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A Team Leader Selection Process For Project Based Learning Experiences

Conference Session: Developing Communication/Teamwork Skills in ChEs
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sibel Özgen, University Rovira i Virgili; Joan Alabart, University Rovira i Virgili; Magda Medir, University Rovira i Virgili
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

AC 2008-1552: A TEAM LEADER SELECTION PROCESS FOR PROJECT-BASEDLEARNING EXPERIENCESSibel Özgen, University Rovira i Virgili Sibel Özgen is currently a Research Assistant doing her Ph.D. at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. She also received her M.Sc. in Chemical and Process Engineering from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili in 2007. Her research interests include competency assessment, competency development, leadership, feedback 360 degrees, and teamwork.Joan Alabart, University Rovira i Virgili Joan R. Alabart is Associate Professor of Chemical

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Interview Skills Training In The Chemical Engineering Laboratory: Transporting A Pilot Project

Conference Session: Developing Communication/Teamwork Skills in ChEs
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Julie Sharp, Vanderbilt
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

entering the workforce must be prepared with excellent technicalcommunication skills. Obtaining a desirable job requires certain skills in job searchcommunication, one subset of which is interviewing. In addition to being prepared for thestandard face-to-face interview, graduates need, now more than ever, to be prepared for thetelephone interview. Companies have increased their use of the telephone interview, particularlyas a first screening to select job candidates.For the last six years, job search communication has been a part of technical communicationinstruction in a senior chemical engineering laboratory (ChE 229w). A new project was recentlyinitiated to improve students’ interviewing skills, providing a transition from school to

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How To Help Senior Chemical Engineering Students Enhance And Develop Their Leadership Competence

Conference Session: Developing Communication/Teamwork Skills in ChEs
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Joan Alabart, University Rovira i Virgili; Sibel Özgen, University Rovira i Virgili; Magda Medir, University Rovira i Virgili; Hans-Joerg Witt, Witt & Partner
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

AC 2008-1031: HOW TO HELP SENIOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTSENHANCE AND DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP COMPETENCEJoan Alabart, University Rovira i Virgili Joan R. Alabart is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV). He received a B.Ch. and a Ph.D. from the University of Barcelona and an MBA from ESADE (Barcelona). His research, consultative, and training projects interests focus on the areas of Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership. He is co-founder and director of the Master in Business Administration program at the URV.Sibel Özgen, University Rovira i Virgili Sibel Özgen is currently a Research Assistant doing her Ph.D. at the Department of

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Hands On Chemical Engineering Senior Design: Evolution From Paper To Practice

Conference Session: Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University; James Maneval, Bucknell University; Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Michael Hanyak, Bucknell University; William Snyder, Bucknell University
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

, incorporating economics, process simulation, control, Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Educationtransport, material and energy balances, thermodynamics, safety, and ethics (among otherelements). Due to the scope and scale of these projects, they are generally completedthrough calculation and simulation only.Senior design at Bucknell University is a two-semester sequence composed of two four-credit courses. In this paper, we describe how we moved from the traditional seniordesign sequence, in which both semesters focused on a single simulation-based design ofa styrene plant for a simulated company to one

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Teaching Six Sigma Concepts In An Engineering College

Conference Session: ChE Poster Session
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Hyerim Kim, Yonsei University; Jiyong Kim, Yonsei University; Yoon-Su Baek, Yonsei University; Il Moon, Yonsei University
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

solvingproblems, eliminating defects and improving business results. In order to increase students’creative ability, college should provide them with the Six Sigma. Learning about such a well-structured approach and developing related skills would enable today's students to becometomorrow's more effective employees.In this program, fifty-three students in the class are divided into 13 groups. As project, eachgroup finds college facilities and services to be improved and tries to solve these problems withDMAIC. The curriculum in this class furnishes instant feedback to the students by solving theproblems directly associated with them. The students’ creative thinking and power of expressingare also improved by learning various creative skills and teamwork

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Competition Between Student Groups In The Protein Production Challenge

Conference Session: Developing Communication/Teamwork Skills in ChEs
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Brian Lefebvre, Rowan University; Loren Connell, Rowan University; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

on bioprocess engineering.The protein production project was developed and implemented during the fall 2006 semesterand repeated during the fall 2007 semester. A key element of the protein production project wasthe competition between student groups. Group performance was rated using a productionrubric, and the team with the highest score was guaranteed an “A” on the project. The rubricincluded equipment rental costs and production bonuses for producing large quantities of proteinof high purity. The equipment rental costs were carefully determined to encourage continuedstudent experimentation in the laboratory. The competitive nature of the project capturesstudents driven by achievement or instrumental types of motivation, which are not

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Enhancing The Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Curriculum With An Industrial Process Safety Approach

