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Work-in-Progress: Leveraging ChatGPT to Support Technical Communication Skills (Writing) in a Senior Chemical Engineering Laboratory Course

Conference Session: WiP: Gen AI, Mixed Reality, and Simulations
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Gautom Kumar Das, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

]. Remarkably, an entire academic article written by ChatGPT (withminor human editing) has also been documented in the literature [12].The importance of developing writing skills in science and engineering has long beenemphasized by the researchers, and the National Academies and ABET [13-15]. The AmericanChemical Society’s Committee on Professional Training also expects graduates to write well-organized and concise reports in a scientifically appropriate style [16]. At author’s institution,upper-level courses (400-level) are specifically designed to prepare students for advanced, field-specific writing and the rigors of academic peer review.Considering the rapid adoption of AI tools in writing raises significant questions for educators.How should our

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Board 34: Work in Progress: Simple, Scalable Interventions to Address Academic and Mental-Health Barriers in Engineering Undergraduates

Conference Session: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Maureen Tang, Drexel University; Tamara Galoyan Galoyan; Shannon Capps
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

all students (372/414) Sophomore/ Winter Preventative; Mandatory for 96% (23/24) junior mass Peer 2023 midterm, final review all students 79% (19/24) transferStudents generally responded positively to the remedial assignment. Most scanned (new) hand-written solutions and recorded audio while screen sharing a pdf on Zoom. A few studentsanimated equations onto PowerPoint, recorded live equation-writing with tablets or filmedthemselves writing on paper. Very few students appeared on camera. Generally, problems werecompleted and explained

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Work-in-Progress: Relevance, Responsibility, and Agency in Laboratory Experiments Predict Engineering Identity

Conference Session: WiP: Student Identity, Support, and Success
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Stephanie G Wettstein, Montana State University - Bozeman; Jennifer R Brown, Montana State University - Bozeman; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

State University in Bozeman MT.Prof. Eva Chi, University of New Mexico Eva Chi is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at the University of New Mexico. The research in her lab is focused on understanding the dynamics and structures of macromolecular assemblies including proteins, poMs. Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico Catherine (Cat) Hubka, MFA, is a Ph.D. student in Rhetoric and Writing. Her focus is Writing in the Disciplines (WID), specifically in STEM environments. She is a research assistant in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, where she has taught writing in the labs and worked closely with faculty on developing writing

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Rubric Development for Technical Reports in Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Laboratory Courses

Conference Session: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 9: Student Experiences in Laboratory Courses
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jennifer R. Brown, Montana State University, Bozeman; Stephanie G. Wettstein, Montana State University, Bozeman; Douglas J. Hacker, University of Utah
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

University Press, 2014, pp. 601-632.[3] P. Sageev and C. J. Romanowski, "A Message from Recent Engineering Graduates in the Workplace: Results of a Survey on Technical Communication Skills," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 90, no. 4, pp. 685-693, 2001.[4] C. A. Hubka et al., "A Writing in the Disciplines Approach to Technical Report Writing in Chemical Engineering Laboratory Courses," presented at the ASEE Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida, 2019. Available: https://peer.asee.org/32019[5] D. Miller and J. Williams, "Incorporating Peer Review Into The Che Laboratory," presented at the ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004. Available: https://peer.asee.org/13191[6] K. Wright and P. E. Slaboch

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Implementation of Undergraduate Coaches as a Student Resource in a Laboratory Course

Conference Session: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 9: Student Experiences in Laboratory Courses
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Adam T. Melvin, Louisiana State University and A&M College
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

courseAbstractRecent years have shown increased success in the use of undergraduate students as teachingassistants or supplemental instructors in core chemical engineering courses. While typicallyutilized in traditional lecture-based courses, there is significant promise in utilizingundergraduate students as a peer resource in a lab-based course. This paper summarizes howundergraduate teaching assistants, referred to at Louisiana State University as coaches, wereintegrated into a junior level lecture/laboratory course. The course is designed to teachexperimental statistics in the lecture component (two days a week) with the students performingexperiments on three different unit operations (one day a week) for 3 four-week experimentalcycles. The main

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A Departmental Research Methods Course to Support New Undergraduate Researchers

Conference Session: Laboratory and Research Skill Development
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ashlee N. Ford Versypt, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jeffrey R. Errington, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; David A. Kofke, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Maura Sepesy, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Mark T. Swihart, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

withpersonal interests and values and that impact society, library tools, reference managementsoftware, reading research papers, crafting poster and oral presentations, writing technical reportsand statements of purpose for applications, and practicing technical communication. This paperdisseminates the resources from the class for reuse in similar courses or for training cohortsparticipating in summer research experiences for undergraduates.IntroductionMany universities promote experiential learning opportunities for students to apply their learningoutside traditionally required coursework. As one type of experiential learning, mentoredundergraduate research opportunities are common across engineering. A recent article by Westand Holles [1] provides

