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Richard Freuler

Engineering · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1977

Publications

47

Citations

200

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Active years

48

Publishing since 1977

Research summary
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Richard Freuler's work focuses on designing and evaluating hands-on, first-year engineering courses, including large-scale introductory programs, hands-on labs, and design projects such as building small autonomous robots. His publications also cover practical aspects of running these programs, like low-cost positioning systems for robotics projects, program assessment tools, and facilities planning for freshman engineering courses. This work is aimed at improving how new engineering students are introduced to hands-on design and teamwork early in their education.

First-year engineering educationHands-on design projects and cornerstone coursesEducational assessment and program evaluationLow-cost robotics and mechatronics for teachingCurriculum and facilities planning for large programs

Publication activity was minimal for most of the decade but showed a sharp, isolated spike in 2020 with little to no output before or after.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.2/year recently
172018: 2 publications18192020: 18 publications18202122232024: 1 publication242526
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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