Conference Session: Innovations in the ChE Laboratory
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Bruce Vaughen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

laboratory, training the students about process safety in aninherently low-risk environment. The approach is based on more than ten years of industrialprocess hazards analysis experience, which includes assessing for process-related hazards andreducing process-related risks. Before the students began the experimental phase of theirlaboratory project, they documented that they understood the potential hazardous events relatedto their project. The students completed a series of Project Risk Analysis (PRA) check sheetswhich listed both the hazards addressed in the OSHA Process Safety Management standard (i.e.,fire, explosion, and toxic release) as well as other area and personnel safety-related hazards (e.g.,noise, utilities, etc.). Then the students

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Exposing Chemical Engineering Students To Real World Problems: Health Care And Renewable Energy Systems

Conference Session: Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nichole Au, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

in curriculum development with a focus on workforce development. She is also the 2007 recipient of the ASEE Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education. Page 13.598.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Exposing Chemical Engineering Students to Real World Problems: Heath Care and Renewable Energy SystemsAbstractHigh school and entry level engineering students seldom have a good understanding of the typesof problems that chemical engineers solve. Two design projects have been developed tointroduce high school and entry level engineering students to real world problems

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A Survey Based Study To Identify Methods For Achieving Positive Outcomes For Undergraduate Researchers

Conference Session: New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Tamara Floyd-Smith, Tuskegee University
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

research careers andreporting their work at conferences and in journal publications. The factors investigated includevarious topics such as how candidates are identified, factors considered most important whenselecting an undergraduate, defining a project for an undergraduate and assessing theundergraduate. Forty eight individuals, the majority of whom where professors (88%) atresearch institutions (56%), responded to the survey. Although there were not any statisticallysignificant conclusions, the results suggest that (1) having a formal application procedure, (2)choosing undergraduates based on conceptual understanding and (3) assessing undergraduatesbased largely on critical thinking lead to more undergraduates attending graduate school

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Does Active Learning Promote Understanding And Entrepreneurial Tendencies?

Conference Session: The Latest in Improving Learning in ChE Students
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: William Kelly, Villanova University
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

of active learning activities – a similar balance was employedfor each section. Exam performances of the two sections were compared against eachother to assess the degree to which an increase in active learning promotes understandingand retention. Entrepreneurial tendencies were noted for individual students as theyworked on group projects near the end of the semester. Before the projects were handedout, both sections were exposed to lectures on state-of-the-art heat transfer technologicalsolutions to some current problem(s). During these lectures, entrepreneurialcharacteristics (i.e. creativity and “big-picture thinking” etc..) and skills (i.e. problemidentification, market analysis and patent searching etc..) that were exhibited during

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Drag And Drop Graphical User Interface For Process Control Education

Conference Session: Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ruben Morales-Menendez, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Tomas Lopez, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Ricardo Ramirez Medoza, Institute Tecnologico De Monterrey; Luis E Garza, Tecnologico de Monterrey
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

the following way: First, a state-of-the-art review of similar projects ispresented. Second, the design principles of the engineering course at Tecnológico de Monterreyare briefly described. Third, the academic proposal is described. Fourth, results of undergraduatesenior students are presented. Finally, conclusions and future work end this paper in sectionFifth.State-of-the-artAlthough there are many significant projects in this field, the projects described below aremainly related to the continuous control systems domain. The papers were organized in threetables based on the main contribution/innovation: simulation, laboratories and remotelaboratories

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Teaching Experimental Design Using Virtual Laboratories: Development, Implementation And Assessment Of The Virtual Bioreactor Laboratory

Conference Session: New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Christine Kelly, Oregon State University; Edith Gummer, Northwest Regional Education Laboratory; Philip Harding, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

Laboratory Edith Gummer is the Director of the Classroom-Focused Research and Evaluation Program for the Center for Classroom Teaching and Learning at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. She coordinated the structure of the research design and the data collection and analysis processes of the project. She has been faculty in science and mathematics education quantitative and qualitative research design courses at the doctoral level. She has been involved in the development of innovative mathematics curricular activities and formative assessment in mathematics problem solving.Philip Harding, Oregon State University Philip Harding holds the Linus Pauling Chair in the School of

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Energizing An Introductory Chemical Engineering Course With Biodiesel

Conference Session: Innovations in the ChE Laboratory
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Katherine Taconi, University of Alabama, Huntsville; R. Michael Banish, University of Alabama, Huntsville
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

Transport Equipment, Unit Operations Lab I and II, and a split-level course in bioseparations. She also focuses on development and implementation of biofuels-related problems, projects, and labs into the undergraduate curriculum.R. Michael Banish, University of Alabama, Huntsville Dr. R. Michael Banish is an Associate Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He received his Ph.D in Material Science and Engineering in 1992. After working in the Center for Microgravity and Materials Research at UA Huntsville, Dr. Banish joined the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering in 2003. Dr. Banish's primary research focus is evaluating crystal

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Design Of A Carbon Neutral Greenhouse For Greenfield Community College

