Office:听听DLC 173B
Education:
- BS Civil Engineering Iowa State University 1992
- MS Civil Engineering University of Washington 1994
- PhD Civil Engineering University of Washington 1996
Honors and Distinctions:
- Best DEI Paper from the First-Year Programs Division of the American Society for 听Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Bielefeldt, A.R. 2024. 鈥淣eurodivergent and neurotypical students in a first-year engineering design course: identity, self-efficacy, and experiences.鈥�18 pp.
- Best Diversity Paper from the Mechanical Engineering Division of the American Society 听for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Bielefeldt, A.R., J. Tisdale. 2024. 鈥淢echanical engineering sustainability curricular content and Bachelor鈥檚 degrees awarded to women.鈥� 15 pp. 听
- Best Paper from PIC III and the Engineering Leadership Development Division of the听 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference,听Komarek, Bielefeldt, and Knight,听 2022
- Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education,听 2019
- University of Colorado President鈥檚 Teaching Scholar (lifetime guild appointment),听 2019
- Best Paper Award from PIC IV and Engineering Ethics Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference for M. Polmear, A.R. Bielefeldt, D. Knight, N. Canney, C. Swan. 2018. 鈥淔aculty Perceptions of Challenges to Educating Engineering and Computing Students About Ethics and Societal Issues鈥�
- Best Paper Award from the Women in Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference for: Forbes, M.H., J.F. Sullivan, A.R. Bielefeldt. 2018. 鈥淧robing Correlations Between Undergraduate Engineering Programs鈥� Customizability and Gender Diversity."
- Stephen Ressler Best Paper Award from the Civil Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2018
- Best Paper Award from PIC I, nominated from Civil Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Bielefeldt, A.R. 2017. 鈥淐hallenges of a Professional Issues Course in Civil Engineering: Comparison Across Two Years.鈥�
- Best Paper Award from First-Year Programs Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference for Bielefeldt, A.R., M. Polmear, D. Knight, C. Swan, N. Canney. 2017. 鈥淚ncorporation of Ethics and Societal Impact Issues into First Year Engineering Courses: Results of a National Survey.鈥�
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 2016
- Best Paper Finalist (among 3), 2016 ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference Benjamin Dasher Best Paper Award for Forbes, M., A. Bielefeldt, J. Sullivan. 2016. 鈥淐urricular Choice and Technical--Non-Technical Balance in Computer Science and Engineering Degree Programs鈥�
- Best Paper Award from PIC IV and Engineering Ethics Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference for Bielefeldt, A.R., N.E. Canney. 2016. 鈥淧erspectives of Engineers on Ethical Dilemmas in the Workplace.鈥�
- Best Paper Award from American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 听听听听听Annual Conference for Canney, N.E., A. Bielefeldt, M. Russu. 2015. 鈥淲hich Courses Influence Engineering Students鈥� Views of Social Responsibility.鈥澨� Liberal Education / Engineering & Society Division, PIC III, and Best Overall Paper 2015
- Best Paper Award, Environmental Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference 2015 for Bielefeldt, A.R. 2015. 鈥淪ustainable, Global, Interdisciplinary and Concerned for Others? Trends in Environmental Engineering Students.鈥�
- Professional Affiliations:
- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Association of Environmental Engineering Scientists and Professors (AEESP)
Interests:
- Engineering education: sustainability, service learning, ethics, social responsibility, recruiting and retention, diversity
- Biodegradation and biotransformation of organic and inorganic pollutants in soil, water, and air
- Sustainable water and wastewater treatment for developing communities
Examples of Recent Publications听(one asterisk are Bielefeldt-advised undergraduate students; two asterisks are Bielefeldt-advised graduate students):
- Tisdale, J.K.**, A.R. Bielefeldt. 2024. Instructors鈥� Perspectives on Enhancing Sustainability鈥檚 Diffusion into Mechanical Engineering Courses. Sustainability. 16 (1): 53. 15 pp.
听 - Tisdale, J.K.**, A.R. Bielefeldt. 2023. Sustainability in Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Courses at 100 Universities. ASME Open Journal of Engineering. 2: 021049, 10 pp.
听 - Komarek, R.**, A.R. Bielefeldt, D.W. Knight. 2021. Influences of Engineering Students鈥� College Experiences on Leadership Skill Assurance. International Journal of Engineering Education. 37 (5), 1454-1465.
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Komarek, R.**, A.R. Bielefeldt, D.W. Knight. 2021. Multirater Feedback of Leadership of Underrepresented Groups in a Civil Engineering Capstone Design Course. Journal of Civil Engineering Education. 147 (4), .
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Harper, J.**, A. Bielefeldt, A. Javernick-Will, K. Dickinson, T. Veasna, T. Kozole, C. Nicoletti. 2021. Household Preferences for Rural Fecal Sludge Management Services in Cambodia: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Environmental Science & Technology. .
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Bielefeldt, A.R., M. Polmear**, D. Knight, N. Canney, C. Swan. 2021. Educating engineers to work ethically with global marginalized communities. Environmental Engineering Science. 38 (5), 320-330. DOI 10.1089/ees.2020.0269.
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Polmear, M.**, A.R. Bielefeldt, D. Knight, C. Swan, N. Canney. 2020. Exploratory Investigation of Personal Influences on Educators鈥� Engagement in Engineering Ethics and Societal Impacts Instruction. Science and Engineering Ethics. 26 (6).
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Bielefeldt, A.R., J.W. Lewis*, M. Polmear**, D. Knight, N. Canney, C. Swan. 2020. Educating Civil Engineering Students about Ethics and Societal Impacts via Co-curricular Activities. Journal of Civil Engineering Education. 146 (4) DOI 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.2643-9115.0000021
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Canney, N. and A.R. Bielefeldt. 2020. Collegiate service engagement correlations with engineering job selection and satisfaction. International Journal of Service Learning in Engineering. 15 (1), 1-17.