Lulu Sun
- Title
- Professor
- Lulu.Sun@erau.edu Email
- Department
- Engineering Fundamentals
- College
- College of Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Gamified learning
Flipped classroom
Entrepreneurial mindset

External Links
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Biography
Lulu Sun is a full professor of the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where she has taught since 2006. She received her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Riverside in 2006. Before joining Embry-riddle, she worked in the consulting firm of Arup at the Los Angeles office as a fire engineer. Her research interests include engineering education and its pedagogies such as flipped classrooms, gamification, and the entrepreneurial mindset in the programming language, and engineering graphics courses. She is a professional member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education. Visit her website to learn more. http://pages.erau.edu/~sunl/
Education
- Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, University of California-Riverside
Currently Teaching
- EGR 120: Graphical Communications
Courses Taught
EGR101 Introduction to EngineeringEGR115 Introduction to Computing for Engineers
EGR120 Graphical Communications
ES305 Thermodynamics
Research Projects
Publications
- Flipping the Classroom to Engage Students in a Graphical Communications Course ASEE EDGD Midyear Conference (2016)
- The Path of Innovation: from Traditional Classroom to Hybrid Experience Publications (2011)
- Teaching Higher on Bloom's Taxonomy: Experience in Introduction to Graphical Communications Course Publications (2012)
- Inquiry-Guided Learning (IGL) in Graphical Communications Course Publications (2013)
- Incorporating Active Learning into the Graphical Communications Course Publications (2014)
- Supplemental Multimedia Online Learning Tool (SMOLT) in Engineering Education Publications (2014)
- The Use of a Real Time Online Class Response System to Enhance Classroom Learning Publications (2014)
- Work-in-Progress: Enhancing Conceptual Understanding by Using a Real-Time Online Class Response System in Engineering Courses Publications (2015)
- Applying Second Language Acquisition to Facilitate a Blended Learning of Programming Languages Publications (2015)
- A Second Language Acquisition Approach to Learning Programming Languages Publications (2016)
- Hybrid Course Design: Leading a New Direction in Learning Programming Languages Publications (2012)
- Using Multimedia Online Learning Tools to Supplement the Classroom Instruction Publications (2014)
- Numerical Simulation of Marina Storage Fires Using Measured Composite Fire and Thermal Properties Publications (2010)
- Numerical Simulation of Live Chaparral Fire Behavior Using FIRETEC Publications (2005)
- Fire Behavior of Some Southern California Live Chaparral Fuels Publications (2003)
- Open-Ended Project Learning Experience in Graphical Communication Publications (2012)
- Can We Teach a Programming Language as a Second Language? Publications (2016)
- IR-Based Estimation of Velocities Above Flames Spreading over Different Fuels Publications (2002)
- Experimental Investigation of the Velocity Field in Buoyant Diffusion Flames Using PIV and TPIV Algorithm Publications (2006)
- A Pilot Study of Flipped Classroom Design in Engineering Courses Innovations in Teaching and Learning Week (2016)
- A Pilot Study of Flipped Classroom Design in Engineering Courses CTLE - Innovations in Teaching and Learning Week (2016)
- Students' Perception of the Flipped Classroom in Graphical Communications Publications (2016)
- Implementation and Evaluation of a Second Language Acquisition-Based Programming Course Publications (2016)
- Work in Progress: Using Second Language Acquisition Techniques to Teach Programming - Results from a Two-Year Project Publications (2017)
- The Application of Second Language Acquisition to Programming Language Study Publications (2017)
- Get Rid of Your Student's Fear and Intimidation of learning a Programming Language Publications (2017)
- A Human Factors Perspective on Learning Programming Languages using a Second Language Acquisition Approach Publications (2017)
- Workshop 4: Get Rid of Your Students\u2019 Fear and Intimidation of Learning a Programming Language By Applying Second Language Acquisition in a Blended Learning Environment ASEE Southeastern Section Conference (2018)
- Lulu Sun ASEE SE Bios (2018)
- Welcome A: Site Coordinator\u2019s Welcome & Acknowledgements ASEE Southeastern Section Conference (2018)
