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Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Striebig, James Madison University; Susan Norwood, Gonzaga University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-82: WEST AFRICAN TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, ANDRECIPROCITY IMPLEMENTATION IN BENINBradley Striebig, James Madison University Dr. Bradley A. Striebig is an associate professor of Engineering at James Madison University. He has a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Penn State University, where he was the head of the Environmental Technology Group at the Applied research Laboratory. Prior to accepting a position to develop the engineering program at James Madison University, Brad was a faculty member in the Civil Engineering department at Gonzaga University. He has worked on various water projects throughout the US and in Benin and Rwanda.Susan Norwood, Gonzaga University Susan

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-1192: EVALUATION OF ABET PROGRAM CURRICULA CRITERIAFOR THE INTEGRATION OF SUSTAINABILITY RELATED SUBJECT AREASMichelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University Michelle Jarvie received her PhD in Engineering-Environmental from Michigan Technological University in August of 2007. Since that time, she has been working as an environmental engineer for Cliffs Natural Resources in Michigan. Ms. Jarvie has worked on a variety of issues including mine land reclamation, biofuels development, sustainable forest certification, environmental policy analysis, carbon reporting, carbon offsets and trading, as well as corporate sustainability reporting. She can be reached via email at

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-1972: MEASURING THE IMPACTS OF PROJECT-BASED SERVICELEARNINGAngela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, BoulderKurt Paterson, Michigan Technological UniversityChris Swan, Tufts University Page 14.873.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 MEASURING THE IMPACTS OF PROJECT-BASED SERVICE LEARNINGAbstractProject-based service learning (PBSL) has become an emergent opportunity for engineeringeducation. In this paper both curricular and co-curricular/extracurricular community serviceactivities related to engineering will be described. In this field there are a number of nationalprograms, for example EPICS, Engineers

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jess Everett, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University; Chris Moore, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Chris Baralus, Rowan University

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Environmental Engineering

. Page 14.533.2BackgroundOur Engineering College is committed to innovative methods of learning to best prepare studentsfor a rapidly changing and highly competitive marketplace [1]. Key objectives include: • Creating multidisciplinary experiences through collaborative laboratories and coursework; • Incorporating state-of-the-art technologies throughout the curricula; • Creating continuous opportunities for technical writing and communication, and • Emphasizing hands-on, open-ended problem solving, including undergraduate research.To help meet these curriculum objectives, the four engineering programs have commonEngineering Clinic classes (Clinics) throughout their programs of study. Students enroll inClinics in each of their

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jess Everett, Rowan University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Joshua R. Wyrick, Rowan University; Maria Perez-Colon, Rowan University

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Environmental Engineering

onreal world projects, with real constraints and unexpected problems. Through EWB projects,students can better understand the impact of technology while enhancing their communicationand leadership skills [12].EWB projects provide a platform to integrate social, economic, and environmentalconsiderations into engineering design in a significant way [11]. The goal of EWB is to createsustainable engineering projects in impoverished areas worldwide including United States. EWBprojects provide students with an opportunity to apply their engineering skills to solve thecommunity problems. Through EWB projects, students develop skills not often taught in class,such proposal writing, project management, professionalism, interacting with clients, team work

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audra Morse, Texas Tech

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-606: APPLICATION OF THE EXCEED TEACHING MODEL TOIMPROVE GRADUATE TEACHING IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGCOURSESAudra Morse, Texas Tech Page 14.223.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Application of the ExCEEd Teaching Model to Improve Graduate Teaching in Environmental Engineering Courses Page 14.223.2AbstractMany universities employ graduate teaching assistants to help reduce faculty teaching loads.However, the graduate teaching assistants may receive little to no training on teachingeffectiveness. Some universities may have programs to mentor graduate students in effectiveteaching strategies

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

engineering and it deviated from Environmental Engineering. Throughout the semester I have become more and more interested in energy, specifically renewable energies and the technology behind them. Although Environmental Engineering has some energy applications, I feel that a more mechanical background would be better suited for that field. [The guest speaker] talk also cemented in my mind that if I wanted to go more into [energy], Environmental Engineering is not the most direct. Instead, going more into chemistry for biofuels, electrical for PV, or mechanical for working on engine processes would be a better approach.” “While I still value the environment as highly as ever, I feel that I would be more suited to protect it as an

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Environmental Engineering

sustainability. In order to have mass appeal of this nature, the course has to bedesigned in such a way that it appeals to engineers and biologists, to chemists and economists, tofinance majors and arts students alike. It can be appreciated that in light of the aforementioneddiscussion, designing such a course is quite a tall order. The steps followed in achieving thisobjective are described in this paper.BackgroundThe objective of this project was to address demonstrable need to upgrade course TCGT 1530entitled “Science, Technology and the Environment” within the technology department of auniversity in the southeast United States. The aforementioned course is part of the corecurriculum at GSU. Enrolment in this course has routinely been approximately

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cliff Davidson, Carnegie Mellon University; Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon University; Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Michael Bridges, Carnegie Mellon University; David Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Cynthia Murphy, University of Texas, Austin; Braden Allenby, Arizona State University; Yongsheng Chen, Arizona State University; Eric Williams, Arizona State University; John Crittenden, Georgia Tech; Sharon Austin, EPA

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Environmental Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332Sharon Austin, EPA Mail Code 7406M U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Page 14.1183.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Center for Sustainable Engineering: Workshops and the Electronic LibraryThe Center for Sustainable Engineering (CSE) is a consortium that includes Carnegie MellonUniversity, the University of Texas at Austin, and Arizona State University, established in 2005with support from the National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency.The

