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Perceptions, Reflections, Collaborations, and Student Support in Chemical Engineering

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Andrew Maxson, The Ohio State University; David L. Tomasko, The Ohio State University

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Chemical Engineering

. Suicide rates and the number ofstudents seeking help have both increased in recent years. Universities have been scrambling torespond to the increased demand for mental health resources, and many educators have foundthemselves at a loss about what to do to help students who approach them with mental healthconcerns.At The Ohio State University, several mental health and wellness initiatives are underway withinthe Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) and the College ofEngineering. A 2018 survey of CBE undergraduate students revealed alarming rates ofself-reported mental health issues. In response, a CBE Wellness Committee of faculty and staffmembers was created. The committee’s goals are to 1) increase student/faculty

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Chemical Engineering in K-12 and the First Year

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Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

campuses across the globe and are integral to the educationof students throughout colleges of engineering [1]–[5]. These spaces house a variety ofmachining and rapid-prototyping tools and are meant to facilitate a creative and encouragingatmosphere to allow users to work their way through iterative design cycles [6]–[8]. The type ofopen-ended design projects that tend to occur in such spaces promote active learning, which hasbeen consistently associated with uniquebenefits over traditional lecture-basedteaching. Such gains include improvedlearning [9]–[12] and retention [13]; higherstudent self-assessment of associatedcourses [12], [14]; and improved retentionof students, particularly in underrepresentedgroups [10], [15]–[17]. However, pitfallsand

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Chemical Engineering in the Junior and Senior Year

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Sarah A Wilson, University of Kentucky; Samira M. Azarin Azarin, University of Minnesota; Christopher Barr, University of Michigan; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Tracy L. Carter, Northeastern University; Amy J Karlsson, University of Maryland

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Chemical Engineering

resourcesrelevant to the UO lab [1], as well as an assessment of how well the six institutions teach theSafety and Chemical Engineering (SAChE) process safety learning outcomes [2] as part of UOand the entire curriculum [3]. The former work identified a lack of UO-specific active learningactivities that could be easily integrated into a course, and the latter identified that riskassessment and hazard identification were not only highly relevant to UO courses but wereinadequately covered or not taught at all at the six institutions. Furthermore, the authors couldfind no data that quantified the frequency of incidents, near-misses, or positive observationswithin a UO laboratory course. This kind of data is commonly collected in industrial settings tohelp

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Work in Progress: Assessment, Evaluation and Hands-on Activities

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Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Joana Marques Melo, Purdue University; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Chemical Engineering

mid-twentieth century mainly based on an abundantsupply of fossil resources for chemical production and energy, so process design concepts focusedprimarily on large tonnage-scale manufacturing facilities [1]. However, the economic use ofrenewable energy resources such as solar and wind is rising rapidly [2]. Transitioning to thesesources of energy is an important endeavor; however, the technology to do so and the costs of thistransition indicate that it will happen slowly. The unprecedented revolution in domestic suppliesof new light hydrocarbon resources from shale provides a compelling opportunity for the U.S. tobecome a global leader in fuels and chemicals production. Although this has potential to lower thenation’s energy costs, and

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Work in Progress: Assessment, Evaluation and Hands-on Activities

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Julianne Vernon, Vanderbilt University; Matthew Rogers, Vanderbilt University; Benjamin Joseph Saba; Yin Huang

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often perceived by students as heavily lecture-based,with a predominance on theory and mathematics and without translatable activities [1-2]. Thiscan be problematic for students, who often do not fully understand the distinction betweendifferent disciplines or are wary about choosing an engineering major without connections toreal-world applications [3-4]. Vanderbilt University is a partner in the KEEN, KERNEntrepreneurial Engineering network. The goal of the network is to increase student’s“entrepreneurial mindset”. This mindset can be summarized by the 3C’s: curiosity, connectionsand creating value [5]. Papers attempting to understand and improve the first-year engineer’sclassroom experience demonstrate the ability of a course designed around

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Work in Progress: Hands-on Activities

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Kitana Kaiphanliam, Washington State University; Olivia Reynolds, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

2008, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) conducted an 18-monthsocial study to better understand the public view of engineering, leading to the publication ofChanging the Conversation. In this report, it is cited that a common perception amongst girls inthe K-12 interview group was those who are drawn to professions that more directly involve peopleand their lives, such as those in the healthcare and medical fields—a group the young girls closelyidentified with—are less likely to become engineers [1]. Engineers, however, have a breadth ofopportunity to utilize their skills in projects involving the life sciences and medical field, yet themisconception that this is not the case is still prevalent amongst lower-division undergraduates

