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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

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

pollution in runofffrom the built environment and this was the theme used to frame a class project which can beexpanded to be an informal university wide awareness campaign. The University of SouthFlorida (USF) is located in an impaired, closed watershed and its four stormwater ponds andwetlands area represent approximately 6.4% of the total area. A water quality monitoringprogram for these ponds is currently not in place and this class project was designed to provide asustained way to gather that information and share with the rest of the university through theinternet on the school’s Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) chapter website. The ESWchapter recently initiated a similar program in a nearby economically disadvantaged community,East

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Czekanski, United States Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-896: MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDENT TEAM PARTNERS WITHWATER FOR PEOPLE TO ASSESS WATER AND SANITATION PROJECTS INGUATEMALAAdam Czekanski, United States Military Academy ADAM J. CZEKANSKI is an instructor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He teaches introductory courses in environmental science, environmental engineering, and hydrogeology. Mr. Czekanski’s academic and research interests include engineering education and drinking water treatment in developing nations. Mr. Czekanski is a licensed professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia

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

, Northeastern UniversityAbstractCommunity partnerships comprise a core aspect of the Engineers Without Borders–USA (EWB-USA) mission. Since its inception in 2000 as a single chapter at the University of Colorado atBoulder, EWB-USA has grown to incorporate well over 250 chapters working with communitiesin 43 developing countries. This is largely through the efforts of young engineering students andtheir mentors. The overarching mission of EWB is primarily to provide support for communitiesin the developing world, by applying a broad range of engineering principles to generatesustainable solutions in challenging settings. Examples of a few past projects are water sanitationsystems, solar electrification, and compost sites converting waste into usable

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jim Chamberlain, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-797: FORMING A CULTURE OF ENGINEERING: UNDERGRADUATERESEARCH PROJECTS IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRYJim Chamberlain, Clemson University Jim is a PhD candidate in Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences. His dissertation research is quantifying the climate change effects of growing switchgrass as a monoculture for biofuels production. Jim received a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering from Texas A&M and an M.S. in Environmental Systems Engineering from Clemson University. After completing his degree, he worked for 12 years as a consulting engineer in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for a variety of government and commercial clients. In 2006, Jim taught environmental chemistry at Spring Hill

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

AC 2009-1839: ABET OUTCOMES VIA PROJECT-BASED SERVICE LEARNINGATTRIBUTES: ASSESSMENT VIA SUCCESSFUL INTELLIGENCEChris Swan, Tufts University Dr. Swan is an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. His current interests relate to service learning in engineering education, the reuse of recovered or recyclable materials, and sustainable construction.Mary McCormick, Tufts University Ms. McCormick graduated from Tufts University with a MSCE in 2008. Her masters research focused on the use of service learning in engineering education. She currently works as a geotechnical engineer with GEI Consultants, Inc. in Woburn, MA

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Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-1762: WATER ANALYSIS, TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCHSERVICES: A "FARMER’S COOPERATIVE" MODEL FOR CAPACITYDEVELOPMENTJana Fattic, Western Kentucky University Jana Fattic is the Associate Director of the Center for Water Resource Studies and Operations Director of the WATERS Laboratory at Western Kentucky University. Ms. Fattic’s role as Associate Director of the Center includes budget development and project coordination of state and federal grants totaling over one million dollars annually. Ms. Fattic’s responsibilities include day-to day administration, budget and personnel management, quality assurance and quality control, and maintenance of certifications. She holds a Bachelor

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

interest in multidisciplinary projects that encourage sustainable development and provide affordable and efficient technology to developing areas, especially with respect to improving water quality and reducing the incidence of water borne diseases and water related diseases and other health complications. She believes in holistic approaches to providing engineering solutions which incorporate women's perspectives and needs and which build local capacity. In Guyana, she works on projects with NGOs like WWF-Guianas, Conservation International Guyana and the Guyana’s Citizen’s Initiative. She is the faculty advisor for USF’s Chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World, a 2008 Kiran C. Patel Faculty

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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

