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Works in Progress in Chemical Engineering Education

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Brad Cicciarelli, Louisiana Tech University; Eric Sherer, Corteva Agriscience; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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- statistics and machine learning at Corteva Agriscience. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering from Caltech and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Purdue Univer- sity and was an associate professor in chemical engineering at Louisiana Tech University before joining Corteva Agriscience.Dr. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be

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Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

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Susan M. Stagg-Williams, The University of Kansas; Molly McVey, The University of Kansas; Andrew David Yancey, The University of Kansas; Akash Anand, The University of Kansas; Arthur A. Lee, The University of Kansas

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introduction to work done by professional chemicalengineers, the resources available to help them be successful at KU, the curricular requirementsand expectations of chemical engineering students, and possible career opportunities; 2) anintroduction to engineering ethics, basic safety considerations, teamwork, and technical writing;and 3) an introduction to basic material and energy balances and fluid flow. This course was theonly chemical engineering course the students took during the freshman year. While teaching the first semester sophomore Material and Energy Balance course between2009 and 2012, students often remarked that the freshman class was boring and that they still didnot understand what chemical engineers did. Based on this feedback

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Chemical Engineering Pedagogy

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Sidney Jay Stone III P.E., The University of Toledo; Matthew W. Liberatore, The University of Toledo

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Paper ID #33571Attitudes Toward and Usage of Animations in an Interactive Textbook forMaterial and Energy BalancesMr. Sidney Jay Stone III P.E., The University of Toledo Mr. Stone has been working in industry since graduating with BSc in Chemical Engineering. His career has covered the spectrum from detailed engineering design to project management in power generation and petroleum refining and the journey has been interesting and satisfying. During this career he has had several rewarding opportunities to teach and mentor engineering Co-Op students and newly hired engi- neers which has been a rewarding experience. He is

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Teaching Professional Skills in Chemical Engineering

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Robert Wayne Gammon-Pitman, Ohio State University; Lin Ding, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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. ‘Non-persisting’ students are those leaving engineering because of the academic climate, grades, self-efficacy, high school preparation, career goals, and gender or race [20]. Moreover, students leave STEM because of a lack of belonging [3], [24], “chilly” climate [25], microaggressions [26], conflicting identities [26]–[28], and not identifying with the field [29]–[31]. This literature on student perceptions highlights how their decisions are influenced by how they see themselves as being capable. This suggests how students’ perceptions affect their decisions which can be influenced by several cognitive and non-cognitive factors. Therefore, students’ observations in school inform the actions they take, and what they see as

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Virtual Instruction of Chemical Engineering Courses

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Christopher James Panebianco, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; James C. Iatridis, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Jennifer Weiser, The Cooper Union

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students who answered individual questions correctly on pre/post-test assessments.Survey questions were written to understand how the students' attitudes towards math, science,and careers in STEM may have changed as a result of completing the at-home experiment. Thecomplete list of questions can be found in Table 2. Survey question 1 (SQ1) and SQ2ascertained whether students felt they used science and math in their everyday lives,respectively. At baseline, approximately 45% of students felt they used science always or often,and approximately 75% of students felt they used math always or often (Figure 3). There waslittle change in these percentages in the post-survey. SQ3 assessed whether students wouldcontinue

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Teaching Professional Skills in Chemical Engineering

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Stephanie G. Wettstein, Montana State University - Bozeman; Jennifer R. Brown, Montana State University - Bozeman

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higher levels of career advancement[4] andsurveys indicate that practicing engineers spend a large portion of their work time writing orspeaking; however, feedback from industry indicates a lack of communication skills in manyengineering graduates.[5] Therefore, so-called “soft” skills, recently redefined as “professional”skills, need to be learned within the engineering curricula and be transferable to the engineeringworkforce. As expected, communication is recognized as a core transferable professionalskill,[2] which is reflected in current ABET criteria[6] and publications such as The engineer of2020,[7] prompting pedagogical changes in engineering curricula.[8, 9] At the author’sinstitution, feedback from alumni surveys and the departmental

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Business and Professional Literacy Within Chemical Engineering

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Kristen Ferris, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Susannah C. Davis, University of New Mexico; Sang M. Han, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico

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an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutionizing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a National Academy of Educa- tion / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow and a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee in engineering education research. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions, specifically on design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Prof. Eva Chi, University of New Mexico Eva Chi is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological

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Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

