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This work was supported by the National Science Foundation, through the Research Initiation Grant in Engineering Education (RIGEE) project entitled “Writing to Learn Engineering: Identifying Effective Techniques for the Integration of Written Communication Into Engineering Classes and Curricula.” Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.


Project team:

Cary Troy (Principal Investigator)

Joshua Boyd (Co-Principal Investigator)

Brent Jesiek (Co-Principal Investigator)

Rebecca Essig

Natascha Trellinger Buswell


Related publications:

Troy, C.D., B.K. Jesiek, N.M. Trellinger, and R.R. Essig. (2016) “Writing to Learn Engineering: Identifying Effective Techniques for the Integration of Written Communication into Engineering Classes and Curricula (NSF RIGEE project).” In Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, June 26-29, 2016.

Trellinger, N.M., B.K. Jesiek, C.D. Troy, J. Boyd, and R.R. Essig. (2016) “Engineering Faculty on Writing: What They Think and What They Want.” In Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, June 26-29, 2016.

Trellinger, N.M., R.R. Essig, C.D. Troy, B.K. Jesiek, J. Boyd*. (2015) “Something to Write Home(work) About: An Analysis of Writing Exercises in Fluid Mechanics Textbooks.” In Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, June 14-17, 2015.

Troy, C.D., R.R. Essig, B.K. Jesiek, J. Boyd, N.M. Trellinger.* (2014) “Writing to Learn Engineering: Identifying Effective Techniques for the Integration of Written Communication into Engineering Classes and Curricula (NSF RIGEE project).” In Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, June 15-18, 2014.

Essig, R., C. Troy, B.K. Jesiek, J. Boyd, and N.M. Trellinger. (2014) "Adventures in Paragraph Writing: The Development and Refinement of Scalable and Effective Writing Exercises for Large-enrollment Engineering Courses." In Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, June 15-18, 2014.