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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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educators to support their teaching of En- gineering within K-12 classrooms. She has developed and implemented a senior-level projects laboratory course in the Chemical Engineering curriculum at the University of Utah, giving students hands-on expe- rience with the concepts she is teaching in their Process Control theory course. Stacy received a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah. She then earned a PhD in Chemical Engineer- ing at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research was focused on algorithms used in the processing of semiconductor wafers and resulted in two patents.Prof. Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah Anthony Butterfield is an Assistant Professor (Lecturing) in the Chemical

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WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Barr, University of Michigan; Taylor Ashley Dotto, University of Michigan; Joseph Gilbert Restivo, University of Michigan; Christina Said, University of Michigan; Rinrada Watchara, University of Michigan; Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Elaine C Wisniewski, University of Michigan; Xiaoxia Nina Lin, University of Michigan

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Paper ID #41378Work in Progress: Implementation of a Curricular Development Project forExperiential Learning in a Senior Capstone Product-Design CourseDr. Chris Barr, University of Michigan Dr. Christopher Barr is the Instructional Laboratory Supervisor in the Chemical Engineering Department at University of Michigan. He obtained his Ph.D. at University of Toledo in 2013 and is a former Fellow in the N.S.F. GK-12 grant ”Graduate Teaching Fellows in STEM High School Education: An Environmental Science Learning Community at the Land-Lake Ecosystem Interface”. His main responsibilities are supervising and implementing

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Perspectives in Chemical Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology; Sarah Oerther

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engineering collaboration have been proposed [18, 19].Previously, we reported on educational innovations to teach students of engineering aboutdevices with biomedical applications [20, 21, 22]. These teaching efforts included thedevelopment of devices in the laboratory [23], the deployment of these devices to the field (inthis case, the community environment) [24], and the ongoing improvement of devices to promotehuman health [25]. These efforts incorporated high school teachers as well as historicallyunderrepresented student populations to learn about and become involved in device development[26]. These prior efforts targeted long-standing problems of sustainable development includingsecure access to safe supplies of food and water [27, 28, 29, 30

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 3: Work-in-Progress Part 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fernando Mérida, University of Florida; Carlos Rinaldi; Luis Gallego, University of Florida; Andrew Stephen Kraus; Hyeongbeen Joo; Elizabeth Louise Meier, University of Florida

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) are taken by chemicalengineering undergraduate students typically between junior and senior years with the aim ofreinforcing fundamentals learnt in lecture courses. A distinctive feature of UOLs compared toundergraduate laboratories in other fields, like chemistry, is the use of the so-called pilot-scaleexperimentation[3] which introduces students to new scales of experimentation, mainly orientedtoward the manufacturing industry. From the educational point of view, pilot-scaleexperimentation in UOLs is a unique experience for undergraduate chemical engineeringstudents but it might hamper the ability to teach laboratory courses outside of lab facilities. Thiswas a significant challenge during the global COVID-19 pandemic, which pushed

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Safety and Sustainability in the ChE Classroom

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather L. Walker, University of Arkansas ; Edgar C Clausen, University of Arkansas

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Paper ID #42467Development of an Introduction to Sustainable Engineering Course as a ChemicalEngineering ElectiveDr. Heather L. Walker, University of Arkansas Dr. Walker is a Teaching Assistant Professor and the Associate Department Head for the Undergraduate Program in the Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Her research interests include engineering education, increasing student engagement and student advising.Dr. Edgar C Clausen, University of Arkansas Dr. Clausen is a University Professor in the Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 1: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ChE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Esohe Fawole, University of California, Davis; Glaucia Prado, University of California, Davis; William Ristenpart, University of California, Davis; Jason White, University of California, Davis

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Engineering at the University of California, Davis. Dr. White has been a faculty member at UC Davis since 2015, and he teaches process design and economics, process safety, bioseparations, and senior laboratory courses. He has helped lead the creation of the CHEM E CAD and Industrial Automation club at UC Davis, and he has sought to develop authentic, project-based learning experiences for his students in his courses. Dr. White also serves as the accreditation lead for the chemical engineering program at UC Davis. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Impact of The Design of Coffee, A General Education Chemical Engineering Course, on Students’ Decisions to Major in STEM

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 3: Work-in-Progress Part 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zeynep Ezgi Durak, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Oluwafemi Johnson Ajeigbe

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group in the fluid mechanics and heat transfer domains. Packed bed/fluidized bed instruc-tion appears in most chemical engineering curricula, but hands-on exposure is usually relegatedto senior-level unit operations laboratories if the equipment is available at all. We have devel-oped a simple system with manometer ports for understanding pressure losses in particle beds;our system can eventually be used for safe low-low temperature catalytic processes that can bevisualized with a color change. Classroom implementation strategies, accompanying conceptual-reinforcement materials, and motivational strategies will be presented.IntroductionStudents learn in many ways. Over the past two decades, many studies have shown a connectionbetween student

