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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather L. Walker, University of Arkansas ; Edgar C Clausen, University of Arkansas

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

to provide experiencedalumni help to the students in their professional development and in identifying and navigatingtheir career paths. The program was structured by annually forming 11-12 mentoring circles,each containing three mentors (most typically, one member who was a member of the ArkansasAcademy of Chemical Engineers and graduated at least 20 years ago, and two other alumni whograduated 5-10 years ago) and 4-6 students that are all in the same year of school. Studentparticipation in the program is voluntary and just under 50% of our students participate annually.Following the program kick-off soon after school starts in the Fall semester, the circles averagefour mentoring events during the Fall semester, followed by a final Program

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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, global awareness, sustainability, and diversity, equity and inclusion. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Alumni Engagement and Mentoring Integrated in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum1.0 Introduction.Alumni engagement is intensively and widely fostered by colleges and universities to attractfunding and donations, prestige, and loyalty. Engaged alumni can also improve the rate of jobplacement and internship opportunities for current students. In addition, alumni can provide amost valuable source of mentoring for students in their curriculum and career. However, thereare limited approaches to engage alumni with curricular courses. Some experiences includeinvited talks and

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas McKean, University of Arkansas; Ranil Wickramasinghe P.E., University of Arkansas; LaShall Bates; Gary Bates; Jacquelyn Wiersma-Mosley, University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

between four universities and about 20 industry-leading membrane companies. Thecenter specializes in biopharmaceutical manufacturing, water treatment, membrane fundamentals,and chemical separations research. Part of the center’s mission is to provide unique membraneresearch opportunities for a variety of students. An opportunity exists to provide these researchopportunities in addition to mentoring and career preparation to students local to the NorthwestArkansas (NWA) communities. A major component of this effort consists of expanded ResearchOpportunities for Undergraduates (REU) programs for students not enrolled in traditional four-year degree programs. This expanded research program is referred to as the Local StudentResearch and Mentoring

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Promoting Inclusivity and Broadening Participation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ira Hysi, Northeastern University; Luke Landherr, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

graduate levelengineering programs, the motivations behind student involvement and success in this field mustbe examined and adapted to accordingly. In this study, an educational comic has been created anddistributed to university students to investigate whether career prospects impact student motivationin pursuit of chemical engineering on an institutional level. This comic was then distributed tostudents beginning their first undergraduate year at Northeastern University and who had not yetdefinitively declared their major. This comic dismantles two key misconceptions that may discourage students from pursuingchemical engineering: limited scope of industrial opportunities and restrictive skill sets relatingexclusively to chemistry and math

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Promoting Inclusivity and Broadening Participation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam T Melvin, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #44154Bioengineering 101: A Design Challenge to Teach High School Students aboutHow Engineers Design and Build Complex SystemsProf. Adam T Melvin, Clemson University Adam Melvin obtained a BS in Chemical Engineering and a BA in Chemistry from the University of Arizona, a MS in Chemical Engineering (with a minor in Biotechnology) and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University. He spent the first 10 years of his independent career as a faculty member in the Cain Department of Chemical Engineering at Louisiana State University. He recently joined the faculty in the Department of Chemical and

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Joint Session: Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division and Chemical Division

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer R Brown, Montana State University, Bozeman; Stephanie G Wettstein, Montana State University, Bozeman

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED), Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

typicalengineering course may not provide opportunities for students to learn and practice the diversityof practical skills they would use as practicing engineers. With the information presented herein,changes to course design and assessment can be made in communication-focused courses, andelsewhere in the curriculum, to target communication skills transferable to the workplace.Introduction and purposeAlthough the technical skills taught within engineering departments are likely similar to thosetaught within all engineering programs, professional skills are where graduates can stand outwhen entering the workforce [1-3]. Proficient communication in particular has been directlylinked to enhanced career progression [4], yet many engineering graduates lack

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Laboratory and Research Skill Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlos Landaverde Alvarado, University of Texas at Austin

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

real-life situations, (2) it requiresstudents to solve complex problems at the intersection of engineering and management, and (3) itfosters collaboration and trust building amongst team members. By the practice of safety,students gain valuable analytical, managerial, and leadership skills that will be key in their post-graduation careers and that will help facilitate their transition to the workforce.It has been reported that chemical engineering programs utilize different and inconsistentapproaches to integrate process safety education into their curriculum [1], [2], [6]–[9]: someprograms offer a required or elective process safety course, others incorporate external onlinetraining within core chemical engineering courses (e.g., the AIChE

