Haolin Zhu

Referred Journal Papers

• H. Zhu, S. Mukherjee, A. Dhall, “A finite element analysis of coupling between water absorption and swelling of foodstuffs during soaking”, Transport in Porous Media, 88(3), 399-419, 2011
• H. Zhu, A. Dhall, S. Mukherjee, A. K. Datta, “A model for flow and deformation in unsaturated swelling porous media”, Transport in Porous Media, 84(2), 335-369, 2010

Conference Proceedings

• H. Zhu, A. Trowbridge, S. E. Huffman, and S. Jenkins, "An Experience Designed to Onboard New Students into a Multiyear Co-curricular Program, the Grand Challenges Scholars Program", in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, QC, Canada, June 2025.
• A. Trowbridge, H. Zhu, & J. Matti, "Inspiring Early Engagement and Community Building Among First Year Students in a Multiyear Co-Curricular Program through A Summer Program: Successes Based on Ten Years of Implementation", in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, QC, Canada, June 2025.
• H. Zhu, & A. Trowbridge, "Courses Designed to Support Students' Professional Development and Progress through a Multi-Year Co-Curricular Program, the Grand Challenges Scholars Program", in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR, June 2024.
• A. Trowbridge, & H. Zhu, "The Value of Participating in the Grand Challenges Scholars Program: Students' Perceptions Across Three Years", in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR, June 2024.
• H. Zhu, & A. Trowbridge, "A First Year Design Project that Encourages Motivation, Curiosity, Connections, and Making", in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, MD, June 2023.
• H. Zhu, & A. Baumann, "Impact of Gamification on Student Motivation and Success - Insights Gained from Freshman and Junior Level Technical Courses", in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, June 2022.
• A. Grewal, H. Zhu, & D. Taylor, "Work in Progress: Implementing Team Projects in Online Courses - Balancing Individual Responsibility and Team Collaboration", in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, June 2022.
• H. Zhu, A. K. Trowbridge, K. Taylor, D. J. Laxman,  “Online sharing platform for course modules: understanding materials use and effectiveness”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Virtually On Line, July 2021.
• H. Zhu “Fostering entrepreneurial mindset through a hands-on design project in a mechanism design course”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Virtually On Line, July 2021.
• H. Zhu and A. K. Trowbridge, “Work-in-progress: defining criteria to evaluate achievement of the NAE Grand Challenges Scholars Program competencies”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Virtually On Line, July 2021.
• H. Zhu, A. K. Trowbridge, and J. R. Roter, “Work-in-progress: development of an interdisciplinary MOOC that introduces the NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, Virtually On Line, June 2020
• H. Zhu, A. Baumann, G. Lichtenstein, “Assessment of entrepreneurial mindset coverage in an online first year design course”, in First Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Annual Conference, University Park, PA, July 2019
• H. Zhu, “Can a first day activity help raise customer awareness, an important attribute of an entrepreneurially minded engineer?”, in First Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Annual Conference, University Park, PA, July 2019
• H. Zhu, T. G. Ganesh, C. Sonnier, “Studying changes using concept maps in first year students’ understanding of the engineering design process”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, Tampa, FL, June 2019
• H. Zhu, D. J. Taylor, I. Derk, “Cohering small group communication with introduction to engineering and its impact on team dynamics”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, Tampa, FL, June 2019
• A. F. McKenna, J. M. Bekki, M. Herrmann, M. V. Huerta, R. Pan, R. M. Pendyala, H. Zhu, “Master mentors: the process of developing a mentoring model at scale”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, Tampa, FL, June 2019
• A. K. Trowbridge, H. Zhu, J. Collofello, “First year students developing a systems perspective in the Grand Challenge Scholars Program”, WEEF-GEDC 2018 Conference, Albuquerque, NM, Nov 2018
• B. E. Mertz, H. Zhu, A. K. Trowbridge, A. J. Baumann, “Development and implementation of a MOOC introduction to engineering course”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2018
• H. Zhu, I. Derk, S. Sowl, and N. Nailor, “Fusing introduction to engineering and intercultural communication and its effect on the customer awareness aspect of the entrepreneurial mindset”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2018
• H. Zhu, and B. E. Mertz, “Work in progress: incorporation of the entrepreneurial mindset into the introduction to engineering courses”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, Columbus, OH, June 2017
• A. K. Trowbridge, and H. Zhu, “Work in progress: an interdisciplinary course designed to assist first year students in planning and preparing for success in the NAE Grand Challenge Scholars Program”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, Columbus, OH, June 2017
• H. Zhu, “A flipped solid mechanics course designed based-on the Interactive, Constructive, Active, and Passive (ICAP) framework”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, New Orleans, LA, June 2016
• A. R. Lee, H. Zhu, J. A. Middleton, “Effectiveness of flipped classroom in mechanics of materials”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, New Orleans, LA, June 2016
• H. Zhu, “Implementing open-ended hands-on design projects throughout the mechanical engineering curriculum”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, New Orleans, LA, June 2016
• H. Zhu, and B. E. Mertz, “Redesign of the introduction to engineering course and its impact on students’ knowledge and application of the engineering design process”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, New Orleans, LA, June 2016
• H. Zhu, and A. K. Trowbridge, “Assessing the impact of incorporating the NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering as a multidisciplinary hands-on design project in the introduction to engineering course”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, New Orleans, LA, June 2016
• H. Zhu, and R. J. Meuth, “Assessment of communication, teamwork, and engineering motivation in inter-disciplinary projects implemented in an introduction to engineering course”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, Seattle, WA, June 2015
• D. Benson, and H. Zhu, “Student reflection, self-assessment and categorization of errors on exam questions as a tool to guide self-repair and profile student strengths and weaknesses in a course”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, Seattle, WA, June 2015
• B. E. Mertz, H. Zhu, and C. Wang, “Design, implementation and evaluation of an online team and activity-based introduction to engineering course”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, Seattle, WA, June 2015
• K. C. Dimiduk, R. Bhaskaran, H. Zhu, Y. Gao, “Helping students approach FEA simulations like experts”, in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Proceedings of, Vancouver, BC, June 2011
• H. Zhu, S. Mukherjee, “Flow and deformation in unsaturated swelling porous materials”, Proceedings of the 10th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM-X), July 2009

