Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cox, Purdue University; Angie Andriot, Purdue University; Stephen Beaudoin, Purdue University

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Chemical Engineering

. The interviews lasted an average of 45 minutes and ranged from about 20 minutes to1hr 15 minutes. Students were asked a series of questions about themselves and their reactions tothe program. Such information is useful in determining successful research program designs, andcan be applied to future summer research programs. Overall, the main factor in ensuring thestudent has a positive summer research experience is their relationship with their mentors. Thosewho had helpful, involved mentors or graduate student mentors had better experiences than thosewho did not. Although interactions with fellow students were important to them, the formalsocial events were not beneficial, and were frequently completely unattended. Students muchpreferred the

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

, 9Course Organization and StructureWhether the course is one semester or two will significantly impact how the course isorganized, the content that can be covered, and the scope of the design project.According to a recent survey conducted by John Wiley based on a response from 50departments, US chemical engineering departments are split down the middle – half teachone design course, and half teach a two-semester design sequence.10Instructors have several challenges related to the structure and organization of the course.Departments who teach one design course must be very selective and choose whichcontent is most important for its graduates. Design projects for a one-semester offeringmight be best structured as multiple smaller problems that

Conference Session

Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

innovations. Similarly the 1970’s and 80’s produced abody of research focused on teacher’s concerns and viewpoints, which has had a similarly lowimmediate impact on educational practice. The article suggests that the educational research lacks thesocio-political ‘authority’ to bring about systematic reform. Regardless of the reason it is clear thatresearch in the field of education has not produced a history of usefulness for educators.Our particular situation is complicated further in that we have a long time scale, one semester per year,and low numbers, 12-30 students per year. This has made it difficult to conduct true rigorous controlledexperiments. Additionally our assessments have been performed on extra-credit assignments where

Conference Session

Demonstration and Project Enhancements in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Yang, Cornell University; Kathryn Dimiduk, Cornell University; Susan Daniel, Cornell University

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Chemical Engineering

current issues, excite student interest in finding solutions to challenges that face theirgeneration, and engage students in learning the required skills to solve these problems.Never has it been more important to engage more students in science and engineering than intoday’s society where the demand for engineers is expected to significantly exceed the supply inthe near future1. Concurrent to this growing deficit in technically-trained workers is the rapiddiversification of our population. In order to fill the gap, people from diverse backgrounds willneed to be motivated to choose engineering as a career choice2. Extensive research shows thatone way to engage students is to connect problems to societal impact by integrating the “humanelement

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

: “Engineering programs must demonstratethat their graduates have…”ABET Criteria: Related Assignment:(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility 4, 5(g) an ability to communicate effectively 1-6(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering 3-5solutions in a global and societal context(i) recognition of the need for, and ability to engage in life-long learning 3-5(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues 4,5The course website structure appears in Table 3, which links the student to further resources inall key areas: syllabus and

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State Univ.; Marcus Duffy, Oklahoma State University; Lynn Franzmann, Stillwater; Rebekah Reece, Stillwater; Karen High, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

Engineering at OSU. He is expected to graduate in 2011.Lynn Franzmann, Stillwater Lynn Franzmann teaches biology at Stillwater Middle School and participated in the TERMS project.Rebekah Reece, Stillwater Rebekah Reece teaches mathematics at Stillwater Middle School and participated in the TERMS project.Karen High, Oklahoma State University Karen High is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University. She received her B.S. from University of Michigan and PhD from Penn State University in Chemical Engineering. Her research intersts include Sustainable Process Design, Multicriteria Decision Making, Engineering Education, K-12 Engineering for

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; Donald Woods, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

Scholarship.Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University Margot Vigeant is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Associate Dean of Engineering at Bucknell University. She is very interested in first-year engineering education.Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University Don Visco is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University, where he has been employed since 1999. Prior to that, he graduated with his Ph.D from the University at Buffalo, SUNY. His current research interests include experimental and computational thermodynamics as well as bioinformatics/drug design. He is an active and contributing member of ASEE at the local, regional and national level. He is the 2006

Conference Session

Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peyton Richmond, Lamar University; John Gossage, Lamar University; Qiang Xu, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. Page 15.136.9Bibliography1. ASM Consortium; Errington, Jamie; Reising, Dal Vernon; Burns, Catherine; Sands, Nicholas P., ASM Consortium Guidelines: Effective Alarm Management Practices, ASM Consortium, 2009.2. Hollifield, Bill R. and Eddie Habibi, Alarm Management: Seven Effective Methods for Optimum Performance, ISA, Research Triangle Park, NC, 2007, page xvi.3. Mogford, J., Fatal Accident Investigation Report: Isomerization Unit Explosion Final Report, 2005, page 8, available online at http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/us/bp_us_english/STAGING/local_assets/downloads/t/final_report.pdf (referenced January 7, 2010).4. Rings, Terry, “Alarm Management Philosophy: A Roadmap to Success,” Presented at PAS Users

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Young, Ohio University-Athens

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2010-2054: STUDENT-PERCEIVED VALUE OF ACADEMIC SUPPORTINTERVENTIONSValerie Young, Ohio University-Athens Valerie Young is Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Ohio University. She currently serves as Awards Co-Chair for the Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE, and previously served as Division chair. She teaches chemical engineering courses at all levels, from freshmen to graduate. Her research area is atmospheric chemistry and air pollution. Page 15.1118.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Student