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

George Westinghouse Award (1980), Rocky Mountain Division Outstanding Teaching Award (1998), and the Chemical Engineering Division Lectureship Award (2003). Page 14.1041.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Sabbatical and Academic Leaves – An Investment in Your Future!AbstractTaking a sabbatical or academic leave is becoming less popular owing to the problems associatedwith dual income families and the need to keep research programs running. This paper advancesstrong arguments for fitting well-timed leaves into one’s long-range academic plans. The authorhas taken

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

-Menten kinetic parameters by using the Langmuirplot, the Lineweaver-Burk plot, the Eadie-Hofstee plot, and nonlinear regression technique. Inevaluating the kinetic parameters, do not include data points that deviate systematically from theMichaelis-Menten model and explain the reason for the deviation. Determine which techniqueresults in the best prediction of kinetic parameters.The instructors will serve as the technical advisors for this project and you should be workingclosely with them to define the scope of the project. You will need to start planning your projectsoon and submit a project preliminary planning report (see below) on March 4, 2008. You areon the agenda to present your work to the technical support group on April 22, 2008. The

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Chemical Engineering

of inductivelearning and teaching methods that proves the positive influence of project-based learning in thedevelopment of skills such as: interconnecting and deeply understanding concepts, theapplication of reasoning strategies and team work.[17] Researchers in the area of EngineeringEducation have previously found through the use of meta-analyses the high value of project-based learning in classes that were traditionally taught using deductive teaching approaches.[18]We are proposing here that the use of open-ended projects in the laboratory can effectivelyillustrate to students the value of careful planning, effective communication, the criticalevaluation of previous work and to keep composure when faced with high levels of uncertainty

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

17% MS/ BS PhD 20% MS, BS 60% PhD MD 38% BS 65% 11% 9% (a) (b) (c) Figure 1. Distribution of ultimate or planned education levels of (a) the entire Peppas laboratory undergraduate population; (b) the Peppas laboratory undergraduate researchers surveyed; and (c) other undergraduate researchers.One key question we sought to address

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Blowers, University of Arizona

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Chemical Engineering

consistentCons Students may not Time inefficiencies Students may feel Scheduling may be know who to disconnected from difficult approach for new their planning issues that are not part of the formal track Information may not Students may not Page 14.854.4 be consistent know who to go toThis paper describes longitudinal advising of students, how it can be

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

. Jennifer is currently a student in George Bush School of Government at Texas A&M. She plans to attend graduate school in Fall 2009.Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University Lale Yurttas is a Senior Lecturer and Assistant Department Head for Upper Division in the Chemical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. She chairs the Departmental ABET Committee. She serves as an advisor to AIChE Student Chapter at Texas A&M. She has been the driving force for service learning initiative in College of Engineering. She coordinates the service learning activities for the current NSF Departmental Level Curriculum Project in the Department. She has 12 years of experience in engineering

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

Effective People (1)ENT3972 Electronic Circuit Design and Fabrication (1)ENT3973 Geohydrologic Techniques (1)ENT3975 Intro to Vehicle Design and System Modeling (1)ENT3976 Personal Brand Management (1)ENT4951 Business Plans & Budgeting / Enterprise (1)ENT4954 Global Competition (1)Table 2. Partial Listing of Business, Communication and Elective Modules for MTU Enterprise Program Page 14.678.3A vertical (sophomores, juniors, and seniors) and horizontal (various engineering andbusiness disciplines) integration makes the program a unique experience for students.Over 10% of students enrolled in the College of Engineering are

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hanyak, Bucknell University; Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

Page 14.1144.4 Department about your strong technical background, you have been promoted to the status of provisional sophomore engineer. As a new sophomore chemical engineer in this program, your team of four members will apply problem-based learning to develop a chemical process and determine its process requirements for material and energy using the process simulator Aspen HYSYS. In addition, your team will manually set up and solve chemical processing problems using fundamental principles of material balances, phase equilibria, and energy balances, in order to learn how HYSYS does its calculations on process units. Also, your team will plan, conduct, and analyze experiments in the company's laboratory. Furthermore, as a

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University; David Thiessen; Nurdan Yurt; Baba Abdul, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

