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The Development Of A Water Purification System For Use In West Africa

Conference Session
Service - Learning Projects
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Thomas Sugar, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
AC 2008-1301: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMFOR USE IN WEST AFRICABradley Rogers, Arizona State UniversityMark Henderson, Arizona State UniversityThomas Sugar, Arizona State UniversityChell Roberts, Arizona State University Page 13.1215.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Development of a Water Purification System for use in West AfricaAbstractIn this paper, we describe the results of a project in which undergraduate engineering studentsdeveloped and deployed a water purification system for use in rural Africa. The location of theproject is a small village of 392 people in rural Ghana named Famanye
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Key Experiences In Developing A Sustainable Water Distribution And Filtration Project In Rural Honduras: A New Paradigm In “Service Learning”

Conference Session
Service - Learning Projects
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mansour Rahimi, University of Southern California; Alex John, USC
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
AC 2008-785: KEY EXPERIENCES IN DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE WATERDISTRIBUTION AND FILTRATION PROJECT IN RURAL HONDURAS: A NEWPARADIGM IN “SERVICE LEARNING”Mansour Rahimi, University of Southern California Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Viterbi School of EngineeringAlex John, USC Page 13.826.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Key Experiences in Developing a Sustainable Water Distribution and Filtration Project in Rural Honduras: A New Paradigm in “Service Learning”Abstract The University of Southern California chapter of “Engineers Without Borders
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Adaptive Water Laboratory For K 12 Outreach On Sustainable Water Use

Conference Session
Service - Learning Projects
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Paul Boyle, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
senior design project, aneducational device was created to teach students in developed and developing nations about theenvironmental impacts of water contamination and to promote sustainable water utilization. Toaccomplish this goal an interactive, educational, cost-effective water purification system, knownas the Adaptive Water Treatment for Education and Research Laboratory (Adaptive WaTERLab), was developed. The design includes six different purification methods contained inindividual housings that can be connected and reordered to create multiple purification solutions.The purification methods selected for this project include: sediment filtration, carbon filtration,chemical disinfection, reverse osmosis, forward osmosis, and ultraviolet
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International Senior Design: Assessing The Impact On Engineering Students After Graduation

Conference Session
Service - Learning Projects
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Heather Wright, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
Director of the International Senior Design program that allows undergraduates to combine the engineering capstone design course with field construction in a developing country. She is a co-author and illustrator for a book to be published in 2008 titled Field Guide in Engineering for Development Workers: Water Supply, Sanitation Systems, and Indoor Air Quality (American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE) Press). Ms. Phillips brings over 20 years of project and company management experience to her professional practice-type classes.James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University Dr. James R. Mihelcic is a Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological
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The Use Of Undergraduate Students In A Long Term Air Pollution Reduction Research Project

Conference Session
Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
of the SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award. Dr. Reisel is a member of ASEE, ASME, the Combustion Institute, and SAE. Dr. Reisel received his B.M.E. degree from Villanova University in 1989, his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1991, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1994. Page 13.1278.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 THE USE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN A LONG-TERM AIR POLLUTION REDUCTION RESEARCH PROJECTAbstractOver the last ten years, a research project involving the study of the air pollutant emissions fromsmall
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Incorporating Energy Issues Into Environmental Engineering

Conference Session
Innovations to Curriculum and Program
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
other majors.Twelve of the 46 students in the class indicated that “energy” was their primary specialty choice(second only to 14 students stating an interest in water). Student interest in energy related topicswas also strongly apparent among the applicants to a summer Research Experience forUndergraduates (REU) program in EVEN, with 42 of 84 applicants stating an interest in workingon research related to energy topics. These energy projects were the most popular among all ofthe 15 different research topics advertised. This paper describes the existing energy-relatedcourses at the University of Colorado at Boulder. It also describes ways to incorporatesustainable energy into existing courses. Environmental engineering needs to determine what
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Sustainability And International Standards