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Work in Progress: Hands-on Activities

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Ilhem F. Hakem, Carnegie Mellon University; Richard Tang, Carnegie Mellon University; Michael R. Bockstaller, Carnegie Mellon University

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Chemical Engineering

-degree-of-freedom haptic interfaces have beendeveloped [1]. Because of cost consideration, these technologies have only found sporadic use ineducational research, for example, to demonstrate concepts in electromagnetism [2]. However,progress in the electronics and entertainment industry has led to the emergence of low-cost haptictechnologies such as 3D force feedback joysticks that are commercially available for about $300.With force capabilities exceeding 2 lbs and a refresh rate exceeding 1 kHz, these devices provideadequate performance to explore the application for educational purposes [3].Polymer science provides a particularly suitable context for the application of force feedbacktechnologies to improve learning. Polymer materials – when

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Work in Progress: Assessment, Evaluation and Hands-on Activities

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Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University; Nicole Joy Sweeney, Complexly

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

, both in formal and informal learningenvironments.1 YouTube in particular has been in use for more than a decade in college and highschool classes, either for dissemination of the instructor’s teaching or as a supplemental learningtool.2,3 Instructors have the options of directly integrating the videos into the classroom as part ofa lecture, or using them as a reference for students to review on their own.4 Videos have been shown to be effective learning tools given the potential combination ofvisual imagery, music, text, audio, and/or content.5 Visual-spatial learners are particularly likelyto benefit from video, as they would from photographs or other artistic mediums.6 Videos havebeen effectively utilized in a broad range of subjects

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Course Design, Course Projects, and Student Perceptions in Chemical Engineering

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Nicolas Hudon, Queen's University; Louise Meunier P.Eng., Queen's University

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. Theproject is supported by surveys on students’ confidence level in problem solving which are usedto adapt our teaching to students’ needs. In the present contribution, an overview of the project isgiven and potential applications of a proposed concept map throughout the curriculum isdiscussed.Introduction The ability to solve problems is key to the success of engineers and engineering studentsalike 1 . However, it has been long recognized that teaching and reinforcing problem solving arecomplex tasks. Many students fail to apply effective problem-solving techniques in tutorials,assignments, and exams, especially in fundamental science courses. Moreover, except indesign-oriented activities, common problem-solving techniques are usually not re

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Course Design, Course Projects, and Student Perceptions in Chemical Engineering

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Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University

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Chemical Engineering

problems, morelecture hours, more textbook reading assignments, more in-class example problems, and more. Allrequests were essentially for optional material that would not be graded, but would provide morematerial for students to practice from. Table 1. Analysis of student feedback in mid-semester evaluations. Semester # of students responding Percent requesting more learning material Spring 2016 35 37% Fall 2016 49 61% Spring 2017 38 39% Fall 2017 74 39% Spring 2018

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Chemical Engineering in K-12 and the First Year

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Robert P. Hesketh, Rowan University; Martha Grover, Georgia Institute of Technology; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky

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Education, 2020CACHE/ASEE Survey on Computing in Chemical EngineeringIntroductionCACHE (Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering) Corporation has conducted a survey in 2019on computing in chemical engineering education and industry. Previous surveys were conductedby CACHE of chemical engineers working in industry in 1997 and 2003. In these surveys mostof the questions pertained to chemical engineers working in industry with a limited number ofquestions related to what chemical engineers were taught at universities. In 2001 a survey wasconducted on computing practices in process simulation in chemical engineering education atuniversities [1]. For the 2019 survey CACHE surveyed both chemical engineers in industry andwhat faculty were teaching at

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Course Design, Course Projects, and Student Perceptions in Chemical Engineering

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Carl R. F. Lund, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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using the traditionalapproach by the same instructor between 1986 and 2005. The class sizes ranged from 28 to 58.Overall course scores and grades sometimes include factors such as participation, attendance,etc. that are not direct measures of how well the students met the learning objectives. For thisreason, the combined exams scores, normalized to a 100-point basis, were used here as themeasure of student attainment of the learning objectives. The students’ exams scores are plottedas a function of the percentage of the homework assignments that the students submitted inFigure 1. 100 Exams Score (%) 80 60 40 20

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Chemical Engineering in the Junior and Senior Year