Engineering Unleashed Cards 

• Concept mapping, a tool for assessment of first year students’ understanding of the design process, https://app.engineeringunleashed.com/card/edit/1606, Exemplar card with over 30,800 downloads to date
• Course modules providing interdisciplinary perspectives on Grand Challenges for Engineering, https://app.engineeringunleashed.com/card/edit/766, Exemplar card with over 6,000 downloads to date
• Mars in the Making – A first year design project for student motivation, diverse interests, curiosity, and making, https://app.engineeringunleashed.com/card/edit/2838
• Incorporating gaming elements into technical courses for student motivation and success, https://app.engineeringunleashed.com/card/edit/2922
• EML everywhere: adapting EML activities for different learning modalities, https://engineeringunleashed.com/card/2391
• Entrepreneurial mindset coverage in first year design courses: assessment rubric and implementation guide, https://app.engineeringunleashed.com/card/edit/2391
• First day activity that raises first year students’ customer awareness, https://app.engineeringunleashed.com/card/edit/1799
• Hands on toy design project for a mechanism analysis and design course, https://app.engineeringunleashed.com/card/edit/741

Conference Workshops

• Speed networking, GCSP Network Annual Meeting, 2025
• Incorporating gaming elements into technical courses for student motivation and success, KEEN National Conference, Feb 2022
• EML everywhere: adapting EML activities for use in different learning modalities, KEEN National Conference, Feb 2021
• Incorporation of EM into first year design projects, KEEN National Conference, Jan 2017