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Chemical Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Amanda Portis Malefyt, Michigan State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2012-3359: INCREASING THE SPIRALITY OF MATERIAL AND EN-ERGY BALANCESDr. S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University S. Patrick Walton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University and Director of the College of Engineering CoRe Experience. He received his B.ChE. from Georgia Tech and a M.S. (chemical engineering practice) and Sc.D. from the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Professor Walton’s research is focused on nucleic acid biotechnology.Ms. Amanda Portis Malefyt, Michigan State University Amanda Malefyt is currently a graduate student in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and a member of the

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Best. Class. Ever.

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda S. Davis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Deborah Lynn Grubbe P.E., Operations and Safety Solutions, LLC; Ronald Lee Cutshall Sr., R. L. Cutshall Sr., Consulting; Steven J. Swanson; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Arvind Varma, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2012-3985: PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT COURSE DEVEL-OPMENTMrs. Linda S. Davis, Purdue University, West Lafayette School of Chemical EngineeringMs. Deborah Lynn Grubbe P.E., Operations and Safety Solutions, LLC Deborah Grubbe is Owner and Principal of Operations and Safety Solutions, LLC, a consultancy that specializes in safety and operations troubleshooting and support. Deborah is the former Vice President of Group Safety for BP PLC, which had its two safest years ever during her tenure. She was trained in the characteristics of safe operations during her 27-year career at DuPont, where she held corporate director positions in engineering, operations and safety. Grubbe is a member of the NASA Aerospace Safety

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New Ideas for the ChemE Core

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fabiana Manzo, University of Houston (CoE); Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Enrique Barbieri, University of North Texas

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Chemical Engineering

manner. These empirical modelswere first order or second order plus time delay models. An example model which relates thereflux to the benzene benzene composition of the distillate product of the first column is given below, belowalong with its equivalent using Pade approximation: approxim e −36s (ss − 0.0556) GR11D1 (s) = 0.1291 1291 10 −4 = −1.559x10 828s +1 208x10 −3 )(s

Conference Session

New Classrooms, New Challenges II: Assessing Non-traditional Approaches

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tracy Q. Gardner, Colorado School of Mines; Susan E. Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines; Frank V. Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines

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Chemical Engineering

explorethe sims to the point where they thought they understood as much from them as they could,students’ scores increased from pretest averages in the 30’s to 50’s up to averages in the 50’s to70’s. The average increase from PRE to AFP on a given sim for the six topics presented herewas ~12%, or one letter grade (if letter grades below 60% were differentiated!). The scores thenfurther increased to AGP averages in the 70’s to high 80’s, by an average of 21% more, or twomore letter grades, after the students played with the sims again in class with guided questioningby the instructor. Coupling formative assessment using pen-based mobile technology in theclassroom with exploration of interactive computer simulations thus lead to significantlyincreased

Conference Session

New Classrooms, New Challenges II: Assessing Non-traditional Approaches

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Steven W. Peretti, North Carolina State University; David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

as students enter their junior and senior years. A drawback ofwritten assignments is the potential for plagiarism of outside materials by students. Plagiarism isproblematic from an academic perspective for two commonly-cited reasons: (1) the student(s)who plagiarize neither develop associated writing skills nor learn the intended lesson content1,and (2) students within a class where other students are plagiarizing without knowledge of theinstructor may receive comparatively poor grades even though they are learning and developingthe intended skills.Prior to word processing and the Internet, plagiarism required considerable effort: students mustfirst locate a book, article or old report, then write or type the outside text. However, in

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ChemE Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado, Boulder; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

, including: highlights of AIChE Concept Warehouse news, added questions, new tutorials and comments about submitted questions. Search View, filter, and search for questions. Then, select question(s) for use in class. Organize, group, download (MS Power Point, MS Word), or assign (via projection in-class or Manage Tests sent to student laptops or smartphones) ConcepTests. Confidence and short answer explanation prompts can be added to questions during assignment. ConcepTests View information after questions have been answered, including all or a

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ChemE Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey R. Seay, University of Kentucky; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

m based and d biobased liiquid fuels After A the disccussion of thhermodynam mic cycles, ann overview oof the characcteristics ofvarious fuels f is preseented, along with the pro os and cons oof their use aas transportaation fuels.Petroleumm based fuells like petrolleum diesel, gasoline andd methanol aand renewabble fuels likeebiodiesell, biobutanoll, ethanol and d Fischer-Trropsch fuels are coveredd. Following thee discussion of engines and a fuels, ann overview oof the lifecyccles of biobaasedand petrooleum based fuels are preesented, as shown s in Figgure 1, alongg with the soolar basis forrliquid

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New Classrooms, New Challenges I: Novel Approaches to Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramirez Apud Lopez Zaira, Universidad de las Américas 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