, Developappropriate scoring examples, Test the resulting rubric, Revise the rubric.Portions of the CTL rubric describe a common problem solving method. Identify theproblem, make assumptions, pursue a solution methodology and evaluate your solution.Taking these four categories leaves us with a rubric that can measure critical thinking inthe context of problem solving. A pair of graduate students came up with examples ofwhat might be typical for each score in for a chemical engineering problem. This rubric,see Appendix 2, was then used to rate group presentations on the design project thestudents did, and later brief individual papers. The brief papers were one to two pages onthe following question: Imagine you are planning on adding a swimming pool and

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

are as follows: “The seminars have become more useful and well planned. I haveenjoyed most of them and learned from them. The cultural presentations are great and I like thesafety seminars”; “more non technical presentations would make the seminar series moreinteresting”; “I have liked most of the non-technical seminars”; “asking questions should not bemade a substitute for homework. I have heard a few dumb questions as a result”. When asked about how many technical to non-technical presentations they would like tohave, the average response was 7.5 technical to 5.5 technical presentations in a series. Thisanswer could be somewhat skewed as the number of technical presentations in semester is 8 andthe number of non-technical

Conference Session

E-Learning in Chemical Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Silverstein, University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

information, and a plan for improvement.Students were then required to contribute to a wiki page with their ideas on what would be bothan effective warning to future students and a declaration of what they learn during the first monthof the course. A screen capture of this page is given in Figure 2.AssessmentThe project was assessed by instructor observation and student survey. The survey wasconducted at the end of the course and consisted of 14 statements for which students were askedto indicate agreement or disagreement on a 5 point Lickert scale (1= strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree). Several additional free- answer questions were also asked. Results of thequantitative portion of the survey are presented in Table 1

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Chemical Engineering

attitudes in the desired direction. The class inwhich this module was used was also a senior level high school physics class. Thus it is likelythat the students in this class were already considering pursuing college level studies in a scienceor engineering field so that exposure to the module developed as part of this program may havehad a smaller effect than if the module had been used in a class with students who might be moreundecided on their future plans. Another interesting finding was the student responses on the survey given to them after Page 14.568.7the one-day testing session for the modules developed during the summer. In

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

incorporated a modified version of the Hoistinatorproject, preceded by a 4-week startup project on building rockets out of soda bottles. A detaileddescription of the bottle rocket project was published previously.11 Many schools are usingvarious versions of soda bottle rocket projects in science education12,13 and NASA has proposedstandards and lesson plans for grade 5-12 students.14Constraints and specifications for the bottle rocket project were as follows: The goal was to design a bottle rocket that would fly as far as possible. The body of the rocket was a 2-L soda bottle. Modeling clay was used to add ballast to the bottom of the bottle, which became the nose of the rocket. Clay could not be placed anywhere but the nose

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

to begin to incorporate bio intotheir courses. The database would function as a supplementary solution manual to the textbooksolution manual. An NSF Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement proposal was Page 14.1086.2 1funded in January, 2007 to the authors of this paper, and the plan was to develop 100 problemswith solutions for the Material and Energy Balance course.BioEMB has a number of useful attributes for faculty. Unlike a static solution manual, theproblems on BioEMB can be easily modified. Thus, mistakes in calculation, typo's and othererrors can be easily fixed and reposted

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Chemical Engineering

their request. A process simulation with statistical fluctuations is used Page 14.680.6to generate results and mimic a real experimental study. They must decide when theyhave enough data (or when they run out of money), and possibly adjust theirexperimental plan in order to perform the analysis.The Safety and Chemical Engineering Education (SACHE) program is a joint effortbetween the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Center for Chemical ProcessSafety and academic institutions. Founded in 1992, the committee typically organizes ayearly workshop to educate chemical engineering faculty on the importance of safetyeducation. Their website48 features

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

, and batch reactors. The students are alsoevaluated on team work, and written and oral explanation of technical concepts.Discussions revealed the potential for coordinated problems between Reactor Design, HeatTransfer, and Mass Transfer in order to reinforce concepts in student’s minds. The faculty teammade plans to meet separately to formulate a problem or two on reactant conversion in a packetcatalyst bed and / or conversion dependence on heat transfer into a reactor’s jacketed reservoir.ChE 4134 Process and Plant DesignThis two semester capstone design sequence is designed to further integrate student knowledgefrom the sophomore and junior level chemical engineering courses into a knowledge base thatcan be used effectively in analysis