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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maureen Tang, Drexel University; Tamara Galoyan Galoyan; Shannon Capps

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ultimate goal of this project is to benefit students and faculty through well-definedand systematic interventions across the curriculum.IntroductionAcademic under-preparedness and student mental health are growing concerns for engineeringfaculty and staff [1]. Continued fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated previoustrends [2], [3]. As an illustrative example, Figure 1 shows midterm distributions fromsophomore-level thermodynamics and senior-level controls classes in Summer and Fall of 2021(both hybrid synchronous). A third of theclass scored over 85%, demonstrating thatstudents had been taught the technicalcontent and that the exam was of reasonabledifficulty and length. However, anabnormally high fraction of the class scoredin D-F

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 4: Junior & Senior Year Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zuyi Huang, Villanova University

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projects to other students, as students needed to learn EOPtechniques like environmental sustainability and life cycle analysis that are not directly related tothe focus of Chemical Process Control. Additional instruction videos/materials on EOP may behelpful. In addition, there should be multiple courses in the curriculum to introduce EOP mindset.It is challenging to convince students to learn and use EOP skills just in one course.Introduction Global warming has been a significant threat to humans living on the earth. Extensive researchhas been conducted on switching fossil energy to renewable energy, as this is regarded as been oneof the potential solutions to the global warming threat [1], [2]. For example, California will ban thesale of new

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 6: First-Year & Sophomore Year Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Hasiya Najmin Isa; Emily Seriruk; Cody Wade Mischel

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employed a design-based research approach (DBR)with one baseline and two full enactment cycles. In each cycle, students are surveyed, and focusgroups are interviewed before and after implementation.In this paper, we will present the details of data collection, analysis, and findings from the resultsfrom all three semesters. The challenges and gains of adopting the approach and how to transferto other programs will be further discussed.IntroductionThe chemical engineering field has expanded, resulting in an increased gap between academiaand industry [1-3]. This gap was acknowledged by John Chen at the 2013 American Institute ofChemical Engineering (AIChE) Annual meeting, who highlighted that the areas of growth inengineering research and faculty

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 8: Lab Module Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy K. Firth, University of Utah; Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah; Mason John

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essentially all chemical engineering departments. In themost recent survey of process control courses conducted through the Chemical EngineeringDivision of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), it was found that about44% of responding process control instructors assess students using some sort of laboratoryactivity [1]. While there is significant evidence to suggest student learning of process controlconcepts is enhanced through hands-on experiences [2], [3], the majority of process controlcourses do not integrate hands-on labs, perhaps due to limited access to process controlequipment. Indeed, the division process control survey concludes that “increasing enrollmentsare challenging the incorporation of physical laboratory exercises

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Woo, Lafayette College

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case studies in undergraduate courses can be developed.As the impacts of climate change have continued to evolve and manifest over the past fewdecades, there is also a growing need to develop more nuanced and expansive discourse aroundenvironmental topics. [1] Due to their complexity, the social, ethical, and justice elements ofenvironmental issues often take a secondary role to more economic or policy-based motivations(loss of product, emission/release standards, etc.) in these discussions, which may result in theunintentional erasure or lack of apparent attention to the socially disadvantaged groups whom aredisproportionately affected. [2]–[4] As such, when creating new materials for environmentally-focused chemical engineering coursework

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 8: Lab Module Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Maxson, The Ohio State University; Jacob Strayer

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could reduce the cost of a similar system to approximately $7,200.This paper provides a detailed list of all parts of the pumping apparatus, including pipes, fittings,instruments, and equipment, along with the part number, vendor, and cost of each component. Adetailed construction / assembly drawing is also provided so that other Unit OperationsLaboratories can easily adopt this experiment.This paper also discusses the learning objectives of the experiment and how they are achieved inthe lab. After completing the pumping lab, students should be able to: 1. Safely operate centrifugal and positive displacement pumps 2. Predict pressure drop through a horizontal pipe section 3. Construct and interpret pump performance curves 4. Perform

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 2: Community Retrospectives