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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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became a business leader for specialty products (lube oils, asphalts, waxes, cokes) at Petroleos de Venezuela, PDVSA (1983-1998). He is a founding member of Universidad Monteavila (Caracas, Venezuela) (1998—2018) and became the Chancellor of this university (2005-2015), and the President of the Center for Higher Studies (2015-2018), including teaching in the Humanities. After rejoining the University of Pittsburgh, he has been teaching Pillar courses on Reactive Process Engineering, Process Control, Process Control Lab, and Process Design. In addition to technical courses, his service extends over curriculum development, outreach programs, alumni network, team and leadership skills development, global awareness

Conference Session

WIP: Classroom Innovations

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Neha B. Raikar, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Fernando Mérida, University of Florida

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other fluid mechanics topics. University of Florida (UF) has created thesekits as a special component of their unit operations experiments to enhance the learningobjectives of ChE laboratories, introducing junior and senior students to the concepts of pressuredrop due to friction losses in pipes. Furthermore, the desk-scale kits are also available for use inlecture courses as well as experimental demonstrations for outreach purposes. The latter can beused as a strategy to showcase practical applications of ChE among pre-college students, aimingto tackle the current decline in undergraduate enrollment in ChE programs.In efforts to combine innovative outreach initiatives with improved teaching strategies, bothinstitutions have engaged in a novel

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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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Christi L. Patton Luks, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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the calculationsalone or with their classmates. The undergraduate teaching assistant and I would then help asthey encountered roadblocks while doing their work.The classroom where this course is taught is attached to the undergraduate unit operationslaboratories. The room can hold more than 40 students, but with these activities it is best to keepthe enrollment in a single section to 24 or so. Thus, two sections are usually necessary eachsemester. The room has long tables with electrical outlets every few feet. Two sinks are availablein the lab space a few steps outside of the classroom, so water access and cleanup are easy.Another advantage of using this classroom is that the students can see the laboratory equipmentthat they will be using

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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado , University of Dayton; Ricardo Gómez González, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon; Jean M. Andino Ph.D., P.E., Arizona State University; Nilza D. Aples, University of Technology, Jamaica; Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston

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-chemical-engineers[6] “Chemical Engineering Lab Module: Designing Experiment for Measuring Pump Efficiency using 3-D Printers,” Engineering Unleashed. Accessed: Mar. 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://engineeringunleashed.com/card/2370[7] E. S. Vasquez, K. Bohrer, A. Noe-Hays, A. Davis, M. DeWitt, and M. J. Elsass, “Entrepreneurially Minded Learning in the Unit Operations Laboratory Through Community Engagement in a Blended Teaching Environment,” Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 56, no. 1, Art. no. 1, 2022, doi: 10.18260/2-1-370.660-125257.[8] “Boston Molasses Disaster Tank Redesign,” Engineering Unleashed. Accessed: Mar. 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://engineeringunleashed.com/card/1428[9] Morin, M and

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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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Swapana Subbarao Jerpoth, Rowan University; Robert P. Hesketh, Rowan University; Kirti M. Yenkie, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Sean Curtis; Michael Fracchiolla; David Anthony Theuma

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Division Early Career Award.Dr. C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University C. Stewart Slater is a professor of chemical engineering and founding chair of the Chemical Engineering Department at Rowan University. He has an extensive research and teaching background in separation process technology with a particular focus on membraSean CurtisMichael FracchiollaDavid Anthony Theuma ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Hands-On Experience in Solving Real-World Problems via a Unique Student-Faculty-Industry Collaboration Program1. IntroductionModern engineering education should have an inclusive teaching curriculum that combinestraditional lecture-based learning with new methods that can

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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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Dutch and in English. During this time his primary teaching and course develop- ment responsibilities were wide-ranging, but included running the Unit Operations laboratory, introducing Aspen Plus software to the curriculum, and developing a course for a new M.S. program on Renewable Energy (EUREC). In conjunction with his teaching appointment, he supervised dozens of internships (a part of the curriculum at the Hanze), and a number of undergraduate research projects with the Energy Knowledge Center (EKC) as well as a master’s thesis. In 2016, Dr. Barankin returned to the US to teach at the Colorado School of Mines. His primary teaching and course development responsibilities here include the Unit Operations Lab and

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Cultivating Community, Wellness, and Character Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorena S. Grundy, Tufts University

