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ChE: Safety, Sustainability, and Global Opportunities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State University; Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University

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Chemical Engineering

. The Chem-E-Car competition is a powerful tool to enhance technical writing skills,provide engineering analysis opportunities [1], and apply team management skills. Since itsbeginning in 1999, the Chem-E-Car Competition has evolved as the major attraction at theregional, national, and international American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) studentconferences [2]. The basic principle of the competition is that each team has to design a car thatwill carry up to 500 mL of water and travel a specified distance (up to 100 feet). Teams arenotified of the water weight and travel distance one hour prior to the competition. A chemicalreaction must be used to propel the car, and no mechanical mechanisms may be used to stop thecar. The components

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Peterson, Lamar University; David Cocke, Lamar University; Jewel Gomes, Lamar University; Hector Casillas, Lamar University; Morgan Reed, Lamar University; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Chemical Engineering

riskcreative solutions. Exposure to, and acquaintance with, novel ideas fosters skill development andcritical thinking through processes that are not fully understood. It is from wading in these Page 12.799.2uncharted waters that one develops and hones the requisite expected “navigational” skills to3/5/2007 Page 1 of 11 AC 2007Paper2835journey and explore what is beyond convention. We should encourage students to reach beyondnational borders and faculty to reach beyond traditional teaching practices to simultaneouslyenhance learning and produce more creative engineers with a global perspective. Given thelimited

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ChE: Innovations in undergraduate and graduate programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Eric Maase, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

MATLAB and EXCEL/VBA. Page 12.173.4Case Study #1The Case Study as written in Jensen1 is intended for freshmen students. The goal is forstudents to investigate the factors affecting the dissolution of a proposed coating for anew pharmaceutical. The story is written from the perspective of two ChemicalEngineering students in “ChemE 101,” a fictional course. The learning objectives for thestudents reading and working on the case study are: 1) describe the factors affecting masstransfer between phases, 2) collect and evaluate data on mass transfer; and 3) evaluate amodel to describe mass transfer. These overall objectives remain appropriate for agraduate

Conference Session

ChE: Computers and Simulation in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Zollars, Washington State University; Christopher Hundhausen, Washington State University; Melissa Stefik, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

the B. Draw a process flow diagram in which acetic acid (A) is extracted from a mixture of acetic acid and water (B) into 1-hexanol (C), a liquid immiscible with water in a single stage. Label each stream with enough values to fully characterize that stream (flow rate, composition, etc.). Provide a numerical value if possible or a symbol for an unknown value (e.g., m& for a flow rate). The following facts are given: 1) The acetic acid/water solution enters at a rate of 400 gm/min. The acetic acid compromises 11.5 % of the solution by weight. 2) The extract phase leaving the process contains 9.6 % acetic acid by weight. 3) The raffinate phase leaving the process

Conference Session

ChE: Retention and Outreach

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Zollars, Washington State University; Donald Orlich, Washington State University; William Thomson, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

majoring, in engineering. Recently the American College Testing organizationreported that between 1992 and 2003 the percentage of high school students expressing aninterest in majoring in engineering dropped from 9% to 6%1. In addition to the lack of numbersthere is also the recurring problem of the lack of preparedness among US students in math andscience2. To address these issues a proposal was submitted and funded by the National ScienceFoundation, Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education (ESI-9254358). Thiswas followed in the years 2004 – 2006 with a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) grant(EEC-0338868). In both cases the activity arose from a conversation amongst chemicalengineering faculty members on what

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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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

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Conference Session

ChE: Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University; Danny Olsen, Brigham Young University

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Chemical Engineering

time and effort spent on assessment is optimized.In 2003 the Middle States Commission on Higher Education published a valuable guide onassessment entitled, Student Learning Assessment: Options and Resources.1 This guidediscusses a variety of direct and indirect assessment tools, their strengths and limitations, andprovides insight for the development of assessment programs.Direct assessment measures are those which provide direct evidence that a learning objective hasbeen met. Such evidence demonstrates the degree to which a student has mastered a particularsubject, has acquired a specific skill, or developed a certain characteristic. These measures aremost commonly applied at the course or program level, but can also be applied at the

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danial Hohne, University of Michigan; Leeann Fu, University of Michigan; Barry Barkel, University of Michigan; Peter Woolf, University of Michigan

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Chemical Engineering

include redundanthomework problems, mid-term exams, comprehensive creative exercises (projects) and adiagnostic final exam. These types of assignments rely heavily upon repetition for learning andthey work well for many lower-level engineering courses, but often do not include synthesis ofideas by the students. Typically, higher level courses require the students to do more synthesisand rely less on memorization of material for learning.Using the traditional approach, the student creates an extensive body of work. While completinghomework assignments in the form of problem sets is invaluable for introductory courses,1 thephysical pieces of paper produced by doing homework are likely of little use as reference uponcompletion of the course

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

AC 2007-2107: ENABLING CURRICULAR INTEGRATION THROUGHMULTI-COURSE ASSESSMENTDaina Briedis, Michigan State UniversityMark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State UniversityRobert Ofoli, Michigan State UniversityDennis Miller, Michigan State UniversityJon Sticklen, Michigan State University Page 12.602.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Enabling Curricular Integration through Multi-Course AssessmentIntroductionIn 1991, ABET was faced with a major challenge of transforming from a rigid set ofaccreditation criteria to evaluation criteria based on constituency focus, continuousprogram improvement, and outcomes in student learning.1 To accomplish this change,ABET underwent a massive