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Amy Stuart, University of South Florida; Daniel Yeh, University of South Florida; Helen Muga, University of South Florida; Linda Phillips, University of South Florida; James Mihelcic, University of South Florida

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-1393: NONTRADITIONAL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARTNERS THATFACILITATE SERVICE LEARNING AND GRADUATE RESEARCH FORSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTMaya Trotz, University of South Florida Dr. Maya A. Trotz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida. Her area of interests include the development of treatment technologies for inorganic contaminant remediation with a special emphasis on arsenic in drinking water and in landfill leachate; investigating the effect of climate change on mercury fate in aquatic environments; and understanding the effect of water storage containers on water quality in developing countries. She has an ongoing

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Murphy, University of Texas, Austin; David Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Cliff Davidson, Carnegie Mellon University; H Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Braden Allenby, Arizona State University; Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon University; John Crittenden, Arizona State University

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Environmental Engineering

Environmental Resources, University of Texas, 10100 Burnet Road, M/CR7100, Austin, Texas 787582 Department of Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, Arizona State University,P.O. Box 875306 Tempe, Arizona 85287-53063School Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 790 AtlanticDr., Atlanta, Georgia 30332-03554Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 ForbesAvenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213*Corresponding Author: Email – cfmurphy@mail.utexas.eduSustainability, broadly defined, is the ability to maintain a particular system. Within the last twodecades, it has become increasingly recognized that one of the most critical systems that needs tobe maintained from a human perspective is

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Delfino, University of Florida

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Environmental Engineering

Sustainability (Global and Florida); Industrial Product & ProcessDesign; Designing for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management Systems (GuestLecturer); Biological Ecology and Technology; Materials, including Nanomaterials(Guest Lecturer); e-Waste and the Status of Resources; Society, Culture, Governmentsand Laws; Life Cycle Assessments (Guest Lecturer); Energy and Climate Change;Alternate Energy Decision Strategies (Guest Lecturer); Agriculture: Corn, Food andEthanol); Green Marketing (Guest Lecturer); Endocrine Disruptor Compounds;Elements of Green Engineering; Reading Book Reviews (student presentations based ontheir outside reading book reviews - see reference footnote 12) and Case Studies (studentpresentations based on their corporate case

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johannes Strobel, Purdue University; Inez Hua, Purdue University; Constance Harris, Purdue University; Jun Fang, Purdue University; Lindsey Tracy, Purdue University

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Environmental Engineering

-.028 .103** .601** .471** --3. Environmental Tools, Technologies, Approaches -.070** .155** .595** .497** .715** --4. Sustainable Development**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).To research question 3:In addition to formal education (high school curriculum), many other factors may shape astudent’s attitude and knowledge of the environment. In the engineering disciplines, there hasbeen much discussion about various dimensions of diversity, including gender and multi-culturalperspectives.Given the greater participation of women in environmental

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Ethan LaRochelle, Northeastern University

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Environmental Engineering

example of how the EWB model can be incorporated into the curriculum has beendeveloped by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). In the early 1970s, WPI transitioned to aproject-based curriculum, from which their Global Perspective Program (GPP) was established[2]. This program allows students to travel abroad and work on open-ended projects whilesatisfying general educational and engineering requirements. The program is designed to meetmany of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requirements, andself-evaluation in students’ final reports indicate that off-campus projects are consistently higherquality than those completed on campus [2].The WPI program is specifically geared toward engineering, and while it has been

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Swan, Tufts University; Mary McCormick, Tufts University

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Environmental Engineering

growing scope of the challenges aheadand the complexity and diversity of the technologies of the 21st century, will only grow inimportance” (14). Similarly, BOK2, ASCE’s document that describes the specific attributes offuture civil engineers, builds upon why creativity is essential for the future, claiming “Fosteringcreative knowledge in students prepares them to handle a future of increasing complexity thatrelies on a multidisciplinary approach to problems.”(3). Expectedly, ABET leaders haverecognized the necessity of innovativeness and problem-solving ability and have alsoincorporated these skills into the curriculum requirements. ABET’s EC 2000 states that “Theengineering design component of a curriculum must include at least some of the

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. 23, 221-227.9. Bechtoldt, M.N., C.K.W. DeDreu, and B.A. Nijstad. 2007. Team personality diversity, group creativity, and innovativeness in organizational teams. Research Output from Sustainable Development in a Diverse World (SUSDIV) PAPER 1.2007. http://www.feem.it/Feem/Pub/Publications/EURODIVPapers/default.htm10. Belbin, M. 1993. Team roles at work. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann. Page 14.330.1411. Boyle, G.J. 1995. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): Some Psychometric Limitations. Psychological Measurement. 47, 543-552.12. Buffinton, K.W., K.W. Jablokow, and

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Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-2103: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ON A "SUSTAINABILITY"MAJOR USING QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT (QFD) TECHNIQUESAnoop Desai, Georgia Southern University Dr. Anoop Desai received his BS degree in Production Engineering from the University of Bombay in 1999, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from The University of Cincinnati in 2002 and 2006. His main research interests are in Product Lifecycle Management, Design for the Environment, Total Quality Management including tools for Six Sigma and Ergonomics.Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College Dr. Jean-Claude Thomassian received his BS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Ken Thomas, University of South Florida

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-820: TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS THROUGH ANAPPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY: STUDYINGSTORM-WATER PONDS AT THE UNIVERSITY AND IN LOCAL COMMUNITIESMaya Trotz, University of South FloridaKen Thomas, University of South Florida Page 14.1155.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Sustainability concepts through an applied environmental engineering laboratory: studying stormwater ponds at the University and local communitiesAbstractStormwater ponds are vital for the control of floodwaters and the reduction in pollution loadsreaching larger water bodies. Community awareness programs aim to reduce