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Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reginald E Rogers Jr, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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Chemical Engineering

ethics important for chemical engineers? A variety of reasons havebeen posed, including but not limited to enhanced awareness on proper mitigation methods ofhazards and ensuring up and coming engineers understand their responsibilities when faced withadverse situations. By definition, process safety is a discipline that focuses on the prevention offires, explosions, and accidental chemical releases at chemical process facilities [1]. Processsafety provides the means for engineers to understand the risks they are taking to developmechanisms that make those situations inherently safer for all involved. Whether it is at thebench scale or manufacturing level, understanding hazards is crucial at all phases of a process.In the same respect, ethical

Conference Session

Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Polly R. Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

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Chemical Engineering

Heat Transfercourse the semester following a theoretical Transport Phenomena course. The student learningoutcomes for Applied Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer are shown in Figure 1. They aresignificantly different from those in a typical transport phenomena course, which include theability to identify, simplify and solve differential equations used to describe transport phenomenaand recognize and use the similarities between the theoretical models for momentum, heat andmass transport. Student learning in both courses is assessed via weekly homework assignments,one or two midterm exams and a final exam. In the applied course, however, the “artificial”exam questions were not always a good indication of student learning. Writing exam

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Chemical Engineering in the Sophomore Year

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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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Chemical Engineering

, 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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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Thomas Andrew Meadowcroft, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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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

Conference Session

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

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in the Sophomore Year

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in the Sophomore Year

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Uchenna Asogwa, The University of Toledo; Matthew W Liberatore, The University of Toledo; Timothy Ryan Duckett, The University of Toledo; Gale A Mentzer, Acumen Research and Evaluation, LLC

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Chemical Engineering

. Mean overallattitude of participants undergoing YouTube intervention was improved by a normalized gainfactor of 0.15 with a small effect size (Hedge’s g = 0.35). Improvement was most prominent inattitudes towards personal application and relation to real world connection with normalized gainof 0.49 and small effect size (Hedge’s g = 0.38).IntroductionComplex problem-solving skills are valued in today’s workplace and predicted to be the mostprevalent type of skill needed to thrive in the 2030 workforce [1]. Most instructional approacheslimit students’ ability to transfer learning by focusing on only course-specific information. Recentefforts incorporating Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) standards thatemphasize problem

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

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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Chemical Engineering in the Sophomore Year

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Chemical Engineering

) and the summer offerings (over 6 or8 weeks) with small sample sizes (n<20 for each section) were compared without findingapparently significant differences. Details on course structure and other lessons learned regardingteaching foundational courses like this one online are offered.BackgroundOnline learning is an increasingly common methodology for teaching University courses,building on the distance learning pedagogies of previous decades. In engineering, the concept ofonline learning is not new [1] , but there is little work specifically examining the effectiveness ofonline chemical engineering courses. Additionally, the complexity of courses offered on anaccelerated timeline as in the case of a summer course schedule compared to

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; Janie Stratton Haney, Texas A&M University; Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Charles Glover, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

Engineering Education, 2007Enhancement of Chemical Engineering Introductory Curriculum through Service-Learning Implementation Lale Yurttas, Jennifer Christensen, Janie Haney, Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Jeff Froyd, and Charles Glover Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M UniversityAbstractAs a part of a departmental curriculum reform project supported by the National ScienceFoundation, service-learning has been implemented in the first ChE sophomore-levelcourse by a collaborative student and faculty effort to achieve the following: 1. Increase retention through student engagement with interesting and insightful projects that apply engineering principles to actual problems

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ChE: Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Williamson; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

lower levels are required for studentsuccess at higher levels; however, engineering students typically have varying degrees of Page 12.412.3abilities in all six levels. The six levels, their corresponding demonstrable skills, and verbs thatcan be used to form learning objectives are presented in Table 1:Table 1. Levels in Bloom’s taxonomy of learningLevel Skills VerbsLower level cognitive domain:Knowledge The student can recall information. arrange, define, duplicate, Ability to recall facts, definition, jargon , label, list, memorize

