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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech

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the LEWAS into freshman- level courses at Virginia Western Community College and a senior level hydrology course at Virginia Tech.Mr. Daniel S Brogan, VIrginia Tech Daniel S. Brogan is a PhD student, advised by Dr. Lohani, in Engineering Education with BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering. He has completed several graduate courses in engineering education pertinent to this research. He is the key developer of the OWLS and leads the LEWAS lab development and implementation work. He has mentored two NSF/REU Site students in the LEWAS lab. He assisted in the development and implementation of curricula for introducing the LEWAS at VWCC including the development of pre-test and post-test assessment questions

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivar G. Johannesen, HiOA

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%: Page 26.1402.4Notice also that, when the diameter is known, the equations are no longer coupled and are mucheasier to solve. The Fanning friction factor is still implicitly defined, but can be read off the Moodydiagram.Reducing the volume flow to 𝑞 = 0.1 l/s, we find the flow to be laminar, since we have defined Re= 2100 as the critical value.As a final question, we ask the students to investigate the highest possible temperature of the waterflow in laminar conditions (pipe diameter and flow rate unchanged):We conclude that the temperature can rise to about 8°C before we enter the turbulent (or at least theintermediate) phase.This example clearly show that many problems that are too complicated to solve using pencil andpaper, are within reach

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alandra Kahl, Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny

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Jamesargued that knowledge was essentially useless unless it could be directly applied 7. The roots ofservice learning come from these ideas of „learning while doing.‟There are many benefits to service learning, as noted in the text “Where‟s the Learning inService Learning” by Janet Eyler and Dwight Giles. Eyler and Giles cite as benefits thedevelopment of problem solving skills, interpersonal development, cognitive advancement, andenhanced world views 5. The role of reflection is also noted to be a critical component in servicelearning. This period of evaluation of ones learning, goals and experiences is important tohelping students realize the connections between theory and practice 5.Experiential learning like service learning is an increasingly

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jeffrey Alan Cole, Pasadena City College

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PCC scientists constructed the devices and evaluated the biological inputs/outputs in the system (picked biological seeds, plate counted bacteria, conducted DNA sequencing). Similar experimental set-ups were operated at both institutions. Cal Poly Pomona engineers provided support with system operation and water sample analysis. Student interaction was achieved by using: (a) Initial in-person two-hour meetings. Every semester, to break the ice and engage PCC and Cal Poly Pomona students with the collaborative work, initial meetings were hosted at Cal Poly Pomona. PCC students and the professor(s) visited the campus and had the opportunity of touring the engineering laboratory facilities. The initial meetings

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phil Dacunto P.E., United States Military Academy; Victoria Rose Varriano, United States Military Academy; Jason Ko, United States Military Academy

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pique the interest of engineering students, introduce them to the engineeringdesign process, and enable them to apply skills learned in the classroom to real-worldapplications.(2) Methods The design consists of three major components: the pump(s), the storage and distributionnetwork, and the slow sand filter(s). Each of these can be scaled up or down to fit the particularneeds of the site; the process of modifying the design to make it “site-specific” presents anexcellent opportunity for engineering students to accomplish a limited amount of design work. “River pumps” harness the energy of the flowing water to pump the water out of the river.One such example is the Rife RP-300 (Rife Hydraulic Engine Manufacturing Co., Nanticoke, PAUSA

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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University

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31st January 20154. Ali, A. and Smith, D. 2014. Teaching an introductory programming language in a general education course. Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 13, pp. 57-67.5. Wilck. J, IV, Lynch, P. C. and Kauffmann, P. J. 2014. Economics as a General Education Course to expand quantitative and financial literacy. 121st ASEE Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN. Paper ID #8581.6. Bechtel, L. J., Cross, S. L., Engel, R. S., Filippelli, R. L., Glenn, A. L., Harwood, J. T., Pangborn, R. N. and Welshofer, B. L. 2005. An objectives-based approach to assessment of general education. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Session 3461.7. Laki, S. L., Nedunuri, K. V

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University

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learningthrough SWPPP exercise needs to be reinforced with additional relevant assignments that wouldenhance student critical thinking skills related to the subject matter.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the BagleyCollege of Engineering (BCoE), and the Office of Research and Economic Development(ORED) of Mississippi State University (MSU).References1. Jacquez RB, VG Gude, A Hanson, M Auzenne, S Williamson, “AC 2007-907: enhancing critical thinking skills of civil engineering students through supplemental instruction.” Proceedings of ASEE National Conference, Hawaii, USA, 2007.2. Facione PA, Critical thinking: a statement of expert consensus for purposes of educational assessment and