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A Wellness Course for Engineering Students

Conference Session: Cultivating Community, Wellness, and Character Development
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Glaucia Prado, University of California, Davis; Jason White, University of California, Davis; Sara Sweeney, University of California, Davis
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

wellness course housed in the chemical engineering department at theUniversity of California Davis (UC Davis). By offering a course where participants allocate timewith their engineering peers and faculty to discuss and practice self-care activities, we aimed thatparticipants would experience a decrease in their stress level and gain training in how to care abouttheir overall wellness. The objective of this work is to describe the development, structure, andactivities of the new engineering wellness course at UC Davis, which was piloted during the 2022-2023 academic year. The main goal of the class was to guide students to develop and practice goodself-care habits. Each class/activity focused on a self-care domain (cognitive, emotional

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Board 25: Promoting Chemical Engineering Students’ Entrepreneurial Mindset in A Chemical Reactor Design Course

Conference Session: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jean M. Andino Ph.D., P.E., Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

assignments consisted of a written report and alsoa creative presentation that focused on the use of chemical reactors in one of four differentindustries/sectors: food generation, pulp / paper-based products production, energy andenvironmental control, or pharmaceutical/therapeutics production. A quantitative rubric wasdeveloped and used to score the written reports, and student peer review was used to evaluatethe creative presentations. The quantitative assessment data from the written reports showthat the majority of the student teams met or exceeded expectations. Suggestions for how theproject may be expanded in the future are provided.Introduction Arizona State University instituted a program in 2019 to infuse entrepreneurialmindset (EM

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Graduate Ph.D. Chemical Engineering Curriculum: Progress in Twenty Years

Conference Session: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 2: Community Retrospectives
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Emily Nichole Ingram, University of Kentucky; Malgorzata Chwatko, University of Kentucky
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

still lacking in engineering is communication and professionaldevelopment courses. Whether students strive to be in industry or academia, effectivecommunication skills are highly sought after and often a requirement. As students transition fromundergraduate courses to graduate courses, the amount of writing and conveyance of data shiftsdrastically; however, even after twenty years, there still lacks the requirement for formalinstruction of these soft skills. Students have identified that writing is stressful and, thereforecould benefit from more formal instruction in scientific writing.10, 11Teaching Assistantship While formal instruction of professional development and communication is not requiredin many institutions, 36 out of the 100

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Building a Great Student Chapter: Reflections on Workshop Activities Using Entrepreneurial Mindset

Conference Session: Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Matthew W Liberatore, University of Toledo
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

been regularly available for many years [12]. Also, assessment andrubric design related to entrepreneurial mindset in class settings has also been previously studied[27]. For the workshop being detailed here, the surveys were created as a pre/post workshopreflection on familiarity with entrepreneurial mindset as well as if and what type of goals werewritten by participants. From a student chapter advisors perspective, creating and writing downspecific goals for a student chapter is generally an indication of an active and successful studentgroup for the next year. Alternatively, the perspective of embedding an entrepreneurial mindsetin students and chapter advisors necessitated survey questions at the remembering andunderstanding levels (i.e

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Integrating Problem-Solving Studio into 75-minute Chemical Reaction Kinetics Sessions

Conference Session: Improving Student Problem Solving and Performance
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Huan Gu, University of New Haven
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

. Throughout the semester, students engaged in consistent practice of positive teamwork.Table 1. Student learning outcomes of the Chemical Engineering Reaction Kinetics Course. 1. Students can write and apply appropriate balance and constitutive equations for a given reactor scheme. 2. Students can obtain a functional rate law for a given chemical reaction from experimental data for the reaction.3. Students can obtain an optimal design of a reactor scheme from among possible alternatives.4. Students can use Excel spreadsheets to obtain solutions to problems in which analytical solutions are not possible.3. Activities for Integrating Problem-Solving Studio into 75-minute Chemical ReactionKinetics Sessions.3.1 Introduction

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Work in Progress: Promotion of Growth Mindset in Introductory Mass and Energy Balance Course in Chemical Engineering

Conference Session: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 5: Work-in-Progress Part 2
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nagma Zerin, Johns Hopkins University; Sakul Ratanalert, Johns Hopkins University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

able to survive in the program. We incorporated the intervention strategies in the regular course environment as part of theweekly group work participation, homework, midterm exams, and group research presentation.During the first week of the semester, we introduced the concept of growth mindset to thestudents. The students watched a talk by Dr. Carol Dweck, the psychologist who proposed themindset theory, and Khan Academy’s video on growing one’s intelligence through struggleduring the weekly group work. We encouraged the students to reflect on their own ideas aboutintelligence and the importance of having a growth mindset while studying chemicalengineering. The students then shared their thoughts with their peers. In Table 2, we

