Project Grant 2441887

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Education and Centers program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award to Bucknell University totals $138,819 and aims to support the creation of the "21st Century Engineer." The overarching goals are to shed light on how professional and personal experiences shape the use of intuition in engineering practice, and to take steps towards creating space for open discussion of intuition use in engineering. The project will employ qualitative research methods, including phenomenographic and narrative analyses, to characterize how engineering practitioners, faculty, and industry recruiters understand the role of experience in developing engineering problem-solving skills, particularly intuition. The research insights will inform the development and piloting of curricular interventions and practitioner-focused educational materials to help facilitate a more diverse engineering workforce adept at leveraging past experiences to address current and future challenges.