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Daniel Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael David Mau Barankin, Colorado School of Mines; Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Laura P. Ford, The University of Tulsa; Tracy Q. Gardner, Colorado School of Mines; Milo Koretsky, Tufts University; Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Matthew W Liberatore, The University of Toledo

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/ ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Preliminary Reflections and Assessment of the 2022Chemical Engineering Summer SchoolAbstractThe ASEE/AIChE Chemical Engineering Summer School (ChESS) is a week-long, roughlyquinquennial over the past nearly 100 years, faculty development event bringing togetherearly-career and seasoned faculty for workshops and community building [1]. The most recentChESS took place July 25-29, 2022 at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO, witharound 160 participants and 80 presenters. The two core outcomes for the Summer School are1) to build the Chemical Engineering education community and 2) to provide useful knowledgeand tools for teaching, scholarship, and service for those early in their careers.A typical

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 9: Student Experiences in Laboratory Courses

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer R. Brown, Montana State University, Bozeman; Stephanie G. Wettstein, Montana State University, Bozeman; Douglas J. Hacker, University of Utah

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keylearning from this process was the importance of the instructor discussion around their reasoningfor the scores and the importance of an ‘instructor orientation’ involving discussion and practiceusing the rubrics in the case of multiple instructors or a change in instructors. The developedrubric has the potential for broad applicability to engineering laboratory courses with technicalwriting components and could be adapted for alternative styles of technical writing genre.IntroductionTechnical communication skills are highly valued in industry[1, 2] and tied to higher levels ofcareer advancement[3]. Regrettably, they are often lacking in engineering graduates. In chemicalengineering programs without a technical writing course requirement

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 5: Work-in-Progress Part 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlos Landaverde-Alvarado, University of Texas, Austin

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post-doctoral research at Virginia Tech and had two visiting faculty appointments at UMass Lowell and Cleveland State University. He joined the faculty of Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin in 2020. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: A Teamwork Training Model to Promote the Development of Teaming Skills in Chemical Engineering Students.IntroductionMultiple studies highlight how the modern work environment increasingly requires teams thatare multidisciplinary, diverse, and dynamic [1]–[5]. Organizations must be rapid to adapt andinnovate in their efforts to remain competitive and create long term value for theirstakeholders[6]. It has been

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 8: Lab Module Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maddalena Fanelli, Michigan State University; Ryan Daniel Atkinson, Michigan State University

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those developed by Butterfield, Elmer,Prima, et al., involve temperature monitoring [1] or air quality and colorimetric sensing [2-6]using Arduino’s IDE programming language. Henrique et al. use Arduino boards and open-source processing software for flow, level, pH, and temperature control [7]. Their processesincorporate rigor and complexity. Hedengren et al. developed a small, portable, integratedArduino temperature control kit, allowing students to readily put to practice process controlsusing MATLAB scripts and Simulink models [8-10].Like Hedengren et al.’s kit, our system is low-cost, small and portable. It is a risk-free andsimple alternative that expands learning options, allowing easy application of Simulink or otherprogramming platforms

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 4: Junior & Senior Year Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; Schohn L. Shannon, University of Pittsburgh; Michael McMahon; Hseen Baled

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,conducted by the AIChE Education Division on the curricular and pedagogical topics for ProcessControl, points to an average of approximately 40 hours of lecture, 11 hours of simulation, and 7hours of experimental laboratory per course [1]. In addition, more than 50% of respondentsrequire no lab reports [1], which can be interpreted as having no corresponding lab, confirmingthe perception that most process control courses in chemical engineering rely on classroomsettings and mathematical content [2]. “Systems Engineering, I: Dynamics and Modeling” is aclassical one-semester course in Process Control [3] and one of the two capstone courses forsenior students at the University of Pittsburgh. It is a five-credit course where students meet withthe

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 6: First-Year & Sophomore Year Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Yanosko; Matthew W. Liberatore, The University of Toledo

