AC 2010-1551: EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF VISUALLY-ORIENTEDLEARNING SOFTWARE ONRichard Zollars, Washington State UniversityChristopher Hundhausen, Washington State UniversityPawan agrawal, Washington State University Pawan Agrawal is a PhD student in Computer Science at Washington State University. He has been involved on this visualization project for two years. Page 15.564.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Exploring the Impact of Visually-Oriented Software on Student Understanding in Chemical Engineering Education Most engineering curricula have a “gateway” class; a class early in the
AC 2012-4199: BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEW TRAINING IN ENGINEER-ING CLASSESJulie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University Julie E. Sharp, Associate Professor of the practice of technical communication, has taught written and oral communication in the Vanderbilt University Engineering School for more than 20 years. She has published numerous articles and presented successful workshops on communication and learning styles. As a consultant, she has edited and written documents and conducted workshops for educators, industry, and professional organizations. In 2004, she earned the ASEE Southeastern Section’s Thomas C. Evans Award for ”The Most Outstanding Paper Pertaining to Engineering Education.” Sharp received her B.A. from
AC 2011-236: INTRODUCING PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DURING UNITOPERATIONS LABORATORYDeniz Rende, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Deniz Rende is currently post-doctoral research associate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and affiliated with Department of Chemical Engineering, Yeditepe University, Turkey. She received her PhD degree from Department of Chemical Engineering, at Bogazici University, Turkey. Her current research focuses on supercritical fluid assisted processing of polymer nanocomposites and foams, and glass transition temperature phenomena in confined systems. Along with these studies, she also conducts surveys on engineering education.Nihat Baysal, Yeditepe University Nihat Baysal is currently a full
AC 2011-2075: ADAPTION OF A VIRTUAL LABORATORY CURRICU-LUM: A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF IMPLEMENTATION AT OTHER IN-STITUTIONSDebra Gilbuena, Oregon State University Debra Gilbuena is a doctoral student in Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. She currently has research focused on student learning in virtual laboratories. Debra has an MBA and MS as well as 4 years of industrial experience including a position in sensor development, an area in which she holds a patent. Debra was awarded the Teacher’s Assistant of the Year Award by the College of Engineering at Oregon State University for her work as a Teacher’s Assistant.Ben Uriel Sherrett, Oregon State University Ben is currently studying for a M.S. in
AC 2011-1778: UNIT OPERATIONS LAB BAZAAR: INCORPORATIONOF LABORATORY EXPERIENCES IN SIX INTEGRATED PILLAR COURSESMichael Jefferson Baird, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Baird joined the chemical engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh in the spring of 2008 as Instructor of Undergraduate Laboratory Courses. He also teaches a graduate course entitled ”Petroleum and Natural Gas Processing”. Before joining the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Baird was an associate pro- fessor of chemistry at Wheeling Jesuit University for nine years following his retirement from the U.S. Department of Energy. While at DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Pittsburgh, Dr. Baird managed projects involving the
AC 2010-2009: DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED SELF-TEACHING ANDASSESSMENT MODULE FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING MICROCHEMICALSYSTEMSPatrick Mills, Texas A&M-Kingsville Dr. Patrick Mills is the Frank H. Dotterweich Chair and Professor in the Department of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Before being appointed to this position in January 2006, he was a Senior Research Associate in the DuPont Company's Central Research and Development Department in Wilmington, Delaware with more than 25 years of experience in chemical sciences and engineering. His research interests include multiphase reaction engineering, transport phenomena, and reaction system modeling
AC 2010-1888: A SOPHOMORE LEVEL DATA ANALYSIS COURSE BASED ONBEST PRACTICES FROM THE ENGINEERING EDUCATION LITERATUREMilo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He currently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels
