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ChemE Curriculum: Junior, Senior, and Graduate

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Laura P. Ford, University of Tulsa; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University

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Chemical Engineering

, Northeastern University Dr. Lucas Landherr is an associate teaching professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University, conducting research in engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 How we teach: Unit Operations LaboratoryAbstractOne of the truly distinctive elements of a chemical engineering undergraduate experience isworking with larger-scale process equipment in a laboratory setting. Unit Operations coursesseek to expose students to the type and scale of equipment they are likely to see in industry andto equip them with the ability to analyze the behavior of these systems as well as have a true“feel” for how they work (or don’t work

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ChemE Curriculum: Junior, Senior, and Graduate

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erick S. Vasquez, University of Dayton; Zachary J. West, University of Dayton; Matthew Dewitt, University of Dayton; Robert J. Wilkens, University of Dayton; Michael J. Elsass, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #22840Effective Teamwork Dynamics in a Unit Operations Laboratory CourseDr. Erick S. Vasquez, University of Dayton Erick S. Vasquez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Dayton. Dr. Vasquez earned his B.Sc. degree in chemical engineering at Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas (UCA) in El Salvador. He received his M.Sc. degree in chemi- cal engineering from Clemson University and his Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering from Mississippi State University. His research focuses on the development and applications of nanomaterials in separation

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Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Heather Chenette, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Gregory T. Neumann, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Tony Ribera, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #23078Work in Progress: Developing a Multi-dimensional Method for Student As-sessment in Chemical Engineering Laboratory CoursesDr. Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Daniel Anastasio is an assistant professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received a B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 2009 and 2015, respectively. His primary areas of research are game-based learning in engineering courses and membrane separations for desalination and water purification.Dr. Heather Chenette, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Heather Chenette is an

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Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Barr, University of Michigan

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #22308Work in Progress: Assessment of Google Docs and Drive for Enhanced Com-munication and Data Dissemination in a Unit Operations LaboratoryDr. Christopher James Barr, University of Michigan Dr. Christopher Barr is the Instructional Laboratory Supervisor in the Chemical Engineering Department at University of Michigan. He obtained his Ph.D. at University of Toledo in 2013 and is a former Fellow in the N.S.F. GK-12 grant ”Graduate Teaching Fellows in STEM High School Education: An Environmen- tal Science Learning Community at the Land-Lake Ecosystem Interface”. His main responsibilities are supervising and

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Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimia Moozeh, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO; Deborah Tihanyi, University of Toronto; Jennifer Lyn Farmer, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #21973Work in Progress: Development of Web-based Pre-laboratory Modules to In-crease Motivation and Reduce Cognitive LoadKimia Moozeh, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Kimia Moozeh is a PhD Candidate, graduate research and teaching assistant in Engineering Education at the University of Toronto. She received her Hon. B.Sc. in 2013, and her Master’s degree in Chemistry in 2014. Her dissertation explores improving the learning outcomes of undergraduate engineering laborato- ries by bridging the learning from a larger context to the underlying fundamentals, using digital learning objects.Prof. Deborah Tihanyi, University of

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Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tracy L. Carter, Northeastern University; Samira M. Azarin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Elizabeth Hill, University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy J. Karlsson, University of Maryland - College Park

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #22370Work in Progress: Identifying Current Standards and Addressing the Needfor Further Process Safety Education in Unit Operations CoursesMs. Tracy L. Carter, Northeastern University Tracy Carter is a PhD candidate in the Chemical Engineering department at Northeastern University and has been the instructor of record in the Unit Operations Laboratory for the past seven years. She earned the M.S. degree in 1998 and the B.S. degree in 1993 from Northeastern University. Her primary interest is in integrating chemical process safety into the chemical engineering curriculum.Prof. Samira M. Azarin, University of Minnesota

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Hands-On Projects and Demos

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Ryan A Koppes, Northeastern University

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Chemical Engineering

industrial-scale system that operates based on theconcepts previously introduced. Design then allows for the broadest application of experientiallearning. This stage drives students to create an experiment answering a specific problem, or finda solution to a specific challenge dealing with fundamental properties; Design effectivelyincorporates inquiry, discovery, experimental methods, open-ended problem identification, andsolution. Overall, the 3-D approach integrates hands-on experiences with lecture learning,laboratory courses and in-class demonstrations/projects to give students the knowledge andexperience necessary to be strong problem solvers with a grasp on curiosity and the importance oflife-long learning.1-4At Northeastern, the two semesters

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ChemE Curriculum: Freshman and Sophomore

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Joe Branch, University of Utah; Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah

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Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Utah. He received his B. S. and Ph. D. from the University of Utah and a M. S. from the University of California, San Diego. His teaching responsibilities include the senior unit operations laboratory and freshman design laboratory. His research interests focus on undergraduate education, targeted drug delivery, photobioreactor design, and instrumentation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Modeling Student Performance in an Introductory Chemical Engineering CourseWe have developed an open-ended, laboratory-based introduction to chemical engineering, acourse coupling traditional, hands-on, and

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Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Polly R. Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

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Chemical Engineering

levels of Bloom’sTaxonomy. The semester ended with a final exam, with questions at the higher levels of Bloom’sTaxonomy.Project DescriptionsThe students are simultaneously enrolled in a laboratory course, where the experiments requiremultiple operators and two or three hours to collect data under different initial conditions. Theseprojects were not meant to replace the lab. They were developed to allow students additionalopportunities to see how things work, and to encourage them to observe engineering principles ineveryday activities. The learning objectives for the projects were also different from thelaboratory experiment objectives. Details of the projects and their learning objectives will bedescribed when the project is complete. Data for

