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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice

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Jennifer Mueller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Samuel Thomas Walsh, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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of RHIT's sustainability education. Such an evaluation willshed light on the institution's progress, strengths, and areas for improvement in meeting itsoverarching mission and vision with respect to sustainability education.This report aims to comprehensively explore RHIT's sustainability education, examining itsinitiatives, curriculum, and integration of sustainability principles across various disciplines. Bydelving into the sustainable practices and educational approaches employed by the institute, wecan better understand how RHIT is cultivating a generation of engineers and scientists whopossess the knowledge and skills needed to define and solve the multifaceted problems of ourcomplex global society.Following the assessment of the

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice

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Michelle Henderson, University of South Florida; Maya A. Trotz, University of South Florida; E. Christian Wells, University of South Florida; Maya Elizabeth Carrasquillo, University of California, Berkeley; Ruthmae Sears; Katherine Ann Alfredo, University of South Florida; Deirdre Cobb-Roberts, University of South Florida

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Institute of Technology and a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of South Florida.Dr. Ruthmae Sears Ruthmae Sears, Ph.D., is a Professor at the University of South Florida. Her research focuses on curriculum issues, the development of reasoning and proof skills, clinical experiences in secondary mathematics, and the integration of technologyKatherine Ann Alfredo, University of South Florida Dr. Katherine Alfredo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida. Dr. Alfredo’s research focuses on sustainable potable water provisions to include technical treatment and regulatory policy in both the U.S. and internationally. As a 2015

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2 - Engineering for One Planet (EOP)

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Cherish C. Vance, The Ohio State University; Patrick J. Sours, The Ohio State University

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integrate these dimensions into existing courseswhile also proposing new courses for development and inclusion into curricular pathways.Within the College of Engineering, the Humanitarian Engineering minor aims to educatestudents on the application of science and engineering to address complex societal challengeswith an emphasis on collaborating with communities to achieve their desired vision of well-being through a curriculum grounded in proven theories of sustainable development, appliedengineering, and socio-cultural learning experiences. Interdisciplinary partnerships have beenformed across the University to encourage the inclusion of transdisciplinary approaches intocourses offered to engineering students.Additionally, the Sustainability

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice

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Benjamin Gbeminiyi Famewo, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Gbekeloluwa B. Oguntimein P.E., Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

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consequences (vicarious reinforcement). ● Learning involves observation, information extraction, and decision-making, ● Learning is an active interaction where cognition, environment, and behavior mutually influence each other (reciprocal determinism).Social learning theory using the 3C Model:This study incorporates the 3C model of social learning [13] and it is defined as Content,Connection, and Collaboration. In the learning field, content creation is crucial to achieve preciselearning. Instructors should create content by setting learning objectives for effective training[14]. The integration of a social learning aspect requires the instructors to clearly state thedesired learning outcomes while concurrently establishing a

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2 - Engineering for One Planet (EOP)

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Brian Dittenber P.E., Cedarville University; Mackenzie Booth, Cedarville University

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theEngineering Accreditation Commission of ABET as well as with the 17 United NationsSustainable Development Goals [1]. The framework is supported by ASEE and has beengrowing in popularity recently.While the framework itself includes a wealth of information through the assembly of the ideasand opinions of many different experienced professionals, it also includes an overwhelmingamount of information and outcomes if the intent is for it to be integrated into an existingengineering curriculum. There are also some unique challenges that accompany efforts tointegrate the framework into an engineering curriculum at a Christian institution, such as the oneat which the authors teach. This paper explores the development of a heavy adaptation of theEOP framework

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3 - Innovative Pedagogy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James N. Jensen, University at Buffalo

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developed by Biggs and Collis[10], Olsson [11] found that chemical engineering students performed at more integrative levelsduring oral exams. This finding may be related to student preparation. Lundgren [12] found thatstudents studying for an optional oral examination studied more and focused their study more onunderstanding the material. Oral exams also promote faculty-student interactions after the exams[13]. In computer science courses, East and Schafer [14] found that one-on-one gradingexperiences between students and faculty increased the general willingness of students to askquestions subsequent to the experiences. Regarind neurodiverse students, oral exams aretypically conducted in a distraction-free, one-on-one environment. Finally, oral

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexa Rihana Abdallah, University of Detroit, Mercy; Katherine C. Lanigan, University of Detroit, Mercy

