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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

drilling fluids at Schlumberger. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Clean Water through Chemical Engineering: Introducing K-12 Students to ChE Using FiltrationAbstractThe authors have developed a lesson plan on water filtration to introduce K-12 students tochemical engineering through hands-on activities. The primary motivation for developing thelesson was to hook K-12 students into the societal impact of chemical engineering in addressingthe grand challenge of providing access to clean water. Our secondary motivation was to developoutreach materials related to our research on transport in pores and microchannels. The full planwas developed as part of a graduate course

Conference Session

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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efforts in planning for the elective course beganfour months before the start of the spring semester, with Professor B largely focused on contentchoices and overwhelmed with the process of mapping that onto a semester. Roughly threemonths before the course began, the faculty met to discuss general course design and decidewhat resources may be most practical to help form the structure and organization of the course.In this one-hour meeting, the faculty discussed principles of backward design and learningobjectives.One of the quintessential discussions of backward design comes from Wiggins and McTighe[12], who spell out the idea in three simple stages: (1) identify what students should be able to doby the end of the course; (2) determine the

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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

provide a short answer response about their attitude towards theimplementation, how they feel the implementation could be improved, and whether they felt theimplementation was valuable for their learning.The results from the pre- and post- activity motivational surveys will be grouped by gender andanalyzed to determine if the BME LCDLMs were largely beneficial for the five areas of studentmotivation listed above, and specifically, whether female students had a disproportionate changein motivation compared to male students.CONCLUSIONS & FUTURE WORKIt was originally planned to have the BME LCDLM prototypes along with motivational surveysimplemented in the first-year Introduction to Chemical Engineering (CHE 110) class for the spring2020

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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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Chemical Engineering

rising senior at the Colorado School of Mines. He is studying Chemical Engineering with a focus on Biological Engineering. He is also working towards a secondary education licence through the University of Northern Colorado with the intention to pursue a career in secondary education after graduating in May 2021. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work-in-Progress: Chemical engineering students’ emotions towards biologyIntroductionEmotions and attitudes towards a subject can play a large part in a student’s decision to takemore courses or pursue a major in that subject area. The theory of planned behavior states that aperson’s intentions to perform a

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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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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

receiver. When the column shuts down, the receiver should be drained to 5% full. Write the discrete logic to start and stop and pump, and turn the level controller from AUTO to MANUAL, such that the receiver’s level will be controlled effectively without dead- heading the pump through startup, normal operation, and shutdown.The important lesson for chemical engineers to learn is to plan through a scenario like that bymapping out all of the possible states (thermodynamic + equipment), deciding what the systemshould do in each state, and then writing a series of logical rules to carry out that logic. Astudent who can solve that problem will also have a new appreciation for the operation ofreceivers, pumps, and level control

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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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. Workshop planning took place over the course of a year,Figure 1: Representative schematic of the national hub and spoke model,where hubs are labeled and each spoke represents a different participant. starting with confirmation ofThe dates of the Northeast Hub and West Hub will be determined in the fallof 2020 and 2021, respectively. IRB approval from each participating institution. Theworkshop date was set approximately nine months in advance, keeping in mind academicschedules, major

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

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Sheima J. Khatib, Texas Tech University; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; William D Lawson P.E., Ph.D., Texas Tech University

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Chemical Engineering

problem-solving review sessions. Quantitativesurvey responses showed significant gains in confidence after FE topic review activities andrelatively consistent benefits in FE test performance associated with confidence ratings andmetacognitive reflection ratings. The present methods and findings provide a tentative model forongoing course assessment that could aid engineering educators in strengthening instructionalpractices.IntroductionOne of the most influential models for problem-solving is Polya’s [1] 4-step model: 1) Understandthe problem, 2) Develop a plan, 3) Carry out the plan, and 4) Look back. The model requiresproblem-solvers to be deliberate, critical, and reflective in their behavior. More generally, each steprequires problem-solvers

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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

and events In addition to the obvious implications for planning and event logistics, discussing student wellness in faculty meetings keeps the topic fresh in faculty members’ minds, hopefully making them more aware of and sensitive to their students’ mental health concerns.6. Mental health resource handouts To address the goal of informing students about some of the mental health resources available to them (see Section 2.3), a mental health resources flyer was created by the committee. Various pamphlets describing on-campus resources are available from different organizations at Ohio State (CCS, Wellness Center, Student Health Center, Office of Student Life, etc.) but the committee wanted to create a flyer specifically

