Conference Session

EE/NEE Joint Panel Discussion: Ideas for an Enjoyable and Productive Sabbatical

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean M. Andino P.E., Arizona State University; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON), New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

, industry or government collaboration, and/or travel.Discussion topics will also include process requirements of applying, conducting, anddocumenting the outcomes of the sabbatical.The suggested layout of the panel session is: • 5-minute introduction of panel topic and panelists • Overview of each panelist’s sabbatical activity (5 minutes each) • Brief whole group Q&A session to engage audience and panelists • Small group activities with documentation of Q&A: o What resources did you find helpful in planning your sabbatical? o What was the timeframe of planning, applying for, conducting, and documenting your sabbatical? o What were the requirements of your sabbatical

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Matthew, Engineering for One Planet; Cynthia Anderson, Alula Consulting; Cindy Cooper, The Lemelson Foundation; Surbhi Godsay Lipkin-Moore, Amplify Evaluation

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

authority, in a coordinated way, in order to foster systemic change.13Prior to commencing a CI initiative, it is recommended that three preconditions be in place tomotivate and enable the work, i.e.: “…an influential champion, adequate financial resources, anda sense of urgency for change.”14 From there, five conditions are adopted:12 1. A Common Agenda: Participants work together to develop a shared understanding of both the problem and how best to solve it collectively. 2. Mutually Reinforcing Activities: Participants engage in different activities, each determined by the strengths/areas of focus of the individual participating groups, all contributing to a coordinated plan

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Schulz, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cynthia D. Anderson, Alula Consulting; Cindy Cooper, The Lemelson Foundation; Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Pennsylvania; Jorge E Loyo Rosales, Rice University; Kristin Lewis, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) ; Supraja N. Kumar, Smart Surfaces Coalition; Julianne Rolf, Yale University; Nelson A. Granda Marulanda, Western Carolina University

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

REU mentors. He developed and runs NEWT’s Core Course, offered to the center’s first-year graduate students. Jorge collaborates with NEWT’s In- dustry Liaison Officer and Innovation Ecosystem Director, and the Student Leadership Council in the ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID #39061 planning of educational opportunities for NEWT graduate students and postdocs with the center’s indus- try partners and other professional development activities. At Rice, Jorge is an Adjunct Professor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering and Bioengineering Departments, where he

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa H. Forbes, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

endeavor.More details about courses in this curriculum are available in additional publications [13-17],including a deeper discussion about this specific course [18].Course ContextPrior to running the course, we studied the university’s Energy Master Plan (EMP), learned aboutthe current state of solar energy on campus, and identified four potential new solar projects. Theuniversity currently has a ~1.2 MW photovoltaic (PV) solar system that provides ~7% of theenergy consumed on campus. While a good start, this contribution is low considering theuniversity’s location in Southern California; there is an opportunity to greatly increase campusreliance on solar energy, and the university has committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2035.The course was

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Vanantwerp, Calvin University; Julie Anne Field Wildschut, Calvin University; Matthew Heun, Calvin University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

earning Year designation graduates designation 2017 7 100 7 2018 9 89 10 2019 10 107 9 2020 8 84 10 2021 13 88 15 2022 14 82 17Each year, graduating seniors who earned the sustainability designation are surveyed about theimpact of the designation on their job search and future plans. Six of 16 students (38%) in thefirst two graduating classes self-reported their post

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramanitharan Kandiah, Central State University; Krishnakumar V. Nedunuri, Central State University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

professionals to enhance their knowledge and experience.This paper aims to present the ongoing and planned efforts to address the environmental issuespertinent to the transportation industry in an ABET-accredited environmental engineeringprogram in a minority teaching institution.Transportation studies at Central State UniversityIn the past decade, the ENE program at Central State University identified the transportationindustry as a niche industry for which the workforce program can produce environmentalengineers. The ENE faculty enhanced the program with transportation industry-relatedcoursework, research, and internships with the support of the Department of Transportationfunding and collaborators. The faculty implemented these activities from the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Jeong Eun Ahn, Rowan University

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

/wastewater utilities, understanding therole of mentoring K-12 students, and the impact of the project on their career goals.Conclusions: Efforts such as our WaterWorks project are much needed to develop a muchneeded workforce as the water/wastewater utilities in the USA face worker shortages. Wecontinue to develop some contemporary tools to excite the new generation and preliminaryresults indicate that our activities are exposing STEM and other careers to K-12 students andeducators. Initial response from our pilot highschool workshop are positive.Future Work: Currently site visits to the City of Camden schools are being planned along with ateachers workshop to be held in the Summer of 2023. Our partners at American Water andCCMUA will assist with

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ashlynn S. Stillwell, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

Students in the Climate Sciences,” Science and Engineering Ethics,19(4), 1491-1504, 2013.[13] H. W. Rittel and M. M. Webber, "Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning." Policysciences, 4(2), 155-169, 1973.[14] D.A. Kolb, Experiential learning: experience as the source of learning and development.Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1984.[15] A. M. Prado, R. Arce, L. E. Lopez, J. García and A. A. Pearson, “Simulations Versus CaseStudies: Effectively Teaching the Premises of Sustainable Development in the Classroom,”Journal of Business Ethics, 161(2), 303-327, 2020.[16] ABET, Criteria for accrediting engineering programs. ABET, Baltimore, MD, 2021.[17] D. Merrill, “First Principles of Instruction,” ETR&D, 50(3), 17, 2002. [Online

