Engineering students bring with them unique identities, motivations and lived experiences that influence how they navigate this demanding discipline. At Arizona State University, Dina Verdín is working to make sure those experiences inform how researchers understand student success. Verdín, an assistant professor of engineering in The Polytechnic School , part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU, has earned a 2025 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Progra