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Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Brian H. Dennis, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Madhu Rani, University of Texas, Arlington; Ketwalee Kositkanawuth

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2012-4251: INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS THE CUR-RICULUM: ENGINEERING SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERSDr. Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington Melanie Sattler serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Texas, Arlington, where she teaches courses and conducts research related to air quality and sustainable energy. Her research has been spon- sored by the National Science Foundation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Luminant Power, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. She has published more than 60 peer- reviewed papers and conference proceedings. In 2010, she received UT, Arlington’s Lockheed Martin Award for Excellence in Engineering Teaching. She is a registered

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Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Corey M. Taylor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kathleen Toohey, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael S. DeVasher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rebecca Booth DeVasher Ph.D., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Page 25.811.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Integrating Sustainability Principles in Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum – a Home for Environmentally Responsible EngineeringAbstractThe first two years of many engineering curricula are saturated with foundational mathematicsand science, design skills, engineering fundamentals, and professional practices. The complexityof sustainability principles often forces its relocation later in the educational process, leading to atreatment which is too marginal to be meaningful. The Home for Environmentally ResponsibleEngineering (HERE) at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) is an effort to incorporatesustainability principles

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Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stefan J. Grimberg, Clarkson University

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interested in AD technology.The AD system has been assembled at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Farm in Canton, NYover the summer 2011 and has been operated daily by students. Automatic data collection hasbeen implemented since this spring semester allowing for more in depth analysis of the system.A more detailed evaluation of the effectiveness of the leachate system and effluent compositionis essential and is ongoing. The added value of the leachate process will be quantified thissemester such that it can be specifically addressed in proposals to farmers. Similarly, theeffluent composition will be evaluated with regards to nutrient composition, mass reduction, andutilization.From an educational perspective students were involved in all phases of

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Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noel E. Bormann P.E., Gonzaga University; Mara London, Gonzaga University; Andrew Douglas Matsumoto, Gonzaga University; Melanie Ruth Walter; Spencer Joseph Fry

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Environmental Engineering

projects that ask students to tackleimportant complex and inter-related real-world sustainability issues more fully engage thestudents. As a result, these students are more motivated to participate in a deep learningexperience and devote additional time to the project. These conditions create a more satisfying Page 25.1399.4overall learning experience.42 Traditional senior capstone design projectsThe senior engineering and computer science students in this program all complete a requiredtwo-semester senior capstone design class that forms an integral component of effectiveengineering and sustainability education. Each project team is organized as

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Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Kathryn Bauer, Rowan University; Andrea Rose McFarland, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

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Environmental Engineering

must be included in the undergraduate engineeringcurriculum. Such concepts include an understanding of the interdependence of major systems,an understanding of the needs and rights of future generations, an understanding of the value ofdiversity, an appreciation of the need for precaution, and an awareness of the Earth’s carryingcapacity3. The undergraduate engineering curriculum of Rowan University’s College ofEngineering has been molded to introduce undergraduate students to these issues and to providean introduction to sustainable engineering through interdisciplinary project-based learning.Rowan University’s Engineering Clinic SequenceThe signature component of Rowan University’s College of Engineering curriculum is itsEngineering Clinic

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Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qiong Zhang, University of South Florida; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; James R. Mihelcic, University of South Florida; Julie Beth Zimmerman, Yale University; Simona Platukyte, University of South Florida

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AC 2012-4565: CHALLENGES FOR INTEGRATION OF SUSTAINABIL-ITY INTO ENGINEERING EDUCATIONDr. Qiong Zhang, University of South Florida Qiong Zhang is an Assistant Professor in civil and environmental engineering at the University of South Florida (USF). She received a Ph.D. in environmental engineering from Michigan Tech. Prior to joining the faculty at USF in 2009, she served as the Operations Manager of the Sustainable Future Institute at Michigan Tech.Dr. Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State UniversityDr. James R. Mihelcic, University of South Florida James R. Mihelcic is a professor of civil and environmental engineering and state of Florida 21st Century World Class Scholar at the University of South Florida

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Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., U.S. Military Academy; David-Michael P. Roux, U.S. Army; Michael A. Butkus, U.S. Military Academy

