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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Woo Hyoung Lee P.E., University of Central Florida

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

, undergraduate and graduate students can gain new skills and knowledge as theyresearch, develop, design, and implement scientific and technical solutions to environmentalchallenges. The P3 Award Program is composed of two phases (Phase I and Phase II) that awardgrants on a competitive basis. The P3 award is nationally highly competitive with selection of 20awards for Phase I and only 3 awards for Phase II per year. This paper describes the developmentof multidisciplinary year-long national student design project from the concept development,students recruit and involvements, and proposal development to the execution of the awardedresearch projects.MethodsSince 2015, a new and innovative advising method by integrating education and researchprojects for

Conference Session

Environmental Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenny Patricia Quintana-Cifuentes, Purdue University; Paul Asunda, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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initiatives, such as Agenda 21, had indicated the critical role of education in the process of reaching a sustainable future, in an effort for making education an active participant towards sustainable development. This study aimed to identify key sustainability components integrated into STEM in 8th-grade curricula, we explored sustainability activities and projects aligned with the Next Generation of Science Standards (NGSS) and Standards for Technological Literacy (STL). The research question for this study focused on exploring the key components for the integration of sustainability education into Science, Mathematics, Technology, and Engineering Education in middle schools. We analyzed 73 peer-reviewed articles from 2013 to 2018

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle K. Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

. Serving as a model for waterquality and quantity management, students engaged in hands-on experiences using a small-scalewetlands setup in the Cook Laboratory for Bioscience Research at Rose-Hulman Institute ofTechnology. In independent research projects, undergraduate research students measured waterquality parameters including TSS, BOD and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) and optimizedremoval of various contaminants. In the classroom in Environmental Engineering Laboratory,students measured water quality parameters of various water bodies within a watershed andresearched the impacts of excess nutrients on water quality and economies. Students toured theconstructed treatment wetlands and were able to learn directly from a peer who had

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pablo K. Cornejo, California State University, Chico; Kevin Orner, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

students (n=79) at a Hispanic-Serving Institution(HSI) through a semester-long group project. Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costanalysis (LCCA) were used to analyze the environmental and economic impacts of energyrecovery, water reuse, and nutrient recycling processes from a small-scale agriculturalwastewater treatment system in rural Costa Rica. Students’ ability to solve problems and producesolutions that accounted for environmental, economic, and social factors were evaluated usingdirect measures of student performance on specific assignments (e.g., final report, final videopresentation) and indirect measures using a self-efficacy questionnaire. Direct measures weregraded by the instructor of the course and an in-country partner

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Old Dominion University; Gregory C. Bernard, Tuskegee University; Willard E. Collier, Tuskegee University

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Environmental Engineering

and animal pathol- ogy. His research interests are developing nanobiopesticides for agricultural pest management, elucidating biomagnetics in plant growth and development, and transcriptome profiling of plants to identify molec- ular factors of disease resistance. He currently serves as a Co-PI on USDA-funded undergraduate plant breeding training program and a gene-editing (CRISPR/Cas 9) project with Dr. Marceline Egnin et al. Dr. Bernard has co-established the caprine research unit at N.C. A&T S.U (Dr. Mulumebet Worku) and, is actively working towards improving sustainability in small-scale farming production for local crop pro- ducers as well as infrastructure enhancement of the George Washington Carver

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Grace E. Tsai, Texas A&M University; Rogelio Casas Jr., Texas A&M University; Erika L. Davila, Texas A&M University

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Environmental Engineering

the field, desirable ROV speci- fications, and current technology used during field work. She has also led students as a business mentor for water monitoring systems, and guided and tracked students’ progress collecting customer interviews through the NSF I-Site program. Her personal research focuses on understanding post-medieval seafaring life through analysis of diet and physical labor on sailors’ health. Her most recent field work includes the Gnalic¸ Project, an excavation of a sixteenth-century Venetian galley that sank off the coast of Croatia, the Burgaz Harbor Project, an excavation of Hellenistic harbors in Turkey, and the Shelburne Steamboat Project, an excavation of a steamboat graveyard in Vermont

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle K. Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Irene M.B. Reizman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Tony Ribera, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

for Engineering Education, 2019 Development and Assessment of an Undergraduate Research CommunityAbstractLiterature suggests the benefits to undergraduate research include improving students’understanding of the research process, their resilience, and their ability to persist through failure.However, at primarily undergraduate institutions, there are a number of challenges in making theundergraduate research experience successful for both students and faculty mentors. First, there isa significant burden on faculty mentors who, along with designing a research project, are typicallyindividually advising students, training them in reading and writing about research, and critiquingposters and presentations. These are skills which could be