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WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis; Glaucia Prado P.E., University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #41234Evaluating Students’ Belonging in Two Engineering DepartmentsProf. Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis Prof. Susan P. Gentry is an Associate Professor of Teaching Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California, Davis. In her current position at UC Davis, she is interested in student well-being and alternative grading schemes.Glaucia Prado P.E., University of California, Davis Glaucia Prado is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in Chemical Engineering at University of California Davis. She began her career in food engineering from the University of Campinas (Brazil) before

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Perspectives in Chemical Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Butler Velegol, Penn State University; Katie Cadwell, Syracuse University; Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Lisa G. Bullard P.E., North Carolina State University; Mechteld Veltman Hillsley, Penn State University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Missouri University of Science and Technology (BS) and University of Wisconsin-Madison (PhD) she pursued an engineering education and outreach post-doc and taught at Madison College for several years.Dr. Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh Taryn Melkus Bayles is a Professor, Teaching Track, in the Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department at the University of Pittsburgh, and serves as the Undergraduate Program Director. She has spent part of her career working in industry with Exxon, Westinghouse, Phillips Petroleum and Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center (now NETL). Her industrial experience has included process engineering, computer modeling and control, process design and testing, and engineering

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Cultivating Community, Wellness, and Character Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glaucia Prado, University of California, Davis; Jason White, University of California, Davis; Sara Sweeney, University of California, Davis

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #41264A Wellness Course for Engineering StudentsGlaucia Prado, University of California, Davis Glaucia Prado is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in Chemical Engineering at University of California Davis. She began her career in food engineering from the University of Campinas (Brazil) before earning a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Alberta. She teaches a variety of courses such as thermodynamics and senior design and developed a new food engineering elective course for chemical engineering students that consists in applying engineering concepts in the context of food processing. Her

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WIP: Classroom Innovations

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Neha B. Raikar, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Fernando Mérida, University of Florida

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

experience. One of the modules offered as a part ofthe summer program is “Introduction to Chemical Engineering,” which aims to provide studentswith a preview of the exciting world of chemical engineering (ChE). The goal of the module isalso to raise awareness of various career possibilities in chemical engineering. Students work onhands-on activities and tours of research laboratories. One of the hands-on activities is that ofmini fluid flow experiments showcasing one of the most important topics in the realm of ChE:fluid flow phenomena.Improving the experiential learning of college-level students has gained special attention. Oneexample is the creation of a desk-scale kit on fluid flow, aiming to facilitate the understanding offrictional losses and

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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ya He, University of Sheffield; Mohammad Zandi P.E., University of Sheffield

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

project-based approaches, which means that morestudent teamwork is required. However, many international students lack the essential teamworkskills as the development of these skills is often under-emphasised during their previous studies. Inaddition, most of these students have limited or no relevant work experience. Consequently,developing strong teamwork competencies not only enhances the effectiveness of their presentacademic endeavours but also augments their prospects for future career progression. By recognisingthis need, this study presents an inclusive workshop framework, aiming to provide master’s studentswith the opportunity to develop general teamwork proficiencies whilst exploring new team roles anddynamics that are more appropriate

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Safety and Sustainability in the ChE Classroom

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brittany Lynn Butler-Morton, Rowan University; Cayla Ritz, Rowan University; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University; Emily Dringenberg, The Ohio State University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, Bucknell University Dr. Elif Miskioglu is an early-career engineering education scholar and educator. She holds a B.S. ˘ in Chemical Engineering (with Genetics minor) from Iowa State University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University. Her early Ph.D. work focused on the development of bacterial biosensors capable of screening pesticides for specifically targeting the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. As a result, her diverse background also includes experience in infectious disease and epidemiology, providing crucial exposure to the broader context of engineering problems and their subsequent solutions. These diverse experiences and a growing passion for improving engineering

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Laboratory and Research Skill Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Stephanie G Wettstein, Montana State University, Bozeman; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Jennifer R Brown, Montana State University, Bozeman; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

engineering? • was the experiment to the work of chemical engineers? Engineering identity How true or untrue is each statement below of you? (7-point Very untrue of me / Very true of me scale) • My classmates see me as an engineering person • My engineering instructors see me as an engineering person • I feel like I belong in engineering Persistence intentions (7-point Strongly disagree to Strongly agree ) I intend to • pursue a career in engineering in the future. • work in engineering for at least 3 years in the future—as a professional engineer, a graduate student, and/or researcher. Demographics • Growing up, what language or languages were spoken in your home? (Only/mostly a language or languages

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Innovations in Experiments and Modeling