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experiments. Two newly revised lessonswere devoted to the topics of IAP sources, material balances, and controls. The lessons discussed Page 25.57.3how IAP poses significant issues to human health and how it is often underemphasized incomparison to ambient air pollution. Cooper and Alley (2011) states that many people spendmore than 20 hours per day on average in an indoor setting. Since the course is the only airpollution course offered in the our curriculum, the aim of this assignment was to broaden thestudents’ knowledge of other environmental engineering focus areas while supporting theprogram’s major concepts and themes, as well as the ABET

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Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Butler, University of Oklahoma

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the value placed by students on sustainability andenvironmental issues.IntroductionThe “Bodies of Knowledge” (BOKs) of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers(AAEE) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) identify the skill sets needed topractice environmental and civil engineering at various points in an engineer’s career, includingafter completing the B.S. degree. Outcome 8 of the AAEE BOK calls for the ability to recognizelife cycle principles, to identify non sustainable components in engineered systems, to explainhow and why to integrate sustainability into engineering projects, and to quantify emissions andresource consumption associated with engineering processes (paraphrased from AAEE (2009)1).Outcome 10 in the ASCE

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Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl J.K. Desha, Queensland University of Technology; Charlie Hargroves, The Natural Edge Project

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, London.18 Stasinopoulos, P., Smith, M., Hargroves, K. and Desha, C. (2008) Whole System Design - An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Engineering, The Natural Edge Project, Earthscan, London.19 Hargroves, K. and Smith, M. (eds) (2005) The Natural Advantage of Nations: Business Opportunities, Innovation and Governance in the 21st Century, Earthscan, London.20 The Natural Edge Project (n.d.) ‘Curriculum and Course Notes’, www.naturaledgeproject.net, accessed 10 January 2012.21 Holloway, M., Alpay, E. and Bull, A. (2010) ‘A Quantitative Approach to identifying Threshold concepts in Engineering Education’, Engineering Education 2010 Inspiring the next generation of engineers, The Higher Education Academy Engineering

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Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Parhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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associated with developing an outdoor lab for environmental monitoring will belisted. In the following section, the design of LEWAS to overcome these challenges will bereviewed. In the following section, ongoing challenges associated with implementing LEWASwill be listed. Finally attitudinal data collected from students on LEWAS in the freshmanengineering course will be reflected upon and its educational applications in energy andenvironmental sustainability will be discussed.Educational Context of LEWAS and Prior Programming InitiativesA few years before implementation of LEWAS, a number of program-wide hands-on activitieswere developed and implemented in the freshman engineering program of Virginia Tech as aresult of an NSF funded curriculum

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Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandeep Sathyamoorthy, Tufts University; Linda Jarvin, Paris College of Art; Michael Hollis, U.S. Air Force Academy; John Anthony Christ, U.S. Air Force Academy; C. Andrew Ramsburg, Tufts University

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of PBL. Instructional Science, 1997. 25(6): p. 387-408.13. Kolmos, A. and J.E. Holgaard, Responses to Problem Based and Project Organised Learning from Industry. International Journal of Engineering Education, 2010. 26(3): p. 573-583.14. Pan, W. and J. Allison, Exploring Project Based and Problem Based Learning in Environmental Building Education by Integrating Critical Thinking. International Journal of Engineering Education, 2010. 26(3): p. 547-553.15. Newstetter, W.C., Fostering integrative problem solving in biomedical engineering: The PBL approach. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2006. 34(2): p. 217-225.16. Yadav, A., et al., Problem-based Learning: Influence on Students' Learning in an Electrical

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Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Dunia Tania Periverzov, Drexel University (Tech.)

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experience in curriculum development.Ms. Dunia Tania Periverzov Page 25.120.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Wireless Sensor Node Powered by Solar Harvester for Marine Environment Monitoring as a Senior Design Project AbstractImproving the design component in undergraduate engineering education has been an immediateand pressing concern for educators, professional societies, industrial employers and agenciesconcerned with national productivity and competitiveness. The projects are a valuablecomponent of the science and engineering education. The design experience