Conference Session
Sustainability and Engineering Courses
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David Reisdorph, the GreenTeam Inc.
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
establishsustainability definitions, guides, and processes. For example, ASTM E 2432-05 StandardGuide for General Principles of Sustainability Relative to Buildings provides direction on how toincorporate sustainability into the design, construction and operation of buildings and would be arelevant standard to guide engineering student capstone projects related to buildings. ASTMInternational has assembled its standards with sustainability aspects relative to buildings into acompendium to more readily encourage incorporation into building design, construction andoperation.5 Designers of building products would likely reference and use as a guide ISO21930:2007 Sustainability in building construction – Environmental declaration of building
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Civil And Environmental Engineering Education (Ceee) Transformational Change: Tools And Strategies For Sustainability Integration And Assessment In Engineering Education

Conference Session
Sustainability and Engineering Programs
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Qiong Zhang, Michigan Technological University; Julie Zimmerman, Yale University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
; Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University.Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University Linda Vanasupa is a Professor and the Chair of Materials Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University. Page 13.294.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Civil and Environmental Engineering Education (CEEE) Transformational Change: Tools and Strategies for Sustainability Integration and Assessment in Engineering EducationAbstractThis paper is based on a new project recently funded by the National Science Foundation whichfocuses on addressing some of
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Cultural Competency Assessment

Conference Session
Innovations to Curriculum and Program
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
AC 2008-2313: CULTURAL COMPETENCY ASSESSMENTAngela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder Page 13.345.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Cultural Competency AssessmentAbstractCultural competency is defined as the ability to effectively interact with people from diversecultures and recognize the importance of cultural differences. These skills will be increasinglyimportant for environmental engineers who work on teams with professionals from diversebackgrounds and design solutions to global problems. For example, these skills are particularlyimportant when engaging in projects for Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and similarorganizations
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Development Of Master’s Programs In Sustainable Engineering

Conference Session
Sustainability and Engineering Programs
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brian Thorn, Rochester Institute of Technology; Andres Carrano, Rochester Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
area,others by students interested in working in the area of sustainability. Many of the innovationsare curricular in nature while others evolved from the convergence of volunteerism andprofessional development. This paper describes the forces that motivated the development oftwo Master’s level programs in Sustainable Engineering, and the interdisciplinary curriculathat comprises them.2. Early Graduate Student WorkSome of the early sustainability oriented work in the KGCOE was undertaken by graduatestudents in the Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the Industrial and Systems Engineering(ISE) departments working on their MS theses. Typically, these thesis projects involved theapplication of traditional optimization or analysis techniques to
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An International Undergraduate Research Experience In Sustainable Engineering

Conference Session
Sustainability and Engineering Courses
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Curtis Larimer, University of Pittsburgh; Michaelangelo Tabone, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
Pittsburgh Undergraduate Review. Over the past three years he has participated in two sustainable engineering research projects involving sustainable drinking water systems and safe combustion on hydrogen gas. Following receiving his degree, he hopes to eventually go on to either Engineering and Public Policy Graduate School or Law School. Michaelangelo is a member of AIChE.Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh Matthew Mehalik serves as Program Manager at Sustainable Pittsburgh, a nonprofit that researches and promotes polices and practices of sustainability in the 10-county region of Western Pennsylvania. Dr. Mehalik also serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of
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Continuous Improvement Of Environmental Engineering Curriculum In A Ce Accredited Program

Conference Session
Assessment Issues in Environmental Engineering
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kevin Bower, The Citadel; William Davis, The Citadel
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
onABET criteria to institute a Body of Knowledge (BOK) for civil engineering graduates.The ASCE-BOK [1] promulgates a wide variety of academic ideas and philosophies,including use of 15 program outcomes comprised of the eleven contained in ABETCriteria 3 a-k, and four additional outcomes on specialized areas of civil engineering;project management, construction, and asset management; business and public policy;and leadership. Table 1 includes a list of all 15 program outcome criteria identifying bothABET and corresponding ASCE-BOK designations. For the purposes of this paper,program outcome criteria will be referenced based on ASCE-BOK designations (1-15).In addition to program outcomes, ASCE-BOK promotes adoption of six levels ofBloom’s
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Particle Transport, Deposition And Removal From Research To Curriculum Development

