Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hanyak, Bucknell University; Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-1936: TEACHING MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES TOFIRST-YEAR STUDENTS USING COOPERATIVE TEAM-BASED PROJECTSAND LABSMichael Hanyak, Bucknell University Michael E. Hanyak, Jr. is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University since 1974. He received his B.S. from The Pennsylvania State University, M.S. from Carnegie Mellon, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976. His teaching and research interests include computer-aided engineering and design, courseware development and the electronic classroom. He was one of the principal investigators with Brian Hoyt, William J. Snyder, Edward Mastascusa, and Maurice Aburdene on a five-year National

Conference Session

Teaching Professional Skills in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert Wayne Gammon-Pitman, Ohio State University; Lin Ding, Ohio State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

factor as “effort”, counts twice, and is more impactful on student achievement andsuccess. To this point, a systematic review on grit and academic achievement report “effort” havingthe largest effect size on academic achievement in grades K-12 [11]. In sum, gritty individualshave high grit scores which predict the individual’s retention to graduate with their degree. Graduating with a degree will be defined as a successful student outcome. This definitionwas adopted from a systematic review of student success for LatinX engineering students [13].Another construct associated with degree obtainment and retention is engineering identity.Engineering identity:Godwin [14] states that engineering identity consists of three constructs, 1

Conference Session

Professional Skills Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Jane Kulhanek; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

, recent engineering graduates enteringthe workplace are still reported to be deficient in written and oral communication skills.This work investigates student perception of written and oral communication skills after theirparticipation in game-based activities as a means to determine whether game-based pedagogycould serve as a potential tool to enhance these skills in engineering undergraduates. Game-basedlearning incorporates game design elements in non-game contexts, balancing subject matter andgame play to help players engage in the information being presented, while allowing them tolearn how to apply it in real world contexts, such as communication in industry.Game-based communication activities were incorporated into one section of

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: What Works to Retain Students in Chemical Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Donald P. Visco, Tennessee Technological University; Susan M. Montgomery, University of Michigan; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Colleen A. McDonough, Michigan State University; Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Amanda M. Portis, Michigan State University; Eldred H. Chimowitz, University of Rochester; Willie (Skip) E. Rochefort, Oregon State University; Keith L. Levien, Oregon State University; Nimir Elbashir, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Condit, University of Rochester ; Stephen Lindeman

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Chemical Engineering

addition, Professor Walton received MSU’s Teacher-Scholar award in 2010 and was a 2010-2011 MSU Lilly Teaching Fellow.Amanda M Portis, Michigan State UniversityEldred H. Chimowitz, University of Rochester Eldred Chimowitz is a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Rochester. He teaches courses in process design and control to undergraduates and statistical mechanics and thermodynamics to graduate students. He is the author of a textbook titled: ”Introduction to Critical Phenomena in Fluids” which was published by Oxford University Press in 2005. It was nominated for an American Associa- tion of American Publishers Award for Excellence in Scholarly Publishing. Jennifer Condit who helped prepare this

Conference Session

Focus on Entry Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

attrition rate in such offerings is substantial. Inchemical engineering, it is not uncommon for students who have done well in freshmanyear to struggle with their first chemical engineering course: mass and energy balances(MEBs). This difficulty is curious, as the course is based largely on concepts firstencountered in high school chemistry (conservation of elemental mass, stoichiometry)and first year physics (conservation of energy). The central intellectual activity for our MEB course, using the now classic text1by Richard Felder and Ron Rousseau(F & R), is reading problem statements, creatingprocess flowsheets and solving the associated algebraic equations which result. Thegeneral solution approach is efficiently described as a series

Conference Session

Real and Virtual - "New" Approaches to Teaching "Old" Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Anastasio, University of Connecticut; Aravind Suresh, University of Connecticut

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Chemical Engineering

Daniel Anastasio received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 2009. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Connecticut while acting as an in- structional specialist for the chemical engineering undergraduate laboratory. His research interests include osmotically driven membrane separations and engineering pedagogy.Dr. Aravind Suresh, University of Connecticut Page 23.718.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Improving Student Attitudes Toward the Capstone Laboratory Course Using

Conference Session

Outreach and Beyond in the Chemical Engineering Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron Hempel, University of Arizona; Paul Blowers, University of Arizona; Kasi M. Kiehlbaugh, University of Arizona

