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New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire Komives, San Jose State University; Erik Fernandez, University of Virginia

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-2331: STUDENTS CREATE PROBLEMS FOR TEACHING ANDLEARNINGClaire Komives, San Jose State UniversityErik Fernandez, University of Virginia Page 14.1086.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009AbstractThe BioEngineering Educational Materials Bank (BioEMB) is a web repository of biologicalapplications that has been designed to enable chemical engineering students to learn to applytheir chemical engineering principles to biological processes and problems. In spite of gettingmany offers of contributions to the website from Biochemical Engineering faculty, only very fewproblems were submitted except by a handful of faculty. In order to expand the contributions tothe website

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marvi Matos, University of Washington; Danilo Pozzo, University of Washington

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Chemical Engineering

that are suitable for instruction ofthese new and evolving concepts. It is often believed that large investments of funds and effort are required to bringcontemporary topics into older laboratories that teach the traditional unit operations such asdistillation, heat exchange and reactor processes. In this article, we present our recentexperiences in the design and implementation of a new experimental module that has beenintroduced in the second part of the Chemical Engineering laboratory sequence at the Universityof Washington using existing facilities and only a minor financial investment. Our primary aimis to modernize some of the laboratories by introducing concepts involving some of the latestdevelopments in areas of biotechnology

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Baba Abdul, Washington State University; Emmanuel Shide, ABU Zaria, Nigeria; Raymond Bako, ABU Zaria, Nigeria; Paul Golter, Washington State University; Jerome Babauta, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

R Bako, Ahmadu Bello University Raymond B Bako obtained a PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Jos, Nigeria in 2007.He was a Fulbright scholar to the University of Maryland recently.He is married with two children.Paul Golter, Washington State University Paul Golter, Washington State University Paul B Golter obtained an MS from Washington State University and is presently pursuing his PhD while working as the Laboratory Supervisor in the Chemical Engineering Department at WSU.He is married with two children.Jerome Babauta, Washington State University Jerome T Babauta is currently a Senior in Chemical Engineering at Washington State University and has been accepted into a

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Ulrich Schwabe, Rowan University; Nathaniel Downes, Rowan University; Patrick Hoffman, Rowan University; Matthew Abdallah, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

program at RU provides unique projects and learning environment for itsundergraduate students. Traditional lecture courses generally do not provide much practicalexperience and while they may effectively relate the concepts they teach, they do not provide theexperience of applying these concepts the way an open ended problem might. The alternative isproviding students with internships, which do take place in a professional environment and workmay be tangible to the employer, but generally do not provide for a favorable learningenvironment.The RU clinic program combines the relative merits of both the classroom environment with themore professional goals of an internship into one course. The students are assigned to a project,generally with an

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Gappa-Fahlenkamp, Oklahoma State University; Mark Wilkins, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

processes that use bioactive agents. This is a highly transdisciplinaryfield that involves principles in both engineering: chemical, mechanical, electrical, industrial,agricultural, and environmental, and biology: biochemistry and microbiology. At our university,we offer an introductory course in Bioprocess Engineering to seniors and entering graduatestudents for any of the disciplines listed above. This course is co-taught by faculty in bothchemical engineering (CHE) and biosystems and agricultural engineering (BAE). This class canbe a challenge to teach due to the diversity of the students at different levels and from differentdisciplines.As part of their grade for the course, students participate in a “hands-on” class project designedto give the

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Ekenseair, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Bayer, University of Texas, Austin; Margaret Phillips, University of Texas, Austin

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-1257: IMPACT OF INTEGRATION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTSIN AN ENGINEERING RESEARCH LABORATORY: A CASE STUDYAdam Ekenseair, University of Texas, Austin Adam Ekenseair is a doctoral student in Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in May 2005. Currently he is working in the laboratory of Dr. Nicholas Peppas on "A Fundamental Investigation of Non-Fickian Penetrant Transport in Glassy Polymers." Adam is a Department of Defense (NDSEG) Fellow and a National Science Foundation (NSF-GREP) Fellow. He is also active in the American Institute of Chemical Engineering, the American Physical

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Hanyak, Bucknell University; Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-1936: TEACHING MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES TOFIRST-YEAR STUDENTS USING COOPERATIVE TEAM-BASED PROJECTSAND LABSMichael Hanyak, Bucknell University Michael E. Hanyak, Jr. is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University since 1974. He received his B.S. from The Pennsylvania State University, M.S. from Carnegie Mellon, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976. His teaching and research interests include computer-aided engineering and design, courseware development and the electronic classroom. He was one of the principal investigators with Brian Hoyt, William J. Snyder, Edward Mastascusa, and Maurice Aburdene on a five-year National

Conference Session

E-Learning in Chemical Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiffany Hesser, University of New Haven; Michael Collura, University of New Haven

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Chemical Engineering

reactions and chemical hazards, information onglassware set up, procedure and waste disposal.To assess the effectiveness of using Web based lectures to prepare students for the weekly labs,data has been obtained from laboratory instructors, teaching assistants and laboratory assistantsof how the lectures have impacted students’ preparation. Feedback has been obtained throughstudent surveys following the completion of the labs, questioning students about the usefulnessand ease of using a web program for pre laboratory lectures, if the video method is preferred tosupplemental readings or if it helped to enhance instruction from the text.Overall, the research proved to be a useful tool in saving laboratory instructors and students’time, while