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert P. Hesketh, Rowan University; Barnabas Gao, Rowan University; Kirti M Yenkie, Rowan University; Swapana Subbarao Jerpoth, Rowan University; David Anthony Theuma, Rowan University; Sean Curtis, Rowan University; Michael Fracchiolla, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; Steven Roth, Rowan University; Emma Marie Padros, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Medicine lab (https://yenkiekm.com). Her teaching methodology to incorporate computational tools for explaining theoretical concepts led to her selection as one of the 20 Outstanding Young Chemical Engineering Educators by CACHE (Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering) Committee in 2019. Her ongoing research on machine learning, solvent recovery, optimizing lube-oil operations, and water utilities energy and asset management are funded by the USEPA, ExxonMobil, AstraZeneca, Atlantic County Utilities Authority and American Water. She won the 2022 AIChE Environmental Division Early Career Award for her contributions to solving challenging environmental chemical engineering problems. She also won the 2023 AIChE-Delaware

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Perspectives in Chemical Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blake Lopez, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

to allow studentsmore personalized paths towards different careers [5]. One critical aspect of a chemical engineering program is course(s) on process/plant design. Processdesign is often treated as the culmination of the undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum. Thiscourse draws on knowledge from previous chemical engineering courses including transport, balances,controls, and more. Students are often reminded of what they learned in previous courses and are firstrequired to pull knowledge from multiple previous courses. This means students are likely to see the in-terconnectivity of the curricula for the first time at the very end of their education. Additionally, processdesign tends to focus on the design of a single process

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Safety and Sustainability in the ChE Classroom

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam T Melvin, Clemson University; Michael J. Ardoline, Louisiana State University and A&M College

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #43624Development of a Learning Module to Teach Chemical Engineering StudentsAbout Moral Reasoning in the Context of Process SafetyProf. Adam T Melvin, Clemson University Adam Melvin obtained a BS in Chemical Engineering and a BA in Chemistry from the University of Arizona, a MS in Chemical Engineering (with a minor in Biotechnology) and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University. He spent the first 10 years of his independent career as a faculty member in the Cain Department of Chemical Engineering at Louisiana State University. He recently joined the faculty in the Department of Chemical

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Joint Session: Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division and Chemical Division

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Barr, University of Michigan; Sarah A Wilson, University of Kentucky; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Joanne Beckwith Maddock, Carnegie Mellon University; Tracy L. Carter, Northeastern University; Samira Azarin Azarin; Amy J. Karlsson, University of Maryland

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED), Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

attributes that are tied to theirfuture careers [3]. Thus, incorporating the student perspective into chemical engineeringlaboratory course design is critical.Thirty-one students responded to the survey. Survey responses included demographic andbackground information, which can be used to situate the survey responses in the context of therespondents’ experiences. Additionally, respondents were asked to rank the five most importantlearning outcomes for laboratory-intensive chemical engineering courses, identify whichoutcomes respondents are weakest in, and which outcomes the chemical engineering curriculumshould do a better job covering. Finally, open-ended questions were included to identifyadditional important learning outcomes and provide comments

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Cultivating Community, Wellness, and Character Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

categories: particular knowledge, intellectual engagement,and emotional engagement. “Particular knowledge” would indicate an emphasis on ethical codes,common ethical issues, and case studies of ethical precedent. This details guidelines to studentsof what ethical practice may look like in the engineering careers, and it is accounts for many ofthe engineering ethics curricula. “Intellectual engagement” deals with student understanding ofthe principles of moral reasoning and how to engage with ambiguous scenarios. Here, studentsare asked to practice how to make ethical decisions and what may be guiding these decisionframeworks from a provided ethical framework. Finally, “emotional engagement” may be themost important but least explicitly covered

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean M. Andino Ph.D., P.E., Arizona State University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

arestudying. Even though the rubrics that were created (see Tables 1-3) are indictors that relateto the EM framework in different ways, using graded concept maps may enable a more directassessment of students’ understanding and application of the EM framework in a mannersimilar to other work2–4.References(1) Lichtenstein, G.; Collofello, J. S. Infusing Entrepreneurial Mindset Into Engineering Education: Five Strategies for Implementation Success. In IMECE2020; Volume 9: Engineering Education, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2020-24644.(2) Weber, P. M.; Lee, S.-J.; Dillon, H. Benefits of Statics Concept Mapping in Career Cognition. In 2022 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings; 2022; p https://peer.asee.org/40968

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WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Michelle Melvin, Clemson University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