AméricasPuebla.Bibliography1. Fogler, H. S. 2006. Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering. 4th Ed. Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ.2. Jonassen, D. H., Strobel, J., and Lee, C. B. 2006. Everyday problem solving in engineering: Lessons for engineering educators. Journal of Engineering Education, 95(2): 1–14.3. Jonassen, D. H. 2011. Learning to Solve Problems: A Handbook for Designing Problem-Solving Learning Environments. Routledge: New York.4. Jonassen, D. H. 2010. Assembling and Analyzing the Building Blocks of Problem-Based Learning Environments, in Handbook of Improving Performance in the Workplace, Volume One: Instructional Design and Training Delivery (K. H. Silber and W. R. Foshay, eds.), John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, NJ.5. Flavell, J. H

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ChemE Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua A. Enszer, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Rachel B. Getman, Clemson University

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Chemical Engineering

& Engineering, Oct. 1996, Purdue University, April-June 1997.2. Thornton, L.; Nola, S.; E., G. R.; Asta, M.; B., O. G. Computational Materials Science and Engineering Education: A Survey of Trends and Needs. Journal of Metals, Computational Materials Education 2009, 61 (12).3. Vergara, C. E.; Urban-Lurain, M.; Dresen, C.; Coxen, T.; T., M.; Frazier, K.; Briedis, D.; N., B.; Esfahanian, A.; Paquette, L.; Sticklen, J.; LaPrad, J.; Wolff, T. F. Aligning Computing Education with Engineering Workforce Computational Needs: New Curricular Directions to Improve Computational Thinking in Engineering Graduates. 39th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, San Antonio, TX, October 18 – 21, 2009.4. Lowe, D. B.; Scott, C. A.; Bagia, R. A

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Best. Class. Ever.

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priscilla J. Hill, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

work were previously presented at the ASEE Southeastern SectionAnnual Conference in 200818.References 1. Ennis, B. J., J. Green, and R. Davies, “Particle technology: the legacy of neglect in the U.S.,” Chem. Eng. Prog., 90(4), 32-43 (1994). 2. Nelson, R. D., R. Davies, K. Jacob, “Teach ’em particle technology,” Chem. Eng. Educ., 29, 12-16 (1995). 3. Chase, G. G., and K. Jacob, “Undergraduate teaching in solids processing and particle technology,” Chem. Eng. Educ., 32, 118-121 (1998). 4. Dave, R. N., I. S. Fischer, J. Luke, R. Pfeffer, and A. D. Rosato, “Particle technology concentration at NJIT,” Chem. Eng. Educ., 32, 102-107 (1998). 5. Donnelly, A. E., R. Rajagopalan, “Particle science and

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New Ideas for the ChemE Core

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Priscilla J. Hill, Mississippi State University; Carlen Henington, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

., Lenz, E.S., "Design of Hybrid Distillation-Vapor Membrane Separation Systems," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 48, 91541- 9162, (2009). Page 25.169.8[9] Sommer, S., Melin, T., "Design and Optimization of Hybrid Separation Processes for the Dehydration of 2-Propanol and Other Organics., Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 43, 5248-5259, (2004).[10] Burdyny, T., Struchtrup, H., "Hybrid membrane/cryogenic separation of oxygen from air for use in the oxy-fuel process," Energy, 35, 1884-1897, (2010.[11] Haelssig, J.B., Tremblay, A.Y., Thibault, J., "A new hybrid membrane separation process for enhanced ethanol recovery: Process

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Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

answer a question about showing initiative, a student might think of a time whenas a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, he or she had the idea to streamline aprocedure for installing the engine. The student would describe the task to be accomplished andthe actions done to complete the task, such as devising the solution, troubleshooting it, makingadjustments, implementing it, and seeing the successful result.Here is another, more detailed example from Drexel University’s Web site: Situation (S): Advertising revenue was falling off for my college newspaper, The Review, and large numbers of long-term advertisers were not renewing contracts. Task (T): My goal was to generate new ideas, materials and

Conference Session

New Classrooms, New Challenges II: Assessing Non-traditional Approaches

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard L. Zollars, Washington State University; Adam Scott Carter, Washington State University; Christopher Hundhausen, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

. L. Boyer and L. D. Mitgang, Building Community: A New Future for Architecture Education and Practice, Princeton, NJ, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1996.2 J. Lave and E. Wenger, Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation, New York, Cambridge University Press, 1991.3 C.D. Hundhausen, N.H. Narayanan, and M.E. Crosby, “Exploring Studio-Based Instructional Models for Computing Education,” Proc. 2008 ACM Symposium on Computer Science Education, 392, New York, ACM Press.4 M. Oliver-Hoyo and R Beichner, "The SCALE-UP Project," Teaching and Learning through Inquiry: A Guidebook for Institutions and Instructors, edited by V. S. Lee, Stylus Publishing

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Best. Class. Ever.