AC 2009-1454: ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS: EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATIONJess Everett, Rowan UniversityYusuf Mehta, Rowan UniversityJoshua R. Wyrick, Rowan UniversityMaria Perez-Colon, Rowan University Page 14.562.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Engineers Without Borders: Experiential EducationAbstractAn Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Club has operated at our University for approximately 6years, conducting projects in Asia, Africa, Central America, and North America. EWB projectsare completed cooperatively between club members and students enrolled in an experientiallearning course required by the engineering curriculum. EWB projects provide real

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; Cynthia Jester, United States Army Corps of Engineers

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Environmental Engineering

Page 14.165.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 AFRICOM and the Corps of Engineers Helmets .vs. HardhatsAbstractService learning projects in developing communities, offer an opportunity for students togain a full appreciation for the cultural and political limitations that engineers face whenproviding technical support to developing nations. To satisfy the project requirement forthe Civil and Infrastructure Engineering MS program at George Mason University, onestudent took on the daunting task of developing a framework for the US Army Corps ofEngineers to provide civil works expertise to desperately needy areas of rural Africa.Africa is a vast continent with over 900 million people

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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

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

produce superiorresults. Cognitive diversity can take a variety of forms, but in this work diversity of personalitytypes is explored. The impact of cognitive styles on team performance was evaluated in afreshman environmental engineering (EVEN) course. The students worked on projects involvingcomparative analysis and some calculations, but no design or intrinsically “creative”requirements. Specifically, student teams in 2006, 2007, and 2008 evaluated solid wastelandfills. In 2006 and 2007 the project encompassed three or four periods of in-class directionand work time. In 2008, the project was modified to compare the energy and environmentalimpacts of landfills to waste-to-energy incinerators and included only two class periods withinstructor

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

AC 2009-1436: ENERGY AUDITS AND SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERINGJess Everett, Rowan UniversityPeter Mark Jansson, Rowan UniversityKrishan Bhatia, Rowan UniversityWilliam Riddell, Rowan UniversityChris Moore, Rowan UniversityChris Baralus, Rowan University Page 14.533.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Energy Audits and Sustainable EngineeringAbstractUndergraduate Engineering majors are introduced to Sustainable Engineering by conductingenergy audits at farms, office buildings, and industrial facilities. These projects provide realworld experiences where the students are called upon to use all their book knowledge, commonsense and resourcefulness to make a

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simeon Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Environmental Engineering

, and water resources in an interactive lab-lecture format, providing ever increasingexposure to design with uncertainty, cost, and environmental constraints. Students utilizelaboratory test and measurement equipment as well as field exercises and are trained in the use ofmodern software to evaluate and design water resource systems and infrastructure. The finalcourse in the sequence is taught as a design studio, with students functioning on interdisciplinaryteams, with real world design projects. We have followed a cohort of students through thissequence and have documented learning outcomes using direct measures of competenceincluding exams, lab reports, design projects, presentations, and outside evaluations, and indirectmeasures including

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

effort to drive the point home.While on the one hand, there has been a hue and cry over conservation of resources andcleansing the environment, practically no attention has been paid to the ‘how to’ approach thatseeks to accomplish this noble objective. If it can be unequivocally proved that environmentalconsciousness actually does make business sense and in the long run could be cost effective, thatwould help in widening the umbrella of the conservationists. Additionally, it would also impartthe idea of sustainability more universal appeal.This paper presents just such an effort. The project that has been described in the followingpages was undertaken at a university in the Southeast United States. The university has beenundergoing a

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

interested in energy issues has increased significantly. In the first assignmentin fall 2006, 2007, and 2008 the percentage of students stating a primary interest in energy was0%, 26%, and 35%, respectively. The first year course includes assignments and lectures to helpstudents understand the role of energy in EVEN. In 2007 and 2008 there was a guest lecture onsustainable energy. In 2006 to 2008 the students completed a team project on solid wastemanagement where they evaluated the methane generation potential from a landfill using the USEPA LandGEM software. In 2008 the students compared the energy yield from solid wasteincineration to the energy that could be captured from the landfill methane. In 2008 the studentsindividually considered the

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Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Bumbalough, Kettering University; Jennifer Aurandt, Kettering University

