Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Epolito, U.S. Military Academy; Michael Butkus, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Int Ext Int Ext Int Ext Int Ext Int Ext Int Ext California Polytechnic State University S √ University of California, Irvine Q √ University of California, Riverside Q √ √ University of Central Florida S √ √ University of Colorado at Boulder S √ Colorado State University S √ Columbia University S √ University of Delaware

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

traditional lectures.4.3 Student Preference for Research Papers and Presentations:The third survey question inquired about the usefulness of research papers andpresentations for enriching the students’ understanding of the course material, andwhether the students would prefer traditional exams in place of these assignments.Only two students (Q and HH) stated that they would prefer exams. One, StudentQ, explained, “I would prefer exams over presentations, but I like the researchpapers”.Student Q expressed displeasure with the knowledge gained from the researchassignment: These papers/presentations, as far as individual research is concerned, do not give us a full scope of the reg(ulation)s. I would prefer traditional exams if they

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Svetlana Korotkova, University of Northern Iowa; Alan Czarnetzki, University of Northern Iowa; Keith McCready, University of Northern Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lashun King, Tennessee State University; Thomas Byl, U.S. Geological Survey; Roger Painter, Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Percentile Page 11.1083.10 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONEnvironmental Engineering students at TSU are taught RTD theory as it applies to the design ofnon-ideal flow reactors. Malcolm Field and others have applied RTD theory to describing tracerstudies in karst. This is the basis for the Q-Tracer Program developed by USEPA formathematical modeling the hydraulic characteristics of karst systems based on tracer study data.TSU has extended this theory to mathematically describe biodegradation of contaminants in

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Beckman, University of Pittsburgh; Gena Kovalcik, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Robert Ries, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh; Laura Schaefer, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

through the National Science Foundation Integrative GraduateEducation and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Program grant number DGE-0504345.References1. P.T. Anastas, J.B. Zimmerman, “Design through the 12 principles of green engineering” Envir. Sci. Tech. 2003, 37, 95A-101A2. J.R. Mihelcic, J.C. Crittenden, M.J. Small, D.R. Shonnard, D.R. Hokanson, Q. Zhang, H. Chen, S.A. Sorby, V.U. James, J.W. Sutherland, J.L. Schnoor, “Sustsainability Science and Engineering: The Emergence of a New Metadiscipline” Env. Sci. Tech. 2003, 37, 5314-5324.3. J.A. Vanegas, “Road Map and Principles for Built Environment Sustainability”, Env. Sci. Tech. 2003, 37, 5363- 53724. Calder, W. and RM Clugston, “US Progress Towards Sustainability in Higher