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

explanation for this is that, on average, faculty spend the most time with53 students, compared with staff, administrators, and advisors. For most courses offered in higher education,54 this time is at least three hours per week; for research mentoring, the faculty contact time can increase55 dramatically [12]. Classroom interactions between students and faculty have a significant potential to56 influence students’ graduation path [13]. Yet, concerning the instruction by faculty, engineering students57 reported that the quality of instruction in engineering was lower than in their non-engineering courses58 [14], [15]. A 2017 study by Gandhi-Lee et al. found that most faculty are unaware of actions that59 positively influence STEM

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

(1995).7 F. Billups, “Measuring College Student Satisfaction: A Multi-Year Study of the Factors Leading toPersistence”, NERA Conference Proceedings, 2008.8. D. Hellawell and N. Hancock, “A case study of the changing role of the academic middle manager inhigher education: between hierarchical control and collegiality”, Research Papers in Education, 16(2), 183(2001).9. A. Minerick and J. Schneider, “Established Customs: Changing Roles in Departmental Culture andImpact on New Faculty”, Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE-SE Annual Conference, ASEE-SE (2007).10. R. Felder, "Does Your Department Culture Suit You?", Chem. Eng. Ed., 43(2), 113 (2009

Conference Session

Labs and Experiments

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Shawn E Nordell, Washington University in St. Louis ; Erin D Solomon, Washington University in St. Louis

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

item (#6, “I can perform experiments independently”) was significant withrelation to ACT score. No items were significant with relation to gender.In order to assess the potential effect of gender more closely, the differences in the means offemale and male students were also compared using t-tests. Only item #2 (“I can master thecontent in even the most challenging engineering course if I try”) showed a significant differencebetween genders, with females improving their average score by an additional 1.01 compared tomales (p = 0.023). This lack of overall difference matches with Mamaril’s results, in which therewas no significant distinction in engineering self-efficacy between men and women.16Similarly, to assess the potential effect of

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Robert Ofoli, Michigan State University; Dennis Miller, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

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Chemical Engineering

usinghelp me in finding a job once I graduate. ode45.I feel confident that I can extend my invert functions to and from the Laplaceknowledge of MATLAB if I need to. domain.Learning MATLAB has helped me to solve a set of N simultaneous, linearorganize my understanding of other equations in N unknowns.subjects (like physics). . . . plus eleven other questionsPre- and post-surveys were analyzed using SPSS and correlations to student performanceand personal data (gender, ACT scores, GPA, semesters since taking CSE 131, and otherparameters). The SPSS analysis was based on strength of the correlation (r) and asignificance level of p<0.05

Conference Session

Instructional and Learning Assessment in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Jamie R Gomez, University of New Mexico; Victor Law, Program of Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences at University of New Mexico; Sophia Bowers, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

because when an engineer frames a problem, s/he gainsownership of the problem; having such ownership affirms her/his identity as an engineer. Thus,we sought to connect student assets to problem framing as a means to support a growth mindsetwherein diverse students view themselves as already having the capabilities to participate in thedesign process.Next stepsThere have been calls for more research specifically looking at how, when and why certaingroups—including Hispanics and Native Americans—initially choose and then persist inengineering.8 This research begins to address this call. Simply identifying engineering assets andnot acting on them will do little to change student persistence. This study represents a first step ina longer research

Conference Session

Business and Professional Literacy Within Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kristen Ferris, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Susannah C. Davis, University of New Mexico; Sang M. Han, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #33454Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Care in Chemical EngineeringMrs. Kristen Ferris, University of New Mexico Kristen Ferris is a student in the Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences program at the Uni- versity of New Mexico. Her research interests include faculty mindset change, change management, and organizational citizenship behavior. Much of her research is part of a National Science Foundation grant at UNM where the chemical and biological engineering department is redesigning curriculum to support diverse student retention and graduation. She intends to further her knowledge in the

Conference Session

Diversity and Global Experiences

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

well as faculty advisor for several student societies. She is the instructor of several courses in the CBE curriculum including the Material and Energy Balances, junior laboratories and Capstone De- sign courses. She is associated with several professional organizations including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and American Society of Chemical Engineering Education (ASEE) where she adopts and contributes to innovative pedagogical methods aimed at improving student learning and retention.Dr. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and assistant professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information & Learning Sciences program

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Marlin, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

team of over 40 academics and practitioners investigated methods for quantifying benefits from automation; the results of this project were published in a manuscript. Dr. Marlin is currently director of the McMaster Advanced Control Consortium (MACC), which develops relevant research through collaboration among university researchers and numerous companies. MACC consists of five professors, 17 industrial members and 25 university researchers, principally graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. He teaches university courses in process control, process analysis, problem solving, and optimization and has published a textbook in process control (Process Control, Designing