Conference Session: Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lawrence Decker, Wentworth Institute of Technology; William Hansen, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Robert Dewar, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

developed for the greenhouse for maximum loss, loss withpassive thermal storage added, loss with thermal blankets added and geothermal heatingrequirement. Our calculations have shown that the 7.5 KW solar voltaic system will provide theyearly electricity that we estimate will be required by the compressor, motors, controls, fans,pumps and lights of the greenhouse system with an ample safety factor.GCC has secured the required funding for the project and anticipates obtaining bids in earlySummer 2008. The goal is to complete construction in the Fall of 2008.project descriptionIn 2006 a preliminary design for a sustainable greenhouse for GCC was created. The project wasdesigned to allow the school to both practice and teach the concept of a highly

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Using A Concurrently Collaborative Spreadsheet To Improve Teamwork And Chemical Engineering Problem Solving

Conference Session: The Latest in Improving Learning in ChE Students
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: David Silverstein, University of Kentucky
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

for the most outstanding paper published in Chemical Engineering Education during 2003, and the 2007 recipient of the Raymond W. Fahien Award for Outstanding Teaching Effectiveness and Educational Scholarship. Page 13.1323.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Using a Concurrently Collaborative Spreadsheet to Improve Teamwork and Chemical Engineering Problem SolvingAbstractA project investigating the viability of a concurrently collaborative online spreadsheet toimprove the effectiveness of student teams when solving chemical engineering problems isdescribed. Students in

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Development Of A Bioengineering Concentration In The Department Of Chemical Engineering At Prairie View A&M University: Outcomes And Lessons Learned

Conference Session: Innovations in the ChE Laboratory
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Felecia Nave, Prairie View A&M University; Michael Gyamerah, Prairie View A&M University; Irvin Osborne-Lee, Prairie View A&M University
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

2 2 1 1 -Finally, in 2006, the department was awarded the NSF Targeted Infusion Project to establish abioengineering concentration within the department. This grant provided the last integral piece inproviding the department of funding it needed in order to move forward. One component of thegrant focused on purchase of laboratory equipment and re-design of undergraduate chemicalengineering lab 1.Curriculum DevelopmentThe current Chemical Engineering curriculum is designed to prepare engineers who are wellqualified to design and operate chemical processes. The undergraduate baccalaureate degreerequires that students complete 138 hours, of which 20 hours of chemistry and 42 hours ofchemical engineering specific courses

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Cache Module Development For Introducing Energy Into The Chemical Engineering Curriculum: Fuel Cells

Conference Session: New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; H. Scott Fogler, University of Michigan; Valarie Thomas, University of Michigan; Don Chmielewski, Illinois Institute of Technology; Michael Gross, Bucknell University
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

Fuels Group Enterprise – this introduces students to alternative energy technology through project work. Projects have been sponsored by the United States Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) and Army Research Laboratory (ARL), and have focused on integration of commercially available fuel cells into small and large vehicles. More information on this curriculum is available elsewhere3-5. Page 13.271.3 • Fuel Cell Fundamentals Course – this is a 1 credit elective course introducing fuel cell technology to chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineering students. More

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Development Of Kinesthetic Active Exercises For A Transport Phenomena Course

Conference Session: Novel Courses and Content for ChEs I
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Allen White, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

AC 2008-1259: DEVELOPMENT OF KINESTHETIC-ACTIVE EXERCISES FOR ATRANSPORT PHENOMENA COURSEAllen White, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Allen White is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering; he co-developed and co-taught the kinesthetic active supplemental learning opportunities for this project. Allen’s educational research interests include engaging kinesthetic learners and project-based learning. Allen has 6 years of industrial experience at Honda of America Manufacturing and Honda R & D North America.Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Glen Livesay is an Associate Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering; he co-developed and co-taught the

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Ideas To Consider For New Chemical Engineering Educators: Freshman And Sophomore Level Courses

Conference Session: New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

, it is important for adepartment to identify why they have introduced or are teaching such a freshman courseand whether (via specific assessment) the goals and objectives of the class are being met,from both the faculty and student standpoint.In the rest of this section, we briefly highlight (as a resource) some of the novel workavailable on freshman courses in chemical engineering.Some best practices that we have used (or discovered) for this course are: • The use of freshman design projects: o Design and economic analysis of a controlled-release nitrogen fertilizer plant5 o Design, build, and test an evaporative cooler6 o Design and build a pilot-scale water treatment plant7 o Analyze and

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Simulation Based Learning Of Distillation Principles In Historical Context: From Da Vinci’s Alembics To Modern Applications

Conference Session: ChE Poster Session
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Jerry Meldon, Tufts University; Anatoly Peresunko, Southern Federal University (Russia)
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

employment there while on leave in 1987. He has received two US patents for separation processes whose conception evolved from projects in which he developed mathematical models of simultaneous mass transfer and chemical reaction.Anatoly Peresunko, Southern Federal University (Russia) Associate Dean and Professor of Chemistry, Southern Federal University (Russia) Research interests include investigation of properties, crystal structure and phase transitions of solid-state inorganic compounds and materials; chemical education. Page 13.1080.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008