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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

that current education, which has not dramatically changed in X years, does notprepare students for the workforce. Through this effort, we hope to change that perception.We plan to use a “backward design” instructional design framework to develop curricula [16].This approach ensures that student learning focuses on particular actionable learning objectivesthat are measurable to improve student achievement. This approach involves 1) identifying thedesired outcomes and results, 2) determining what constitutes acceptable evidence ofcompetency in the outcomes and results (i.e., assessment), and 3) planning instructionalstrategies and learning experiences that bring students to these competency levels [17]. TheDelphi study addresses the first of

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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

throughout the 14-week semester, with a projectproposal due three weeks into the semester, a project update due eight weeks into the semester,and the final project due twelve weeks into the semester. The intermediate deadlines wereestablished to help ensure that students would develop a schedule plan to guide their progressthroughout the semester, and to allow for the instructor to provide constructive feedback as needed. Grading expectations were defined at the beginning of the semester when the project wasassigned. Students were reassured that artistic quality was not a priority for any of the visually-inclined projects, as long as sufficient effort was put in. Examples of insufficient effort wouldinclude developing stick figure comics, or

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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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Chemical Engineering

filtration system using sand, pebbles, activated carbon, and coffee filters. Not only did the designs vary significantly between groups, but the creativity in planning and modeling their devices did as well

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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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Chemical Engineering

work benches on castors, which allow rearrangement of the room.Power is provided to each workbench via retractable outlets installed on ceiling beams.Whiteboards are installed at the south and west walls of this space. The Design Studio isprimarily used for instruction, team planning, assembly of designs, and design validation. Teamswork at the benches, and may bring appropriate items from the other spaces into this area to beused. As can be seen comparing Figure 2a to 2b, though less floor space is used, this changeincreased the area of available and versatile work bench space, and consolidated student teamsinto one primary location, whereas in UOL they were spread across several walled-off spaces.This organization is meant to allow students

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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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Chemical Engineering

, listing known and unknownvariables, making an inventory of learned concepts, and devising a plan for solution. However,results of a subsequent survey revealed that, although students had improved their confidence insolving problems, the main perceived difficulty remains setting up and solving appropriatemathematical equations. This result is counter-intuitive, because early calculus and manipulationof simple algebraic equations are the main mathematical tools used in solving appliedthermodynamic problems at this level. These skills are considered acquired knowledge thatstudents are expected to have previously applied in first-year physics and calculus classes. Thisprompted both instructors involved in the project to re-consider the usual problem

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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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Chemical Engineering

off. Table 1 provides the number of students who completed thecourse in each academic year (listed by the calendar year in which that academic year ended).The course has been co-led by the authors since 2016, with Table 1. Student enrollmentsignificant planning support from an additional Professor of and ratio to professors by yearPractice. Primary coordination responsibilities have been (end of academic year).transferred from one author to the other, from year to year, but Year # Stdt's Stdt/Profall major course planning has been closely coordinated within 2016 122 24.4this core group during this time. In addition, there are usually 2017 136 22.7adjunct

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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

most valuable topics/skills that you learned in this course?” In the 154 responsesto this question, 7 categories of skills were mentioned repeatedly: teamwork and managementskills (n = 66, 42.86%), design and modeling skills including equipment sizing (n = 45, 29.22%),software skills mainly in ASPEN (n = 41, 26.62%), economic evaluation skills (n = 37, 24.03%),time management and project planning skills including organization and persistence (n = 31,20.13%), communication skills including presentation and writing (n = 29, 18.83%), andproblem solving skills (n = 21, 13.64%). Since the focus of this paper is on teamwork, we will befocusing the results section on responses that mention teamwork. We provide this broaderoverview to aid the reader

