American Society for Engineering Education

In pursuit of academic excellence, the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), a nonprofit organization, is committed to furthering education in engineering and engineering technology.

ASEE develops policies and programsÌýthat enhance professional opportunities for engineering faculty members, promotes activities that support increased engineering student enrollments, andÌýcollaboratesÌýwith national and international organizations.Ìý

ASEE providesÌýcommunication link among corporations, government agencies, and educational institutions. Members include deans, department heads, faculty members, students, and government and industry representatives from all disciplines of engineering.

Contact
Angela Bielefeldt
CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï ASEE Campus Representative
angela.bielefeldt@colorado.edu

Announcements & Events

Date: March 3, 2024Ìý
Draft papers, poster abstracts, and extended abstracts for presentations, workshops, and lightning talksÌýdue for ASEE Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï, May 2024
Submit here:Ìý


Date: May 15-17, 2024
ASEE Rocky Mountain Section Conference, °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï

See more information at:Ìý/engineering/asee-rocky-mountain-section-conference-2024

Reach out to conference chair Mona Elhelbawy to help with conference planning; mona.elhelbawy@colorado.edu


PhD degree in Engineering Education coming Fall 2024
New degree approved by the Regents April 2023

More information:Ìý/program/ide/phd-engineering-education


ASEE Rocky Mountain Section Conference 2023 papers published

Papers presented at the Rocky Mountain Section Conference are available at:Ìý

CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï faculty authored 9 papers


Angela Bielefeldt, P.E.
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Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering; Integrated Design Engineering


Bernard Amadei
Professor
Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering


Kenneth Anderson
Professor and Chair
Computer ScienceÌý


Frank Barnes
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering


Azadeh Bolhari, P.E.
Teaching AssociateÌýProfessor
Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering


Christopher Bowman
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Chemical and Biological EngineeringÌý


Christy Bozic
Professor and Faculty Director
Engineering Management


David Clough
Professor Emeritus
Chemical and Biological Engineering


Vanessa Dunn
Director of Analytics, Assessment and Accreditation
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Mona ElHelbawy
Associate Teaching Professor
Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering


Tanya Ennis
Director
SpectrumX Center Broadening Participation


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Professor Emeritus
Chemical and Biological Engineering


Jeffrey Forbes
Professor Emeritus
Ann and H.J. Smead AerospaceÌýEngineering Sciences


Dan Godrick, P.E.
Teaching Assistant Professor
Integrated Design Engineering


Michael Gooseff
Professor
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering


Keith Graham
Teaching Associate Professor
Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering


Jean Hertzberg
Professor
Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering


Bobby Hodgkinson
Teaching Assistant Professor
Ann and H.J. Smead AerospaceÌýEngineering Sciences


Novella Keeling
Teaching Assistant ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌý
Biomedical Engineering Program


Daniel Knight
Research AssociateÌý
Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering


Rebecca Komarek
Associate Director
Idea Forge


Daria Kotys-Schwartz
Teaching Professor; Director
Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering; Idea Forge


William Krantz
Professor Emeritus
Chemical and Biological Engineering


Jessica Leeker
Scholar in Residence
Engineering Management Program


Katherine McConnell
Scholar in Residence - Industry Outreach
Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering


Keith Molenaar
Dean; Professor
College of Engineering & Applied Science; Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering


Roseanna Neupauer
Professor
Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering


Gretchen O'Connell
Senior Assistant Dean
Graduate School


Derek Reamon
Teaching Professor
Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering


Massimo Ruzzene
Professor; Acting Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering; CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï


Robyn Sandekian
Director of Faculty Advancement
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Trudy Schwartz
Associate Teaching Professor
Ann and H.J. Smead AerospaceÌýEngineering Sciences


JoAnnÌýSilverstein, P.E.
Professor Emerita
Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering


Michael Soltys
Teaching Professor
Integrated Design Engineering


Nick Stites
Director; Instructor
Integrated Teaching and Learning Program; Integrated Design Engineering


Robert Streeter, P.E.
PhD Candidate
Electrical,ÌýComputer & Energy EngineeringÌý


Jennifer Taylor
Assistant Director, Pre-College Engineering Education
Integrated Teaching &ÌýLearning Program


Joany Tisdale
Teaching Assistant Professor
Integrated Design Engineering


Janet Tsai
Teaching AssociateÌýProfessor, Associate Chair, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering


Wendy Young
Teaching Professor, Associate Chair
Chemical and Biological Engineering


Janet Yowell
Integrated Education Manager for RSO, Research Associate and Director of Strategic Community College STEM Initiatives
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Malinda Zarske
Teaching Professor; Associate Director
Integrated Design Engineering