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Michael David Mau Barankin, Colorado School of Mines; Kevin J Cash, Colorado School of Mines

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any interested faculty to seek direct contact by email with any questions orrequests for materials, such as grading rubrics or reading guides.Introduction & BackgroundThe most recent survey of (primarily U.S.) chemical engineering programs in the “How WeTeach” series which focused on the Senior Design course took place in 2013 and revealed that: aplurality (46.8%) of respondents offered a single course (semester or quarter), a similarpercentage of lead instructors are full professors, most draw projects from a combination ofsources including industrial or faculty sponsorship and the AIChE design challenge, and a largeplurality use Turton, et al. for their textbook and Excel & Aspen Plus for software applications inthe course [1]. The

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Work in Progress: Assessment, Evaluation and Hands-on Activities

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Justin F Shaffer, Colorado School of Mines; Jordan Lopez, Colorado School of Mines; Alexander Luther Ellis, Colorado School of Mines

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behavior can be directly tied to their attitudes towards thatbehavior [1, 2]. For example, engineering students likely have strong positive emotions andattitudes towards math which could be a reason that they major in engineering. Positive attitudesor emotions may also impact retention of students in a major, as positive feelings towardsengineering have been shown to be correlated with retention rates in engineering programs [3].This can have important outcomes with regards to diversity in engineering programs as femaleshave been shown to have more negative attitudes or feelings towards engineering than males [4],which may contribute to differences in gender balance in some engineering programs.As attitudes and emotions are important in shaping a

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in K-12 and the First Year

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Ashlee N Ford Versypt, Oklahoma State University; Daria Khvostichenko, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Chemical Engineering

water and how they can be used to enhance access topurified drinking water. This lesson is designed to be completed in one 1-hour period with twoexperiments and one physical activity. For more mature students, an inquiry-based experimentalactivity for designing a new filter is also provided. The goal of this paper is to disseminate thelesson plan and all the associated documentation to other educators and to provide some ideas foradapting the lesson to a variety of audiences.IntroductionWater filtration is an engineering process with great societal benefits and clear connections toseveral engineering disciplines. Design and deployment of water filters is a popular topic forengineering service learning courses and trips1-5, philanthropic efforts

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Perceptions, Reflections, Collaborations, and Student Support in Chemical Engineering

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Yu Xia, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Dawn McFadden, Pennsylvania State University

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Chemical Engineering

UniversityDr. Stephanie Cutler, The Pennsylvania State UniversityProf. Dawn McFadden, The Pennsylvania State University Abstract Working in teams is a vital component within the chemical engineering profession [1]. For senior chemical engineering students, the capstone design course provides an opportunity for students to work in teams to develop their teamwork skills in preparation for their future career. To better emphasize that necessary professional skills, especially teamwork, the Penn State Chemical Engineering capstone design course was redesigned for the 2017-2018 academic year. This paper aims to investigate student perceptions on their teamwork

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Chemical Engineering in the Sophomore Year

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Tracy Q Gardner, Colorado School of Mines

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BiologicalEngineering department. With the help of the school’s teaching and learning center, the coursewas fully designed and built online before day 1 of its inaugural 8-week summer offering andwas continuously facilitated by the instructor throughout the course. Of the 12 students whoattempted the course, all of whom had earned a D, F or W in MEB at least once before, 10passed with a C- or higher, one with a D, and one did not pass. This pass rate, along with quizand exam averages and overall course GPA, were not statistically different than those for both a15-week normal semester F2F and a 6-week summer F2F offering by the same instructor.Student evaluations and comments for the online course were strongly positive, even moresothan for F2F offerings in

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Work in Progress: Hands-on Activities

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Negar Beheshti Pour, University of California - Berkeley; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Kitana Kaiphanliam, Washington State University; Aminul Islam Khan, Washington State University; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; Olivia Reynolds, Washington State University; Katelyn Dahlke, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Olufunso Oje, Washington State University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University

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Chemical Engineering

students. We accomplish these goals by using injection molding of see-through plastics and off-the-shelf ancillary componentry to make hydraulic loss, venturi meter, and double-pipe and shell andtube heat exchanger units. Remarkably all of these units behave as anticipated when compared totextbook industrial correlations and representative data will be presented. We will also touch uponrelevant factors being used to assess conceptual growth and motivation and to train faculty through anation-wide hub-and-spoke scheme.Background and MotivationsGolter et al. [1] first developed a set of hands-on classroom systems consisting of small heat exchangersand fluids systems, rack-mounted with small white boards for modeling equations. The concept waslater

