Conference Session

ChE: Innovation in the Laboratory

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas; William Penney, University of Arkansas

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Chemical Engineering

of Arkansas. His research interests include fluid mixing and process design. Professor Penney is a registered professional engineer in the state of Arkansas. Page 11.857.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Laboratory Demonstrations/Experiments in Free and Forced Convection Heat TransferIntroductionA number of papers have been written recently on methods for improving or supplementing theteaching of heat transfer including the use of spreadsheets to solve two-dimensional heat transferproblems1, a new transport approach to teaching turbulent thermal convection2, the use

Conference Session

ChE: Innovation in the Laboratory

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Lefebvre, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

constructivist view implies thenon-transferability of knowledge, and that “knowledge is acquired not by the internalization ofsome outside given but is constructed from within.”5 Contrast this with an alternative position inlearning theory, that “if you want somebody to know something, you teach it to them … if youwant somebody to know something and retain it for a long time, then you have them practice it.”6In addition, Matthews states that “… many, if not most, things in science are beyond theexperience of students and the capabilities of school laboratories to demonstrate. The cellular,molecular and atomic realms are out of reach of school laboratories, as is most of the

Conference Session

ChE: Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Lodge, University of Minnesota-Duluth

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Chemical Engineering

beenemployed as a teaching assistant; the student had taken a course in control systems. This is agreat benefit for setting up each lab session, for assisting members of the class, and fordevelopment. Originally, students worked in groups of two. There are always various sources ofpressure to increase the size of groups in laboratory work in general. However, this is a case inwhich it is feasible for students work alone, and this they now do. Upon hearing that they wereexpected to work alone, two students responded separately with the comment to the effect: “Well…that means I will have to do some thinking to get through this!”. The students’ rate of progress was directly related to their programming skills. Theimportant intellectual discipline

Conference Session

ChE: Innovation to Improve Student Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Michael Miller, Michigan Technological University; Kirk Opella, Michigan Technological University; Julia King, Michigan Technological University; Jay Meldrum, Michigan Technological University; Chris Green, Michigan Technological University; Geoff Gwaltney, Michigan Technological University; Scott Bradley, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

MichiganTechnological University (MTU). A particular emphasis will be placed on themultidisciplinary education of chemical engineering undergraduate students in alternativeenergy. Experiences can involve enrollment in an interdisciplinary design project, anelective fuel cell course, a hydrogen fuel cell “electrochemical engineering” laboratory,or performing basic or applied research with university faculty and staff. Teaching andmentoring opportunities are also available to doctoral students.The major aspect of the experience is the Alternative Fuels and Fuel Cell Enterprise(AFE). This is a multidisciplinary, research-oriented undergraduate research projectwhich is run as a business with student management and faculty / staff oversight. Thestudents are

Conference Session

ChE: Outreach Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State University; Eric Maase, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

principles and practice. This wasthe last module in the series. The primary goal was to expose the students to various activitiescarried out in bioengineering. Additional goals included teaching students good researchmethodology and presentation skills. The activities for the day and the scheduled events for themodule included an introductory presentation, a laboratory tour, and experimental work. Theapproach taken in presenting biochemical/biomedical engineering is described along with theeffectiveness of the approach. Pre- and post-assessment surveys found that the students wereinterested in the materials presented, actively involved in the experimental procedure, and themodule successfully increased the students interest in the field of

Conference Session

ChE: Experimental Design & Error Analysis

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

of the report. Forexample, human error was frequently cited as a source of error in experimental procedure – withthe implication that this is acceptable, legitimate, or unavoidable. In the laboratory, studentsfailed to use techniques to reduce experimental error when necessary. Data were often notreported correctly to reflect uncertainty in measurement, and simple statistical techniques wererarely used to analyze error.A variety of methods for the introduction of error analysis to lower level engineering studentshave been described by other educators. Sterrett and Helgeson2 used parametric computersimulations to introduce error analysis to sophomores in a design course. Reardon3 introduceslinear regression and propagation of error analysis