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Marc Compere, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach FL; Ximena Toro; Jennifer C Adam, Washington State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Andrew P Easley, Washington State University; Xuesong Li P.E., Washington State University; Kevin Lee, University of Idaho; Mert Colpan, Washington State University; Kevin Tyler Gray, Washington State University; Benjamin Garrett, Washington State University; Shane Riley Reynolds, Washington State University; Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University, Pullman

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Chemical Engineering

collected to confirm that biotin-FITC could be bound to streptavidincoated 96-well plates. Data plotted on a fluorescence vs. log of concentration graph show thetypical S-shaped curve for adsorbed species with a minimum detection limit of 50 μM and max-imum value of 5 mM of Biotin-FITC. The next experiment was to determine if the biotin-inhibitor could capture the DAPI-LNCaPs on the coated plastic surfaces. DAPI or 4’6-diamidino-2-phenylindole is a fluorescent stain that binds strongly to A-T rich regions in DNAthat excites at 358 nm and emits at 461 nm. Preliminary results suggest when more PCTCs are insuspension there is indeed a higher fluorescence intensity than less concentrated suspensions andboth high and low suspension concentrations result

Conference Session

ChemE Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

relevant course(s). A separate request was sent to the instructors ofrecord for the MEB course during the 2010-2011 academic year when that information waspublically available. From that population, 76 usable surveys representing 67 institutions in theUnited States were received.This 42% institutional response rate represents a continued improvement from the results of the2009 survey4 (31%) and 2010 survey5 (38%), but still falls short of the response rates in 1990(78%) and 1999 (51%). No response data is available for the 1972 survey. Page 25.703.2The complete survey in print form is provided as Appendix A.Quantity of InstructionOf the sixty-three

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Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Robert Dickson, University of Strathclyde

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

AC 2012-4681: SELECTION OF EFFECTIVE GROUPS IN ENGINEER-ING PROJECTS USING MANAGEMENT THEORY PRACTICEMr. Brian Robert Dickson, University of Strathclyde Page 25.1148.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012  Selection of Effective Groups in Engineering Projects using Management Theory PracticeA study that is a work in progressIntroductionMany engineering courses incorporate group projects as standard. The challenge for mostacademics is selecting groups that are well balanced and will produce a fair result for allgroup members, that measure their technical abilitie,s and their

Conference Session

New Ideas for the ChemE Core

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

2005,(7) Deslauriers, L.; Schelew, E.; Wieman, C. Science 2011, 332, 862-864.(8) Henderson, C.,; Dancy, M.,; Niewiadomska-Bugaj, M. Under review 2011,(9) Laws, P.; Sokoloff, D.; Thornton, R. UniServe Science News 1999, 13,(10) Wieman, C.; Perkins, K. Physics Today 2005,(11) Evans, D.; Gray, G.; Krause, S.; Martin, J.; Midkiff, C.; Notaros, B.; Pavelich, M.; Rancour, D.; Reed-Rhoads, T.; Steif, P.; Streveler, R.; Wage, K. Frontiers in Education 2003,(12) Foundation_Coalition. 2001,(13) Gray, G. L.; Constanzo, F.; Evans, D.; Corwell, P.; Self, B.; Lane, J. Presented at ASEE Annual Conference 2005,(14) Jacobi, A.; Martin, J.; Mitchell, J.; Newell, T. Frontiers in Education 2003,(15) Jacobi, A.; Martin, J.; Mitchell, J.; Newell, T

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Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; Thomas Allen Knotts IV, Brigham Young University; William G. Pitt, Brigham Young University; Morris D. Argyle, Brigham Young University

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

Engineer of 2020, Visions of Engineering in the New Century, National Academy of Engineering, 2004.3. Home-Douglas, P., “ASEE Today - President’s Profile - Looking Ahead,” ASEE Prism, American Society of Engineering Education, December 2005, Volume 15 Number 4.4. Harb, J., Rowley, R., Magleby, S., and Parkinson, A., “Going Global: Implementation of a College-Wide Initiative to Prepare Engineering and Technology Students for the 21st Century,” Proceedings Annual ASEE Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, June, 2007.5. Hawks, V., Harb, J., Magleby, S., and Parkinson, A., “A College-wide Approach for Teaching and Developing Leadership: Model, Framework and Outcomes,” Proceedings Annual ASEE Meeting, Austin

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Chemical Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Polly R. Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