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Baideme P.E., United States Military Academy; Kathryn Blair Newhart; Cristian Robbins; Michael A. Butkus P.E., United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., United States Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

was used to test this hypothesis. In addition, an analysis of individual grades,before and after a cooperative learning experience using various means of team formation, wasused to explore the influence of group learning on individual performance (and perhapslearning).2. MethodsThe environmental engineering program examined in this study is accredited by the ABETEngineering Accreditation Commission (EAC). ABET EAC has seven Student Outcomesdesigned to prepare graduates to enter the professional practice of engineering [2]. ABET EACStudent Outcome 5 states that students must have “an ability to function effectively on a teamwhose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment,establish goals, plan tasks

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Gallagher, Montana State University - Bozeman; Adrienne Phillips, Montana State University - Bozeman; Ellen Lauchnor, Montana State University - Bozeman; Amanda Hohner; Otto R. Stein, Montana State University - Bozeman; Craig R. Woolard, Montana State University - Bozeman; Catherine M. Kirkland; Kathryn Plymesser P.E., Montana State University - Bozeman

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

continuous learning, the first twoproject-based learning courses are intended to be team-taught. The team established guidelinesfor ensuring that collective decision-making remained part of the course development process fornew integrated PBL classes, while ensuring that lead instructors have the necessary autonomy tomove forward with course design and delivery. The intention is that at least three months prior tothe start of the semester, lead instructors will present their course syllabus to the full group fordiscussion and approval. The syllabus will include course outcomes, an outline of coursecontent, a breakdown of assessment plans, and their intended approach to project-based learning,including expected student deliverables. Once approved

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Will Klein, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

the studentsinterested in the internship program. The mentors, who are typically faculty, from participatingmember institutions have to submit project proposals in the STEM areas that are relevant to theNational Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) mission and are aligned with theneeds of the future workforce. The student recruitment plan targeting women and members ofunderrepresented minorities was included. Each project included the learning outcomes, timeline,mentoring plan, and expected deliverables. For each project, financial support for one to twostudents was requested. The students need to be US citizens and either rising sophomores or juniorsor seniors majoring in STEM disciplines pertaining to the project. The interns

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

widespread use of Boyer’s Model may be the lack of a formalized system ofcareer planning among faculty of environmental engineering (i.e., future faculty as wellas early and mid-career faculty).Disseminating the value of Boyer’s Model and demonstrating the basic approach tocareer cartography – a tool of career planning – to a diverse audience of engineeringgraduate students, faculty, and administrators was the objective of a preconferenceworkshop, which was part of the 2021 (delayed until 2022 due to COVID) biennialconference of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors(AEESP), which occurred in St. Louis, Missouri. The 2022 workshop leveraged theplanning, format, execution, and dissemination of prior workshops. Briefly

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Sarah Hultine Massengale, University of Missouri - St. Louis; Sarah Oerther, Saint Louis University

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

, what, where, when, why, and how) (1 pt) b. As a group, construct a final evaluation matrix with all alternatives scored across the limited list of relevant criteria (1 pt) 2 3. Prototype and test solutions (2 pts total) a. As a group, develop and execute a plan to collect information about the feasibility and viability of the top three alternatives (i.e., from interviews, from precedents, from history, etc) (2 pt) 4 4. Select a valid solution using engineering judgement (4 pts total) a. Group score (2 pts) – create a “one-pager” to argue for your team’s single best solution and post to

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Schulz, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Suzanne Stathatos, The California Institute of Technology; Cassandra Shriver, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

engineering classroom is non-sustainability with currentwaste treatment plans. Littering is a significant issue that introduces the human element directlyinto the human-caused environmental challenges and has connections with the sustainabledevelopment goals regarding SDG 6 of sanitation. Over 11 billion dollars in the United States isspent yearly to clean up litter. A significant challenge with litter on places like highways is theinability to assess where the litter is located. Nathaniel Felleke has worked on solving this usingan edge device and the edge impulse online tools through a roadside liter detector [42].By combining a raspberry pi four board, a wireless notecard, and a computer webcam whiledriving along the highway, he generated a

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

, though it is not a direct application of the NSF PUI definition [30]. It is asimplified version of the institution classification scheme used by Slocum and Scholl [1].Additional quantification by location and institutional specialization was performed.4.3 Curricular InvestigationsUtilizing publicly available course plans and course catalogs at the previously identifiedinstitutions, the degree to which a student in a CivE program could specialize in EnvE topics wasanalyzed. Additionally, a curricular comparison between accredited EnvE PUIs was compiled.5. Results and Discussion5.1 Frequency of EnvE PUI Programs and ABET AccreditationOut of the 83 ABET accredited EnvE programs in the US, 75 are located within doctoral-degreegranting institutions