Dayton (Department of Engineering Management, Systems and Technology). He has a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and a master’s degree in Aviation Systems and Flight Testing from OhDr. Erick S. Vasquez, University of Dayton Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Dayton. Dr. Vasquez earned his B.Sc. degree in chemical engineering (ChE) at Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas (UCA) in El Salvador, an M.S. in ChE at Clemson University, and a Ph.D. in ChE at Mississippi State University.Dr. Homero Murzi, Marquette University Dr. Homero Murzi is the Director of Engineering Education and Associate Professor in the
deliveryof an engineered product, process, or service (Chowdhury & Murzi, 2019) . Consequently, thesocial interactions of professionals within and between teams constitute a large proportion ofengineering work by time and importance. As a result, teamwork is an essential competencyfor engineering graduates who will need to interact with professionals from varyingbackgrounds to bring engineering work to fruition(Murzi et al., 2020).Nonetheless, the experiences of Black male engineers in teams have been understudied (Cross& Paretti, 2020). As a result, there is a gap in the ways we understand the contributions ofBlack men to engineering teams, their positionality within engineering teams, and the obstaclesor opportunities they face when
attending the Biomedical Optics and Imaging REU at the University of Arkansas reportedfavorable experiences, gained significant specific laboratory and presentation skills in areas crucial tobiomedical engineering, and were more likely to attend graduate school following the completion of thisprogram.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported by the National Science Foundation (award number EEC #2243953).References Cited1. Cousins M, Suggs L, Markey MK, editors. REU: A Balancing Act. ASEE 2021 Gulf-SouthwestAnnual Conference; 2021.2. Mabrouk PA. Survey study investigating the significance of conference participation toundergraduate research students. Journal of chemical education. 2009;86(11):1335.3. Chowdhury TM, Taylor AR, Murzi H
Dropout and Improve the Overall College Experience,” in 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2022.[6] T. H. Colledge, Convergence: philosophies and pedagogies for developing the next generation of humanitarian engineers and social entrepreneurs. University Park, Pa.: International journal for Service learning in engineering, 2012.[7] D. Cartuche, M. A. Guerra, and H. Murzi, “Board 2A: WIP: Opportunities in Cultural Dimensions between Architecture and Civil Engineering students in Ecuador,” in 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2023. Accessed: Apr. 29, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/board-2a-wip-opportunities-in-cultural-dimensions- between-architecture-and-civil-engineering
Technical Majors,” 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/48295.pdf. [Accessed: 29-Apr-2025].[3] Cartuche, D., Guerra, M., and Murzi, H., 2023, “Work in Progress: Influence of COVD-19 in Cultural Dimensions in Civil Engineering Students In.”[4] Cartuche, D., Viteri, V. R., Guerra, M. A., and Murzi, H., 2023, “Board 2A: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition - The Harbor of Engineering: Education for 130 Years, ASEE 2023,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. [Online]. Available: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85172115925&partnerID=8YFLogxK. [Accessed: 11-Nov-2024].[5] Guerra, M. A., Murzi, H., Woods Jr, J., and Diaz
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(ABET) is “anability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create acollaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.”Teamwork skills are valued by future employers as an important skill set. However, teamwork isnot always well defined. Perusich et al [1] has defined teamwork as 1.) the ability to beinterdependent in tasks, 2.) to share responsibility for outcomes, and 3.) to work together as anintact social entity. Shuman et al [2] defined teamwork skills to include the ability to solicitinput from the team, the ability to build consensus and resolve conflicts, and leadership skills.Chowdhury and Murzi [3] defined teamwork by a set of attributes including: shared
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