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. Engineeringeducation, especially in higher education, creates similar big data for both faculty and studentsrelated to learning experiences. From clicks to page and video view times, points can be awardedfor engagement or left as an opportunity for student self-evaluation. The digital platform ofinterest here is the interactive textbook with integrated online homework. While these tools aremore common in math and introductory science courses, interactive textbooks for engineeringcourses are becoming more widely available [1-5].Historically, engineering textbooks have been the antithesis of active learning with static text thatis updated about once per decade. However, interactive textbooks put onus on students tocomplete participation clicks, view animations

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaafar Ballout, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Mamoun Al-Rawashdeh, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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to the advancement in the digital era tohave mediums such as Python (open-source programming language) and Jupyter (Integrateddevelopment environment - IDE). Jupyter is a combination of open-source programminglanguages: Julia (Ju), Python, (Py), and R [1]. Although Jupyter notebooks are heavily used inmachine learning and data science, some explored their power in modeling and teaching otherfields of study [2]. Jupyter is an interactive web tool that can accommodate differentprogramming code types, computational output, markdown text, and LaTex in a notebook form.It also allows adding figures and videos around the used code which is another interactive keyfeature. These features make Jupyter notebook unique with significant potential as a

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 8: Lab Module Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maddalena Fanelli, Michigan State University; Alexis Chuong; Robert Selden, Michigan State University

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packed with 6 mm ceramic Intalox saddles. A simplified schematic of the small-scalecolumn is shown in Figure 1. Liquid Inlet Gas Outlet 12” Liquid Overflow Liquid Distributor 8” NaOH & Water Air & CO2 Stream Stream 16” Packing

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Miles Phillips, Baylor University; Anne Marie Spence, Baylor University; Alexandre Yokochi

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plant, called a Chemical Engineering Education Reactor (CEER).Students learn well in a combination of lecture and discovery-based methods, where lectureprovides base knowledge of the field and discovery methods encourage critical thinking andsubject matter integration [1]. Incorporating active learning, like discovery methods, have beproven to improve concept tests more than any other form of instruction [2], encouraging furtherimplementation of active learning. CEER will seek to take advantage of active learning benefitsto teach individual concepts as well as how these concepts integrate. CEER is intended to enable experimental work on topics including heat and massbalances, heat and mass transfer, instrumentation and measurements

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 10: Teaming and Professional Skills

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Carrico, P.E., E4S, LLC; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl

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for researchto consider nuanced distinctions within STEM fields to assist research to practice transitions.Competition in securing jobs upon graduation is expected to continue, including for engineeringpositions. In fact, even in a market of high demand for STEM graduates, employers needcandidates that display the skills, interests, and readiness to be successful employees.A gap remains in understanding how prepared students feel and how they improve theirpreparedness to obtain their preferred FPAG, in particular within a specific discipline under theSTEM domain. To explore this gap, we sought to answer these research questions:1) What are students’ self-rated perceptions of preparedness for their preferred FPAG and howdo they compare to

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 10: Teaming and Professional Skills

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; Hseen Baled; Michael McMahon

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). Project Leader (1987-92). Principal Researcher (1992-95). Specialty Products Business Leader (1995-99)Hseen BaledMichael McMahon ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Team Building Games to Reinforce the Training of Chemical Engineering Students in Team Skills Based on Collaboration LeadershipIntroductionTeam building games or activities are popular at work [1] - [3], and college [4]. Team games arecreative activities that simulate team performance at relatively simple and engaging tasks butoffering practice and reflections to apply to real job situations. They can be used when starting anew team project or sometimes later to address conflicts, to encourage positive attitudes, or tounveil new

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 7: Innovative Pedagogy

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiamin Zhang, University of California, Riverside; John Ellington Byars, Auburn University; Eric Burkholder, Auburn University

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assessement, problem-solving, and equity in the undergraduate and graduate STEM classroom. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Sensemaking of Block Flow Diagrams in Chemical EngineeringINTRODUCTIONAs engineering educators, we all want our students to make sense of the ideas they encounter inour courses. Sensemaking has been shown to help students build new knowledge and createconnections within the knowledge they already have [1]. The process of sensemaking also helpsstudents achieve coherence between a concept and a scenario in the real world [2]. Additionally,sensemaking can positively benefit students’ problem-solving, leading to more efficient,insightful, and accurate solutions [3]. In the

