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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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Laura P. Ford, The University of Tulsa; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Bruce K. Vaughen, American Institute of Chemical Engineers; Marnie V. Jamieson, University of Alberta, Canada; Luke Landherr, Northeastern University; David L. Silverstein, P.E., University of Kentucky; Troy J. Vogel, University of Notre Dame; Christy Wheeler West, University of South Alabama; Stephen W. Thiel, University of Cincinnati

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. Someinstitutions (20%) have design courses throughout the curriculum in addition to the capstonedesign sequence, but more programs (40%) have design projects within non-design coursesthroughout the curriculum. The course or courses in the capstone design sequence are primarilyoffered only once a year (78%) with a slight edge to the spring semester/winter quarter (80%)over the fall semester/quarter (72%). Most institutions (78%) include instruction in software orprogramming as part of the course(s). The culminating design project is most often a theoreticaldesign (68%) as opposed to one based on experiments (3%) or resulting in a prototype (7%), andmost institutions do not use the AIChE Design Competition problems (70%). Professional skillsare mainly

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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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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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the University of California, San Diego has integrated agroup project analyzing a chemical processing plant throughout the curriculum. The goal of theproject is to tie together concepts in the core courses, which can otherwise appear disconnected.Students first analyze the chemical plant in Material and Energy Balances. They then build uponthat analysis using the material they learn in Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, ChemicalReaction Engineering, Separation Processes, Chemical Process Dynamics and Control, and,finally, in the capstone Chemical Plant and Process Design course.This paper presents quantitative and qualitative survey results from students at different stages inthe curriculum. A 5-point Likert scale was used to evaluate the

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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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Paper ID #38836Process Control Laboratory Projects: Technical Training, TeamDevelopment, and Global CollaborationDr. Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh 2018+ University of Pittsburgh. Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department. Assistant Professor. Teaching track. 1999-2018. Universidad Monteavila (Caracas, Venezuela). Founder, Academic Coordinator (1999-2004), Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs (2004-2005), Chancellor (2005-20015), President of High Studies Center (2015-2017) 1983-1998. Petroleos de Venezuela. Research Center (Caracas, Venezuela). Professional Engineer (1983- 87). Project Leader

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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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differentlyacross campus. The context of sustainability is important to consider as we develop newcurricula for engineering students. While engineering traditionally operates in a value systemgoverned by technical and economic considerations, a sustainability paradigm can help reassessthese considerations to value the human and non-human actors. An opportunity within thecurriculum to bring together concepts in energy and sustainability is within the capstone designsequence – which asks students to apply the problem-solving process to larger projects. Thejunior-level design and process safety course is a newly envisioned course for the chemicalengineering curriculum at [State University]. This course was created as a way for students toapply their

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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh

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some type of participation in capstone design projects, as industrialcollaborators [1], sometimes as industry liaisons in real-world projects [2], or as industrialadvisors to meet with students and review their reports, or industrial partners pitching projectsfor students’ choice, attending, and grading final presentations, or invitees for special topics (i.e.,safety, team building, PI&Ds) [1].2.0 Project Description2.1 An initiative inserted in the capstone course for chemical engineers.Teaching the capstone course for chemical engineers (generally a process design course) isalways very challenging. Students come with the expectation of wrapping up all that they werelearning in college and projecting their application in the upcoming jobs

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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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class sizes and the interest, 1-3 interns can be assigned to a team by theinstructors.The students who do not participate in this internship experience or those who don’t get placedare assigned a separate project to fulfill the requirement. Once the pairing is complete, the actualimplementation of the project starts. The design teams then develop the project promptcomparable to the regular controls project but adapted to their capstone project. The twoinstructors ensure that the scope of the work assigned is feasible. The interns start their workwith background information collection based on the assigned prompt. Although, at this point,the juniors haven’t learned all the concepts needed for project completion, they are advised towork on it as

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WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher V.H.-H. Chen, Columbia University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University

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ofcourse concepts). Other cases were assigned as homework (weeks-long)–with case-basedproblems replacing additional problems on a problem set-–and as a final design project (1 monthlong). By placing students as the decision-makers in the story, students are forced to considertheir engineering decisions holistically, leveraging their sustainability awareness and ability toevaluate impact to determine how to take action. This is demonstrated most in a final designproject, where students design and evaluate a proposed engineering project and give an up ordown decision. In past years, topics for the final project have included evaluation of greenhydrogen and carbon sequestration projects.Chemical Process Design Capstone (Northeastern University

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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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Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; E. Daniel Cardenas-Vasquez, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