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ChE: Bioengineering, nanotechnology, and systems engineering in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Danielle Amatore, Oregon State University; Shoichi Kimura, Oregon State University; Alexandre Yokochi, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

. Page 12.517.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Development of a Nanotechnology Curriculum at Oregon State UniversityAbstractThere is a need to adapt engineering and science curricula to equip students with the skills andattributes needed to contribute effectively in manufacturing based processes that rely onnanotechnology. Two activities have been undertaken at Oregon State University (OSU) insupport of this goal: (1) development of a Nanotechnology Processes Option in the ChemicalEngineering (ChE) Department and (2) development a survey course within the College ofEngineering (CoE) that is broadly available to all engineering undergraduates. The hands-onbased Option is designed to

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The Latest in Improving Learning in ChE Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Kelly, Villanova University

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Chemical Engineering

theconception and development of the new technologies were emphasized. In assessingperformance on the projects, it was noted whether the students chose project ideas thatextended from the concepts learned during the active learning activities and to whatdegree those students exhibited entrepreneurial tendencies by identifying and developingcreative new technology ideas in the area of heat transfer.Introduction Active learning (AL) is an important part of many high school and collegeclassrooms. The core elements of active learning are student activity (doing) andengagement (thinking)1. Many students prefer to learn or have concepts reinforcedthrough active learning, and believe that it promotes better understanding because “youare using or

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; H. Scott Fogler, University of Michigan; Valarie Thomas, University of Michigan; Don Chmielewski, Illinois Institute of Technology; Michael Gross, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

potential; for many applications the cells are “stacked” togetherto give a higher voltage to power an electric motor. As such, the majority of design andanalysis of fuel cell systems focuses on a single cell. A cartoon is shown in figure 1below. Page 13.271.2 Bipolar Plate Bipolar Plate Gas Diffusion Gas Diffusion Layer Layer Anode Cathode ElectrolyteFigure 1. Schematic of one cell of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell. The

Conference Session

Developing Communication/Teamwork Skills in ChEs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Sharp, Vanderbilt

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Chemical Engineering

theworkplace. While engineering educators have devised several ways for tapping the resource ofindustry, 1- 3 this project, a mock telephone interview, paired engineering students withengineering alumni in the workforce to prepare students for the job search.This newly initiated project, conducted for two semesters currently, was adapted from a pilotproject in a technical communication course (ES 210w) for all engineering majors, composed ofstudents at all levels with the majority being juniors and seniors. The purpose was to trainstudents in the interview process and to give them practical experience, particularly in answeringbehavioral interview questions by telephone. A secondary purpose was to provide opportunityfor future networking with alumni

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Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Taconi, University of Alabama, Huntsville; R. Michael Banish, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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Chemical Engineering

oil is the most common oil used for biodiesel production in the U.S. Although soybeanoil is a mixture of triglycerides, it can be assumed that soybean oil primarily consists of triolein.Triolein is a triglyceride in which all three fatty acid chains are oleic acid. Similarly, biodieselproduced from soybean oil primarily consists of methyl oleate, which is the methyl ester of oleicacid. The simplified mass-based chemical reaction for biodiesel production is given in Equation1[22]. NaOH 100 lbs soybean oil + 10 lbs methanol 100 lbs biodiesel + 10 lbs glycerol (Eq. 1)In order to produce fuel grade biodiesel, at least 99.7% of the soybean oil must be converted intoproducts. However, adding

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ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washginton State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

) developedby the Washington State University (WSU) Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT).The CTR assesses four categories (problem identification, solution method, assumption quality andsolution quality) on a 6 point scale. The students in the CHAPL section appear to show more growth incritical thinking than those in the other section.IntroductionInstructors in the science and engineering disciplines are beginning to show enthusiasm forincorporating novel learning pedagogies into their classrooms and are seeing significant results. Someexamples of this include POGIL[1], developed in chemistry, and Hi-Pele[2], developed in chemicalengineering.These pedagogies are playing an important role in a Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics and

