Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Ekenseair, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Bayer, University of Texas, Austin; Margaret Phillips, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

working with Dr. Nicholas Peppas to develop carbohydrate-decorated hydrogels for oral protein delivery. She is currently serving a two year term as the National Student President of the Society For Biomaterials. Page 14.685.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Impact of Integration of Undergraduate Students in an Engineering Research Laboratory: A Case StudyAbstractParticipation in undergraduate research projects in engineering can result in lasting benefits forthe education and careers of both the undergraduate students and their graduate student mentorsand supervising professors. This

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

various issuesthat are prevalent in today’s world, mainly the application of sustainability. In the first iterationsof the service learning implementation, Habitat for Humanity, the project partner, challengedstudents to design an affordable green home. Sustainability and green engineering were theunderlying themes of this project Emphasis was placed on researching and proposing viablealternative energy sources, techniques for energy and water conservation, and architecturalconsiderations to increase the overall efficiency of the home.End-of semester student surveys indicated that the students desired a more refined project to helpfocus their efforts in a semester’s time. One of the energy saving proposals of the Habitat forHumanity project was

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Wankat, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

the best ways for practicing chemical engineers to learn new areas needed in their jobs? Area 3- Learning Systems. What teaching methods are best for teaching a diverse student body specific chemical engineering material such as separation processes? What is the best way to teach chemical engineering design? How should chemical engineering laboratories be structured to maximize student learning? How do we allocate the resources in a chemical engineering department to optimize the learning of undergraduate and graduate students? What is the best culture in a chemical engineering department to help students learn? How much help is optimum to maximize the learning of chemical

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J.Patrick Abulencia, Manhattan College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

social networking tools can be used to stay intouch with alumni. This connection can help lead to a dialogue between the currentunderclassmen and alumni to initiate discussions on internships and career options at their placeof employment.Introduction The ubiquity of online social networking, especially among college students, has made ita candidate for scholarly research. Most of the early work on this phenomenon has focused on auser’s presentation of identity, and privacy concerns 1. However, a growing body of knowledgehas focused on their role within a college or university setting 2, 3, 4. This work examines the useand role of online social networking towards facilitating the high school to college transition, aswell as a tool for

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University; David Thiessen; Nurdan Yurt; Baba Abdul, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

, Developappropriate scoring examples, Test the resulting rubric, Revise the rubric.Portions of the CTL rubric describe a common problem solving method. Identify theproblem, make assumptions, pursue a solution methodology and evaluate your solution.Taking these four categories leaves us with a rubric that can measure critical thinking inthe context of problem solving. A pair of graduate students came up with examples ofwhat might be typical for each score in for a chemical engineering problem. This rubric,see Appendix 2, was then used to rate group presentations on the design project thestudents did, and later brief individual papers. The brief papers were one to two pages onthe following question: Imagine you are planning on adding a swimming pool and

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Krantz, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2006 and 2007, theauthor finished writing his book on Scaling Analysis in Modeling Transport and ReactionProcesses1.A SAL at another academic institution provides a good opportunity to recruit students for one’sresearch program. The author has brought many students to the U.S. to pursue graduate studiesnot only in his research program but at many other universities as well. Moreover, he has usedthe contacts he made during his SALs to create opportunities for U.S. students to have aninternational technical/cultural experience.Capitalizing on taking a SAL also allows one to experience different approaches to teaching andlearning. While at Istanbul Technical University (ITU) in Turkey during 1974-75, the

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Rafael Hernandez; Priscilla Hill, Mississippi State University; Hossein Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Todd French, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Toghiani is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering. He received his B.S.Ch.E, M.S.Ch.E and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. A member of the Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers, Dr. Toghiani has taught a variety of courses at MSU, including Process Control, Transport Phenomena, Reactor Design, both Unit Operations Laboratories and graduate courses in Advanced Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena and Chemical Kinetics. He is the faculty advisor for the student chapter of the Society of Plastics Engineers. His research in the areas of catalysis, fuel cells and nanocomposite materials is supported by DOE, DOD, and