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

to remain inthe time domain. Furthermore, the utility of frequency response methods often result insimilar debates among members of academia and industry.Tom Edgar (University of Texas at Austin and co-author of the textbook ProcessDynamics and Control) suggests61: ≠ De-emphasize frequency response, but keep Laplace transforms ≠ Reduce coverage of multiple approaches for PID controller tuning ≠ Increase use of simulation in sophomore and junior courses ≠ Introduce a number of short laboratory experiences ≠ Use case studies to show how process control can solve real engineering problems ≠ Teach process control in the senior yearA thorough discussion of the question of what to teach in process control was recentlypublished62.Once

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New Trends in CHE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Ted Lee, University of Southern California

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Chemical Engineering

simply applying a nano or bio “coat of paint” to existingcourses will serve the students well. Given the wide differences between the macroscopic andmolecular approaches to teaching the students may end viewing nanotech and biotech asunrelated, rather than integral parts of their ChE education. We have chosen to address these curricular and pedagogical challenges by bringingundergraduate research and laboratory experiences into the classroom. This has beenaccomplished through the creation of degree projects: projects that will span the entire four yearsof a student’s undergraduate education. For example, students pursuing a nano-emphasis have adegree project entitled “Nanoparticles”, while the degree project for bio-emphasis students is

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Wankat, Purdue University

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Chemical Engineering

engineeringprofessors retool their research from a technical specialty to engineering education.IntroductionDespite being a relatively small engineering discipline and despite the conservatism of ChEdepartments, chemical engineers have been leaders in the push for engineering education reformand in engineering education research. Examples of chemical engineering leadership inpedagogy include the Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE Summer School that meets everyfive years, the Division’s publication of the journal Chemical Engineering Education, andleadership in teaching professors how-to-teach. Leadership in educational research has includedthe development of the guided design method, introducing Problem Based Learning intoengineering, laboratory

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

ofgrant post-award.2. Safety Demonstrations. In the seminar series, one topic commonly addressed in mostgraduate programs is the laboratory safety. Typically, the laboratory manager or instructorresponsible for undergraduate teaching laboratory performs the safety instructions. Graduatestudents are reminded about the importance of material safety data sheet, safe experimentalpractice and waste disposal constraints within the organization. However, addressing the samecomponents every semester may not be an effective methodology, particularly for residentgraduate students. Further, there are a number of safety issues one has to consider and oneseminar may not be sufficient to address all the components with ever changing global issues.For example

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Krantz, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Chemical Engineering

totallyunprepared to cope with the realities of teaching in a developing country. At the time it seemedthat ITU had somewhat of a kismet philosophy for academic planning. The start of the academicyear was delayed by more than two months for reasons that were never made clear. Once thesemester began, the author could not get any clear indication of when it would end and finalexaminations would be scheduled! One of the assignments given to the author was to design theunit operations laboratory for the newly constructed chemical engineering building. Little did heknow that this included specifying the electrical power requirements for the entire building!Indeed, the building had been built without any electrical power of any kind! Undaunted butconsiderably

Conference Session

E-Learning in Chemical Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christi Patton Luks, University of Tulsa

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Chemical Engineering

laboratories can no longer accommodate afull class. Instructors, accustomed to small, intimate class sizes where they could learn everystudent’s name within the first week, are now facing larger groups where students can easily slipinto anonymity.In the past decade, teachers began incorporating more active-learning activities and hands-ondesign projects. The freshman-level courses, in particular, benefitted from this change inphilosophy. Now, it should be noted that, at TU, freshmen select a major as they enter theuniversity. The introductory classes are discipline-specific and each department teaches theirfreshmen. In chemical engineering, the freshman year has a two-course sequence. ChE 1002 isa two-hour course taught in the fall semester to

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Daniel Crowl, Michigan Technological University; David Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological University; Dennis Meng, Michigan Technological University; Jeff Naber, Michigan Technological University; Abhijit Mukherjee, Michigan Technological University; John Lukowski, Michigan Technological University; Jay Meldrum, Michigan Technological University; Barry Solomon, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-269: HYDROGEN CURRICULUM AT MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITYJason Keith, Michigan Technological University Jason Keith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University.Daniel Crowl, Michigan Technological University Dan Crowl is the Herbert H. Dow Professor of Chemical Process Safety in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University.David Caspary, Michigan Technological University Dave Caspary is the Manager of Laboratory Facilities in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University.Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological University Jeff Allen is an Assistant Professor

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Rafael Hernandez; Priscilla Hill, Mississippi State University; Hossein Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Todd French, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

laboratories and reactor design. His current research activities include engineering educational reform, enzyme-based catalytic reactions in micro-scale reactor systems, and bioengineering applied to renewable fuels and chemicals.Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University Dr. Rebecca K. Toghiani is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at MSU. She received the 1996 Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award and the 2005 Outstanding Teaching Award from the ASEE Southeastern Section. A Grisham Master Teacher at MSU, she is an inaugural member of the Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers. She has also been recognized at MSU with the 2001 Outstanding Faculty

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Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-1567: ENHANCING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ENGINEERINGPROGRAMS AND THE K-12 SYSTEMRichard Zollars, Washington State University Dr. Zollars is a professor in, and Associate Director of, the Gene and Linda Voiland 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 30 years. His interests are colloidal/interfacial phenomena, reactor design and engineering education.Donald Orlich, Washington State University Don Orlich graduated from the University of Montana in 1953 with a B.A. in Education. He received a Masters of Science Education in 1959 from the University of Utah and