Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Eric J. Beckman, University of Pittsburgh, Chemical Engineering Department; Joseph J. McCarthy, University of Pittsburgh; Steven R. Little, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

. Steven R Little, University of Pittsburgh Page 24.1384.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Work in Progress: A Vision for the First “Product Innovation Sequence” for Chemical EngineersChemical engineers who enter the marketplace today are facing a vastly different reality thanthose who started their careers even five years ago. Keith Watson, (Senior Director, StrategicMarketing, Dow Chemical Company) noted in 2011, “The attributes needed to compete foremployment in the modern chemical industry have changed

Conference Session

Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill B. Elmore, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

. Page 24.311.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Conducting Project-based learning with a large chemical engineering freshman cohort using LEGO NXT robotics AbstractThe focus of this paper is the use of project-based learning in a freshman chemical engineeringstudio environment.Perhaps at no other time in a student’s academic career will you find such a high level ofanticipation for learning coupled with an equally high level of curiosity about their chosen fieldof study. The challenge presented is to capture and direct that eagerness for learning whilemotivating students to persevere through a coming tidal wave of challenging course

Conference Session

Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura-Ann Shaa Ling Chin, Villanova University; Justinus Agus Budi Satrio, Villanova University; Kenneth A. Kroos, Villanova University

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #9271Integrating Freshmen into Exploring the Multi-faceted World of Engineeringand Sustainability through Biofuels Synthesis from Waste Cooking OilMs. Laura-Ann Shaa Ling Chin, Villanova University A Malaysian native, Laura-Ann Chin attended the University of Arizona where she completed her B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering. Throughout her undergraduate career, Laura has worked with numerous cut- ting edge projects including studying endocrine disrupting compounds in wastewater, researching genetic stability of E.Coli in a novel COSBIOS reactor (RWTH, Aachen Germany) and designing an automated zebrafish tracking

Conference Session

Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn F. Trenshaw, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Troy J. Vogel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Chemical Engineering

individuals to teams or assess an individual’s fitness for a particular careerpath.5,6,7,8,9,10 These studies often produce conflicting results surrounding the benefits of teamdiversity or homogeneity of personality type,5,8 which limits the possible impact of the researchon engineering pedagogy. While some MBTI types may be statistically more likely to be theleader of a team or pursue a particular career, any type can excel in any position or field giventhe proper self reflection and knowledge of MBTI type. The value of this team training aspect ofMBTI is often overlooked or mentioned as an afterthought.5,10 Further, because of this aspect ofMBTI type, some studies discard the MBTI instrument in favor of other, more prescriptiveinstruments.6,7Rather

Conference Session

Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Michael Rogy; Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

confidence in their ability to start a business. Using cluster analysis, we alsofound a change in the typology or student groupings based upon their reasons for wanting to starta business. This change brought about a higher awareness of the categorization of students whowanted to start a business, with a distinction between those students motivated to do so basedupon social concerns or the lack thereof.As students enroll in engineering programs at colleges and universities, it is important to build anentrepreneurial mindset. Building the entrepreneurial mindset through epistemic games can helpin shaping the 21st Century skills, which are so important in engineers’ professional careers. Asstudents develop and strengthen these skills, there is much

Conference Session

Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gladis Chávez-Torrejón, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Chemical Engineering

environmental literacy),Learning and Innovation Skills (such as creativity and innovation, critical thinking and problemsolving, and communication and collaboration), Information, Media and Technology Skills (suchas information literacy, media literacy, and information, communications and technologyliteracy), and Life and Career Skills (such as flexibility and adaptability, initiative and self-direction, social and cross-cultural skills, productivity and accountability, leadership and Page 24.625.3responsibility) as proposed by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills12-14.Critical thinkingEveryone thinks; it is our nature to do so. But much of our