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Work In Progress: Authentic Learning Experiences (ALE) and the Development of Engineering Identity in the First Year

Conference Session: WiP: Student Identity, Support, and Success
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Chris Norfolk, Clemson University; Adam T Melvin, Clemson University; Braulio Andres Ortega Quesada, Clemson University
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Thermodynamics – Ideal Gas Non-Reactive Mass Balances Law & Other Equations of Renewable Energy Sector State Reactive Mass Balances Engineering Ethics Defense Industry Process Flow Diagrams Basic ProgrammingPrevious work has shown that of the various identity constructs– interest in the subject area,recognition (i.e., the beliefs that they are seen as a good student in the subject area by their peers,parents, and faculty), and performance / competence beliefs (i.e., beliefs in the ability to performwell and understand concepts) [1] – the strongest direct path to the construction of anengineering identity is recognition [2]; however, performance / competence

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Student-led Video Podcasting in a Chemical Behavior of Materials Course

Conference Session: Innovative Pedagogies and Assessment Strategies
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado, University of Dayton
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

had amemorable class experience. However, before implementing this educational approach, the studyidentified several challenges, including video production, post-production, script writing, andvideography.This paper explores using student-created technical videos in a course on the chemical behavior ofmaterials through three separate assignments. It is important to note that the University of Dayton(UD) has access to a Podcast studio with technical support for recording podcasts and vodcasts.However, no assistance is provided for script writing and post-video editing. This workhypothesizes that student-led videos give an in-depth understanding of a particular topic inmaterials chemistry and can help students disseminate their knowledge to

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Applied Food Science & Engineering for Non-majors

Conference Session: Inclusive and Interdisciplinary Approaches in Labs and Research
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

” requirement. Students are grouped into teams that design and execute collaborative experiments within their own kitchens and then pool the data to draw conclusions. This “science” work then forms the basis of individual students’ food engineering designs for new and improved food products. The course uses three iterations of this experiment-analysis-design loop as its primary instructional and assessment mechanism. This work is complimented by lectures and supplemental video material as well as reading and re ective writing. This paper describes the course outcomes, design, and delivery, and concludes with portable takeaways for those seeking to create similar courses at their own

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BOARD # 38: "Enhancing Undergraduate Research in Machine Learning with MATLAB: The Role of AI Assistance"

Conference Session: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Allen Hersel, Trine University
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

toproduce peer-reviewed papers but to provide students with the experience of tackling open-ended, research-oriented questions, mirroring the challenges encountered in graduate-levelstudies.Examples of ChatGPT EnhancementsInitially, the curriculum did not include formal programming or MATLAB instruction, whichposed significant challenges for students. Many struggled with fundamental tasks such aspreparing datasets for analysis in MATLAB’s Regression Learner Toolbox. Data preprocessingtasks, including variable elimination and row or column manipulations, proved difficult andtime-consuming for both students and instructors. These bottlenecks consumed countless hours,diverting focus away from meaningful research and exploration of machine learning

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Work-in-Progress: Student perceptions and usage of generative AI in second-year chemical engineering design exercises

Conference Session: WiP: Gen AI, Mixed Reality, and Simulations
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jonathan Verrett, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #49274Work-in-Progress: Student perceptions and usage of generative AI in second-yearchemical engineering design exercisesDr. Jonathan Verrett, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Jonathan Verrett is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of British Columbia. He teaches a variety of topics with a focus on design in chemical and biological engineering. His pedagogical interests include leadership development, open education and peer-learning. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Work-in-Progress: Student

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Hands-on Experience in Solving Real-World Problems via a Unique Student-Faculty-Industry Collaboration Program

Conference Session: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 4: Junior & Senior Year Curriculum
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: 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
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

discoveries in the form of progress reports that aresubmitted to the industrial collaborators and federal funding agency sources at the end of eachsemester. The students also learn to use citation software and publish their work in peer-reviewed journals.As researchers, it is important to contribute to the literature on these new advances in arespective field. Conference presentations provide the students with the opportunity of presentingtheir data at various stages of development (preliminary findings, most up-to-date findings, andfuture directions). This allows them to gain constructive criticism from colleagues and polishtheir findings before final documentation. Furthermore, it allows the students to meet otherresearchers and learn the

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Entrepreneurially Minded Learning (EML) Micromoment Activities Generated Using Students' Experiences in a Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Course