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/j.compedu.2013.10.013.[34] D. C. Lagoudas, J. D. Whitcomb, D. A. Miller, M. Z. Lagoudas, and K. J. Shryock, “Continuum Mechanics in a Restructured Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum,” Int. J. Engng Ed, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 301–314, 2000.[35] P. Piergiovanni and S. S. Moor, “Experiments In The Classroom: Examples Of Inductive Learning With Classroom Friendly Laboratory Kits,” in 2003 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Nashville, Tennessee: ASEE Conferences, Jun. 2003, p. 8.557.1- 8.557.10. doi: 10.18260/1-2--11569.[36] B. Bender, “Concepts for Purposive and Motivational Teaching and Learning in Engineering Design Courses,” Int. J. Engng Ed., vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 336–341, 2001.[37] M. van Manen, “On the

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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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Paper ID #37609Design and Study of a Packed Absorption Column for CO2 ScrubbingDr. Maddalena Fanelli, Michigan State University Dr. Maddalena Fanelli is a Teaching Specialist in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University. Dr. Fanelli teaches and coordinates a number of undergraduate courses and laboratories, helping students learn chemical engineering fundamentals and gain hands-on experience.Alexis ChuongMr. Robert Selden, Michigan State University Mr. Robert Selden is a Research and Instructional Equipment Technologist in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Material

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Cultivating Community, Wellness, and Character Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glaucia Prado, University of California, Davis; Jason White, University of California, Davis; Sara Sweeney, University of California, Davis

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research interests include students’ wellness, scientific history, inclusive teaching, and food engineering. She has piloted a new class that focus on student’s well being and success, community building, and providing academic support for chemical engineering courses.Dr. Jason White, University of California, Davis Dr. Jason R. White is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Davis. Dr. White has been a faculty member at UC Davis since 2015, and he teaches process design and economics, process safety, bioseparations, and senior laboratory courses. He has helped lead the creation of the CHEM E CAD and Industrial Automation club at UC Davis, and he has

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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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Paper ID #37608Process Control Experiment Using an Arduino Board and LED LightsDr. Maddalena Fanelli, Michigan State University Dr. Maddalena Fanelli is a Teaching Specialist in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University. Dr. Fanelli teaches and coordinates a number of undergraduate courses and laboratories, helping students learn chemical engineering fundamentals and gain hands-on experience.Mr. Ryan Daniel Atkinson, Michigan State University Mr. Ryan Atkinson is an undergraduate student studying Electrical Engineering. Currently, Ryan is working as a professorial assistant

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 3: Work-in-Progress Part 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olatunde Olu Mosobalaje, Covenant University; Moses Olayemi, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Department of Covenant University since February, 2013. In addition to being a registered engineer (COREN R68878), he is also a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE (33597) as well as the Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE (3495171). In teaching petroleum engineering course modules, Dr. Mosobalaje adopts a balanced blend of analogical reasoning, concept visualization, field application and workflow coding as a pedagogy style. His recent enrolment in and completion of dozens of online courses (MOOC), delivered by world-class universities, has broaden his view of state-of-the-art teaching methods. As a testimonial of his pursuit of excellence in teaching, he recently received an award as the best

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Promoting Inclusivity and Broadening Participation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ira Hysi, Northeastern University; Luke Landherr, Northeastern University

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Paper ID #42238Using Comics to Promote Student Interest in the Breadth and Depth of ChemicalEngineeringIra Hysi, Northeastern UniversityDr. Luke Landherr, Northeastern University Dr. Luke Landherr is a teaching professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University, conducting research in comics and engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Using Educational Comics to Promote Student Interest in the Breadth and Depth of Chemical Engineering Abstract To encourage students to pursue chemical engineering at undergraduate and

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh

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leader for specialty products (lube oils, asphalts, waxes, cokes) at Petroleos de Venezuela, PDVSA (1983-1998). He is a founding member of Universidad Monteavila (Caracas, Venezuela) (1998—2018) and became the Chancellor of this university (2005-2015), and the President of the Center for Higher Studies (2015-2018), including teaching in the Humanities. After rejoining the University of Pittsburgh, he has been teaching Pillar courses on Reactive Process Engineering, Process Control, Process Control Lab, Process Design, and Green Chemical Engineering and Sustainability. In addition to technical courses, his service extends over curriculum development, outreach programs, alumni network, team and leadership skills

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WIP: Classroom Innovations

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of Texas at Austin

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' Representational Fluency when Designing in the Context of Fluids Mechanics AbstractIncorporating design into the engineering curriculum has become an educational priority, as itsignificantly influences students' learning, motivation, and development of an engineeringidentity, among other outcomes. While some research exists about the teaching and learningof engineering design in the first- and last- years of undergraduate education, the second andthird years have received comparatively less attention. This study contributes to this gap byexploring the design practices of third-year chemical engineering students. Particularly, itfocuses on students' ability to create and translate among multiple

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Desen Sevi Özkan, University of Connecticut; Monika Crowl, University of Connecticut

