DEED Best Paper Awards

2024 ASEE DEED Best Papers:

  • Winner:

    • “Toward an Integrated Framework of Empathy for Users among Engineering Student Designers” by Nicholas D. Fila, Justin L Hess, Elizabeth Sanders and Corey Schimpf
  • DEI Best Paper:
    • “Outcomes from a Multi-year Design-oriented Summer Engineering Program at a Hispanic-majority Institution” by Matthew Lucian Alexander, Michael Preuss, David Hicks, Breanna Michelle Weir Bailey, Rajashekar Reddy Mogiligidda, Lihua Zuo, Mahesh Hosur

2023 ASEE DEED Best Papers:

  • Winner:

    • Course Design Thinking: Navigating Tensions at the Intersection of Design Thinking and Engineering Course Design, Nicholas D. Fila, Diane T. Rover, Henry Duwe, Mani Mina, Phillip H Jones, https://peer.asee.org/42773

  • Finalists:

    • Course Design Thinking: Navigating Tensions at the Intersection of Design Thinking and Engineering Course Design, Nicholas D. Fila, Diane T. Rover, Henry Duwe, Mani Mina, Phillip H Jones, https://peer.asee.org/42773
    • Supporting Engineering Students’ Incorporation of “Context” into Global Health Design Processes, Grace Burleson, Kathleen H. Sienko, Kentaro Toyama, University of Michigan, https://peer.asee.org/38125
    • Neurocognitive Examination of the Impact of Design Project Representation on Student Motivation and Performance, Corey James Kado, Elisabeth Kames, Florida Polytechnic University,  https://peer.asee.org/43726

2022 ASEE DEED Best Papers:

  • Winner:

    • TBA

  • Finalists:

    • TBA

2021 ASEE DEED Best Papers:

  • Winner:

    •  Emergency Transition of Intro Communication and Design Course to Remote Teaching, C. Swackhamer, J. Mullin,  https://peer.asee.org/37025

  • Finalists:

    • Managing Uncertainty in CAD-enabled Engineering Design Tasks, Y. Y. Seah, T. Karabiyik, A. J. Magana, https://peer.asee.org/37479
    • Engineering Ethics in Engineering Design Courses: A Preliminary Investigation, A. Katz, I. Anakok, U. Shakir, H. Murzi, https://peer.asee.org/37058
    • Framing Engineering Problems in an Intramural Context, A. Olewnik, V. Svihla, https://peer.asee.org/37206 
    • An Exploration of Social and Educational Influences on User-centered Design: Revisiting a Compatibility Questionnaire, M. Hammond, J. Martinez, E. Ziff, https://peer.asee.org/36669

2020 ASEE DEED Best Papers:

  • Winner:

    • Problem Reframing and Empathy Manifestation in the Innovation Process, E. Kim, Sunay Purzer, C. Vivas-Valencia, L.B. Payne, N. Kong, N [view paper]

  • Finalists:

2019 ASEE DEED Best Papers:

  • Winner:

    • Design Intentions: Engineering Students Looking Ahead to their Future Design Behavior, Giovanna Scalone, Aaron Justin Joya, Kathryn Shroyer, Cynthia Atman [view paper]

  • Finalists:

    • Student Designers’ Interactions with Users in Capstone Design Projects: A Comparison Across Teams, Robert Lowell, Shanna Daly, Kathleen Sienko, Amy Hortop, Elizabeth Stehl [view paper]
    • Women’s Experience in the Transition from Capstone Design Courses to Engineering Work Places, Susannah Howe, Robin Ott, Marie Paretti, Cristian Hernandez, Jessica Deters, Chris Gewirtz, Francesca Giardine, Anne Kary [view paper]
    •  Integrating Mind, Hand, and Heart: How Students Are Transformed by Hands-on Designing and Making, Eric Reynolds Brubaker, Vikas Maturi, Barbara Karanian, Sheri Sheppard, David Beach  [view paper]
    • Deploying Virtual Product Dissection Lesson Modules in Introductory Engineering Classrooms: A Research-driven Approach, Elizabeth Starkey, Scarlet Miller, Samuel Hunter  [view paper]
    • A Mixed Methods Analysis of Motivation Factors in Senior Capstone Design Courses, Elizabeth Kames, Devanshi Shah, McKenzie Clark, Beshoy Morkos [view paper]

2018 ASEE DEED Best Papers:

  • Winner:

    • The ‘Structured’ Engineering Design Notebook: A New Tool for Design Thinking within a Studio Design Course, Ms. Kristen Clapper Bergsman (University of Washington) [view paper]

  • Finalists:

    • Exploring Students’ Product Design Concept Generation and Development Practices, Mr. Jin Woo Lee,  Dr. Shanna R. Daly, and Mr. Varghese Ittoop Vadakumcherry  (University of Michigan) [view paper]
    • Use of Active Learning and the Design Thinking Process to Drive Creative Sustainable Engineering Design Solutions, Dr. Renee M. Clark,  Ms. Lisa Marie Stabryla, Dr. Leanne M. Gilbertson (University of Pittsburgh) [view paper]
    • The Write Background Makes a Difference: What Research and Writing Skills Can Predict about Capstone Project Success, Dr. Kris Jaeger-Helton and Dr. Bridget M. Smyser  (Northeastern University) [view paper]
    • New Engineers’ First Three Months: A Study of the Transition from Capstone Design Courses to Workplaces, Chris Gewirtz (Virginia Tech), Dr. Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz (University of Colorado, Boulder), Dr. Daniel Knight (University of Colorado, Boulder), Dr. Marie C. Paretti (Virginia Tech), Mr. Sidharth Arunkumar, Prof. Julie Dyke Ford (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology), Dr. Susannah Howe (Smith College), Ms. Laura Mae Rosenbauer (Smith College), Mr. Nicholas Emory Alvarez (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology), Ms. Jessica Deters (Virginia Tech), Mr. Cristian Hernandez [view paper]

2017 ASEE DEED Best Papers:

  • Winner:

    • Switching Midstream, Floundering Early, and Tolerance for Ambiguity: How Capstone Students Cope with Changing and Delayed Projects, Kris Jaeger-Helton (Northeastern University), Bridget M. Smyser (Northeastern University) [view paper]

  • Finalists:

    • Examining the Effect of a Paradigm-Relatedness Problem-Framing Tool on Idea Generation, Amy E. Rechkemmer (University of Michigan), Maya Z. Makhlouf (University of Michigan), Jennifer M. Wenger (University of Michigan), Eli M. Silk (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey), Shanna R. Daly (University of Michigan), Seda McKilligan (Iowa State University), Kathryn W. Jablokow (Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley) [view paper]
    • Case Studies of Problem Exploration Processes in Engineering Design, Jaryn Studer (Iowa State University), Shanna R. Daly (University of Michigan), Jaclyn Kuspiel Murray (U
      niversity of Michigan), Seda McKilligan (Iowa State University), Colleen M. Seifert (University of Michigan [view paper]
    • Designing a Course for Peer Educators in Undergraduate Engineering Design Courses, Gina Marie Quan (University of Maryland, College Park), Chandra Anne Turpen (University of Maryland, College Park), Ayush Gupta (University of Maryland, College Park), Emilia Dewi Tanu (University of Maryland, College Park) [view paper]
    • Extending the 2015 Capstone Design Survey: Data from Australia and New Zealand, Susannah Howe (Smith College), Laura Mae Rosenbauer (Smith College) [view paper]

2017 ASEE DEED Best Papers:

  • Winner:

    • Extending the 2015 Capstone Design Survey: Data from Australia and New Zealand, Susannah Howe (Smith College), Laura Mae Rosenbauer (Smith College) [view paper]

  • Finalists:

    • A Comparison of Paper vs. Electronic (Portfolio) Notebooks for Engineering Design Projects, Jessica A. Kuczenski (Santa Clara University), Erin Susan Araj (Santa Clara University) [view paper]
    • The 2015 Capstone Design Survey: Observations from the Front Lines, Susannah Howe (Smith College), Sophia L. Poulos (Smith College), Laura Mae Rosenbauer (Smith College) [view paper] 
    • The Prototype for X (PFX) Framework: Assessing Its Impact on Students’ Prototyping Awareness, Jessica Menold (Pennsylvania State University, University Park), Kathryn W. Jablokow (Pennsylvania State University), Timothy W. Simpson (Pennsylvania State University, University Park), Emily A. Waterman (Pennsylvania State University) [view paper]

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2015 ASEE DEED Best Papers:

  • Winner:

    • The Impact of Teaming and Cognitive Style on Student Perceptions of Design Ideation Outcomes, Kathryn W. Jablokow (Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley), Wesley Teerlink (Penn State University), Seda Yilmaz (Iowa State University), Shanna R. Daly (University of Michigan), Eli M. Silk (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey) [view paper]

  • Finalists:

    • Aesthetics of Design: A Case Study of a Course, Katherine Goodman (University of Colorado, Boulder), Hunter Porterfield Ewen (University of Colorado, Boulder), Jiffer W Harriman Jr. (University of Colorado), Jean Hertzberg (University of Colorado, Boulder) [view paper]
    • Exploring the Impact of Cognitive Preferences on Student Receptivity to Design Thinking, Jessica Menold (Pennsylvania State University, University Park), Kathryn W. Jablokow (Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley), Elizabeth C. Kisenwether (Pennsylvania State University, University Park), Sarah E Zappe (Pennsylvania State University, University Park) [view paper]
    • Valuing and Engaging Stakeholders: The Effects of Engineering Students’ Interactions During Capstone Design, Ibrahim Mohedas (University of Michigan), Grace Louise Cravens (Sienko Research Group), Shanna R. Daly (University of Michigan), Kathleen H. Sienko (University of Michigan) [view paper]
    • Guardian Angels of Our Better Nature: Finding Evidence of the Benefits of Design Thinking, Luke David Conlin (Stanford University), Doris B Chin Ph.D. (Stanford Graduate School of Education), Kristen Pilner Blair (Stanford University), Dr. Maria Cutumisu (Stanford University), Daniel L Schwartz (Stanford University) [view paper]