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students easy, perhaps even commonplace, making faculty rethink globalcooperation in higher education [19, 20].The unique nature of capstone engineering courses resulted in additional challenges towardeffective delivery during the pandemic, with one faculty member commenting “lack of in-persondiscussions, team collaboration and time spent in the lab all have negative impacts on the project”[21]. Many adaptations were made during the pandemic to allow students to effectively work onchemical engineering capstone projects as part of a team, such as focusing on design tasks usingsimulation tools (e.g. ASPEN) and managing group meetings through video conferencing software(e.g. Google Meet) [22]. It is possible that knowledge of these practices

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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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or skills for high performance teams. Some professors useCATME to configure teams for their course projects and/or tracking team performance, but mostprofessors allow for self-selection of team members and alternative students’ assessments onteam performance. One lecture for a 2-hour session with embedded team activities has beenprepared (expanding on [23]) and used in capstone courses to recap on main teamwork skills andreinforce the importance for professional development.A sample of student perception on teamwork skills is presented in Figure 1. The plot is the resultof a recent survey with 48 students attending the capstone course. They were asked to highlightup to 5 of the main skills they acquired and developed during their career

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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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as reported below in Table 1. The assignments in the sophomore and junior year areintended to provide students with the foundation they need to complete larger scale projects duringtheir senior year, in three capstone courses (Process Control, Safety & Ethics, and Process Design).Simultaneously, rubrics have been developed, used, and refined to assess the attainment of theseoutcomes. Some basic rubrics have been established at the departmental level (Tables 2 and 3).However, instructors are encouraged to develop variations of these rubrics to better assess thespecific assignments. In addition, during lectures of each of the classes – the students are providedspecific examples of considerations in terms of the global, environmental

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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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, evaluation, and results of these integrated curricula in chemicalengineering has been provided elsewhere [A1], [A2], [A3], [A4], [A5]. The technical content ofthese courses and unit operation laboratories have been progressively enriched with training insafety. Lectures on safety have been added in close connection with the specific content of someof the six pillar courses. Projects have been included in several pillars for students to incorporatesafety analysis and proposals. Table 1. CHE Core CurriculumYear (Semester) Core course Cr Companion course CrSophomore (I) Foundations in Chemical 6 Foundations of CHE Lab 1

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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ya He, University of Sheffield; Mohammad Zandi P.E., University of Sheffield

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, Engineering and Technology)Gladysz, B., Urgo, M., Stock, T., Haskins, C., Sieckmann, F., Jarzebowska, E., Kohl, H., Ola Strandhagen, J., &Tollio, T. (2020). Sustainable engineering master module - insights from three cohorts of european engineeringteam. International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, 4(2-4: Special Issue), 413 - 432. (IndersciencePublishers (IEL))Ismail, N., Aziz, N. A. A., Hong, C. K., & Zainal, M. Z. (2019). Assessing Teamwork Value in Project-Based Learningof Capstone Project Course Proceedings of the International Conference on Student and Disable StudentDevelopment 2019,Lin, Y., & Zhang, H. (2021). “I finally marginalized myself from the mainstream”: An Autoethnography Study ofChinese International Student’s

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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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excerpts of studentresponses.In addition to reporting on the research question itself, this paper will serve as a process guide foranalysis of a small set of qualitative data in the context of chemical engineering education. Theintent is to make thematic analysis more accessible for faculty who might otherwise not considerthis approach in pedagogical work.IntroductionLaboratory courses are often the first, and sometimes only, place where undergraduate ChemicalEngineering students encounter real Chemical Engineering equipment and work in a large-scalelaboratory environment. Beyond technical and sensory experience, capstone laboratory alsoaffords students the ability to practice other critical skills, such as safety, experimental planning

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Promoting Inclusivity and Broadening Participation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois at Chicago

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diverse needs of society globally.DEI Statements in Senior Design Projects:The requirement for DEI statements in senior design projects at UIC's Chemical EngineeringDepartment is a significant educational innovation. These statements require students to considerand articulate the societal, cultural, and ethical implications of their engineering solutions. Byintegrating DEI considerations into the capstone projects, students are encouraged to thinkcritically about the broader impact of their work, fostering a mindset that values diversity andinclusivity. This integration ensures that students are not only capable engineers but alsoconscientious contributors to society who understand the importance of their work in variouscultural and societal

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

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capstone designcourses starting in 2016. No other concern, weakness or deficiency was raised about thedepartment ABET assessment in the 2015 ABET review. When the 2021 ABET reviewoccurred, a weakness was assigned for our program in Criterion 4: continuous improvement.The weakness was attributable to (a) faculty not assessing all elements of certain studentoutcomes (SOs), (b) inconsistency in which aspect of SOs were assessed by different instructorsteaching two different sections of the same course, and (c) faculty averaging their assessmentscores in an ad-hoc manner. ABET determined that the department assessment results did notrepresent a systematic assessment process that was applied in a consistent manner throughout theprogram.The new