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mitigate the injustice issue.As a result, integrating environmental justice themes into environmental engineering courses hasbecome more prevalent in university programs over the years [3-5], which has helped shift thecurriculum toward a justice-minded framework for the discipline. Even in chemical education,the incorporation of environmental justice themes in chemistry courses has increased and manyarticles describing its inclusion in the curriculum can be found in the chemical educationliterature [6-14]. It is worth noting that environmental justice is an integral part of social justice.Although the two are interconnected and overlap in their impact on marginalized communities,social justice encompasses fair and equal social and economic

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2 - Engineering for One Planet (EOP)

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Victoria Matthew, Broadening Impacts; Andrew Schulz, Georgia Institute of Technology; Reese Emily Simancek; Emma Telepo, Michigan State University; Jo Machesky, Yale University; Hadley Willman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Abdulmalik Bamidele Ismail, The University of Alabama

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: The Role of Student Changemakers in Advancing Sustainability within Engineering EducationAbstractOver the last decade, we have seen an increase in the number of engineering programs thatintegrate sustainability. However, employer demand for green skills continues to outpace thesupply. Furthermore, most engineering students are unable to access the educational experiencesthat will prepare them for sustainability-focused careers. Engineering for One Planet (EOP) isone of the initiatives working to address this gap by using a multi-pronged approach to supportand accelerate the integration of social and environmental sustainability into engineeringeducation. Supported by The Lemelson Foundation, EOP provides a framework of

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2 - Engineering for One Planet (EOP)

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea T. Kwaczala, Western New England University; Devina Jaiswal, Western New England University; Lisa K. Murray, Western New England University

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center of theto incorporate sustainability into engineering education sustainable practices [13].curriculum [13].Western New England University has been successful in developing an “entrepreneurial and designthinking” ecosystem using design courses from each year within the engineering curriculum: first-yearthrough senior year with extracurricular entrepreneurial design activities such as Golden Bear InnovationJam to supplement these high-impact practices [14, 15, 16]. Using this successful framework as a model,four sustainability modules were designed and mapped to select EOP learning objectives and delivered tostudents throughout the 4-year College of Engineering (COE) curriculum, one course module per gradefrom first-year to senior year. The

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 4 - Engineering for One Planet & Sustainability Innovation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Sarah Oerther

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, sanitarians, and nurses promoting the practice the sustainable development, local to global. Dan is a Past President of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. He is a Diplomate Laureate of the American Academy of Sanitarians. Dan is a lifetime honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Professor Oerther’s awards as an educator include lifetime honorary Fellowship in the National League for Nursing’s Academy of Nursing Educators and the Robert G. Quinn Award from the American Society for Engineering Education.Sarah Oerther ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Essentials of the Nurse+Engineer: Qualitative Methodology Applied to Food

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3 - Innovative Pedagogy

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Anu Singh, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Logan Andrew Perry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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on the development, implementation, and assessment of modeling and design activities with authentic engineering contexts; the design and implementation of learning objective-based grading for transparent and fair assessment; and the integration of reflection to develop self-directed learners.Grace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Dr. Grace Panther is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln where she conducts discipline-based education research. Her research interests include faculty change, 3D spatial visualization, gender inclusive teamwork, and studying authentic engineering practice. Dr. Panther was awarded an NSF CAREER

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 4 - Engineering for One Planet & Sustainability Innovation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brainerd Prince, Plaksha University; SIDDHARTH SIDDHARTH, Plaksha University; Rukmani Keshav, Plaksha University

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current need to movebeyond traditional theory-based pedagogy used in teaching humanities to engineering studentsand create a learning environment that aligns with engineering students' preferences.This paper details our efforts at Plaksha University, an engineering university in Punjab, India toeffectively integrate humanities into the engineering curriculum. Our initial attempt, a one-creditcourse titled “Re-imagining Technology and Society (RTS),” employed a theory-based lecturedelivery pedagogy. However, this approach fell short in capturing the interest of engineeringstudents.Thus, incorporating the feedback from our previous course and replacing our pedagogy with aPBL approach, we implemented a redesigned interdisciplinary course titled

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2 - Engineering for One Planet (EOP)

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Anderson, Alula Consulting; Cindy Cooper, The Lemelson Foundation