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Jeffrey Stransky, Rowan University; Caleb Hill; Robert John McErlean, Rowan University; Jacob Willetts, Rowan University; Landon Bassett, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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explosion, ABET was advised to adapttheir accreditation requirements to incorporate process safety [13], [20]. This adaptation isevident in ABET’s student outcome that states that a student will demonstrate “an ability torecognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informedjudgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic,environmental, and societal contexts” [6]. Ever since, process safety in undergraduate curriculahas been a key component in training today’s engineers for their future careers [7]. However, forstudents who have only seen process safety situations through coursework, it may be challengingto pivot to more complex situations in a professional setting

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Business and Professional Literacy Within Chemical Engineering

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Benjamin Goldschneider, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

kinds of organizational changes are needed at the institutional level to betterincorporate students both into their university and the organizational change process, students’perceptions of their own position and role must be known and understood. The purpose of thisqualitative investigation is to investigate how first- and second-year engineering students at alarge public Mid-Atlantic university describe their position and role within their university andprogram. Data for this study are drawn from semi-structured interviews conducted with tenstudents in Chemical Engineering. This selection of students from each of the first two years oftheir undergraduate careers provides a means for comparing how students’ views vary as theygather more

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Teaching Professional Skills in Chemical Engineering

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Ashlee N. Ford Versypt, University at Buffalo; Samantha Lyn Carpenter, Oklahoma State University; Troy Lamarr Adkins II, Oklahoma State University; Ted Anderson Sperry, Oklahoma State University; Yu Feng, Oklahoma State University

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engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her B.S. at the University of Oklahoma. She did postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on developing computational models for multiscale tissue physiology and pharmacology including the kidneys and lungs as key organs of interest. Her teaching interests focus on chemical reaction kinetics and computational science and engineering. She received an NSF CAREER Award in 2019. She is the 2020-2021 Chair of the ASEE Chemical Engineering Division.Samantha Lyn Carpenter, Oklahoma State University Samantha Carpenter received her B.S. in mechanical engineering from Oklahoma State University cum laude in the spring of

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Works in Progress in Chemical Engineering Education

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Kitana Kaiphanliam, Washington State University; Olivia Reynolds, Washington State University; Olufunso Oje, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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of opportunity to utilize their skills in projects involving thelife sciences and medical field, yet the misconception that this is not the case is prevalent amongstlower-division undergraduates. It is often seen that potential chemical engineering students whoare interested in careers in medicine take a pre-medical route or switch to bioengineering as amajor. Core classes such as transport phenomena and separations in the chemical engineeringcurriculum, though, teach students a number of invaluable concepts and fundamentals that can beapplied to projects involving the life sciences.To address the misconceptions of chemical engineering as a major and its importance in themedical field, we propose to use a hands-on, interactive learning tool

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Chemical Engineering Pedagogy

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Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

learning strategy preference profiles. For example,Birzer and Nolan [11] found that law enforcement had a distinctive profile compared to thegeneral population in a comparison of known population norms to the preferred learningstrategies of urban police in a Midwestern city. They found there were some differences betweenthose working in community policing environments and those who did not. Police involved incommunity policing tended to be Problem Solvers. Ausburn and Brown [7] studied career andtechnical education students and found that most were Engagers.Verbal-Visual PreferenceA major dimension of cognitive style is the verbalizer-visualizer dimension [12]. Unfortunately,there is no consensus on terminology for this dimension as it has been

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Virtual Instruction of Chemical Engineering Courses

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Andrew Maxson, The Ohio State University

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were greeted outside of the lab by the instructor, and the distancingrequirements were reiterated and explained. Over the two semesters, various arguments toconvince students of the importance of maintaining distancing were tested: ensuring the safety ofoneself and others, getting practice following workplace safety rules in preparation for a career inindustry, the risk that the Unit Ops Lab may be shut down by the administration if policies werenot followed, and others. Ultimately the most successful argument was that avoiding “closecontact” with others would prevent students from getting stuck in quarantine if someone else inlab later tested positive.5.2 MasksInitially, an open box or stack of procedure masks was provided at the PPE table

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Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

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

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in meaning.We tend to see this same phenomenon in students’ final laboratory reports as well, even in thefinal course of the laboratory sequence. There is often a disconnect between what the studentswrite and the actual meaning of their project results. Rarely do students attempt to begin with thefundamental observations and draw conclusions, supporting their ideas in a logical progression.The observations in this work indicate that this practice is not reserved for final reports, wherespace may be limited, but a common practice. Perhaps by coaching students earlier in theirstudent career, giving them ample opportunities to practice, receive feedback, revise their work,one would hope to see succinct cogent technical response to these types