Conference Session
Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University; John Mclaughlin, Clarkson University; Cetin Cetinkaya, Clarkson University; Stephen Doheny-Farina, Clarkson University; Fa-Gung Fan, Xerox Corp.
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
, Potsdam, NY, 13699-5725, USA 2 Xerox Corporation, Webster, NY, 14580, USAAbstract Understanding particle transport, deposition and removal are of crucialimportance to many technologies such as microelectronic, imaging and pharmaceuticalindustries. In addition, solving a number of environmental problems requires a detailunderstanding of particle transport processes. In the last decade, significant researchprogress in the areas of particle transport, deposition and removal has been made. In this“combined research and curriculum development” project a sequence of two new courseson particle transport, deposition and removal and re-entrainment was developed and anexisting course was fully revised
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The Problem Of Groundwater And Wood Piles In Boston, An Unending Need For Vigilant Surveillance

Conference Session
Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
buildings.IntroductionIn Boston, there are many thousands of rowhouse residences that are founded on wood piles.The information presented herein provides an overview of the problems of groundwater andwood piles and the struggle to preserve these vital foundations for many thousands of buildingsin the filled land areas of Boston. Several issues related to the preservation of wood pilefoundations are discussed with particular reference to the work of a number of students fromWentworth Institute of Technology over the past decade both on their co-op work semesters, assenior design projects, and as special topics study. Their efforts have included observation wellreadings, research for wood pile top elevations, details on fill soil composition and location,study into
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Developing A Body Of Knowledge For Environmental Engineering

Conference Session
Assessment Issues in Environmental Engineering
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Debra Reinhart, University of Central Florida
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
2. Design and Conduct Experiments 3. Modern Engineering Tools 4. In-Depth Competence 5. Risk, Reliability and Uncertainty 6. Problem Formulation and Conceptual Analysis 7. Creative Design 8. Sustainability 9. Multimedia Breadth and Interactions 10. Societal Impact 11. Contemporary and Global Issues Professional Outcomes 12. Multi-disciplinary Teamwork 13. Professional and Ethical Responsibilities 14. Effective Communication 15. Lifelong Learning 16. Project Management 17. Business, Public
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Sustainable Natural Resource Engineering

Conference Session
Sustainability and Engineering Courses
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Daniel Lynch, Dartmouth College
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
definitions and requirements.In addition, Table 1 highlights what is commonly held: that there are aggregate effects ofindividual activities. Isolated acts that are perfectly benign and sustainable, can be unsustainablewhen aggregated. There is a scale effect of professional action; and professions need to look atthe aggregate effects of their action. The natural time and space scales imposed by naturalresources, transcending individual projects and actions, (as well as jurisdictions, lifetimes),imposes a professional burden – to channel individual actions toward sustainable relations with,common property resourcesviii.Lacking this responsibility, “no one is watching the store.” NAE and ASCE are asserting aprofessional role for engineering in
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Gender Differences In The Values Of Minority High School Students That Affect Engineering Discipline Choice & Recommendations For Attracting Minorities To Environmental Engineering

Conference Session
Innovations to Curriculum and Program
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Michelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
and whether or why it may or may not be likable,while the male students were more concerned with how much the field paid andthe likelihood of employment in comparison to other disciplines.The current diversity challenge to the field of environmental engineering is inattracting minorities to the discipline. It is recommended that recruitment effortsfor minority females provide adequate descriptions of the typical job tasks of anenvironmental engineer, including testimony from women practicing in the fieldregarding what they like about their jobs. Recruitment efforts targeting minoritymales should include information about salary ranges and projected nationalneeds for environmental engineers, in addition to describing the field.References1
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