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Bob Rhoads

Engineering · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2016Rising activity

Publications

14

Citations

21

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

10

Publishing since 2016

Research summary
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Bob Rhoads works in engineering education research, focusing on how multidisciplinary capstone design courses (the final team-based design projects engineering students complete before graduation) are structured, taught, and experienced by students. Recent work examines topics like students' sense of belonging, teaching technical communication skills, incorporating entrepreneurial mindset training, and managing industry-sponsored design projects. This research is aimed at improving how engineering programs teach practical design and professional skills to students from different engineering disciplines working together.

Engineering educationMultidisciplinary capstone design coursesTechnical and professional communication trainingEntrepreneurial mindset in curriculum designStudent experience and sense of belonging

Publication activity was minimal from 2017-2019, then became more active starting in 2020, with a noticeable increase in output during 2023-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
1718192020: 3 publications2021222023: 2 publications232024: 5 publications5242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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