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University; Semih Aslan, Texas State University, San Marcos; Jesus Alejandro Jimenez, Texas State University; Yoo-Jae Kim, Texas State University; Hassan Salamy, Texas State University

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changing in the future would be to focus more on directexamples of technologies useful in the green design field. However, this is a model that we willcontinue to implement and would recommend to others.References:[1] M. Rickinson, C. Lundholm, and N. Hopwood, Environmental Learning: Insights from research into the s tudent experience, 2010 edition. Dordrecht  ; New York: Springer, 2009.[2] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Definition of Green Building. http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/pubs/about.htm; Accessed Jan 02/2015.[3] Smith, G. Sustainability and Schools: Educating for Interconnection, Adaptability, and Resilience. The Journal of Sustainability Education; Vol. 8, 2010[4] “Stockholm 1972

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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johanna Lönngren, Chalmers University of Technology; Magdalena Svanström, Chalmers University of Technology

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asking students to vote for a favorite among the fivepresentations that they have reviewed. We suggest that it could be even more valuable to askstudents to grade those five presentations based on the assessment criteria that they receivedbefore recording their own videos. This grading exercise could be included in the peer feedbackexercise.Take-home essay exam with open-ended question(s). Group II argued that it is not necessary toassess student learning of individual ILOs since the ILOs are inseparable from each other – if astudent achieves one of them, he/she will achieve others as well. One of the group memberssuggested that the teacher should “simply ask students to address such a big, complex problem”.The group suggested that examination

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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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. Paper presented at the Annual International Conference of Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, July 7-10, Auckland, New Zealand. 4. Taras, M. & Davies, M. (2013). Perceptions and realities in the functions and processes of assessment. Active Learning in Higher Education, 14(1): 51-61. 5. Yorke, M. (2013). Surveys of ‘the student experience’ and the politics of feedback. In S. Merry, M. Price, D. Carless & M. Taras (Eds), Reconceptualizing Feedback in Higher Education. London and New York: Rutledge. 6. Black, P., Harrison, C., & Lee, L. (2003). Assessment for learning putting it into practice. Maidenhead: Open University Press. 7. Sambell

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University

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experiences in the laboratory session activities: As a result of the team based laboratory exercises, Q1. My understanding of the environmental relevance of the subject matter is: Q2. My interest in environmental engineering discipline and confidence in the subject matter is: Q3. My analytical and experimental skills are: Q4. My leadership and management skills are: Response options: A. Worse (W); B. The same (T); C. Better (B); D. Significantly better (S); E. N/A no opinion (N)Fig.1. Civil and environmental engineering students performing water treatment experiment: A.coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation-filtration techniques; B. sludge volume measurements

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University; Maeghan Marie Brundrett, Texas Tech University; Dylan Christenson, Texas Tech University; Kevin A. Nguyen, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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engineers ranked project management with 5’s strongly agreeing PSO 5b Page 26.678.16was addressed satisfactorily.Students’ questionnaire responsesResults from the open-ended responses from student questionnaires highlighted what studentsperceived as strengths and areas for improvement before and after completion of the firstsemester design course. Students perceived their strengths prior to completion of the designcourse to include knowledge of water/wastewater treatment technologies enhanced anddeveloped through the MEnvE curriculum. Select students also viewed soft skills such ascommunication and time management as strengths. Areas for improvement

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan E. Powers, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Stefan J. Grimberg, Clarkson University; Daqing Hou, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Monica Small, Clarkson University

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Page 26.351.7 access procedures.Table 2. Data indicating status of lights (on or off) and photosynthetic photon flux density(PPFD) (umol/m2/s) in the raw data (left) and simpler (though approximate) virtual data at 5minute intervals (right) (January 27, 2014) Raw Data Virtual Data Time Light_9 PPFD Time Light9_% on PPFD 9:15:00 9:15:00 1.00 133.71 9:16:05 133.89 9:20:00 0.93 138.97 9:18:05 138.71 9:25:00 1.00 161.27 9:19:39 FALSE 9:30:00 0.37 166.70 9:19:49 TRUE 9:35

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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develop a new system that connects the free water surface and subsurface basinsin series for comparison with each running each line individually. Further experimentation ofvarying pumping rates, changing basin media composition, and collecting raw sample water fromvarious sources (including stormwater and greywater) provide potential for long-term use of thetreatment wetland as an on-going living laboratory.Bibliography1. United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). 2004. Constructed Treatment Wetlands. EPA 843-F- 03-013. Office of Water. August 2004.2. Campbell, C. S., and M. Ogden. 1999. Constructed Wetlands in the Sustainable Landscape. Jon Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, NY.3. Living Machine. 2012a

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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