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Perspectives in Chemical Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura P. Ford, The University of Tulsa; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Heather Chenette, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer L. Cole, Northwestern University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Stephen Ward Thiel P.E., University of Cincinnati

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a Professor-Educator in the Chemical Engineering program at the University of Cincinnati (UC). He received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech, and his MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. His past research has focused on membrane science, adsorption, and ion exchange. He currently serves as the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Program Director at UC and teaches the capstone process design sequence. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 How We Teach: Chemical Engineering ElectivesAbstractThe AIChE Education Division’s Survey Committee covered elective

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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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, specifically in Process Control [3], but the implementation of labexperiences in process control courses have been largely constrained in many higher-educationinstitutions by several factors like lack of equipment and technical support [4]. Several initiativeshave been reported to compensate for this deficiency including classroom lab kits [3], remotelabs [4], [5], [6], virtual lab simulators [6], [7], [8], [9], and the use of data from unit operationexperimental modules [10] among others.Our chemical engineering curriculum includes a capstone senior course on Process Control, 5credit units, with a companion laboratory course (1 credit hour). The lab includes six fullyautomated experimental setups, three for liquid level control and three for

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Safety and Sustainability in the ChE Classroom

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura P Ford, The University of Tulsa; Gary A Aurand, Penn State University; Chris Barr, University of Michigan; Frank Bowman, University of North Dakota; Hema Ramsurn, The University of Tulsa; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Tracy L. Carter, Northeastern University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Luke Landherr, Northeastern University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Stephen Ward Thiel P.E., University of Cincinnati; Bruce K Vaughen P.E., American Institute of Chemical Engineers; Troy J. Vogel, University of Notre Dame

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University of Texas at Austin. His past research has focused on membrane science, adsorption, and ion exchange. He currently serves as the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Program Director at UC and teaches the capstone process design sequence. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio.Dr. Bruce K Vaughen P.E., American Institute of Chemical Engineers Bruce K. Vaughen, Ph.D., P.E., CCPSC, (brucv@aiche.org) is the Lead Process Safety Subject Matter Expert at the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), a Technology Alliance in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). He has more than two decades of industrial experience, has authored or co-authored five books on Process Safety, co-chaired

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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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involves the contribution of studentsand faculty from chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer sciences, as a partof a Capstone design project looking for innovations on undergraduate engineering education.The chemical engineering lab-on-a-kit will contribute to modernize unit operations laboratoriesand provide opportunities for K-12 experimental demonstrations and outreach initiatives.IntroductionLaboratory-based courses provide engineering students with important skills including hands-onexperimentation, team dynamics, troubleshooting, and communications. These and other skillshave been recognized as well-defined pillars supporting the relevance of practical work inengineering majors[1], [2]. Unit operations laboratories (UOLs

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Safety and Sustainability in the ChE Classroom

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam T Melvin, Clemson University; Michael J. Ardoline, Louisiana State University and A&M College

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by chemical engineering educators identified an approach toassess student understanding of moral reasoning through the development of the EngineeringProcess Safety Research Instrument (EPSRI); however, given that many chemical engineeringstudents have not completed a course in ethics or moral reasoning it has not been easy to implementthe tool. The goal of this project was to develop a learning module to teach students about differentapproaches to moral reasoning and ethical concepts associated with these approaches to betterprepare them for careers in which they can (and most likely will) encounter supervisors and co-workers who use different moral frameworks and exhibit varying stages of moral development.Indeed, one objective of the

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Laboratory and Research Skill Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Stephanie G Wettstein, Montana State University, Bozeman; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Jennifer R Brown, Montana State University, Bozeman; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico

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project," Journal of Chemical Education, vol. 99, no. 6, pp. 2417-2424, 2022, doi: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00817.[13] A. Giddens, The constitution of society: Outline of the theory of structuration. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1984.[14] W. H. Sewell, Jr., "A theory of structure: Duality, agency, and transformation," AJS, vol. 98, no. 1, pp. 1-29, 1992, doi: 10.1086/229967.[15] M. Emirbayer and A. Mische, "What is agency?," AJS, vol. 103, no. 4, pp. 962-1023, 1998. [Online]. Available: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/231294.[16] V. Svihla, T. B. Peele-Eady, and A. Gallup, "Exploring agency in capstone design problem framing," Studies in Engineering Education, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 96–119

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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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engineering topics across the curriculum. • Pick a file from our set of templates. Play with the interface and reflect on how to adapt for your purposes: lecture/in-class activity, homework, group projects, other.Conclusions and reflections for the futureThe workshop and materials described in this paper were developed to provide faculty withresources for incorporating modern computational tools and computational thinking into theirclassrooms through lecture materials, interactive textbook-like content, case studies, in-classactivities, homework, and course projects. We focused on instructing and equipping chemicalengineering faculty rather than students to scale our efforts to reach the target student audiencefor the overall goal of