food product an easy to follow, and enjoyable example for theirfirst introduction to chemical processes and chemical engineering unit operations.References[1] Robert Caverly HF, Sridhar Santhanam, Pritipal Singh, James O'Brien, Gerard Jones,Edward Char, Frank Mercede, Randy Weinstein and Joseph Yost. Project-BasedFreshman Engineering Experience: The Core Course. American Soceity for EngineeringEducation Annual Meeting 2010.[2] Noelle K. Comolli QWaWJK. The Artificial Kidney: Investigating Current DialysisMethods as a Freshman Design Project. American Society for Engineering EducationAnnual Meeting 2010.[3] Rose M Marra BP, Thomas A Litzinger. The Effects of a First Year EngineeringDesign Course on Student Intellectual Development as Measured
AC 2010-4: IDEAS TO CONSIDER FOR NEW CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGEDUCATORS: SENIOR DESIGNLisa Bullard, North Carolina State University Dr. Lisa G. Bullard is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. She served in engineering and management positions within Eastman Chemical Co. from 1991-2000. A faculty member at NCSU since 2000, Dr. Bullard was named an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor at NCSU and was awarded the Outstanding New Teacher Award by the Southeastern Section of ASEE, the NCSU Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award, the COE George H. Blessis
AC 2011-959: DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF ENERGY MOD-ULES IN THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMJason M. Keith, Michigan Technological University Jason Keith is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. He received his B.S.ChE from the University of Akron in 1995, and his Ph.D from the University of Notre Dame in 2001. He is the 2008 recipient of the Raymond W. Fahien Award for Outstanding Teaching Effectiveness and Educational Scholarship as well as a 2010 inductee into the Michigan Technological University Academy of Teaching Excellence. His current research interests include reactor stability, al- ternative energy, and engineering education. He is active within
AC 2011-493: COLLECTING PROGRAMMATIC ASSESSMENT DATA WITHNO ”EXTRA” EFFORT: CONSOLIDATED EVALUATION RUBRICS FORCHEMICAL PLANT DESIGNKevin D. Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his B.S. from WPI in 1992 and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1998. He has published on teaching engineering design, assessment of student learning, and use of process simulation in undergraduate education. He is the recipient of the 2004 Fahien Award and the 2010 Mid-Atlantic Section Outstanding Teaching Award from ASEE. Page 22.337.1 c
AC 2011-1893: USE OF HIPELE APPROACH IN A SPLIT-LEVEL CHEM-ICAL ENGINEERING ELECTIVE COURSEAdrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University Adrienne Minerick is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Tech having moved from Mississippi State University in Jan 2010, where she was a tenured Associate Professor. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 2003 and B.S. from Michigan Technological University in 1998. Adrienne’s research interests include electrokinetics and the development of biomedi- cal microdevices. She earned a 2007 NSF CAREER award; her group has published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Lab on a Chip, and had an AIChE
AC 2011-2265: ENGINEERING ETHICS CASE STUDIES IN SENIOR UNITOPERATIONS LABORATORYJames P Abulencia, Manhattan College Page 22.588.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Engineering Ethics Case Studies in Senior Unit Operations LaboratoryAbstract Placement of ethics in the Chemical Engineering curriculum has always been debated. Inthis project, the use of a real-world engineering ethics case study was integrated into the SeniorUnit Operations Laboratory course over two separate class years (i.e. Year 1 and Year 2). Themotivation behind this was twofold. First, the assignment provides the opportunity to develop
AC 2011-551: DESIGN OF A SUSTAINABLE PROCESS FOR UNDER-GRADUATE CURRICULUM REFORM, DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESS-MENT: A CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CASE STUDYLarissa V. Pchenitchnaia, Texas A&M University Dr. Larissa V. Pchenitchnaia is a Curriculum Renewal Specialist at Artie McFerrin Department of Chem- ical Engineering at Texas A&M University. Dr. Pchenitchnaia’s has a Ph.D. in educational administra- tion (higher education). Her professional interests include faculty professional development, curriculum development, and assessment of teaching practices and learning outcomes. She can be reached at laris- sap@tamu.eduLale Yurttas, Texas A&M University Biodata for Dr. Lale Yurttas Lale Yurttas received her Ph.D
AC 2011-1915: ALTERNATIVE LAB REPORTS - ENGINEERING EFFEC-TIVE COMMUNICATIONDaniel Lepek, The Cooper Union Daniel Lepek is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at The Cooper Union for the Advance- ment of Science and Art. He received his Ph.D. from New Jersey Institute of Technology and B.E. from The Cooper Union. Since joining The Cooper Union in 2009, he has taught more than half the courses in the chemical engineering curriculum. Currently, he teaches the undergraduate laboratory course se- quence and the graduate transport phenomena sequence. Recently, he has developed and introduced new elective courses on particle technology and pharmaceutical engineering. His research interests include particle