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Environmental Engineering

paper to acentral, outdoor location, and then to a recycling facility. As GEO membershipincreased, it began to expand the number of classroom and lab recycling bins oncampus. The next progression in the recycling program was to get a large binthat would be directly emptied by a recycling company for Kettering University’sprint shop. This project had a significant impact on Kettering’s environmentalfootprint because of the large magnitude of paper being recycled. In response tothe high demand for recycling facilities, Kettering University instituted a voluntarypaper recycling drop-off point, which Facilities now manages. In spring 2008,GEO received funds to purchase 200 desk side recycling bins for faculty andstaff and distributed them in July

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

Engineers released a draft of the Bodyof Knowledge for Environmental Engineering (EnvE BOK). The BOK outlines the skills andabilities that are needed to become a licensed Professional Engineer, and describes which shouldbe acquired as part of an accredited Bachelor’s degree. The ABET-accredited EnvE B.S.curriculum at the University of Colorado at Boulder has been mapped onto the BOK outcomesand knowledge domains. Most topics are well covered, however multimedia breadth and theknowledge domain of systems analysis are not the main focus of any required courses becauseour curriculum was built primarily from existing courses in Civil, Chemical, and Mechanicalengineering. The outcomes of project management and business knowledge are coveredprimarily in

Conference Session

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

field if they so wish.There has been considerable interest expressed in just such a project being put into action at apublic university in the southeast United States This paper strives to present a methodology bymeans of which a minor in sustainability will potentially be offered. Page 14.396.2MethodologyIntroducing a minor in sustainability at the university level is a very different matter thanintroducing a course in the same topic. A minor emphasizes some degree of specialization in thesubject matter. Similarly, given the myriad employment opportunities that are likely to open upin the near future, minor needs to prepare students to take

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

include one or more of the Engineering Programs following considerations…impacts of construction projects; impacts of exploration, development, and extraction of resources, and consequential remediation; disposal of wastes…”4 Mining and Similarly “The program must demonstrate that graduates Named Engineering have…proficiency in engineering topics related to both surface Programs and underground mining, including…environmental issues…”4 Code Results for S3: Society: Social Impacts & Issues, Law & Public Policy, Safety, and People Specific Program Concept as

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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

AC 2009-2438: INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY:DECIPHERING CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIESJoseph Delfino, University of Florida Joseph J. Delfino is Professor of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida where he has been on the faculty for 27 years. During that period, he served for 11 years as Department Chairman. He has supervised the theses and projects of 80 PhD and masters students and is the author/co-author of 100 papers in scientific journals. He currently serves as an Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Water Resources Association. Prior to joining the faculty at Florida, he was a tenured Full Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

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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

Library are subjected to peer review, much the same as articles submitted to researchjournals. The submissions can include class handouts, lecture notes, homework assignments,projects, educational software, and other types of educational materials.The Electronic Library has only recently been established. To date there are thirty modulesposted, with many more out for review. This repository is part of the Engineering Pathwaywebsite of the University of California at Berkeley. All of the modules can be accessed throughthe CSE website at http://www.cse.org, or through the Engineering Pathway website athttp://www.engineeringpathway.com by selecting Advanced Search followed by HigherEducation Search, and choosing the Center for Sustainable

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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

multiple countries, to ourknowledge, differences between students from different countries were not explored. Thus, wealso explored the impact of U.S. versus non-U.S. perspectives on student knowledge. Hypotheses:H0: There is no difference in the knowledge scores between U.S. and foreign studentsHA: There is a difference in the knowledge scores between U.S. and foreign studentsThe data were subject to Levene’s Test for Equality of Variances. The project team failed toreject the null hypotheses for all categories of environmental knowledge; there is no difference inknowledge scores between U.S. and foreign students. It appears that first-year engineeringstudents at Purdue University have similar perspectives on the environment, regardless

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Sustainability in Engineering Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Morton, University of Wyoming; M.P. Sharma, University of Wyoming

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-2452: THERMODYNAMIC CONSIDERATIONS IN DETERMININGWORLD CARRYING CAPACITYScott Morton, University of Wyoming Scott Morton received his Bachelor and Master degrees in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1972 and 1978 respectively. He worked as an engineering consultant, a self-employed business owner, and a plant engineer before joining the University of Wyoming Mechanical Engineering faculty as a Research Scientist in 1999. He holds four patents and has two pending. Current research activities are in the areas of wind and solar renewable energy and computer aided laboratory instruction. Some of his many projects include radial flow and augmented flow