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faculty workshops and training, curriculum development andsharing, and academic recognition. 2) Foster external partnerships among schools andcompanies, NGOs, and/or government, especially partnerships to provide students withreal-world ER project experiences. This could overcome the barriers of perceived lack ofdemand for ER in industry, academic hoops, and potentially lack of funding. Some possibilitiesincluded an online platform for interested parties to meet each to form partnerships, programs tofoster mentorship, and exploring feasibility of increasing government or accreditationrequirements for sustainability in curriculum. A summary of research results andrecommendations were published as a report in 2018 [14] and subsequently as a peer

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3 - Innovative Pedagogy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brooke Lahneman, Montana State University ; Susan Gallagher, Montana State University; Catherine M. Kirkland, Montana State University; Kathryn Plymesser, Montana State University; Ellen Lauchnor, Montana State University; Amanda Hohner, Montana State University; Adrienne Phillips, Montana State University; Craig R. Woolard, Montana State University; Otto R. Stein, Montana State University

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(MSU) is entering its fourth yearof a five-year project to transform its environmental engineering undergraduate program withsupport from a National Science Foundation Revolutionizing Engineering and Computer ScienceDepartments (RED) grant. The project team’s intent is to move away from a topic-focusedundergraduate engineering curriculum model, in which technical content is siloed into individualcourses, and few connections are made to broader social and environmental contexts or toprofessional practice. In its place, faculty are developing an integrated project-based curriculumthat intentionally builds students’ competencies in engineering and sustainability in a connectedmanner throughout their program of study.The project team comprises all

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3 - Innovative Pedagogy

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Hang Song, Auburn University; Karen McNeal, Auburn University; John T. Solomon, Tuskegee University; Lauren E. Beckingham, Auburn University; Kelly Lazar, Clemson University

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refinement of asustainability-centered engineering curricula.Keywords: Climate Change, Paired Sample T-test, Attitudes & Behaviors, intervention,Sustainability I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUNDEngineering Education and Sustainability The evolving landscape of engineering challenges in the 21st century necessitates a paradigmshift in engineering education, steering it towards sustainability to address global environmental,social, and economic challenges. Duderstadt et al. (2007) underscore the urgency of this shift,highlighting a general lack of knowledge among engineering students about sustainabledevelopment despite its critical importance to their future roles as innovators and leaders. The needfor an integrated

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3 - Innovative Pedagogy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean M. Andino Ph.D., P.E., Arizona State University; Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado, University of Dayton; Ricardo Gomez Gonzalez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon; Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston ; Nilza D. Aples, University of Technology, Jamaica

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) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Dayton. Dr. Vasquez earned his B.Sc. degree in chemical engineering (ChE) at Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas (UCA) in El Salvador, an M.S. in ChE at Clemson University, and a Ph.D. in ChE at Mississippi State University.Prof. Ricardo Gomez Gonzalez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon. Dr Gomez-Gonzalez’s research interests include solid waste management, landfill siting, process simulation and optimization, and engineering education. He is an active member of the research group in Process Simulation and Control

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 4 - Engineering for One Planet & Sustainability Innovation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Cooper, The Lemelson Foundation; Cynthia Anderson, Alula Consulting; Lynn A. Albers, Hofstra University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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difficult to sustain in engineering education? 2015 Organizing Non-traditional Sessions on Current Topics 2016 The Proposed Changes to ABET Accreditation Criteria 2017 The Culture of Teaching 2018 Who's in the Driver's Seat in Engineering Education? Stop lecturing about active learning! Integrating Good Teaching Practices 2019 into ASEE Conference Sessions 2020 Engineers of the 2030s 2021 No Interdivisional Town Hall due to virtual platform 2022 Engineers of the 2030s 2023 Preparing Engineering Students for an Ever-Changing Planet Table 1: ITH Titles

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey M. Bielicki, The Ohio State University; Yun-Han Weng, The Ohio State University; Emily T. Creamer, The Ohio State University; Matthew Judkins Mayhew, The Ohio State University

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(education; engineering; public affairs; arts andsciences; food, agriculture, and environmental sciences; business; law). The OhioState EmPOWERment Program in convergent graduate training for a sustainableenergy future enrolls Ph.D. students studying any aspect of energy from degreeprograms any college in Ohio State and engages them in several curricular andco-curricular elements that are designed to dovetail with their Ph.D. degreeprogram requirements in ways that do not extend their time to graduate. TheOhio State EmPOWERment Program established at Ohio State an energy StudentCommunity of Practice and Engagement (SCOPE), a Graduate InterdisciplinarySpecialization (GIS), and an undergraduate Research in Sustainable Energy(RISE) summer research