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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

task, further complicated by the introduction ofunfamiliar 3D modelling software, encourages a team of three workshop participants to worktogether.Divergent and convergent thinking. An additional frame for engineering design is as a decision-making process, the interplay of divergent and convergent modes of thinking [10]. Divergentthinking involves expanding from facts into a multitude of possibilities, and convergent thinkingleads to convergence of questions arising from these possibilities into new facts. Decisionmaking in the engineering design process involves divergent thinking for ideation of potentialrelevant parameters and solutions, as well as convergent thinking to narrow this solution spaceand plan and implement a design. Convergent

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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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Polymer Emulator, to compare the results withpredictions based on the theory learned in class and to discuss the impact of molecular parameterson the validity of the statistical network elasticity model.The Polymer Emulator has been installed in Undergraduate Research Laboratories in the homedepartments of the principal investigators. The original plan was to implement the PolymerEmulator in the module on ‘Network Polymers’ that is being taught as part of the Colloids,Polymers and Surfaces Laboratory class (06-802/39-802) that is offered in the Spring 2020. Dueto recent events and University closure, a testing of the device in class was not possible. We planto implement the device as part of the next occurrence of the class in the Spring 2021

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Chemical Engineering in the Sophomore Year

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David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Sarah A Wilson, University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

. Consider how your lectures will proceed before recording or transmitting them in order to optimize their length. Are there images or equations that would be just as effective if presented in their final form, or should you plan to develop those as you might in a face-to-face course?. Remember students have a pause button they do not have in a live class where writing and reflective time is important. Shorter videos also ease your burden as there is less cost associated with technical glitches or individual errors that can wipe out a recording in process. 6. Accountability and Engagement. Consider how you can incorporate low-stakes assessments or other activities into your instructional materials to keep

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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

to teach theseconcepts to our students.Based on this work, the authors have the following suggestions for instructors planning toimplement a similar activity in their courses:  Create a reporting structure that allows students to experience and quantify risk analysis in their lab course. This process can be especially beneficial for students who have not had prior industrial experience. A sample incident reporting structure can be viewed at this link: https://neu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0DoaoRIFrbRJcAB  Include a calibration activity at the start of the semester to help students identify appropriate consequence levels for various categories of hazards. For example, broken glassware should not be

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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

. The breadth and depth of engineeringmeant any individual branch within engineering, such as chemical engineering, could easily have46 episodes devoted to within that branch, or even within a single engineering course likethermodynamics. The direction to cover all of engineering meant that achieving a balance betweenall branches of engineering, with appropriate breadth and depth to cover key topics within eachfield, would take significant planning and effort before the series could even be filmed. Mappingout the series took ten months of research, which occurred while the series was being initiallywritten, filmed, animated, produced, and released. The series effectively broke down into several components. The first six episodes

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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

/programming plants/factories disciplines thermodynamics energy production prototyping communications recycling yield diagrams agriculture byproducts safety nuclear energy economics product/factory lifecycle environment/sustainability fuel social considerations carbon capture energy balance biofuel material balance cosmetics process Design fertilizers process Control consumers project planning/management energy usage/conversion heat transfer

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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

to Student Success in Engineering Education," European Journal of Engineering Education, 42(4), 368-381 (2017)[19] Seymour, E. and Hewitt, N.M., "Talking about Leaving: Factors Contributing to High Attrition Rates among Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Undergraduate Majors," Final report to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation on an ethnographic inquiry at seven institutions. Boulder: University of Colorado Bureau of Sociological Research, 1994[20] Jones, B.D., Paretti, M.C., Hein, S.F., and Knott, T.W. “An Analysis of Motivation Constructs with First- Year Engineering Students: Relationships Among Expectancies, Values, Achievement, and Career Plans,” Journal of Engineering Education, 99(4), 319-336 (2010)[21] Lent

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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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Chemical Engineering

(instructors, TA’s, peer educators); think-pair-share questions, clickerquestions followed up with instructor feedback based on student answers, working in groups onconstructive and interactive tasks, etc. It may be clear how individual activities that traditionallytake class time can be replaced with online course activities. It is this author’s contention thatwith careful design and planning, even interactive activities traditionally done face-to-face canbe done well in an online environment as well.By designing an online course with connecting and engaging elements – Zoom office hours,screencast skeleton notes, “SCORED” (SMART, Connecting, Original, Revisited, Engaging,Diverse) discussion prompts, and frequent synchronous assessments – and by