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Virtual Instruction of Chemical Engineering Courses

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Olivia Reynolds, Washington State University; Kitana Kaiphanliam, Washington State University; Olufunso Oje; Aminul Islam Khan, Washington State University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Kristin Bryant, Washington State University

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learning and plans to pursue a teaching career upon earning his Ph.D.Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University Jacqueline Gartner is an Assistant Professor at Campbell University in the School of Engineering, which offers a broad BS in engineering with concentrations in chemical and mechanical.Dr. Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University Prof. Prashanta Dutta has received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Texas A&M University in 2001. Since then he has been working as an Assistant Professor at the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University. He was promoted to the rank of Associate and Full Professor in 2007 and 2013, respectively. Prof. Dutta is an elected

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Works in Progress in Chemical Engineering Education

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Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Enrique D. Gomez; Scott T. Milner; Yu Xia

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students to research. 2. Establish a Polymer Materials Design Scholars Program (PolyMDSP) to involve students at the campuses in remote computational work during the year, in addition to summer research at UP. 3. Develop a data-driven Leadership, Management and Teaching (LMT) program that supports students in professional and career development.The focus of this paper is on the second point listed above, the Polymer Materials Design ScholarsProgram, which would involve students from the university’s many campuses to engage in aremote research experience. The original plan was that the campus students would work remotelyon computational work during the academic year, then have a research experience at theuniversity’s primary

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Works in Progress in Chemical Engineering Education

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Matthew Lucian Alexander P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Joseph Amaya

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in 2012 [2], [5]. Thisrenewed interest in process safety also led to a collaboration between industry and the Center forChemical Process Safety (CCPS) of AIChE to offer three-day process safety faculty short courseduring the summer starting in 2016, of which one of our authors is a graduate [2]. Over the lastsix years, our department has incorporated lectures and assignment activities on process safetyand environmental compliance into one or both of the two-course capstone design sequence,similar to the approach of other departments in the U.S [1], [4], [5], [6]. One of the capstonedesign instructors draws upon his experience from a 25-year career in the consulting industry toteach these topics. Students in our program are not exposed to

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Learning Outcomes and Assessment Within Chemical Engineering

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Laura P. Ford, The University of Tulsa; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University; Christy Wheeler West, University of South Alabama; Stephen W. Thiel, University of Cincinnati; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Marnie V. Jamieson, University of Alberta

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course are considering both future courses (design) and careers inindustry and research. 60 50 Percent of respondents 40 30 20 10 0 Sage on the stage Guide on the side Connect to other Prepare for the Convey courses future enthusiasmFigure 20. Categorized responses to "Describe your role in the class"Several faculty mentioned fun analogies as being particularly effective explanations. Someanalogies are listed below. • Making tea

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Teaching Professional Skills in Chemical Engineering

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Jake Patrick Stengel, Rowan University; Swapana Subbarao Jerpoth, Rowan University; Kirti M. Yenkie, Rowan University

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Enhanced Student LearningIntroductionWe are living in a continually evolving world. Globalization and advances in technology demandthe recent chemical engineering graduates be employed in fields that did not exist 10-20 yearsago, such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, product development, and sustainable practices [1].In response to the above challenges, besides gaining technological knowledge, the students alsoneed to be emphatic and critical thinkers to become leaders in solving multidisciplinary problems[2]. Therefore, the traditional teaching techniques need to be improved and upgraded to bridgethe gap between the existing chemical engineering curriculum and what the chemicalengineering graduates need to learn to succeed in their careers [3

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Business and Professional Literacy Within Chemical Engineering

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Dayoung Kim, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Alison J. Kerr, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

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concern. Just because, I mean, we were in a meeting, and the project leader said, or the project sponsor said, ‘This is what we plan to do.’ I just raised my concerns […] I didn’t have any leadership responsibility in the project, per se. But I was just in a meeting and voiced my concern.In addition to identifying and communicating the need for important tests, James also gave severaladditional examples which emphasized that ethical engineering includes transparency, decision-making, and proper reporting. These examples were less detailed and presented more as a runthrough of different ways he has experienced these aspects in his career. One example was duringhis time as a postdoc when made decisions about using animal subjects