Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura P. Ford, University of Tulsa

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Chemical Engineering

Research project events Oct. 18 - 23 Planned 1st survey Oct. 28 Rankine cycle lecture Oct. 30 – Nov. 2 Actual 1st survey Nov. 1 Design project handed out Nov. 6 Rankine cycle homework due Nov. 6 - 8 2nd survey Nov. 20 Original project due date Planned final survey Nov. 22 Actual design project due date Dec. 4 - 6 Actual final surveyApproval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for protection of human subjects wasreceived for this project7. The project was

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

products. This course also includes elements important to small businessdevelopment such as intellectual property, commercialization plans and how to deliver abusiness pitch. Finally, in the senior level prototyping course, students will actually be given theopportunity to create a physical prototype of their product and work alongside a faculty mentoron the development of their own business model. This course sequence provides a “safe”environment for chemical engineering students to get a real taste of what starting your ownbusiness might be like prior to entering into the marketplace. It is believed that this first-of-its-kind “Product Innovation Sequence” will build not only a culture of entrepreneurship thatpermeates all levels of education

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University; Isabella M. Quagliato, Yale University: School of Engineering & Applied Science

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #9491A Systematic Approach to Prepare for ABET AccreditationDr. Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University Vincent Wilczynski is the Deputy Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Yale Univer- sity. As the Deputy Dean, Dr. Wilczynski helps plan and implement all academic initiatives at the School. In addition, he manages the School’s teaching and research resources and facilities, including establishing the Yale Center for Engineering Innovation and Design. Previously Dr. Wilczynski served as the Dean of Engineering at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Dr. Wilczynski served in fellowships at the MIT

Conference Session

Improving Laboratory Education in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

increased surface area. In this work, we have created an artificialmicrocapillary network by encapsulating cotton candy in an elastomer. We are currentlyadapting this as a laboratory exercise where students will investigate conductive andconvective heat transfer in this networked path. The objective of this laboratory activitywill be to reinforce the importance of heat transfer surface area. In this paper, we presentthe laboratory activity and our plans for adapting the activity in engineering courses atRowan University.1. IntroductionHuman physiology is complex, yet when distilled down to its component parts, the bodycan be studied as an interconnected set of unit operations with a common overallobjective: the maintenance of steady state, known as

Conference Session

Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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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

. Figure 1 shows the timeline of a typical freshman engineering program at VillanovaUniversity’s College of Engineering. In the first semester, this freshman engineering coursebegins with a seven-week core lesson plan incorporating engineering fundamentals alongsidedynamic hands-on group micro-projects that bring classroom lessons to life. Following the corelesson plan, students are presented with the opportunity to select two of six interdisciplinary, 7-week hands-on mini projects. These mini projects that span the second half of the first semesterand the first half of the second semester have been designed to expose students to a minimum oftwo different engineering disciplines. By mid second semester, students select their preferredengineering

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

. Page 24.625.6 Figure 2. Introduction to Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering Design course structure“Concepts” introduce students to the engineering design process, problem-solving techniques,working in teams, engineering as a profession, and planning for success that students then applyin “Laboratory” on two actual design projects. Students were organized into multidisciplinaryteams of three to four members; the group had a total of thirty-eight students (15 male).The “Concepts” section uses quizzes given in nearly every session to ascertain whether studentshave understood the material in their pre-class reading assignments. In addition, we encouragestudents to write brief reflective journal entries to further solidify and

Conference Session

Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard L. Zollars, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

the results can be analyzed on a program by program basis rather thanbeing pooled.Representatives from the eight schools involved in this study have now attended threeworkshops, each held just prior to the annual ASEE meetings. The first of these, held on June 25– 26, 2011 in Vancouver served to introduce the participants to ChemProV, the IRBrequirements for the study, and the intended plans for the study. The second workshop, held onJune 9 – 10, 2012 in San Antonio, was used to introduce the participants to the SBL approach,work on assessement activities, and receive feedback about the prior year. The third workshop,held on June 22 – 23, 2013 in Atlanta, GA, provided the opportunity to review theimplementation of the SBL at the lead

Conference Session

Virtual and Online Learning Tools in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University; Liz Rayfield, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University; Niraj Kashinath Palsule, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

about solar energy as well.Also, exposure to various databases used as references in the modules would probably increasethe critical thinking of students. The information that students would gain would be beneficialfor them while preparing reports, presentations and projects during their entire engineering study.To give an example, the module titled Greenhouse Gas Emissions contains the Emissions &Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) database as a reference. This database isgenerated by EPA and is contains data related to the output, corresponding emissions andresource mix of power plants across the United States.Future DirectionsOur module development is in the initial stages and we plan to achieve the following objectivesin the

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

doing the work assigned to him,”which may have stifled Charles’ own personal plan for his contributions to the project. Overall,Thomas’ (and the instructor’s) perception of the two ISTP team members’ personalities asunmotivated led to Thomas employing controlling leadership methods that exhausted him andalienated the rest of his team. Theme Summary. As a preface to the discussion, a brief summary of the success andteam dynamics of each team is provided in Table 5. Page 24.909.15 Table 5. Success and team dynamics theme summaries by team. MBTI Type Females Final Team Team SuccessTeam

Conference Session

Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

representations at three levels, analyzing the same itemseveral times, in different contexts and for different purposes5, 21. At this second stage students Page 24.40.5went through every step of problem solving; based on their ideas, made decisions as a group,performed a logical planning process, evaluated materials to represent the material balance inoral, written, graphical, and symbolic ways (ideas representation)16. During this process studentsdeveloped a video of their chosen process and conducted a photographic sequence of the massbalance to document the process in a dossier (graphical representation). The students prepared aposter that included a

Conference Session

Improving Laboratory Education in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua A. Levinson, Lafayette College; Eric L. Maase, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Glen Thomas Tennyson

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Chemical Engineering

temperature and level MIMO control, with and without decoupling. Various P/PI/PID control schemes are evaluated for control quality.  Week Four – Reporting: Presentation of results and analysis in both oral presentation and written report formats.Note that the students develop written memos before and after Week One and after Week Two toassist in understanding their experimental plans, observations, and analysis, along with helpingthem to prepare their final oral presentation and written report. An example of the laboratorydescription that can be employed when administering this system as part of this process controlblock is shown in Figure 14. It includes the milestones described above, along with a

Conference Session

Improving Laboratory Education in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

planned to be completed across the Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 semesters; at theMarch 2014 conference proceedings submission deadline, only limited data was available for theFall 2013 portion of the study. Additional data will be collected in Spring 2014 and presented atthe 2014 ASEE Annual Conference.2. MethodsA number of different course-streamlining options available to UO instructors were incorporatedinto two large (~140 students total) junior and senior-level chemical engineering UO courses atthe university level, namely:  CATME – web-based assignment and evaluation of student teams using CATME.org17-19  Paperless grading – digital submission, grading and feedback for laboratory reports using Turnitin.com  Experiment