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 9: Student Experiences in Laboratory Courses

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of Texas, Austin; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Jennifer R. Brown, Montana State University, Bozeman; Stephanie G. Wettstein, Montana State University, Bozeman; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, University of New Mexico

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are more feasible to implement, compared to authentic research experiences.Introduction and research purposeLaboratory experiments play a critical role in the professional work of chemical engineers [1, 2].Experiments are used in many facets of engineering (Figure 1). Hands-on laboratory experiencesat the junior and senior levels typically reinforce concepts learned in course work and offeropportunities to practice technical communication skills that will benefit students in their futurecareers. Thus, regardless of whether they are headed to industry or graduate school, experimentaldesign and communication are critical skills in the professional formation of chemical engineers. Investigate Develop

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 5: Work-in-Progress Part 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bethany Jean Klemetsrud, P.E., University of North Dakota; Frank M. Bowman, University of North Dakota

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engineering design in K-12 classrooms and applying them to undergraduate engineering coursesIntroduction and Background:This work-in-progress paper describes lessons learned from the first two years of a three-yearprofessional development (PD) research project [1] focusing on culturally relevant engineeringdesign implementation in upper elementary and middle school classrooms in rural North Dakota.This paper highlights how some of the key findings are being implemented into undergraduateengineering courses.Oftentimes, engineeringdesign tasks within the K-12 and college classroomsare missing cultural andcommunity connections.K-12 teachers are nowrequired to teachengineering design withintheir curricula due to theadoption of the NextGeneration

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 5: Work-in-Progress Part 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gaurav Giri, University of Virginia

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. For core courses that are taken by all chemical engineeringundergraduate students, it is imperative that the knowledge is retained across multiple semesters.In this work in progress, a study is undertaken of how students retain knowledge delivered in thecourse taught by the instructor. The instructor’s course "Modelling and Simulations in Chemical Engineering” is a corecourse taken by all chemical engineering undergraduate students in their second year, in thespring term. The average class size ranges from 45-60 students. The learning objectives of thecourse are as follows:1. Convert the physical problem into a set of mathematical equations, identify appropriatetechniques and make an informed choice of one of these techniques.2

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 4: Junior & Senior Year Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; Robert Enick

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Design pillar course iscomplemented by a two-credit Safety and Ethics course. The block-schedule curriculum doesnot add more credits compared to a traditional curriculum, but instead uses the hours moreeffectively through restructuring (e.g., combining two separate thermodynamics courses offeredin consecutive terms into a single thermodynamics pillar course). This provides larger blocks oftime for students to actively engage in learning in the classroom with the support of the instructorand allows for a hands-on unit operations laboratory experience for five consecutive semestersfor the students in parallel with their core courses.Table 1 provides the sequence of courses and labs which make up our core curriculum. Moredetails on the structure

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas McKean, University of Arkansas; Jorge Almodovar, University of Arkansas; Ranil Wickramasinghe P.E., University of Arkansas

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 6: First-Year & Sophomore Year Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luke Landherr, Northeastern University

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journals being devoted to this efforts.1-6 After social backlash in the 1950s negativelyimpacted the reputation of comics and ended most of the research being conducted on comics in education,7-8 despite the majority of studies at the time indicating their broad positive potential, comics only began tobe reintroduced in formal learning environments in the United States over the past two decades.9-13 Now,educational comics are readily being produced to cover a range of fields, particularly in STEM at all levelsof learning, with positive impact having been shown in covering topics of medical techniques,14-15 solar-terrestrial phenomena such as global warming and geomagnetism,11 biology,16-17 anatomy,18 polymerscience,19 and mathematics.20 Overall

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 5: Work-in-Progress Part 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nagma Zerin, Johns Hopkins University; Sakul Ratanalert, Johns Hopkins University