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Awards

CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï Fellows

  • Angela Bielefeldt, 2019
  • John L. Falconer, 2019
  • Jacquelyn Sullivan, 2011
  • Klaus Timmerhaus, 1994

2015
Which Courses Influence Engineering Students' Views of Social Responsibility
Nathan Canney (Seattle University), Angela Bielefeldt (°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï), M. Russu (Seattle University)

2009
Measuring the Impacts of Project-based Service Learning
Angela Bielefeldt (°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï), Kurt Paterson (Michigan Technological University), Chris Swan (Tufts University)

2003
Staying In Engineering: Effects of a Hands-On, Team-Based, First Year Projects Course On Student Retention
Daniel Knight, Lawrence Carlson, Jacquelyn Sullivan (°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï)

  • 2022, PIC III,ÌýSelf-assessment of leadership behaviors over time among students in a mechanical engineering capstone design course, R. Komarek, A. Bielefeldt, D. Knight, https://peer.asee.org/40937
  • 2019, PIC IV,ÌýStudent Views on their Role in Society as an Engineer and Relevant Ethical Issues, A. Bielefeldt, D. Zhao, A. Kulich, M. Polmear, N. Canney, C. Swan, D. Knight, https://peer.asee.org/34206
  • 2019, PIC V,ÌýMapping & Strengthening Curriculum-Based Industry/Academia Intersections, Katherine McConnell.Ìýhttps://peer.asee.org/34207
  • 2018, PIC IV, Faculty Perceptions of Challenges to Educating Engineering and Computing Students about Ethics and Societal Impacts, M. Polmear, A. Bielefeldt, D. Knight, Chris Swan, Nathan Canney, https://peer.asee.org/30510
  • 2017, PIC I,ÌýChallenges of a Professional Issues Course in Civil Engineering: Comparison Across Two Years.ÌýAngela Bielefeldt.Ìýhttps://peer.asee.org/28024
  • 2016, PIC IV,ÌýPerspectives of Engineers on Ethical Dilemmas in the Workplace.ÌýAngela Bielefeldt and Nathan Canney.Ìýhttps://peer.asee.org/25892
  • 2009, PIC II,ÌýMeasuring the Impacts of Projectâ€�based Service Learning. Angela Bielefeldt, Kurt Paterson, Chris Swan.Ìýhttps://peer.asee.org/5642
  • 2004, PIC III,ÌýA Course in Flow Visualization: The Art and Physics of Fluid Flow, Jean Hertzberg.Ìýhttps://peer.asee.org/12925
  • 2003, PIC III, Staying In Engineering: Effects of a Hands-On, Team-Based, First Year Projects Course On Student Retention,ÌýDaniel Knight, Lawrence Carlson and Jacquelyn Sullivan.Ìýhttps://peer.asee.org/11855

Engineering Leadership Development (LEAD) Division

2022:ÌýSelf-assessment of Leadership Behaviors Over Time among Students in a Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Course, R. Komarek, A. Bielefeldt, D. Knight

2020: Using Computing Values Framework to Map that Development of Leadership Skills as Capstone Design Students Transition to the Workplace, Daniel Knight and Daria Kotys-Schwartz

Women in Engineering Division

2020 Best Diversity Paper : Interventions in Faculty Recruiting, Screening, and Hiring Processes Enable Greater Engineering Faculty Diversity; by Robyn Sandekian, JoAnn Silverstein, and Beverly Louie

2018 Best Paper: Probing Correlations Between Undergraduate Engineering Programs’ Customizability and Gender Diversity. Marissa H.ÌýForbes, A.R. Bielefeldt, J.F. Sullivan, R. Littlejohn.Ìý

Ethics Division

2021 Best Paper:ÌýUndergraduate Engineering Students’ Exposure to, and Valuation of, Ethics Through the Lens of Socialization; Madeline Polmear (University of Florida),ÌýAngela R Bielefeldt (°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï), Chris Swan (Tufts University), and Daniel Knight (°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï)

2020 Best Paper:ÌýStudent Perceptions of an Ethics Intervention: Exploration Across Three Course Types;ÌýMadeline Polmear (University of Florida),ÌýAngela R Bielefeldt (°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï), Nathan E Canney (CYS Structural Engineers Inc.), Chris Swan (Tufts University), and Daniel Knight (°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï)

2020 Best Diversity Paper: Health Stress and Support System Narratives of Engineering Students;ÌýGreg Rulifson andÌýAngela R BielefeldtÌý

2019 Best Paper:ÌýStudent Views on Their Role in Society as an Engineer and Relevant Ethical Issues;ÌýAngela R. Bielefeldt, Davis Zhao, Alexandra Kulich, Madeline Polmear, Nathan E. Canney, Chris Swan, and Daniel Knight.

