynamics-based problems with hand calculations and computerI think

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Elin Jensen, Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

-Framework_Quickstart-Activity-Guide_2023.pdf Accessed 12.27.24[6] https://www.asce.org/communities/institutes-and-technical-groups/sustainability/sustainability-roadmap Accessed 12.27.24[7] https://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting-engineering-programs-2024- 2025/ Accessed 12.27.24[8] https://www.asce.org/-/media/asce-images-and-files/career-and-growth/educators/documents/civil-engineering- program-criteria-commentary---feb-2024.pdf Accessed 12.27.24[9] Buildings & Infrastructure Priority Actions for Sustainability, Embodied Carbon – Concrete. Reference: 07762000-RP-SUS-0003. (2023) https://www.istructe.org/IStructE/media/Public/Resources/ARUP-Embodied- carbon

Conference Session

Understanding the Student Experience in Mechanics Courses

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milad Rezvani Rad, University of Southern Indiana; Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Engineering at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana. He received his PhD in 2007 from Virginia Tech in Engineering Mechanics where he studied the vestibular organs in the inner ear using finite element models and vibration analyses. After graduating, he spent a semester teaching at a local community college and then two years at University of Massachusetts (Amherst) studying the biomechanics of biting in bats and monkeys, also using finite element modeling techniques. In 2010, he started his career teaching in all areas of mechanical engineering at the University of Southern Indiana. He loves teaching all of the basic mechanics courses, and of course his Vibrations and Finite Element Analysis courses

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Kara Cokeley; Claire Mockler; Min Feng Zheng; James Patrick Abulencia

as they look to careers and to their futures. It is crucial for engineers and scientists to understand the details involved in biodieselproduction. It is imperative that researchers are aware of these details; from the different typesof algae to how algal growth is affected by many parameters, including temperature and carbondioxide concentration, to the methodology on how to extract the necessary oils from thesesources. It is possible to incorporate this topic into chemical engineering curriculum byintegrating alternative energy research as a six credit course, over two semesters. Performingindependent research at the undergraduate level allows students to benefit from a learningexperience that is not typical and advocates both

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Lisa Shatz

Challenger disaster. 1INTRODUCTIONThe importance of technical writing in an engineer’s career is hard to overstate; engineersspend a significant proportion of their time writing reports, memos, proposals, and givingpresentations, and good communication skills are part of the ABET outcomes. Therefore itis appropriate for engineering programs to include a course on technical writing.Numerous textbooks exist on technical writing and some do an excellent job of outlining theimportant features of good technical writing such as writing clearly, accurately, forthrightly,concisely; knowing who the audience is and why they are reading the document; how to

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Rathika Rajaravivarma

veryessential that the students acquire the skills to move towards the solution in alogical and systematic way. It will be beneficial if these skills can be adopted atthe very early stage of their course work and should be emphasized and practicedas the subject matter gets heavier. Collaborative learning skills must be broughtinto play. Other soft skills such as good communication, written and oral must be 2gained. Thus this course could potentially seed a number of the above mentionedattributes laying a firmer ground for success in the coursework and career. Figure 1: Retention outcomes with Active learning Methods in TeachingThe Envir onmentThe students who

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ali Alshubbak; Saeid Moslehpour; Eugenio Pellicer; Joaquín Catalá

2010 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, 7 – 8 May, 2010 Implementation of Delphi methodology for designing engineering syllabus according to the industry’s needs Ali Alshubbak 1, Saeid Moslehpour 2, Eugenio Pellicer 3, Joaquín Catalá 4Construction and civil engineering are multidisciplinary professions where students areacquiring a career that is based on the durable knowledge; practical abilities andindustry’s needs. Other studies, such as mathematics or physics are pure science basedon theoretical knowledge. But a question persists: is the knowledge acquired

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Carli D. Flynn; Cliff I. Davidson; Sharon Dotger

understandingcan persist throughout their educational career and may hinder were considered, including equation based, graphical, andtheir ability to learn new material [1, 2]. Concept inventories illustrative or descriptive understanding. It was hypothesizedare multiple choice instruments that have been used in several that a lack in any of the three types of understanding of aengineering disciplines as a way to provide reliable and valid fundamental engineering conceptual framework would impedeassessment of students’ misconceptions. Some of these student understanding of advanced engineering concepts.inventories include assessments of conceptual frameworksrelated to rate processes. However, they are usually

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Nicholas S. Rosasco; Dane Brown

program is “designed By embracing this reality and using it as a teaching tool, the to encourage rising 8th – 11th graders to pursue a course ofscience/technology/engineering/math (STEM) disciplines can study in engineering and technology throughout high schoolbe presented as impactful on the world as a whole, and as and college. Students must demonstrate superior academicexciting and cutting edge. By offering these current and live performance to include GPA, class standing, and/or strongchallenges, it is hoped that the ongoing issues of recruitment PSAT, SAT or ACT results [15].” Additionally, sinceand retaining specialists in the associated career fields can be geographic diversity is a goal for