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abilities are inherent and can not be improved [1].Having a growth mindset is crucial for successfully designing and implementing a process as achemical engineer. Innovative design is iterative, requiring continuous learning and improvementas well as consistent effort after setbacks without succumbing to self-doubt, which are thehallmarks of a growth mindset. Interestingly, the standard chemical engineering curriculum, ingeneral, does not have any built-in initiatives to develop a growth mindset in undergraduatestudents. Therefore, we decided to address this gap as part of curriculum improvement in theDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChemBE) at Johns Hopkins University. Mass and energy balance is generally the first core

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 10: Teaming and Professional Skills

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abishek Sekhar; Peter Neal, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Sarah Grundy, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

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team and sufficiency of online-only teams. In general,the results indicated that the teacher occupied an educative and mediating role in facilitatingteamwork, especially in the current context and prevalence of online and hybrid teams.We conclude by making recommendations for teachers on the implementation of team-basedactivities that will provide their students with positive and effective learning experiences forthe development of teamwork skills.IntroductionThe practice of chemical engineering has always involved solving problems centred on theefficient use of natural resources, process optimisation and ensuring sustainable operations tomeet human ends [1]. Today, the challenges faced are increasingly complex, requiringmultidisciplinary

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 10: Teaming and Professional Skills

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mariajose Castellanos, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Neha B. Raikar, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Mariajose Castellanos1 and Neha Raikar1 1 Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyIntroduction/MotivationNovel practices are being implemented that deviate from the typical in-class instruction with anemphasis on applying classroom learning to real-world situations. Internships are a great way toenable the implementation of this objective. They provide hands-on experience and help connectthe subject matter to practical applications. In experiential learning, students learn by doing andreflect on their learning [1]. Creative projects can help accomplish this goal. In this work, webring the benefits of the internship experience to the

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 9: Student Experiences in Laboratory Courses

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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study were:What are the perceived objectives and perceived learning experiences of students in our CHElab? To what extent do these experiences differ for students enrolled in the traditional courseand the revised course?Prior work explored student experiences in the laboratory by analyzing survey results from theSelf-Assessment and Direct Skills Test [1-4]. These assessments contained primarily close-endedquestions with some open-ended prompts. Distinct from prior work, the methodology for thiseffort followed the six phases for thematic analysis outlined by Braun and Clarke [5] and wasapplied using a phenomenological lens where the authors seek to describe different ways a groupof people (chemical engineering students) understand a phenomenon

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Innovations in Experiments and Modeling

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert P. Hesketh, Rowan University; Barnabas Gao, Rowan University; Kirti M Yenkie, Rowan University; Swapana Subbarao Jerpoth, Rowan University; David Anthony Theuma, Rowan University; Sean Curtis, Rowan University; Michael Fracchiolla, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; Steven Roth, Rowan University; Emma Marie Padros, Rowan University

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D3 women’s swim team. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Enhancing Efficiency and Quality in Oil Pipeline Flushing: A Novel Laboratory-Scale Pilot Plant Study1. IntroductionDid you ever wonder how all those bottles of oil on the store shelf are filled? Did you ever thinkthat many were filled at one facility through identical lines? As a result, the same set of pipes andpipelines are used. Because of this, flushing is a crucial process used to remove residues ofprevious products from the line to prevent contamination when a switch from one oil to anotheroil is made [1]. In multiproduct pipeline systems, the process of flushing gains paramountimportance, especially

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Perspectives in Chemical Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blake Lopez, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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abstraction is readily understandable meaning conversations between instructors regarding the curriculum can occur within a department and even across institutions. This abstraction is explained with a simplified curriculum and applied to the undergraduate chemical en- gineering curriculum of a subject university. Highly and lowly connected topics are identified and approaches for grouping the topics into modules are discussed.Keywords: Modeling; Curriculum; Graph Theory; Modularity* Corresponding Author: brlopez@wisc.edu 1 http://zavalab.engr.wisc.edu1 IntroductionThe early days of chemical engineering focused on