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Rustin Webster

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2014Rising activity
Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentBiomedical and Engineering EducationEngineering Education and PedagogyExperimental Learning in EngineeringVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts

Publications

29

Citations

291

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
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Rustin Webster's work focuses on how engineering and engineering technology students learn technical skills, such as CAD (computer-aided design) software use, dimensioning and tolerancing, manufacturing, and design problem-solving. His research often examines classroom methods like flipped classrooms, hands-on 'learn-by-doing' projects, industry certifications (e.g., SOLIDWORKS), and virtual reality tools to improve teaching in capstone and hands-on courses.

Engineering and engineering technology educationCAD software and industry certificationsExperiential and project-based learningManufacturing and design curriculumVirtual reality and technology in teaching

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with peaks in 2018 and 2020, a dip around 2021-2022, and a moderate resurgence in 2023-2025, averaging about 1.6 publications per year over the last five years.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 5 publications5182019: 2 publications192020: 5 publications5202021: 1 publication21222023: 2 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • American Journal of Engineering Education (AJEE)×2
  • Engineering design graphics journal×2
  • 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings×2
  • The Journal of Technology Studies×1
  • Curiosity Interdisciplinary Journal of Research and Innovation×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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