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Faisal Z. Miqdadi; Abdulla F. ALMomani; Mohammad T. Shadid Masharqa; Nabil M. Elmousel

and influential it is. • You can be the example. Be punctual. Have an organized office. Grade tests as soon as they are over. Never procrastinate. REFERENCES[1] Z, Lisa M. S, Robert “I’ll do it tomorrow”, College Teaching, p.211- 215,Vol. 57, no. 5 Issue 4, Fall 2009, Available [Online]: Academic One-File, https://www.ebscohost.com[Accessed Oct 4, 2011].[2] M . Kelly, “Get time on your side”, Careers & Colleges, p.28, Vol. 24 Issue 4, Mar/Apr2004,[Online] https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ulh&AN=1284 0684&site=ehost-live&scope=site[Accessed Oct 8, 2011].[3] C. Von Hoffman, “Getting organized”, Taking control of your time

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Yao Agoudavi; Nathan Cyrille; Luis Hernandez; Amber LaGuerre; Zhineng Li; Katherine Vides; Sunil Dehipawala; Andrew Nguyen; Alexei Kisselev; Tak Cheung

tocounseling on which career path such as electrical engineering, investigate the local environments of arsenic in an arsenicchemical engineering, environmental engineering, biomedical hyperaccumulator, Cretan brake [2]. It was reported that As-Oengineering, etc. Hands-on experience gained in doing a has bond length values from 170 pm to 180 pm and As-S hasresearch project in a laboratory and presenting the results in bond length value of about 225 pm. Another report for Zn inconferences would enhance motivation and improve retention. tobacco roots also shows that Zn-O bond length values haveOur community college, Queensborough Community College more variation (196 to 207 pm) as compared to Zn-S inQCC

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

R. Radharamanan; Ha Van Vo

design7, 8.The objectives of manufacturing engineering education, possible ways of introducing the subject into anundergraduate curriculum, and the urgency for improving it in the educational system that supply industrywith engineers have been discussed9, 10. Robotics in engineering education111, 12 and experiments in partacquisition using robot vision13 have also been presented and discussed. 1At Mercer University School of Engineering (MUSE), the biomedical, mechanical, and industrialengineering students are prepared for careers in manufacturing and service organizations. The students aretrained from freshman through senior year in design

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Linda Ann Riley; Charles Thomas

. For example, this year we have worked directlywith the calculus class at Mount Hope high school exploring the JETS TEAMS competitions. JETS(Junior Engineering Technical Society) is a non-profit organization that promotes careers in engineeringand technology to high school students.3 The TEAMS competition offers students the opportunity toapply mathematics, science and engineering knowledge to a number of interrelated scenarios. It is a fullday morning and afternoon challenge hosted by a number of Universities and Colleges across the country.Students spend approximately in preparation for the competition. This year’s competition focuses on theBeijing Summer Olympics and includes eight scenarios. Each scenario addresses a different area

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Xingguo Xiong; Hassan Bajwa; Lawrence Hmurcik

demands of VLSI industry.2. Developing VLSI in Electrical and Computer Engineering DepartmentTo prepare students in their VLSI career to meet the challenges of modern VLSI design,fabrication and testing, a series of VLSI courses have been developed to covercomprehensive fields in VLSI technology. These courses include but are not limited to: EE549 - Low Power VLSI Circuit Design, EE 589 -VLSI testing, EE 458 - Analog VLSI, etc.Furthermore, EE 448 - Microelectronic Fabrication is also developed to cover the fabricationprocesses of modern VLSI circuits. The above series of VLSI curricula prepare students withsolid knowledge background and hands-on design experience in the VLSI field. The detailsof the above VLSI courses are introduced as below.1

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Joseph J. Helble; Carolyn E. Fraser; Eric R. Fossum

students in academic positions at peer institutions. While this is one important outcome for Ph.D.engineering students, we estimate, based on the number of engineering assistant professors in the United States andthe number of Ph.D. degrees granted in engineering each year, that no more than approximately 10-15% ofgraduates obtain tenure track faculty positions [4, 5]. Most engineering Ph.D. recipients pursue careers in industry,often in industrial R&D, where their deep technical knowledge is of immediate application. In both of these paths,however, the educational program focuses entirely on the students’ technical education. Little attention is paid to thepotential benefits associated with helping engineering Ph.D. students develop, as part

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

John Finnie

help and guidance.John FinnieDr. Finnie is currently a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He receiveda Ph.D. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Utah State University and a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering fromCalifornia State Polytechnic University in Pomona. During his academic career, he has served as a departmentChair and Associate Dean of Engineering. He has taught courses in water resource engineering, engineeringmechanics, finite element analysis, surveying, and engineering economics. His research interests include numericalsolution of free surface and groundwater flows, engineering economics, and the history of technology.2012 ASEE Northeast Section Conference