- T1-F: Motivating Student's Programming Language Study by Applying Second Language Acquisition ASEE Southeastern Section Conference (2018)
- Welcome C from Lulu Sun ASEE Southeastern Section Conference (2018)
- Session 1: Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality in Aviation Training National Training Aircraft Symposium (NTAS) (2018)
- Exploring the Best Practices of Virtual Training Delivery for the Prospective Air Traffic Controllers National Training Aircraft Symposium (NTAS) (2018)
- Entrepreneurial Mindset: Integrating Creative Thinking and Innovation into a Graphical Communications Course ASEE EDGD Midyear Conference (2018)
- IR-Based Estimation of Velocities Above Flames Spreading over Different Fuels Lulu Sun (2016)
- Can We Teach a Programming Language as a Second Language? Lulu Sun (2016)
- The Application of Second Language Acquisition to Programming Language Study Lulu Sun (2017)
- A Human Factors Perspective on Learning Programming Languages using a Second Language Acquisition Approach Lulu Sun (2017)
- Get Rid of Your Student's Fear and Intimidation of learning a Programming Language Lulu Sun (2017)
- Work in Progress: Using Second Language Acquisition Techniques to Teach Programming - Results from a Two-Year Project Lulu Sun (2017)
- Evaluating Student Perceptions and Learning Outcomes: Differences Between SLA-aBLe and Non-SLAaBLe Introductory Programming Courses Lulu Sun (2017)
- Fire Spread in Chaparral: Comparison of Data with Flame-Mass Loss Relationships Lulu Sun (2017)
- Teaching Programming Language as a Second Language Lulu Sun (2017)
- Students' Perception of the Flipped Classroom in Graphical Communications Lulu Sun (2017)
- Implementation and Evaluation of a Second Language Acquisition-Based Programming Course Lulu Sun (2017)
- Entrepreneurial Mindset: Integrating Creative Thinking and Innovation into a Graphical Communications Course Publications
- Instilling an Entrepreneurial Mindset in a New Generation of First-Year Engineering Students Through a Graphics Course Project Publications
User Publications
Sun, L., Kindy, M., Liron, C., Hybrid Course Design: Leading a New Direction in Learning Programming Languages, ASEE Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 10-13, 2012
Sun, L., Grant, C., Teaching Higher on Blooms Taxonomy: Experience in Introduction to Graphical Communication Course, ASEE SE Section Annual Conference, Starkville, MS, April 1-3, 2012
Sun, L., Grant, C., Open-ended Project Learning Experience in Graphical Communication, 66th Annual Mid-Year Technical Conference, Galveston, TX, January 21-24, 2012
Sun, L., Kindy, M., Liron, C., The Path of Innovation: from Traditional Classroom to Hybrid Experience, ASEE SE Section Annual Conference, Charleston, SC, April 10-12, 2011
Sun, L., Kindy, M., Liron, C., A Prototype Hybrid Design to Introduction to Computing for Engineers Course, International Journal of Electronics, Computing and Engineering Education, Vol.2 No.2, pp.39-43, 2011
Sun, L., Zhou, A., Valente, A., Numerical Simulation of Marina Storage Fires Using Measured Composite Fire and Thermal Properties, SAMPE Fall Technical Conference 2010, Salt Lake City, UT, October 11-14, 2010
Sun, L., Zhou, A., Valente, A., Marina Storage Fire Modeling Using Measured Composite Fire and Thermal Properties, SFPE 2010 Annual Meeting: Professional Development Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, October 3-8, 2010
Sun, L., Zhou, X., Mahalingam, S., and Weise, D., "Comparison of burning characteristics of live and dead chaparral fuels," Combustion and Flame, 144, pp. 349-359, 2006
Weise, D., Zhou, X., Sun, L., and Mahalingam, S., "Fire Spread in Chaparral Go or No-Go," International Journal of Wildland Fire, 14, pp. 99-106, 2005
Zhou, X., Sun, L., Weise, D., and S. Mahalingam, "Thermal particle image velocity estimation for fire plume flow," Combustion Science and Technology, 175 (7), pp. 1293-1316, 2003
Professional Experience
Second language acquisition in programming languages
Hybrid course delivery
Apply the pedagogy and technology to engineering education
Extensive experience in fire related laboratory work
Knowledge of PIV and its application in thermal-fluid field.CFD, FDS
Publications in peer-reviewed journals including Combustion and Flame, Combustion Science and Technology, and Journal of Wildland Fire.
Memberships and Credentials
American Society for Engineering EducationAwards, Honors and Recognitions
2014 The Media Showcase Award by ASEE EDGD
2013 The Media Showcase Award by ASEE EDGD
2013 The Chair's Award by ASEE EDGD