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 programsthat enhance professional opportunities for engineering faculty members, promotes activities that support increased engineering student enrollments, andcollaborateswith national and international organizations.
ASEE providescommunication 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
 Ҵýƽ ASEE Campus Representative
angela.bielefeldt@colorado.edu
Announcements & Events
Date: March 3, 2024
 Draft papers, poster abstracts, and extended abstracts for presentations, workshops, and lightning talksdue for ASEE Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, University of Colorado Boulder, May 2024
 Submit here:
Date: May 15-17, 2024
 ASEE Rocky Mountain Section Conference, University of Colorado Boulder
See more information at:/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:/program/ide/phd-engineering-education
ASEE Rocky Mountain Section Conference 2023 papers published
Papers presented at the Rocky Mountain Section Conference are available at:
Ҵýƽ 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 Science
Frank Barnes
 Distinguished Professor Emeritus
 Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering
Azadeh Bolhari, P.E.
 Teaching AssociateProfessor
 Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Christopher Bowman
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 Chemical and Biological Engineering
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 AerospaceEngineering 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 AerospaceEngineering Sciences
Novella Keeling
 Teaching Assistant ʰǴڱǰ
 Biomedical Engineering Program
Daniel Knight
 Research Associate
 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; Ҵýƽ
Robyn Sandekian
 Director of Faculty Advancement
 College of Engineering & Applied Science
Trudy Schwartz
 Associate Teaching Professor
 Ann and H.J. Smead AerospaceEngineering Sciences
JoAnnSilverstein, 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,Computer & Energy Engineering
Jennifer Taylor
 Assistant Director, Pre-College Engineering Education
 Integrated Teaching &Learning Program
Joany Tisdale
 Teaching Assistant Professor
 Integrated Design Engineering
Janet Tsai
 Teaching AssociateProfessor, 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
Awards
Ҵýƽ 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 (University of Colorado Boulder), M. Russu (Seattle University)
2009
 Measuring the Impacts of Project-based Service Learning
 Angela Bielefeldt (University of Colorado Boulder), 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 (University of Colorado Boulder) 
- 2022, PIC III,Self-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,Student 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,Mapping & Strengthening Curriculum-Based Industry/Academia Intersections, Katherine McConnell.https://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,Challenges of a Professional Issues Course in Civil Engineering: Comparison Across Two Years.Angela Bielefeldt.https://peer.asee.org/28024
- 2016, PIC IV,Perspectives of Engineers on Ethical Dilemmas in the Workplace.Angela Bielefeldt and Nathan Canney.https://peer.asee.org/25892
- 2009, PIC II,Measuring the Impacts of Project‐based Service Learning. Angela Bielefeldt, Kurt Paterson, Chris Swan.https://peer.asee.org/5642
- 2004, PIC III,A Course in Flow Visualization: The Art and Physics of Fluid Flow, Jean Hertzberg.https://peer.asee.org/12925
- 2003, PIC III, Staying In Engineering: Effects of a Hands-On, Team-Based, First Year Projects Course On Student Retention,Daniel Knight, Lawrence Carlson and Jacquelyn Sullivan.https://peer.asee.org/11855
Engineering Leadership Development (LEAD) Division
2022:Self-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.Forbes, A.R. Bielefeldt, J.F. Sullivan, R. Littlejohn.
Ethics Division
2021 Best Paper:Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Exposure to, and Valuation of, Ethics Through the Lens of Socialization; Madeline Polmear (University of Florida),Angela R Bielefeldt (University of Colorado Boulder), Chris Swan (Tufts University), and Daniel Knight (University of Colorado Boulder)
2020 Best Paper:Student Perceptions of an Ethics Intervention: Exploration Across Three Course Types;Madeline Polmear (University of Florida),Angela R Bielefeldt (University of Colorado Boulder), Nathan E Canney (CYS Structural Engineers Inc.), Chris Swan (Tufts University), and Daniel Knight (University of Colorado Boulder)
2020 Best Diversity Paper: Health Stress and Support System Narratives of Engineering Students;Greg Rulifson andAngela R Bielefeldt
2019 Best Paper:Student Views on Their Role in Society as an Engineer and Relevant Ethical Issues;Angela R. Bielefeldt, Davis Zhao, Alexandra Kulich, Madeline Polmear, Nathan E. Canney, Chris Swan, and Daniel Knight.
2018 Best Paper:Faculty perceptions of challenges to educating engineering and computing students about ethics and societal impacts;Madeline 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 EngineeringDivision
2018 Stephen Ressler Best Paper Award:Challenges of a Professional Issues Course in Civil Engineering: Comparison Across Two Years.Angela Bielefeldt.
Environmental EngineeringDivision
2015 Best Paper: Sustainable, Global, Interdisciplinary and Concerned for Others? Trends in Environmental Engineering Students. A. Bielefeldt.
LiberalEngineering / Engineering in Society (LEES)Division
2015 Best Paper: Which Courses Influence Engineering Students’ Views of Social Responsibility. N. Canney, A. Bielefeldt, M. Russu.
First-Year Programs Division
2017 Best Paper: Incorporation of Ethics and Societal Impact Issues into First Year Engineering Courses: Results of a National Survey.A.R. Bielefeldt, M. Polmear, D. Knight, C. Swan, N. Canney.
20113rd Place Best Paper Award: A Drop-In Tutoring Program to Support First-Year Engineering.Beverly Louie, Daniel Knight, and Jacquelyn F. Sullivan.
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.Zarske, J.L. Yowell, J.F. Sullivan, A.R. Bielefeldt, D.W. Knight, T. O’Hair.
Community Engagement Division
2015Best Paper: Investigating the benefits of group model building using system dynamics for Engineers Without Borders students.Jeffrey Walters andKaitlin Litchfield.https://peer.asee.org/24376.
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 studentpaper award
 2011
Janet deGrazia, John L. Falconer, and Al Weimer
 Best Zone Paper,"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;2016-2020
 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,Commission on PreK-12 Engineering Education, 2020-present
 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 ConferenceChair, 2024
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
2013:19
2012: 20
2011:23
2010:9
2009:9
2008:5
2007: 9
2006:13
2005:2