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Chemical Engineering in the Junior and Senior Year

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Richard Turton P.E., West Virginia University; Fernando V. Lima, West Virginia University; Brent A. Bishop, West Virginia University

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Chemical Engineering

project prepare astudent for their first 1-2 years in process plant operations? It likely requires an integration ofthe process design, process control, and process safety courses to explain the operation ofchemical processes effectively.The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the approaches used by the authors to teachundergraduate students how chemical processes operate and to introduce a series of educationalmodules that address plant operation. The use of a “standard” steady-state simulator, the workhorse of the capstone design course, is unhelpful in teaching about plant operations, rather adynamic simulation of the process is required that possesses many of the features of theoperating plant. Such features include the correct

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Chemical Engineering in the Sophomore Year

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Matheus Oliveira Cassol, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Jonathan Verrett P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Chemical Engineering

describe the curricular context which led to the creation of a second-yearintroduction to chemical engineering design course. Then it will describe a technique used toevaluate concepts students deem most important in chemical and biological engineering usingconcept mapping and present results from this technique.In recent years engineering curricula have had a renewed focus on engineering design [1]. Thereare a variety of definition of engineering design and the authors prescribe to the EngineersCanada definition outlined by the Engineers Canada graduate attributes. That is: “An ability todesign solutions for complex, open-ended engineering problems and to design systems,components or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate attention

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Chemical Engineering in the Junior and Senior Year

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Jeffrey Stransky, Rowan University; Landon Bassett, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

dilemmas to be morechallenging for decision making than others. In addition, this work will explore the effects ofprocess safety curriculum on how students respond to the same dilemmas. The formal researchquestions guiding this work are: 1. What types of process safety ethical dilemmas are the most difficult for students to determine a course of action? 2. How does course instruction in process safety affect decision making approaches?MethodsStudy Design and Data CollectionDuring the 2019 spring semester, the Engineering Process Safety Research Instrument (EPSRI)was distributed to 274 senior chemical engineering students from eight ABET-accreditedinstitutions; the breakdown by institution is shown in Table 1. The instrument was

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Work in Progress: Hands-on Activities

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Katelyn Dahlke, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

learning demonstrate largerincreases in cognitive performance than students participating in traditional inactive learning [1-3]. While all types of active learning show greater improvements compared to passive learning,interactive engagement, where students are interacting with each other or technology shows thelargest learning gains [1]. Our hands-on team-based learning is inherently interactive, due tostudents working within groups, and we hypothesize that this pedagogy will also demonstratelarger learning gains compared to traditional lectures or students working on the DLMs bythemselves.Often, engineering students do not get to interact with technology or do experiments related toconcepts they are learning until their junior or senior year in

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Chemical Engineering in K-12 and the First Year

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Tommy George, Harvard University; Alexander Seth Klein; Kristen B Wendell, Tufts University

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Chemical Engineering

knowledge without first having to introduce significant amounts of background content.This workshop affirms the problem-based motivations of engineering students while providingrelevant connections to the chemical engineering discipline, forming an essential bridge for first-year undergraduates.IntroductionThe first year of undergraduate engineering education is a unique time of transition, opportunity,and expectation for learners. Therefore, it merits intentional design of learning experiences byengineering educators. Adopting a constructivist view of learning, where new knowledge is builtas new experiences lead to the restructuring of previous knowledge [1], it is worthwhile to beginby considering plausible knowledge and skill backgrounds of

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Perceptions, Reflections, Collaborations, and Student Support in Chemical Engineering

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Bradley Cicciarelli, Louisiana Tech University; Eric A. Sherer, Louisiana Tech University; Baker A. Martin, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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Chemical Engineering

, andinternship opportunities, as well as social activities. More details about the camp can be found ina previously published article [7]. A full list of activities (all of which took place on campus) arepresented in Table 1, and some images from the camp appear in Figure 1. This camp is run atminimal cost, since reservations of classrooms and the recreation center, access to the challengecourse, and participation from Career Center staff are free to faculty at our institution. Campattendees receive an AIChE T-shirt, one year’s membership in the local AIChE student chapter,and lunch and snacks both days. These costs, as well as those of miscellaneous supplies, arelargely covered by the student fee, with overages subsidized by the AIChE student

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Course Design, Course Projects, and Student Perceptions in Chemical Engineering