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, we set out to learn about the history of why the junior leveldesign course was proposed. Through the sustainability expert interviews, we set out to learnabout existing plans and initiatives at the university around sustainability and energy efficiency.Ultimately, our purpose for this landscape mapping was to build a course curriculum with auniversity community that is already very focused on its own energy transition.PositionalityWe approach this project as two junior faculty in the chemical and biomolecular engineeringdepartment. Monika is an assistant professor in residence, which is a more teaching focusedfaculty track and Desen is an assistant professor of engineering education, whose research isfocused on engineering education. Monika

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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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Austin N. Johns, The State University of New York, Buffalo; Robert P. Hesketh, Rowan University; Matthew D. Stuber, University of Connecticut; Ashlee N. Ford Versypt, The State University of New York, Buffalo

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postdoc at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before starting her academic career at Oklahoma State University (OSU), where she was an assistant professor 2014-2020 and then a tenured associate professor until January 2021 before moving to UB. Dr. Ford Versypt leads the Systems Biomedicine and Pharmaceutics Laboratory. She was the 2020-2021 Chair for the ASEE Chemical Engineering Division (CHED). Dr. Ford Versypt has been recognized with the NSF CAREER Award, ASEE CHED Ray W. Fahien Award and Joseph J. Martin Award, and AIChE CAST Division David Himmelblau Award for Innovations in Computer-Based Chemical Engineering Education. She is an Academic Trustee of Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering Corporation

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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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authorityfigure, who traditionally was male. Authority has been studied related to other issues likeclassroom and laboratory work, but reading/following directions is not central to these studies[42]. A third possible explanation is that female students who self-select into engineering arebetter students on average than male students, which would involve a subset from other studiesof first-year college students [43]. This third hypothesis could be examined using standardizedtest scores or high school grades or rank. Since most students in the MEB course are in theirsecond semester of their engineering education, only one semester of grade data is available fromtheir university transcripts.When focusing on higher education, few examples of

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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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teamsPreliminary ResultsThe authors have opened this opportunity within their respective classes for three past years:Springs 2019, 2020, and 2022 and currently 2023. As Spring 2021 was a completely onlinesemester for the University (except for laboratory classes), it was skipped. The number of designteams and juniors that participated in this venture is summarized in Table 1.Table 1: Number of Design Teams and Interns participating 2019 2020 2022 2023 Design Teams 14 8 9 11 Interns 19 16 24 15In Figure 2, we compare the scores received by juniors

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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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.)The learning outcomes for this project were for students to be able to: - Draw information from a variety of online models and databases, - Estimate atmospheric pollutant concentrations given limited information, and validate against existing datasets for model accuracy, - Develop substantive hypotheses regarding potential causal societal factors for pollutant concentrations, and - Use a statistically appropriate method to infer trends, or lack thereof.Students were allowed to present their results in any form of summary that they deemedappropriate: while most employed a more typical laboratory report style structure to their reports,some employed PowerPoint, or slide style presentations to emphasize the

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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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Abstract Chemical engineering is a complex interconnected major. Just as chemical engineers have broken complex processes into unit operations, the chemical engineering curriculum has been broken up into courses. The organization of these courses varies amongst institutions and are based on years of prior teaching and research. Despite this, there have been calls to reevaluate the curriculum from both in- dustry and academia. We propose a graph-based representation of curricula in which topics are repre- sented by nodes and topic dependencies are represented by directed edges forming a directed acyclic graph. This enables using graph theory measures and tools to provide formal ways of evaluating a curriculum. Additionally, the

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Improving Student Problem Solving and Performance

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa Powell, University of California, San Diego; Justin Paul Opatkiewicz, University of California, San Diego

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Paper ID #42979Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of a Curriculum-Wide Chemical ProcessProjectDr. Alyssa Powell, University of California, San Diego Alyssa Powell is an Assistant Teaching Professor at University of California San Diego.Dr. Justin Paul Opatkiewicz, University of California, San Diego Teaching Professor of Chemical Engineering in the NanoEngineering Department at UCSD since 2012. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of a Curriculum-Wide Chemical Process ProjectAbstractThe chemical engineering program at

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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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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processes and advanced materials (cokes, carbon fibers) from oil residues, and became a business leader for specialty products (lube oils, asphalts, waxes, cokes) at Petroleos de Venezuela, PDVSA (1983-1998). He is a founding member of Universidad Monteavila (Caracas, Venezuela) (1998—2018) and became the Chancellor of this university (2005-2015), and the President of the Center for Higher Studies (2015-2018), including teaching in the Humanities. After rejoining the University of Pittsburgh, he has been teaching Pillar courses on Reactive Process Engineering, Process Control, Process Control Lab, and Process Design. In addition to technical courses, his service extends over curriculum development, outreach programs