Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David C. Zgonc, United States Military Academy; Phil Dacunto P.E., United States Military Academy; Emily Arija Ezerins, United States Military Academy; Dalton Jefferson Alexander Combs, United States Military Academy; Jacob Neil Palmer, United States Army

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Environmental Engineering

) changes over time.7 In fact, in another publication, Chua claims that the morea student participates in project-based learning, the better the student grows in critical thinkingand generates better project-related products.5 For similar reasons, Rasul et al. advocate early,deliberate preparation of a student before their senior year capstone project.8 The importance of capstone design courses in an engineering education is well-documented.9Ward writes that capstone projects “bring all aspects of an undergraduate student’s experiencetogether”.10 Ward further notes that the completion of capstone projects do not only benefit thestudent but also serve as validation by potential employers of the student’s ability to applyknowledge and generate

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Butkus, U.S. Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke, U.S. Military Academy; Phil Dacunto P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Kimberly Quell

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Environmental Engineering

softwareand 3D printing have been used by students to create 3D visual aids or scale models ofenvironmental engineering projects in a one semester capstone design course. Obstacles specificto environmental engineering, including scale of the design and selection of engineering graphicssoftware packages are discussed. Assessment of 3D printing in our capstone design course isevaluated.Background3D printers allow electronic source files to be converted into three dimensional objects. Most 3Dprinters convert stereolithography files (stl files) into objects by forming layers of plastic fromthe bottom to the top, which is known as additive manufacturing.2 Until recently, 3D printingwas used primarily by engineers for rapid prototyping. According to

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben D. Radhakrishnan, National University; Jodi Reeves, National University; Jeremiah Jack Ninteman, National University; Charles Hahm

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Environmental Engineering

Tableau certified associate.Charles Hahm c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Sustainability Intelligence: Emergence and Use of Big Data For Sustainable Urban Transit Planning Ben D Radhakrishnan Jodi Reeves Charles Hahm Jeremiah Ninteman National University, San Diego, CAAbstractReducing traffic emissions, especially carbon dioxide (CO2), is a major goal of sustainable urbantransportation planning since approximately 50% of the world’s population lives in urban areas.In the summer of 2015, an interdisciplinary capstone project at our university integratedsustainable methods to address

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Curricula, Criteria, Student Performance, and Growth

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Wayne T. Padgett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Andrew R. Mech, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference.4. Bielefeldt, A.R., Dewoolkar, M.M., Caves, K.M., Berdanier, B.W., and Paterson, K.G. 2011. Diverse Models for Incorporating Service Projects into Engineering Capstone Design Courses. International Journal of Engineering Education, 27(6): 1206-1220.5. Colledge, T.H. Convergence: Philosophies and Pedagogies for Developing the Next Generation of Humanitarian Engineers and Social Entrepreneurs. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering: Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship (IJSLE). The Pennsylvania State University, PA, 2012.6. Bixler, G., Dzwonczyk, R., Merrill, J., Campbell, J., Greene, H.L., Passino, K.M. 2014

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Environmental Engineering Division: Curricula, Criteria, Student Performance, and Growth

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prahlad Murthy, Wilkes University

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Environmental Engineering

“computer intensive (CI)”. In the ENV programcurriculum, the two senior capstone project courses satisfy the WI and OPO requirements;Hydrology and Air Quality are the two courses that are designated as CI and satisfy thegraduation requirements.Engineering topics that are part of the curriculum are appropriate to the discipline ofenvironmental engineering in many ways. Courses like CADD Laboratory, Engineering ProjectAnalysis, and Professionalism & Ethics, Statics, Strength of Materials, EngineeringThermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics support material and concepts in courses such asEnvironmental Engineering Hydraulics, Water Quality, Water and Wastewater Treatment, AirQuality, and Air Pollution Control. Moreover, topics covered in the above

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Alvarez Pino, UAB Sustainable Smart Cities Research Center; Andrew J. Sullivan; Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama - Birmingham

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

. Principles of Sustainable Development 2. Introduction to Sustainable Smart Cities 3. Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Systems 4. Managing Natural Resources and Sustainable Smart Cities 5. Green Infrastructure and Transportation 6. Green Buildings 7. Health & Livability 8. Smart Technologies for Cities & Buildings 9. Big Data & Smart Cities 10. Research Methods & Project PlanningCapstone Research Project– during the capstone research project the students will design andimplement a piece of research that will enable them to reflect on the knowledge and skillswhich they have learned during the taught modules and apply them to a real world problem orissue. This research may

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

hands-on sustainable design courseSustainability Module in Engineering CourseThe introductory course for civil and architectural engineering (CAE) students (2-credits)included sustainability as one of five main topics in the course. The course learning goals relatedto sustainability were: define sustainability, describe its importance to engineering, and identifyaspects of sustainability in civil & architectural engineering projects. A sustainability module hasbeen included in the introductory civil engineering course since 2008.12 In 2012 the civilengineering course merged with the introductory architectural engineering course. This studywas conducted with the fall 2015 course. The first day of class, students were introduced to theidea of