2026 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Dr. Shenghua Wu University of South Alabama [biography]

   Dr. Shenghua Wu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Alabama. His research interests include civil engineering materials characterization, pavement performance evaluation and modeling, design and maintenance, multidisciplinary approaches to addressing complex engineering issues, and STEM education. He serves as the Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Sustainable Engineering (ICSE), Executive Director of the Gulf Coastal Environmental Engagement Center (GCEEC), and Director of the Gulf Coast Center for Addressing Microplastics Pollution (GC-CAMP), and is the founding faculty advisor for the Society of Sustainable Engineering (SSE). Dr. Wu teaches a range of undergraduate and graduate courses and is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and the Academy of Pavement Science and Engineering (APSE). He also serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, and International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology. Dr. Wu is a registered Professional Engineer in Alabama and a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP).

2. Abeeb Gbolahan Oyelere University of South Alabama
3. Alexandra C Stenson University of South Alabama
4. Prof. Sean Walker University of South Alabama [biography]

   Dr. Walker is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL. He received his Ph.D. in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Canada, in 2012.

5. Kari J Lippert University of South Alabama [biography]

   Dr. Kari Lippert, D.Sc., has over 45 years’ experience as a Systems Engineer serving in various roles in a wide variety of both commercial and government positions. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Systems Engineering at the University of South Alabama. She is a non-typical systems engineer having started her academic career in the biological sciences. She then moved into theoretical chemistry and biochemical simulation, then big data and databases, then systems, then cyberspace defense and network security. Analysis, design, implementation, integration, testing, requirements management, change management, risk, architecture, and process improvement -- all the aspects of systems engineering in a wide variety of situations and working with a large variety of systems. Her current research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Digital Ecosystems, Digital Twins and Virtual Humans.

6. Lu Ding University of South Alabama [biography]

   Dr. Lu Ding's research lies at the intersection of learning sciences and instructional design, where I explore how to make learning more accessible and context-sensitive. She designs educational solutions that democratize teaching and learning by helping educators customize their approaches through gamification without commercial platforms, easy-to-produce instructional videos, and low-tech or no-tech family learning experiences. The overarching theoretical framework that guides her research is ICAP (Interactive, Constructive, Active, and Passive), and she also integrates self-determination theory and social cognitive career theory to further her design of educational solutions, as well as the evaluation of the learning outcomes.

7. Dr. Kuang-ting Hsiao University of South Alabama [biography]

   Dr. Kuang-Ting Hsiao, University of South Alabama
   Dr. Kuang-Ting Hsiao received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Delaware in
   2000. He joined the Center for Composite Materials at the University of Delaware as a research associate and

8. Lisa LaCross University of South Alabama

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