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Environmental Engineering

pictorial representation of the system; 4) listingcritical assumptions; 5) using assumptions to reduce model complexity; 6) creating amathematical representation; 7) implementing a computational solution; 8) interpreting theresults of the computational solution; 9) conducting a sensitivity analysis; and 10) describinglessons learned from the modeling exercise. A unique aspect of this course was the integration ofDiplomacy Lab from the US Department of State as the subject material for term-length projects,including: 1) using the internet of things to assess threats from dirty bombs; 2) usingepidemiology to assess threats from outbreaks of communicable disease arising from populationsof co-located prisoners; or 3) using actuarial science to assess

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fethiye Ozis P.E., Northern Arizona University; Nihal Sarikaya, Northern Arizona University; Adam Bringhurst

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

committee [3], [4].Air quality is increasing in importance, as more people reside in urban than rural areas. The UnitedNations [5] projects that “urbanization, the gradual shift in residence of the human population fromrural to urban areas, combined with the overall growth of the world’s population could add another2.5 billion people to urban areas by 2050.” In a recent analysis, the World Health Organization(WHO) projects that 91% of the planet’s population lives in cities that do not meet standards foracceptable air quality [6]. Combining the projections from the UN and the WHO, air pollution isa challenge that not only threatens basic human welfare, but also damages natural and physicalcapital, and constrains economic growth [7].Air pollution is

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Environmental Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jalal Rastegary, New Mexico State University; Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Christopher Campbell, New Mexico State University, Engineering New Mexico Resource Network

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National Sci- ence Foundation (NSF) INCLUDES pilot grant, co-PI for a NSF grant to broaden participation in STEM, and was a co-PI for an i6 Challenge grant through the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). She is institutional integrator for the Partnership for the Advancement of Engineering Education (PACE) at NMSU, is University Affiliate Director for the NM Project Lead the Way program, and was co-lead for a NSF funded Pathways to Innovation cohort at NMSU. Currently, Patricia serves as a commissioner with the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), and a member of the board of directors for Enchantment Land Certified Development Company (a program that certifies SBA 504 loans that

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle R. Murray, United States Military Academy; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Luke Plante, United States Military Academy; Kimberly Quell, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

Program Criteria arediscussed in detail.KeywordsEnvironmental engineering education, engineering education, experiential learning, laboratoryexperience, beer brewing, fermentationIntroductionEnvironmental engineering requires individuals who can adapt, innovate, and create new,exciting solutions to help solve complex problems throughout our natural environment. Powerfullearning experiences exist when students have an opportunity to learn by application, while alsohaving fun by creating excitement around the subject material. Indeed, that is why most curriculainclude other experiences beyond the classroom such as laboratories, field trips, seminars, designprojects and modeling projects [1, 2]. An esteemed scientist and statesman said it best

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Nathaniel Sheehan P.E., United States Military Academy; Luke Plante, United States Military Academy; Erick Martinez, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke P.E., Marquette University

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Environmental Engineering

of a group scientific research project [16]. The second course(EV350) focuses on the environmental engineering design solutions needed to address theseproblems in the developed world, which provides students with the framework to understand thedesign solutions for the third and fourth grand challenges while still considering the first twogrand challenges. They are introduced to these design problems through engaging classroomexperiences and in-class demonstrations, practice through working an individual engineeringdesign project, and solidify their understanding through group lab experiences and field trips toboth drinking water and wastewater treatment plants [17]. The third course (EV450) allows thestudents to employ innovative engineering

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan S. Hoback, University of Detroit Mercy; Alexa Rihana Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

officer 14%Dept Committee 9%Dean/Administrator 7%College Committee 4%University Administrator 2%External Entity 2%University Committee 0%Faculty members were selected by 93% of respondents. However, this response option is vague.For example, it could mean that they were solely responsible for approving a project proposed bystudents, or the faculty approval could be one step of a larger process. Faculty members werethe only approver indicated by 25 of 56 (45%) institutions. This implies no formal approvalprocess, yet it doesn’t rule out that they could be filing decisions with the department. This rateis 42% for doctoral

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phil Dacunto, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

Development” focuses on engineering incontext in the developing world– i.e., developing solutions with respect to political, social,environmental, and economic factors, instead of just engineering ones. A water treatment systemfor a remote village may be highly effective, but if it cannot be operated or maintained by thepeople whom it is supposed to help, it is of no real use. In the same way, latrines that generatebiogas for people to use as cooking fuel may sound like a good idea, but if they are equippedonly with western-style toilets they may not be culturally acceptable and the whole project willfail. Through these two small examples, one can see how a geographer and an engineer cancreate a better solution by working together than they can

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

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Environmental Engineering

- ter resources engineering design and permitting. In addition to her corporate experience, Dr. Parks served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali, West Africa, supporting a local Non-Governmental Organization on water sanitation projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Classroom-based games for student learning and engagementAbstractIt is now generally accepted that active learning methods can help students learn material at adeeper level, and that students enjoy game-based learning. However, most game-based learningresearch has focused more on engagement benefits rather than learning, and many lackcomparison groups and details on procedures and assessment techniques. Research