Conference Session

ChE: Departmental Issues and Integrating Freshmen into the ChE Program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pedro Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

engineering 7 Don't Know 5Love science 5 Environmental 4Interested in chemical engineering 4 Business 4Most challenging 3 Anything 4Teacher recommendation 2 Paper mills 3Want to go to Med School / Med Field 2 Teach 3Other 5 Law 2 Operations/Development

Conference Session

ChE: Curriculum Reform & Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Chemical Engineering

elective(s) in unit operations could be Table 1: Suggested Traditional Chemical Engineering Curriculum Required Subjects Basic Sciences basic skills/freshman class math material and energy balances chemistry thermodynamics physics fluid mechanics biology heat transfer mass transfer/separations Possible Electives transport phenomena§ safety reaction engineering biochemical engineering control materials/polymers unit operations laboratory class(es

Conference Session

ChE: Departmental Issues and Integrating Freshmen into the ChE Program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Richard Zollars, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

received his Ph.D. from MIT in 1998 and his B.S. from WPI in 1992. Among his areas of interest are use of computing and process simulation in the curriculum. He has received the 2005 Raymond W. Fahien Award, the 2003 Joseph J. Martin Award and the 2002 PIC-III Award from ASEE.Richard Zollars, Washington State University DICK ZOLLARS is a professor in, and director of, the School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. He has been teaching engineering for 27 years. His interests are colloidal/interfacial phenomena and reactor design

Conference Session

ChE: Experimental Design & Error Analysis

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Shoichi Kimura, Oregon State University; Connelly Barnes, Oregon State University; Danielle Amatore, Oregon State University; Derek Meyers-Graham, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

Curriculum Designers, Journal of Engineering Education, 88, 43 (1999). 5. Eckert, Roger E., Applied Statistics: Are Educators Meeting the Challenge, Chemical Engineering Education, p. 122 (spring, 1996). 6. Dorland, Dianne and K. Karen Yin, Teaching Statistics to ChE Students, Chemical Engineering Education, p. 170 (summer, 1997). 7. Hunter, J. Stuart, Applying Statistics to Solving Chemical Problems, CHEMTECH, p. 167 (March 1987). 8. Ludlow, Douglas K., Kirk H. Schultz and John Erjavec, Teaching Statistical Design Using a Laboratory Experiment, Journal of Engineering Education, 84, 351 (1995). 9. SUPREM IV http://www-tcad.stanford.edu/tcad/programs/suprem-IV.GS/Book.html 10. FLOODS/FLOOPS http

Conference Session

ChE: Innovation to Improve Student Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Mariano Savelski, Rowan University; Robert Hesketh, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

PreventionAbstract Student projects have examined how to apply pollution prevention strategies to bothR&D and manufacturing in several chemical industries. This has been accomplished throughindustry-university partnerships with pharmaceutical and petrochemical companies. Severalgrants from the US Environmental Protection Agency have supported initiatives in greenchemistry, engineering and design. These projects have the broader goal of supportingsustainability in the chemical industry.Introduction Too often the teaching of a technical subject like green engineering is limited to anindividual class experience or one dimensional laboratory or design experience. The teaching ofpollution prevention in the curriculum is greatly enhanced by

Conference Session

ChE: Innovation in Existing Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Zollars, Washington State University; Jim Henry, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

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Chemical Engineering

2006-1686: LEARNING-BY-DOING AND COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN APROCESS CONTROL CLASSJim Henry, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga JIM HENRY (e-mail jim-henry@utc.edu) Dr. Henry is a professor in the area of chemical and environmental engineering at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University. He has been teaching engineering for 37 years. He is interested in laboratory development for improved learning.Richard Zollars, Washington State University DICK ZOLLARS (e-mail rzollars@che.wsu.edu) Dr. Zollars is a professor in, and director of, the School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University. He