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Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam T Melvin, Louisiana State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

effective for a time;however, they did not address changes in technology or on-line resources that have more recentlybecome available and widely used. Moreover, the scenario-based videos were limited in scope toa single course in a single engineering discipline which restricted their overall utility across thecurriculum. Recent observations by the authors and input from current undergraduate studentsidentified new scenarios that needed to be addressed, including cheating in laboratory courses,cheating in project-based courses, and cheating on exams. Student Conduct professionals furtheroffered suggestions on the commentary provided by the video’s narrator to establish context forthe scenarios. This work in progress presents the updated set of

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Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brittany Lynn Butler; Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

Apprentice Award in 2014. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Content Validation of the Engineering Process Safety Research Instrument (EPSRI)IntroductionChemical processing companies are increasingly dedicated to process safety due to thesignificant number of process safety failures that occur each year. For example, an explosionfollowed by a chemical fire killed four employees while injuring 32 employees, and 28 membersof the public in 2007 at T2 Laboratories Inc. The explosion was a result of a runaway exothermicreaction that was not a recognized hazard from T2.1 This incident led to the addition in 2012 of“consideration of hazards associated with the

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Hands-On Projects and Demos

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah; Katrina My Quyen Le, AMES High School; Kerry Kelly, University of Utah; Pascal Goffin, University of Utah; Thomas Becnel, University of Utah ; Pierre-Emmanuel GAILLARDON, University of Utah

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #22785Citizen Scientists Engagement in Air Quality MeasurementsProf. Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah Anthony Butterfield is an Assistant Professor (Lecturing) in the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Utah. He received his B. S. and Ph. D. from the University of Utah and a M. S. from the University of California, San Diego. His teaching responsibilities include the senior unit operations laboratory and freshman design laboratory. His research interests focus on undergraduate education, targeted drug delivery, photobioreactor design, and instrumentation.Katrina My Quyen Le, AMES High School

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Diversity and Global Experiences

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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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

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Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael D. M. Barankin, Colorado School of Mines; Kevin Stratman, Colorado School of Mines

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2011, Dr. Barankin was a lecturer at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, where he taught both in Dutch and in English. During this time his primary teaching and course develop- ment responsibilities were wide-ranging, but included running the Unit Operations laboratory, introducing Aspen Plus software to the curriculum, and developing a course for a new M.S. program on Renewable Energy (EUREC). In conjunction with his teaching appointment, he supervised dozens of internships (a part of the curriculum at the Hanze), and a number of undergraduate research projects with the Energy Knowledge Center (EKC) as well as a master’s thesis. In 2016, Dr. Barankin returned to the US to teach at the Colorado

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Hands-On Projects and Demos

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Negar Beheshti Pour, Washington State University; Kitana Manivone Kaiphanliam, Washington State University; Arshan Nazempour, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Robert F. Richards, Washington State University; Fanhe Shamus Meng, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Sarah A. Wilson, University of Kentucky; Derek L. Englert, University of Kentucky; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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and Fire Research Laboratory at NIST as a Post-Doctoral Researcher before joining the faculty of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University. His research is in thermodynamics and heat and mass transfer. Over the last five years he has become involved in developing and disseminating research based learning methods. He was a participant in the NSF Virtual Communities of Practice (VCP) program in Spring, 2013, learning research based methods to instruct thermodynamics. More recently he introduced the concept of fabricating very low cost thermal fluid experiments using 3-D printing and vacuum forming at the National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering Education in

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ChemE Curriculum: Junior, Senior, and Graduate

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney

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Chemical Engineering

capstone design (72%). Other course types believed to include ESI educationwere: sophomore/junior engineering science/ engineering courses (49%), design-focused coursesin sophomore to senior year (non-capstone; 45%), first-year introductory courses (43%),humanities and/or social science courses (35%), first-year design focused courses (26%),professional issues courses (24%), full course on ethics (15%), or “other” courses/co-curricularactivities (13%). Course types written in as “other” included: laboratory courses, safety course,inter-professional team project course, and “students are required to take a "Technology inSociety" course chosen from a list of ~15 courses that meet this category”.There was a median of three different course types that

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Novel Classrooms

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina Smith, Brown University; Ann Sitomer, Portland State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

Assistant Program [17], which focuses onpedagogical development for undergraduate learning assistants who are in similar roles as GTAsin CBEE. Topics were also chosen to address past issues that GTAs expressed in regards tofeeling unprepared to facilitate in Studio and using language of reform based practices but notfully understanding the theory behind them.New to the 2016-2017 academic year, all incoming graduate students were required to take a 1-credit, 50-minute-per-week professional development seminar each term of their first year (eachterm is 10 weeks). The seminar was designed to help graduate students become accustomed tograduate expectations in CBEE (e.g. laboratory rotations, finding an advisor, thesis/dissertationresources, required

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Hands-On Projects and Demos

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob James Elmer, Villanova University; Daniel Adam Kraut, Villanova University

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Chemical Engineering

= pathlength (distance that light travels through the sample). Note: This equation is only accuratewhen the absorbance of the sample is between 0.1-1.0. The first spectrophotometer that could effectively measure transmittance (and absorbance)was invented by Arnold Beckman of National Technical Laboratories in 1940. Beckman’s initialdesign used a glass prism to split light into various wavelengths and a vacuum tube photocell tomeasure transmittance, but later models used more reliable quartz prisms. Modern spectrophotometers use essentially the same design, but with a few key changes(see Figure 6). The light source is typically a halogen light bulb, which emits wavelength in thevisible range ( = 300-700 nm) and near-infrared, but a