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Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Amy F. Golightly, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 How much does student perception of course attributes impact student motivation?Intrinsic motivation creates a more positive and engaged atmosphere in the classroom, and ispositively correlated with students’ persistence in engineering. While an instructor can’t“intrinsically motivate” students, they certainly can create conditions that cultivate or defeatintrinsic motivation. In this study, the impact on students’ motivational state of five coursedesign features was measured using Guay, Vallerand, and Blanchard’s Situational MotivationScale (SIMS) (1). Course features considered included the incorporation of open-ended problemsolving, physical realization of

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Chemical Engineering in K-12 and the First Year

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Laura P Ford, The University of Tulsa; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Marnie V Jamieson, University of Alberta; Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Bruce K Vaughen P.E., American Institute of Chemical Engineers; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Stephen Ward Thiel P.E., University of Cincinnati

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, startingwith the first year experience [1]. These surveys were a restart of the previous surveys which ranfrom 1965 through 1993. All of the major chemical engineering subjects have been coveredsince the surveys have been restarted, so the 2019 survey looped back to the first yearexperience.MethodologyOn Sept. 12, 2019, the department chairs listserv for AIChE was emailed a request for thedepartment chair or another faculty member to complete the survey. Approximately 170 distinctinstitutions are represented on the listserv. A reminder was sent on Sept. 26 to the listserv.Department chairs at all Canadian universities were emailed in an effort to gather theirresponses. Notices were also sent via emails to the Education Division of AIChE and

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Perceptions, Reflections, Collaborations, and Student Support in Chemical Engineering

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Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Nicholas Tymvios, Bucknell University; Eliana Christou, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Benjamin B Wheatley, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

thetenure process can be variable among institutions, at times unclear, and sometimes perceived asunachievable. The aims of this paper are to shed light on the perceptions of early career faculty(untenured or recently tenured) regarding the tenure process. Specifically, we aim to: (1) classifythe variability in perceptions of tenure requirements among assistant and associate professors inchemical engineering programs and (2) identify their perceived impediments towards obtainingtenure. Faculty from ABET accredited programs in tenure-track positions were identifiedthrough an online search, and were provided with an online survey to complete. Facultyresponses were categorized by rank and according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutionsof

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Chemical Engineering in the Junior and Senior Year

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Thomas Andrew Meadowcroft, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

standards [1] means inexorableinstrumentation and automation upgrades for old processes, and highly automated newprocesses. Environmental regulations, strict quality requirements and the constant drive toincrease manpower productivity reinforce this trend; processes without modern automation donot survive. The displacement of the middle skill worker, who in the process industry was thefloor operator responsible for one unit operation, has been happening gradually over the last 3-4decades, replaced by a control room operator who interacts with a control system operating manyunits. Implicitly this has transferred the responsibility for control of units and processes from theoperations staff to the engineering staff. An engineer wishing to build

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Course Design, Course Projects, and Student Perceptions in Chemical Engineering

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Joshua A Enszer, University of Delaware; Catherine A Fromen, University of Delaware

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Chemical Engineering

provided onreading assignments.BackgroundThere have been several articles written to state the obvious: that assistant professors rarely entertheir positions with sufficient training in all elements of being a faculty member [1] [2] [3].There are several resources available to provide advice to assistant professors, as well as forteaching courses, whether for the first time or for redesigning an existing course [4] [5] [6]. Withsuch a variety of resources available, and many of them providing tips for spending the time usedto prepare to teach as efficiently as possible, it can be overwhelming for new assistant professorsto find the resources that work best for them.Over the past ten years, the number of tenure-track faculty members in chemical

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Chemical Engineering in the Sophomore Year

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Matthew W Liberatore, The University of Toledo; Megan Davidson, The University of Toledo; Kayla Chapman

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Chemical Engineering

. Students are allowed to attempt any questionas many times as needed with each new attempt containing new numbers, content, or both. Threedifferent, question-level metrics will be explored, namely percent correct, number of attemptsbefore answering correctly, and total attempts. With over 500 auto-graded questions across 9chapters, almost 200,000 student attempts are analyzed by chapter, question type, and cohort.Overall, students were successful on 88% of the questions; success varied by 10% betweenmultiple choice, single numerical answer, and multiple numerical answer.IntroductionBig data is encompassed by volume, velocity, and variety [1]. The rapid expansion of the Internethas led to big data in many ways. For example, the location, look, and