-balancedapproach, students are more likely to persist in engineering and hone skills necessary forsuccessful careers [1,17]. A variety of engineering educators in varying disciplines have reportedsuccess in using the balanced learning style approach to course instruction design [2, 4-5, 10-12,17].Despite the proven effectiveness of incorporating learning styles into classroom instruction, theamount of time students spend in the classroom as a part of their study cycle is relatively smallcompared to the time they spend deciphering course content on their own [18]. Even highlyeffective instructors who use a plethora of well-established and validated pedagogical techniquesand provide ample resources to foster success can find they have a subset of students

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Riley Jackson Fosbre, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

this is a tool students can use to collect data. The inclusion of the cellphonemechanism removes the need for a built-in camera, but it also adds an extra but simplecommitment for the students to complete the activity. The tests and worksheets will be used toask students about concepts like microfluidics and reaction kinetics to address theirunderstanding of these subjects. In addition, students will create a calibration curve usingspectrometry, something they may need to do in the future should they choose a career thatinvolves chemical analyses. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We acknowledge NSF support through IUSE #1821578. We are grateful for insights onfabrication from Maynard Siev, director of the Frank Innovation Zone at WSU.References

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WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mechteld Veltman Hillsley, Penn State University; Karen A High, Clemson University; Stephanie Butler Velegol, Penn State University; Michael John Janik, Penn State University; Jennifer S. Brown, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

groups with faculty, and one focus group withgraduate teaching assistants. Faculty were divided into two focus groups: those teaching junior-level and those teaching senior-level core courses. Topics covered during the focus groupsincluded the awareness of Evidence-Based Instructional Practices (EBIPs) and their use in theclassroom [3], [4], how participants felt that the curriculum could be enhanced to better supportstudents, career discovery, and their perception of the current diversity and inclusion in thedepartment. As the focus of this WIP is on faculty perspective, we will present student focusgroup perspectives in future work.Results from the focus groups indicated that faculty felt that the department as a “whole is lessthan the sum of

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WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alison Leigh Banka, University of Georgia

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

successful in the course. The constraints of the class itself need to be carefullyconsidered. Specifically, there were CMs that were difficult for students to complete within a 50-minute quiz.SBG has the potential to place each individual metric (or skill) into its own individual silowithout giving students the opportunities to synthesize material from different areas of the class.Considering both the time constraints for quizzes and the potential of ‘siloing’ metrics, it may bebeneficial to develop metrics that can be completed outside of the class, potentially in the formof a project. This project could serve to integrate concepts from multiple areas of the class sostudents are not learning specific skills in a vacuum. Finally, as early-career

Conference Session

Laboratory and Research Skill Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashlee N. Ford Versypt, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jeffrey R. Errington, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; David A. Kofke, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Maura Sepesy, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Mark T. Swihart, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Due Reading a research paper [10-16] No class for Fall Break 6 Hwk 6 Due Journal club: 5 min student presentations about [17-19] published research papers 7 Hwk 7 Due Guest lecture from staff at career center, [20-22] graduate college, writing center, or fellowships office: Personal statements for graduate school and scholarship applications 8 Hwk 8 Due How to give a scientific presentation using the [23-26] assertion-evidence approach 9 Virtual class due How to give

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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W Liberatore, University of Toledo

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

being part of largerorganizations. Many professional engineering organizations, e.g., IEEE, ASME, AIChE, ASCE,NSBE, SHPE, etc., offer opportunities to engage and lead during undergraduate study as well asthroughout a person’s career. In this contribution, I summarize and examine several iterations ofa goal-setting and leadership-development workshop focused on student chapters. Theoverarching objective of the workshop is to lead participants through exercises to help buildgreat student chapters. Specifically, AIChE students at a regional conference, STEM studentsand advisors on the author’s home campus, and student chapter advisors at the AIChE AnnualConference participated in different activities centered upon the entrepreneurial

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Improving Student Problem Solving and Performance

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa Powell, University of California, San Diego; Justin Paul Opatkiewicz, University of California, San Diego

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

gapbetween the professional skills of recent engineering graduates and the expectations ofemployers [8, 9]. These studies suggest that more traditional coursework and individualassignments do not adequately address some of the most important skills for practicingengineers. These project assignments are designed to offer additional opportunities for studentsto develop teamwork skills, positioning them for success both in their capstone design coursesand in their professional careers after graduation.Methods: Curriculum-Wide Chemical Process ProjectThe Haber-Bosch process for ammonia synthesis was implemented in the courses indicated inbold in Table 1. Table 1: The 14 required upper division chemical engineering courses (excluding electives