Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Ted Lee, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

question in mind of “where do our students goto work after graduation?” This was done because it does not serve the students well to preparethem for generic nanotechnology jobs that may not exist; instead, we have designed thisemphasis based on jobs that have already been offered and occupied by our recent graduates inthe materials, microelectronics, bio-nano (e.g., proteins and enzymes), and complex fluids (i.e.,colloids) areas. The courses selected for the nano emphasis are described below: CHE 487 Nanotechnology and Nanoscale Engineering Through Chemical Processes Focus: Chemical engineering fundamentals and engineering science Topics: Properties of materials on the nanometer scale, probes capable of visualizing

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J.Patrick Abulencia, Manhattan College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-2508: ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING: A MECHANISM TOACCLIMATIZE INCOMING FRESHMEN AND FACILITATE DEPARTMENTCOMMUNICATIONJ.Patrick Abulencia, Manhattan College Page 14.934.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Online Social Networking: A Mechanism to Acclimatize Incoming Freshmen and Facilitate Department Communication.Abstract Online social networking tools such as Facebook and Ning are non-intimidating ways tointeract with other people. The benign nature of this environment serves as a useful mechanismfor introducing incoming freshmen, many of whom are shy and introverted, to their peers prior toarriving on campus. This past summer, Facebook

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

capability. Essentially, the students had suffered fromscope creep throughout their project experience. In the efforts to create an open-ended, real-lifeproject where students could effectively set their own scope, we actually created a challenge thatstudents could not wrap their minds around. This resulted in long project reports with disjointedinformation and designs. It was evident through the reports that the students had spent much timeon their projects, as individual parts of the designs were well planned, executed, and designedwith proper engineering principles and concepts. However, the students had a difficult timedeciding what to focus on and what not to, which lead to a lack in the overall cohesiveness of 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

, and batch reactors. The students are alsoevaluated on team work, and written and oral explanation of technical concepts.Discussions revealed the potential for coordinated problems between Reactor Design, HeatTransfer, and Mass Transfer in order to reinforce concepts in student’s minds. The faculty teammade plans to meet separately to formulate a problem or two on reactant conversion in a packetcatalyst bed and / or conversion dependence on heat transfer into a reactor’s jacketed reservoir.ChE 4134 Process and Plant DesignThis two semester capstone design sequence is designed to further integrate student knowledgefrom the sophomore and junior level chemical engineering courses into a knowledge base thatcan be used effectively in analysis