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Sustainable Stormwater Management as an Opportunity for Campus and Community-based Engineering Education

Conference Session: Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: David Brandes, Lafayette College, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation of Natural Resources. He serves on the Watershed Advisory Board of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission and on the Board of the Bushkill Stream Conservancy. Page 22.1361.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Sustainable Stormwater Management as an Opportunity for Campus and Community-based Engineering EducationAbstract Sustainable stormwater best management practices (BMPs) seek to mimic natural or predevelopment site hydrology, improve runoff quality, can

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Introducing Elements of Sustainability into Formal and Informal Environmental Engineering Education

Conference Session: Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jean D. MacRae, University of Maine
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

systems while being acceptable to affected human populations.It is particularly important to develop a clearer and more comprehensive concept of sustainabilitybecause physical evidence and modeling suggest we are approaching a number of limits whichcould compromise global life support systems (for example see ref. 4). To manage and lessen theimpacts of change, we will all have to be more mindful of the constraints imposed by theenvironment and society as well as the economy on our actions, plans and designs. The need forengineers to address this issue was underlined when the National Academy of Engineeringidentified 14 Grand Challenges facing society. The report states: “Foremost among thechallenges are those that must be met to ensure the future

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Integrating Contemporary Environmental Issues in an Introductory Environmental Engineering Course

Conference Session: What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

general I learned the most about environmental issues from these sources (rank in order 1 through 5): _____ Local newspapers _____ National or international newspapers _____ Journals _____ Government or industry publications _____ News items on the Internet _____ Other: _______________________________________________________Student Feedback: 11 students identified “News items on the internet” as their number onesource for contemporary environmental issues. 5 students identified “National or internationalnewspapers” and 2 students identified “Government or industry publications” as their topsources.4. I plan to stay engaged with contemporary environmental issues in the future in the followingways (mark all that apply to you

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Students and Sustainability: Assessing Students' Understanding of Sustainability from Service Learning Experiences

Conference Session: Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jonathan Wiggins, University of Colorado, Boulder; Mary E. McCormick, Tufts University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

health, international project-based service learning, and engineering education reform. Prof. Paterson teaches courses on cre- ativity, engineering with developing communities, and community-inspired innovation. He has served the American Society for Engineering Education in numerous capacities, as a member of the Interna- tional Strategic Planning Task Force, the International Advisory Committee, and Global Task Force, and as Chair of the International Division. He actively serves Engineers Without Borders-USA, as a chapter co-advisor, education committee chair, and lead on EWB’s efforts to examine its educational impacts. He is currently leading several NSF-funded projects involving the design and assessment of

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Teaching Climate Science and Policy to Engineers

Conference Session: What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Monica Small, Clarkson University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

that,to fully modernize science, it should be connected to the “here and now,” to our technology-based society, and experienced by students within a personal and civic context. 15NASA and other agencies offer a wealth of resource materials from which project-based climatechange curricula can be developed for K-16 classrooms. NASA’s “MY NASA DATA” 16 andEarth Science Education Catalogue 17 provide lesson plans and access to data collected fromNASA missions to enable inquiry and exploration of earth systems. The NASA Climate ChangeEyes on the Earth website provides text and video details on climate change science andinteractive opportunities to explore recent changes in our climate through the results of NASAdata collection and modeling efforts

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Engineering Sustainable Civil Engineers

Conference Session: Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Victoria Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, P.E., University of Texas, Arlington
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

Hopkins University, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University. Dr. Chen is actively involved with the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS), serving as cluster chair, session organizer/chair, and officers for the Informs Section on Data Mining and for the Forum for Women in OR/MS. Dr. Chen’s primary research interests utilize statistical method- ologies to create new methods for operations research problems appearing in engineering and science. She has studied applications in inventory forecasting, airline optimization, water resources, wastewater treatment, air quality, nurse planning, and pain management.Dr. Stephen P. Mattingly

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Using Kefir to Teach Microbial Kinetics in an Undergraduate Wastewater Treatment Course

Conference Session: Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University; Richard F. McCormick, Marshall University; Sydney M. Wait, Marshall University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

providing sugars to the substrate solution  Variation on reaction rate according to adjustment of F:M ratio  Conditions required to increase the degree of carbonization of end-productAchievement of the activity’s learning objectives was demonstrated by student identification offactors that could affect microbial kinetics, formulation of experimental matrices, developmentof new experimental methods, and execution of a multi-week experimental plan that requiredorganization, teamwork, and careful attention to keep biological samples viable.Student comments in course evaluationsAt the conclusion of the project, students were asked to complete a ten-question survey to assessthe impact of the project. The results of multiple-choice questions

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Reforming Environmental Engineering Laboratories for Sustainable Engineering: Incorporating Problem Based Learning and Case Studies into an Environmental Engineering Lab Course

Conference Session: Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

incorporatemodules on Solid Waste Handling/Recycling and Biodegradation/ Bioremediation. The detailsof the two completed modules are discussed in the paper in addition to the plans for the year twomodules. We also discuss the benefits, disadvantages, and the lessons learned from the first year Page 22.1232.2of research for this work.Introduction This research was initiated to develop a method to enhance student critical thinking andanalytical skills in an Environmental Engineering Laboratory course. The educationalintervention entailed developing laboratory modules which use both problem-based learning andcase studies to introduce lab topics. The use

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An Assessment of the Similarities and Differences in the Values Held by Various Groups Involved in Wastewater Treatment Plant Design

Conference Session: What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Brett Borup, Brigham Young University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

be conflicts in thevalues systems used in the design process when two or more of these groups are involved in thedecision making process, as they always are. These conflicts should be acknowledged andaccounted for using proper decision making techniques.IntroductionThe choice between alternative facility plans in wastewater treatment plant design can be a verycomplex decision. In this situation a choice must be made between several acceptablealternatives based on many different criteria. In addition, typically several different groups areinvolved in the decision making process including consulting engineers, facility owners, andgovernmental regulators