The 13th International Conference on Design Education will be held as part of ASME’s IDETC and CIE Conferences in Charlotte, North Caroline on August 21-24, 2015. The Design Education Committee welcomes papers from all areas of engineering design education research related to mechanical and engineering systems and computers and information in engineering. This includes but is not limited to: What design education should be in an undergraduate or graduate curriculum for a 21st century engineer? How should we implement this curriculum? What is good research in engineering design? Short papers are invited on innovative approaches to engineering design education.