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AC 2012-4671: MAKING THEIR BRAINS HURT: QUICK AND EFFEC-TIVE ACTIVITIES FOR THERMODYNAMICSDr. Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell UniversityDr. Michael J. Prince, Bucknell UniversityDr. Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University Katharyn Nottis is an Educational Psychologist whose research has focused on meaningful learning in science and engineering education, approached from the perspective of human constructivism. She has authored several publications and given numerous presentations on the generation of analogies, miscon- ceptions, and facilitating learning in science and engineering. She has been involved in collaborative research projects focused on conceptual learning in chemistry, seismology, and chemical engineering
AC 2010-989: FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENT SUCCESS IN A SUMMERRESEARCH PROGRAM: FORMAL VERSUS INFORMAL RELATIONALSTRUCTURESMonica Cox, Purdue University Monica F. Cox, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She obtained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Primary research projects explore the
AC 2012-4579: REGULATORY COMPLIANCE TRAINING IN BIO/CHEMICALENGINEERING COURSESDr. Arthur Felse, Northwestern University P. Arthur Felse is a lecturer in the master’s of biotechnology program and the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering at Northwestern University. His responsibilities include teaching, student advis- ing, coordinating master’s research training, and managing the biotechnology teaching laboratory. Before joining Northwestern University, Felse completed his postdoctoral training at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, where he was awarded a NSF fellowship. He and his colleagues at Polytechnic Institute received the EPA’s Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award in 2003
AC 2011-1798: STUDENT DESIGNED DESKTOP MODULES IN A THER-MODYNAMICS COURSEDonald P. Visco, Jr., University of Akron Donald P. Visco, Jr. is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and the Associate Dean for Undergradu- ate Studies at the University of Akron. Most recently, he was a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. His current research interests include experimental and computa- tional thermodynamics as well as bioinformatics/drug design. He is an active and contributing member of ASEE at the local, regional and national levels. He is the 2006 recipient of the Raymond W. Fahien Award for Outstanding Teaching Effectiveness and Educational Scholarship as well as the 2009 recipient
AC 2011-1908: THE RESEARCH PROPOSITION AND PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT: UPDATE ON FIRST YEAR GRADUATE STUDENT PREPA-RATIONDavid F. Ollis, North Carolina State University David Ollis is Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. He has taught professional development and technical writing courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Page 22.1494.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Research Proposition and Professional Development: Update on First Year Graduate Student Preparation Twenty years ago, our
AC 2011-2255: CHARACTERIZATION OF STUDENT MODEL DEVEL-OPMENT IN PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL LABORATORIESErick J. Nefcy, Oregon State University Erick Nefcy is a Doctoral student in the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. Through his undergraduate studies, he has held multiple internships at Intel Corporation. He is currently studying the growth of self forming barrier layers in copper thin films as well as investigating the student teams? use of models during completion of the Chemical Vapor Deposition Virtual Laboratory project.Philip H. Harding, Oregon State University Dr. Harding has served since 2007 as the Linus Pauling Distinguished Engineer at Oregon State
AC 2010-768: INTEGRATING ENGINEERING TO MIDDLE SCHOOLCURRICULUM BY TRAINING TEACHERSSundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State Univ. Sundararajan V. Madihally is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University. He received his PhD from Wayne State University in Chemical Engineering and held a research fellow position at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School/Shriners Hospital for Children. His research interests include biomaterials, tissue engineering using stem cells, the development of therapies for traumatic conditions and engineering education.Marcus Duffy, Oklahoma State University Marcus is an Undergraduate student in Chemical