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ChE: Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Krantz, National University of Singapore

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Chemical Engineering

analysis has been used in teaching graduate-level courses.An eight-step procedure is outlined for applying scaling analysis and then is applied to anillustrative problem involving interpreting data obtained from a permeation cell used todetermine the properties of a membrane. This example illustrates how scaling analysis can beused to both interpret performance data as well as to extract useful characterization parametersfrom the data. As such, it underscores the advantages of scaling analysis as a learning tool tohone students’ intuition.1. IntroductionEach successive generation of engineering students must learn the essence of what theirpredecessors mastered in addition to an ever-expanding body of new knowledge. This presents apedagogical

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ChE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Krantz, National University of Singapore

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Chemical Engineering

is obtained via an anonymous formal evaluation and via postings on the website.1. IntroductionThe focus of this paper is to provide an overview of a Workshop on Oral Communication Skillsthat the author has taught for the past two years in the Department of Chemical Engineering atthe National University of Singapore. This non-credit Workshop is required for all graduatestudents in the Department. The Workshop goals are to prepare students to make both formaloral as well as poster technical presentations. Considerations that present special challenges arethat the Workshop involves a relatively large number of students (45-75) from diverse culturalbackgrounds (primarily from China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Middle East) for manyof

Conference Session

ChE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Brak, West Virginia University; Joseph Shaeiwitz, West Virginia University; Richard Turton, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

with a given input and a desired output, and a performance calculation is used todetermine the output of a unit with a given input and a given size.These programs are not meant to replace process simulators; they are meant to be teaching toolsthat are more accessible to students than process simulators.Description of Programs Table 1 summarizes the programs that will be available for demonstration. Additional detailsof each program follow.Separation in Dilute Systems The relationships used are the Kremser equation1 y A,out − y*A, out 1− A = (1) y A,in − y*A,out

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New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Floyd-Smith, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

research careers andreporting their work at conferences and in journal publications. The factors investigated includevarious topics such as how candidates are identified, factors considered most important whenselecting an undergraduate, defining a project for an undergraduate and assessing theundergraduate. Forty eight individuals, the majority of whom where professors (88%) atresearch institutions (56%), responded to the survey. Although there were not any statisticallysignificant conclusions, the results suggest that (1) having a formal application procedure, (2)choosing undergraduates based on conceptual understanding and (3) assessing undergraduatesbased largely on critical thinking lead to more undergraduates attending graduate school

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The Latest in Improving Learning in ChE Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Silverstein, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

studentsshould edit, and those cells representing inputs to the problem. A brief explanation of how to usethe spreadsheet was given in the context of the spreadsheet they were going to edit, and thecorrespondence of the equations on the assignment sheet to the spreadsheet was explained.Finally, students were instructed to use computers in multiple locations in the building and not tospeak with each other, relying solely on the instant messaging system included with thespreadsheet to communicate. The chat traffic was consistent with individuals unable to otherwisecommunicate. The instructor was also logged in as a user and recorded portions of the solutionprocess. A screen capture of the sheet in progress is presented as Figure 1. The sophomores

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Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Vaughen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

help them ensure their safety whenworking in their new and potentially hazardous environment.1. IntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to describe a series of process hazards and risk analysis check sheetsthat were incorporated into a section of an undergraduate chemical engineering laboratorycourse. These new laboratory check sheets provide the students with an approach and tool foranalyzing and documenting risks to ensure that they will safely handle hazardous materials andmanage hazardous processes. The check sheets were developed from work that is required forhigh-risk industrial hazardous processes regulated under the OSHA Process Safety Management(PSM) standard 1910.119.1 They capture and document the qualitative elements of the