Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University; Maria Papadakis, James Madison University; Adebayo Ogundipe, James Madison University; Samuel Albert Morton III, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

addition to Dr’ Striebig’s engineering work, he is also a published freelance photographer who has works with local and international NGOs. Dr. Striebig was the founding editor of the Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Development and an assistant editor for the Journal of Green Building.Dr. Maria Papadakis, James Madison UniversityDr. Adebayo Ogundipe, James Madison University Adebayo Ogundipe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison Uni- versity (JMU). His research is on developing tools and protocols for assessing sustainable engineering designs using life-cycle assessment and industrial ecology methods. Dr. Ogundipe’s prior work includes DOD funded research on assessing the

Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-Based Learning in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jason Hill, University of Southern Indiana; Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

provided greater connectivity with thelecture component of the course and included design components, thus shifting greater decisionmaking responsibility to the students than with traditional “recipe-labs”. An end-of-semester water treatment competition was used successfully. The competitionrequired students to integrate experience from previous laboratory sessions. Competitions arecommonplace in engineering departments, but are often connected with student groups (ASCE,SAE, etc.) and participation is voluntary. These types of activities bring a fun and creativecomponent to laboratory courses and are becoming more common in engineering curriculums8.Laboratory instruction is a very important component of engineering curriculums and this

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

programs are a small, but growing portion of the overall pool of matriculatingengineering students5. However, the number of engineering science programs has increased by68% over the past thirteen years. Despite the general nature of engineering science, many ofthese programs offer concentrations in specific disciplines so students receive sufficientspecialization to find jobs in the desired field5.This research focuses on the growing number of general engineering and engineering scienceprograms offering environmental engineering concentrations with some integrating sustainabilityinto their curriculums. This paper provides an overview of what classes existing generalengineering programs offer within their environmental engineering concentrations

Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-Based Learning in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MaryShannon Williams, University of Missouri, Columbia; Sara Elizabeth Ringbauer, University of Missouri, Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

more upfront planning than does the average lecture-based course. If you are new toPBL design, consider finding someone in your department who has more experience to helporient you to the process. Otherwise, consider seeking assistance from the instructional supportteams offered at your institution or find researchers on your campus who may be involved inPBL research. Timing is important to the success of any PBL experience. It is important to startdeveloping early. Your environments may need at least a semester of planning before they areready to be implemented. Making an effort to streamline the design process can be beneficial asyou seek to add PBL opportunities throughout your course or across the curriculum. Templatescan be an

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University ; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

responses, activity participation andconfidence in presenting designs. SIGT continues the encouragement of females to pursueSTEM related careers and provides a positive environment to expand their education.Worksheets of students enrolled in the female only session exhibited increased performanceobserved by the completeness and creative solutions recorded.International students: Brazilian students participating in the program are consideredacademically strong and are enrolled in an English high school curriculum. Students stated thatthe environmental engineering course was selected to expand their education and understandingof international issues. Brazil shares similar technologies and engineering design concepts withthe United States providing