AC 2011-1787: EXPERIENCE WITH A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY INTEN-SIVE, HANDS-ON PRE-TRANSPORT COURSEBaba Abdul, Washington State University Baba Abdul received an MSc. in Chemical Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria in 2005. He is currently a doctoral candidate in the Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University. His research interests include transport processes in minimal support helicosymmetric minichannels and aspects of engineering education (New Engineering Learning Systems & Bringing Technical Research into the classroom).Edgar A O’Rear, University of Oklahoma Edgar A. O’Rear is the Francis W. Winn Professor in the School of Chemical, Biological and
AC 2011-2605: BIOLOGY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM: PREPARINGSTUDENTS FOR A CAREER IN THE LIFE SCIENCESClaire Komives, San Jose State University Dr. Claire Komives is presently an Associate Professor in the Chemical and Materials Engineering De- partment at San Jose State University (SJSU). She has taught ten different courses, including core chem- ical engineering courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels, Biochemical Engineering lecture and laboratory courses and a bioethics general education course. She has research experience in the areas of biosensors, enzyme kinetics, cell culture, fermentation and bioprocess engineering. Among her profes- sional positions, she has spent one year as a Visiting Scientist at
AC 2012-5004: MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES TAUGHT IN AMULTIDISCIPLINARY COURSEDr. Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven Michael A. Collura, professor of chemical engineering at the University of New Haven, received his B.S. in chemical engineering from Lafayette College and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from Lehigh University. He is currently the Buckman Professor of chemical engineering and Coordinator of the Chemical Engineering program. His professional interests include the application of computers to pro- cess modeling and control (particularly for energy conversion processes), engineering education research (student self-assessment, developing conceptual understanding, and
AC 2011-312: TIERED SCAFFOLDING OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARN-ING TECHNIQUES IN A THERMODYNAMICS COURSENancy K. Lape, Harvey Mudd College Assistant Professor Nancy K. Lape joined the Engineering Department at Harvey Mudd College in 2005 and serves as the Director of the Patton and Claire Lewis Fellowship in Engineering Professional Practice. Her research focuses on energy-efficient composite gas separation membranes, chemical transport across human skin, and engineering education. She received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Univer- sity of Massachusetts at Amherst, a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and completed her postdoctoral studies at the Laboratoire des Sciences
in more detail, including where to find economicinformation and how one can determine how robust the proposed process concept is to fluctuationsin key economic parameters.References 1. Bullard, L., “Ideas to Consider for New Chemical Engineering Educators: Senior Design,” Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference and Exposition, ASEE (2010). 2. Dym, C. L., Agogino, A. M., Eris, O., Frey D. D., and Leifer, L. J., “Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Learning,” Journal of Engineering Education 94(1):103-120 (2005). 3. Tadd, A., Wisniewski, E., and Lalwani, L. N., “Revitalizing the Chemical Engineering Senior Design Experience: Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, and a Flipped Classroom Experience.” Proceeding
AC 2011-351: INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE DESIGN OPPORTUNI-TIES FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS:A MATERIAL BALANCES COURSEWITH INTEGRATED CONCEPT-BASED ACTIVE LEARNING PEDAGOGY- COMPARISON OF STUDENT PERCEPTION AND PERFORMANCE WITHTHEIR ATTITUDES AND APPROACHES TO LEARNINGJeffrey A Nason, Oregon State University Dr. Nason is an assistant professor of environmental engineering in the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests are in the areas of water quality, aquatic chemistry, physical/chemical treatment of drinking water, and the environmental transport and fate of engineered nanomaterials. He teaches courses in material balances and air pollution control at the
AC 2010-1889: RESULTS AND ANALYSIS OF A REQUIRED SENIOR EXAM TOASSESS LEARNING OF COURSE COMPETENCIES.Randy Lewis, Brigham Young UniversityThomas Knotts, Brigham Young UniversityW. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young UniversityWilliam Pitt, Brigham Young UniversityMorris Argyle, Brigham Young University Page 15.1036.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Results and Analysis of a Required Senior Exam To Assess Learning of Course Competencies.AbstractAs part of the ABET Accreditation Criterion, Program Outcomes refer to the outcomes thatchemical engineering students should possess when they leave the university and enter theworkforce