Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Tewari, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

concepts and techniques.However, a major portion of teaching still takes places in classroom settings. Educators adoptvarious pedagogical practices, teaching-aids, and technologies to engage students in learningthe course contents effectively within the controlled environment of classrooms. In ideal classsettings, an instructor should be able to reach out to all students regardless of their learningstyles. These learning styles could be sensory, intuitive, visual, verbal, reflective, active,sequential and global as defined in the Index of Learning Styles (ILS) classification system[1] - [5].Active and hands-on learning in environmental engineering is not new. More recently, theauthor has been involved in multiple studies focused on promoting

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Environmental Engineering

developed by the Internal Council on Systems Engineering is usedthroughout the course, and sustainable development reflected by a balanced appreciation forpeople, planet, and prosperity is utilized as a common theme.Course Delivery. This course includes: a blended format; a flipped classroom; mastery learning;and a buffet of optional summative assessments used to assign a final grade13. Briefly, contentdelivery via both online digital media and via face-to-face lecture is known as a ‘blendedformat’, and some of the benefits include accommodating diverse learning styles (i.e., listeningor reading) while improving student satisfaction with content delivery14,15. A ‘flippedclassroom’ enhances the opportunity to use inductive learning strategies (i.e

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

other industries. The data does notdifferentiate the type of incidents that contribute to the injury rate. A low overall injury rate doesnot necessarily correlate to the degree of lab safety since some injuries will be unrelated to labwork. Actual injury rate is likely higher than the data shows because it only includes reportedinjuries above a certain threshold. The BLS tracks causes of days away of work by industry, butit groups education with health services, which is the industry with the highest injury rate.Therefore, no analysis was done on whether the types of injuries at universities could reflect labaccidents.Generally, city governments are responsible for building and fire safety. Other alternative safetymonitors are found at the

Conference Session

Environmental Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

interview. Furthermore, because the author had developed a close workingrelationship with each of these students, a significant impact from the “Hawthorne effect”would be expected and these results should be interpreted with this in mind7. In otherwords, the responses of the alumni is likely biased by the personal relationship with theauthor, and therefore the results reflect a combination of both the views of the alumni onmastery learning as well as the views of the alumni on the author (i.e., some alumni mayseek to provide a “positive” response in hopes of “pleasing” the author).Of the ten alumni: 1) seven were male and three were female; 2) the ages ranged from 22to 26 years of age; 3) all were employed in the practice of engineering; and 4) all

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

7 Understanding imposter syndrome 7 Visualizing data 8 Writing Abstracts 9 Making Posters 10 Closing SymposiumWorkshop presenters were experts in the workshop topic areas, and presented interactive, one-hour sessions. All workshops were presented by faculty or staff on campus with the exception ofone workshop for which a post-doctoral researcher was brought to campus. The openingsymposium welcomed students and allowed students to get to know their fellow summerresearchers. Specifically, students were asked to reflect on M.A. Schwartz’s essay, “TheImportance of Stupidity in Scientific Research”. As a result of this activity, most studentscommitted to documenting a non-academic, “novice” experience during the summer

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

identified from market research.I. Introduction"What is truly in the water I am drinking?" A rise in sales of water filters such as Brita or PUR,bottled water, and safer reusable drinking containers (e.g. BPA-free plastics) reflects this concernin drinking water, along with the recent Flint, Michigan water crisis that made headlines [1].However, there are still very few accurate and cost-effective ways to test water or beveragequality. To address this problem, an interdisciplinary team with students from the EngineeringTechnology, Anthropology, and Entomology departments tackled the problem of designing adevice that fit the needs of the market.II. Multidisciplinary team and educational benefitsThis project and team began from an offshoot of another

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

the P3 projects.• “The team and the project itself truly reflect the spirit of the University, with people from many different backgrounds and majors coming together to create a novel interdisciplinary answer to a major problem. I still can’t believe how far the team has come since the Phase I proposal, and I can’t wait to see where we can go in the future.”• “It was my first ever project in this research group and I loved it, I wanted to support innovative answers to real-world problems.”• “Not only could we meet other competing teams and people from EPA, NASA, Lockheed, and other big names, we were able to reach out to and inspire K-12 students who were interested in the STEAM fields,”• “While biotechnology is my