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Marlin, McMaster University; Andrew Hrymak, McMaster University; John MacGregor, McMaster University; Vladimir Mahalec, McMaster University; Prashant Mhaskar, McMaster University; Christopher Swartz, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

Page 12.120.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1 A STREAM IN PROCESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (PSE) IN THE UNDERGRADUATE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM T. Marlin*, A. Hrymak, J. MacGregor, V. Mahalec, P. Mhaskar, and C. Swartz Department of Chemical Engineering McMaster University 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L7 (marlint@mcmaster.ca)1. IntroductionProcess Systems Engineering (PSE) plays a central role in the chemical

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Marlin, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

decisions.The key barrier to improved teaching and learning of operability is identified as easily accessedand low cost educational materials, and a proposal is offered to establish a portal open to alleducators.1. IntroductionEngineering instructors and practitioners do not question the requirement for a design to be“operable”; however, without considerable discussion, no two engineers would agree on themeaning of operability or how to achieve it. Certainly, this is not a reasonable situation for theeducation of engineering students; therefore, a set of operability topics is proposed forundergraduate education. For the purposes of this paper, operability will include the following eight topics.1. Operating window,2. Flexibility (and

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brent Young, University of Auckland; Robert Kirkpatrick, University of Auckland; William Svrcek, University of Calgary

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Chemical Engineering

occurred more thenfifteen years ago where many process simulators had considerable difficulty in managing waterand hydrocarbons 1. More modern simulators may provide warnings about this type of situatione.g. VMGSim 2. However the more important observation is not whether the simulator provideswarnings but whether junior engineers construct a detailed computer model of the apparentproblem area prior to actually reviewing the first principles operating data to see if a fundamentalunderstanding of the changed conditions can be developed without simulation.The tendency of modern students in chemical engineering to rush into developing a detailed Page

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in undergraduate and graduate programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; Zachry Kraus, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Jean Layne, Texas A&M University; Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University; Charles Glover, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

point in the curriculum. Adifferent approach is being pursued to develop interlinked curriculum components (ICCs), whichcan be used by students at many different points in the four-year curriculum. As envisionedduring their development, faculty members might use an ICC to introduce students to a set ofconcepts or use an ICC to provide a review of a set of concepts when they will be used in a moreadvanced course. The initial ICC prototype focuses on conservation of mass (CoM). Adescription of the CoM ICC is provided together with preliminary results.IntroductionA chemical engineering department, with NSF support, is renewing its entire four-yearcurriculum to achieve four additional student learning outcomes: 1. Apply fundamental ideas over an

Conference Session

ChE: Safety, Sustainability, and Global Opportunities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allyson Frankman, Brigham Young University; Jacob Jones, Brigham Young University; W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University

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Chemical Engineering

socialproblems in the world around them will be beneficial to them in future careers. An article in theCornell Chronicle observed, “No longer the ‘me generation’, American engineering students areactively taking on some of the world’s toughest problems…students and professional engineers[are] working to improve the lot of some of the world’s poorest communities, many in thedeveloping world.”3 Helping the impoverished have a better life enables students to look beyondthemselves into the world around them.In order to engage engineering students from many disciplines in a global opportunity, a newvariable credit (1-3) course was developed and is currently in progress during the Winter 2007semester. For all engineering disciplines (chemical, civil

Conference Session

ChE: Computers and Simulation in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Faith Morrison, Michigan Technological University; Julia King, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

Operations 1 course and electives in polymer rheology. She is author of the textbook Understanding Rheology.Julia King, Michigan Technological University Julia King is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. She recieved her PhD from the University of Wyoming in 1989. Julie teaches the required Transport / Unit Operations 1 and Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering 1 courses. Page 12.746.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Finite Element Modules for Enhancing Undergraduate Transport Courses: Application to Fuel Cell FundamentalsAbstractThe

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

ocean and inland most likely has a residence time in the atmosphere that is 1. Very short 2. Very long 3. It is impossible to tell b. If there are several mechanisms (not steps) by which a species is removed from the atmosphere and each mechanism has a specific time constant associated, the overall removal is dominated by 1. The fastest time constant mechanism 2. The slowest time constant mechanism 3. The squared sum of the time constants 4. The difference between the fastest and slowest mechanisms c

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Shaeiwitz, West Virginia University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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Chemical Engineering

theirsecond accreditation visit under the assessment-based criteria. Based on our combinedexperience of over 30 visits as both program evaluators and team chairs, it appears that manyprograms are struggling to identify valid measures for their program outcomes to come in fullcompliance with the requirements of Criterion 3 of the Engineering Criteria. This issubstantiated by evidence of the relatively large number of citations for shortcomings relative tosome aspect of this criterion.1 One cause of this is that many programs rely very heavily onsurveys and similar indirect, or “soft,” measures of these outcomes. We believe that there is toomuch reliance on these indirect assessment measures and programs should endeavor to makedirect assessment a

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ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Richard Felder, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

. Beginning in the late 1970s, an active learning-based approach to the stoichiometrycourse was adopted at N.C. State, in which most lectures included activities that providedpractice and feedback in the methods that would be required on homework and tests. A 1990paper outlined the new instructional approach and described the turnaround in studentperformance and evaluations that resulted from its adoption.1 The stoichiometry course hascontinued to evolve. Since the early 1990s, it has been taught using cooperative (team-based)learning, with measures being taken to hold all team members individually accountable for theentire content of team assignments. Instructional technology has played an increasinglyimportant role in the course, with variety of