2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Ms. Lauren A Cooper University of Colorado Boulder [biography]

   Lauren is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder and an Assistant Teaching Professor at the Colorado School of Mines. Her research in engineering education is focused on understanding the impacts of project-based learning and project-based service-learning on student motivation.

2. Dr. Daria A Kotys-Schwartz University of Colorado Boulder [biography]

   Daria Kotys-Schwartz is the Design Center Colorado Co-Director and an Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. She received B.S. and M.S degrees in mechanical engineering 
from The Ohio State University and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Kotys-Schwartz has focused her research in engineering student learning, retention, and student identity development within the context of engineering design. She is currently investigating the impact of a four-year hands-on design curriculum in engineering, a holistic approach to student retention, the effects of service learning in engineering education, and informal learning in engineering.

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