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

experiential learning portion of the fermentationfundamentals previously learned in a classroom lecture. Furthermore, these key discussions mayhelp some students stay fully engaged in the laboratory and gain greater understanding than theyotherwise would sitting and waiting for the wort boil to finish.Periods of downtime during this laboratory are also crucial for individual and group reflection onthe overall fermentation process and how this exercise links to their chosen profession asenvironmental engineers. Students from each group are encouraged to communicate with theother student groups and observe and inquire regarding some of the differences across the varietyof beer flavors and types being brewed, giving them a better appreciation for the

Conference Session

Environmental Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Andrade, University of Maryland, College Park

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Environmental Engineering

Dyrenfurth [3]provide a very good review of the terms that are used in scientific literature, which include,among others, nonscientific beliefs, alternative frameworks, p-prims. Though vocabulary maychange, misconceptions (term chosen for this paper) are how people make sense of the worldeven though it does not reflect established scientific knowledge held by experts. Misconceptionsmay also be incorrect categorizations, particularly if one understands concepts as organizingknowledge in categories [7]. In general, misconceptions may arise due to incorrect instruction,but they may also be constructed by everyday interactions and language barriers. It is importantto note here that there is a line of research that understands misconceptions as novice

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

to learn more about ground level air quality 4.32 ±0.77 This demo activity was a good use of class time 4.71 ±0.57 I benefited from this demo activity 4.57 ±0.66The remaining two questions asked students their perspective on the impact and quality of thedemonstration. Students provided ranked responses, No Impact (1) to High Impact (5), to thequestion on “What impact has this activity had on your understanding of inversion in theatmosphere,” resulting with an average and standard deviation of 4.23±0.75. Six of the 31 studentsdid respond “Neutral (3)” for this question, reflecting that they were not influenced in eitherdirection. For the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Environmental Engineering

required for reproducible measurements,some students expressed frustration about the amount physical labor required to collect enoughwater to pump through the wetland, as well as the time required to measure water quality tests intriplicate on top of operating a wetland with a six to twelve hour retention time. The students whowere working solo on the project wished that they had a teammate to help with the physical laborand/or the measuring of the many water samples. They also reflected that a teammate would havebeen helpful when making decisions by acting as a sounding board. Students also wished for moredocumentation on procedures and practices.The summer students suggested that the extra programs such as journal club or university

Conference Session

Environmental Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Environmental Engineering

the EPA pollutionprevention website [6].The delivery of P2 and E3 engineering extension services has made adoption of manyoperational aspects of the program achievable for businesses of varied size. These programs helpincrease awareness of the local environment and help businesses understand how running a moreenvironmentally sustainable business can save them money. Through the programs offered byENMRN, businesses have become more open to adopting other Best Practices (e.g. Lean), andalso serve as strong referral to their peers, reflecting the grassroots impact these programs canhave on the environment.P2 and E3 programENMRN is focused on assisting small and medium-sized businesses to adopt operationalprocesses that are both economical and

Conference Session

Environmental Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Environmental Engineering

. Malmberg, “Students’ qualification in environmental and sustainability education — epistemic gaps or composites of critical thinking?,” Int. J. Sci. Educ., vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 259–275, 2016.[30] S. Perini, M. Margoudi, M. Fradinho, O. Marco, and M. Dipartimento, “Increasing middle school students’ awareness and interest in manufacturing through digital game-based learning (DGBL),” Comput. Appl. Eng. Educ., no. January, 2017.[31] L. Stanszus et al., “Education for sustainable consumption through Mindfulness Training: Development of a consumption-specific Intervention,” J. Tea, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 5–22, 2017.[32] C. Ormond et al., “Environmental education as Teacher Education: Melancholic reflections from an emerging

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

, error bars that overlap reflectstatistically similar data whereas error bars that do not overlap reflect statistically different data.The asterisk denotes percentages that do not add to 100% due to some students not filling out aspecific demographic.Overall, environmental knowledge increased from the beginning to the end of EV300. This isnot surprising because EV300 is the course focused on learning environmental knowledge, andthis is in line with previous studies [8], [10], [11], [15], [25]. Initial assessments showed thatmales had more environmental knowledge than females, which has also been found in Robelia’sassessment of six previous studies. Statistically significant differences in knowledge wereremoved by the end of EV300, and although