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Chemical Engineering

Engineering, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2005, pages 836 – 841.3. Seader, J.D., Henley, E.J., Separation Process Principles, 2nd Edition, Wiley, 2006, pages 548 – 613. Page 25.853.84. Felder, R. M., and Rousseau, R. W., Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, 3rd Edition, Wiley, 2005, pages 275-76.5. Chairat, M., Rattanaphani, S., Bremer, J.B., Rattanaphani, V., An adsorption and kinetic study of lac dyeing on silk. Dyes and Pigments 2005 (64): 231 – 41.6. Smith, A.I. and Wallitsch, E., Comparison of Wool and Silk Dyeing Kinetics using Allura (Red No. 20). Subitted to Dyes and Pigments, Summer 2012

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Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric C. Huang, Manhattan College

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

Librarianship 36:158-165, 2010.7. Meyers, KL, SE Silliman, and NL Gedde, A comparison of engineering students’ reflections on their first-year experiences, Journal of Engineering Education 99:169-178, 2010.8. Angelique, H, K Kyle, and E Taylor, Mentor and muses: new strategies for academic success, Innovative Higher Education 26:195-209, 2002.9. Khazanov, L, Mentoring at-risk students in a remedial mathematics course, Math and Computer Education 45:106-118, 2011.10. Rodger, S, and PF Tremblay, The effects of a peer mentoring program on academic success among first year university students, Canadian Journal of Higher Education 33:1-18, 2003.11. Thorsheim, H, H LaCost, and JL Narum, Peer mentoring of undergraduate research in

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Chemical Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven; W. David Harding, University of New Haven

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Chemical Engineering

engineering as well as the traditional sophomore chemical engineering fundamentalstwo course sequence. Page 25.914.11References:[1] Collura, M.A., et al. “Development of a Multidisciplinary Engineering Foundation Spiral” American Society ofEngineering Education Proceedings of the 2004 Conference and Exposition[2] Collura, M.A., Daniels, S., and Nocito-Gobel, J., “The current generation of integrated engineering curriculum -assessment after two years of implementation,” American Society of Engineering Education Proceedings of the 2007Conference and Exposition[3] Felder,. R.M. and R.W. Rousseau, Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, 3rd Ed,. New York

Conference Session

New Classrooms, New Challenges II: Assessing Non-traditional Approaches

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Kenneth J. Williamson, Oregon State University; Jeffrey A. Nason, Oregon State University; Goran Jovanovic Ph.D., Oregon State University; Chih-hung Chang, Oregon State University; Adam Z. Higgins, Oregon State University; Craig M. Gates, Oregon State University; Richard Mark Roehner, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

Conference Session

Best. Class. Ever.

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victor M. Ugaz, Texas A&M University; Aashish Priye, Texas A&M University ; Yassin A. Hassan, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

., Goddard, N. L. & Libchaber, A. Exponential DNA replication by laminar convection. Physical Review Letters 91, 158103 (2003).4 Chen, Z., Qian, S., Abrams, W. R., Malamud, D. & Bau, H. Thermosiphon-based PCR reactor: experiment and modeling. Analytical Chemistry 76, 3707-3715 (2004).5 Wheeler, E. K. et al. Convectively driven polymerase chain reaction thermal cycler. Analytical Chemistry 76, 4011-4016 (2004).6 Krishnan, M., Agrawal, N., Burns, M. A. & Ugaz, V. M. Reactions and fluidics in miniaturized natural convection systems. Analytical Chemistry 76, 6254-6265 (2004).7 Ugaz, V. M. & Krishnan, M. Novel convective flow based approaches for high-throughput PCR thermocycling. Journal of the

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Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiran Zhavian; James P. Abulencia, Manhattan College

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

isalways an additional help. When the professor poses a problem and then works with theclass to generate feedback to solve it, understanding for a Deaf student is enhanced. Page 25.1037.7 BLACKBOARD P 1 2 SFigure 1 – Basic classroom setup. As the professor (P) lectures, one interpreter (1)translates to the deaf student (S). Meanwhile, a second interpreter (2) is preparing for thenext topic, as well as assist the deaf student.Although I

Conference Session

New Classrooms, New Challenges II: Assessing Non-traditional Approaches

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Allen Knotts IV, Brigham Young University; W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; William G. Pitt, Brigham Young University; Morris D. Argyle, Brigham Young University

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Chemical Engineering

adatabase,, and evaluatted by the deepartment Undergraduat U te Committeee. The num mericalassessmeents by both the faculty anda the studeents are placced in a tablee to facilitatee the evaluattion.Table 1 depicts d this sheet s for the course assesssment for F Fall 2007. TThe first part of the semesterevaluatioon is to identtify any commpetencies with an averagge rating of less than 3 ((good). Reassons ow ratings arre discussed and any corrrective actioons are deterrmined. Secoond, thefor the loUndergraaduate Comm mittee reads and discusses any comm ments returnned on Part 1 of