2018 Best Paper:ÌýFaculty perceptions of challenges to educating engineering and computing students about ethics and societal impacts;ÌýMadeline Polmear, Angela Bielefeldt, Daniel Knight, Chris Swan, and Nathan Canney

International Division

2019 Best Paper: Bielefeldt, Canney, Rulifsontitle (hyperlink the title) authors

Technological Literacy and Philosophy of Engineering (TeLPhE) Division

2019 Best Paper: title (hyperlink the title) Polmear, Bielefeldt, authors

Civil EngineeringÌýDivision

2018 Stephen Ressler Best Paper Award:ÌýChallenges of a Professional Issues Course in Civil Engineering: Comparison Across Two Years.ÌýÌýAngela Bielefeldt.

Environmental EngineeringÌýDivision

2015 Best Paper: Sustainable, Global, Interdisciplinary and Concerned for Others? Trends in Environmental Engineering Students. A. Bielefeldt.Ìý

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LiberalÌýEngineering / Engineering in Society (LEES)ÌýDivision

2015 Best Paper: Which Courses Influence Engineering Students’ Views of Social Responsibility.Ìý N. Canney, A. Bielefeldt, M. Russu.Ìý

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First-Year Programs Division

2017 Best Paper: Incorporation of Ethics and Societal Impact Issues into First Year Engineering Courses: Results of a National Survey.ÌýÌýA.R. Bielefeldt, M. Polmear, D. Knight, C. Swan, N. Canney.Ìý

2011Ìý3rd Place Best Paper Award: A Drop-In Tutoring Program to Support First-Year Engineering.ÌýBeverly Louie, Daniel Knight, and Jacquelyn F. Sullivan.Ìý

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PCEE Division

2012 Best Paper: K-12 Engineering for Service: Do project-based service-learning design experiences impact attitudes in high school engineering students? M.S.ÌýZarske, J.L. Yowell, J.F. Sullivan, A.R. Bielefeldt, D.W. Knight, T. O’Hair.Ìý

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Community Engagement Division

2015ÌýBest Paper: Investigating the benefits of group model building using system dynamics for Engineers Without Borders students.ÌýJeffrey Walters andÌýKaitlin Litchfield.Ìýhttps://peer.asee.org/24376.Ìý

Ben Weihrauch
ASEE Rocky Mountain Section Conference, best presentation award in the professional category
2023

Janet Yowell and Nick Stites
ASEE Rocky Mountain Section Conference, best poster award in the professional category
2023

Joan Tisdale
First-Year Programs Division, Engineering Educator Award
2021

Janet Tsai, Beth Myers, J. Sullivan, K. Anderson
First-Year Programs Division, Best Presentation Award
2020

Daria Kotys-Schwartz
Education Research and Methods Division (ERM) Distinguished Service Award
2014

Jonathan Wiggins
Environmental Engineering Division, Best studentÌýpaper award
2011

Janet deGrazia, John L. Falconer, and Al Weimer
Best Zone Paper,Ìý"The Use of Clickers in Engineering Classrooms"
2005

Service

ASEE service and leadership by CU Members

Angela Bielefeldt
Rocky Mountain Section; Chair, Vice Chair East, Past Chair;Ìý2016-2020
Community Engagement Division; Chair, Past Chair, Secretary; 2015-2016, 2018-present
Environmental Engineering Division; Chair, Program Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Director; 2006-2013
Zone IV ASEE Conference Chair, 2017-2018.


Malinda Zarske
Chair,ÌýCommission on PreK-12 Engineering Education, 2020-presentÌý
Member, Board of Directors Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI), 2018-present
Chair, P-12 Engineering Education Division, 2009-2011
Founding Executive Board Member, P-12 Engineering Education Division, 2004


Katherine McConnell
CEED Program Chair
Cooperative & Experiential Education Division
2022-2023


Rebecca Komarek
Director of Scholarly Activities
Engineering Leadership Development Division
2021-present


Mona Elhelbawy
Rocky Mountain Section ConferenceÌýChair, 2024


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Papers


Annual Conference Papers Authored

2023: 9

2022: 27

2021: 29

2020: 25

2019: 19

2018: 25

2017: 21

2016: 19

2015: 30

2014: 22

2013:Ìý19

2012: 20

2011:Ìý23

2010:Ìý9

2009:Ìý9

2008:Ìý5

2007: 9

2006:Ìý13

2005:Ìý2