Engineering Education Lab

Development of engineering students' technical and professional competencies

Research Streams

1. Engineering Workforce Development

We study the onboarding process of new engineers into their new workplaces and important professional skills needed in 21^st century engineers.

1. • Workplace socialization/onboarding process

   • Professional skill development

2. Mentoring and Diversity

We study essential mentoring practices to support diverse engineering students’ inquiry, investigation, and discovery in research settings.

2. • Mentoring undergraduate research students

   • Research experiences for undergraduates

3. Teaching and Learning Mechanisms

We explore technologies and pedagogies that enhance students’ acquisition of technical knowledge and problem solving skills.

3. • Ill-structured problem solving process

   • Hybrid instruction and online videos

   • Cooperative learning