Conference Session: Sustainability and Social Responsibility
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado, University of Dayton; Megan Morin, North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

address this challenge, KEEN provides resources through the Engineering Unleashedplatform[6], which offers over 2,500 activities—referred to as cards—designed for rapidclassroom deployment and peer collaboration. Additionally, KEEN organizes annual meetings andworkshops to support faculty in integrating EM into their teaching practices. Developing active,engaging, and time-efficient EML activities can further promote the sustained growth of anentrepreneurial mindset in engineering education.EML micromoment activities are a pedagogical tool to facilitate the incorporation of the 3 Csthrough short activity implementations that only last 2 - 30 minutes[1], [7]. These micromomentactivities also promote inclusive teaching[8], improve teaching, and

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Qualitative Analysis of Student Experience in a Chemical Engineering Laboratory

Conference Session: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 9: Student Experiences in Laboratory Courses
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Heather Chenette, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Gregory T. Neumann, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

followed by questionsfrom their peers and professors, along with an individual report submission. We saw in the datathat this aspect was most anticipated among all students, and many students in the traditionalcourse experienced a fulfilment of those expectations. One student wrote: “After lab, I feel much for comfortable presenting on a technical topic. I previously had little comfort with this because I had trouble explaining things in a way that people with limited background knowledge might understand.”Even among students whose initial response didn’t center on written or oral communication,many students in the traditional course chose to write about it at the end of the course. Forexample: Pre: “I expect to be able to design

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To Record or Not to Record? Collaborating through Conflict

Conference Session: Promoting Inclusivity and Broadening Participation
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Emily Risë Crum, Columbia University; Kristin Leigh Bennett, University of Washington; Stuart B. Adler, University of Washington; David S Bergsman, University of Washington; Nicole Minkoff, University of Washington; Alexis N Prybutok, University of Washington
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, and compassionate, active listening, we havecome together to understand the concerns and needs of these varied viewpoints and come to aconsensus to create this work.INTRODUCTIONThe benefits of lecture capture in university education have been a somewhat controversial topic,with numerous studies falling on opposite sides of the debate. A recent review by Banerjeecarefully examined 71 peer-reviewed educational research articles, mostly in STEM fields [1].These studies document numerous benefits of lecture capture for individual students, includingimproved learning, higher academic performance, better work-life balance, the ability of studentsto complete and understand their own notes, overcoming language barriers, enhanced studentinterest in

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Work-in-Progress: Generative AI to Support Teamwork Evaluation in Engineering Design and Professional Practice Courses

Conference Session: WiP: Student Identity, Support, and Success
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: May Lim, The University of New South Wales; Sumiko Iida, UNSW Sydney; Ghislain Bournival
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

don't need to write the whole thing for your script." - She discussed the importance of making the presentation fluent, "Yeah, but I'm pretty sure like like if if we speak like fluently, it will be on time." - [Student X] suggested improvements to the presentation's ending, "Oh, also, I was gonna say like. It's it's kind of I feel like the ending's kinda weird. Like I just say. As well as and student societies. And that's it. Like to say thank you." Facilitates the [Student X] actively engages team members by building upon or synthesizing Contributions

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Community Building in Chemical Engineering

Conference Session: Honoring the Legacy of Lisa Bullard: A View of the Present and Future
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Emily R Kerr, University of Pittsburgh
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

engineering seminar, facilitated bytheir Academic Advisor and an Engineering Peer Mentor. These seminars provide generalinformation on the transition to college, study skills, co-curricular opportunities, and provide anoverview of the various engineering fields. This seminar is a group advising experience thatprovides weekly contact with advisors and peer mentors. Advising is about so much more thanregistration for classes and is designed to assist first-year and continuing student advisees, todevelop and implement plans for achieving educational and vocational goals so that students maybe directed and successful in their second college year and beyond.Academic Advisors in the First-Year Engineering Program are full-time professionals withgraduate

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Process Control Laboratory Projects: Technical Training, Team Development, and Global Collaboration

Conference Session: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 4: Junior & Senior Year Curriculum
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; Schohn L. Shannon, University of Pittsburgh; Michael McMahon; Hseen Baled
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

the instructor (80%) and more generally by apanel (other instructors, TA, experts) (20%). Similarly, the 15-min presentations are alsoprescribed in the number and content of the slides, and the balanced participation of all membersof the team. A panel grades the presentation by evaluating both the team and individualperformance.Team and communication skills developmentThe lab course also provides a comprehensive experience on team development, includingtraining, coaching and performance evaluation (self, peer and external). There is a suggested capnumber of 36 students in the lab, resulting in a maximum of six students per team to cover thesix available experiments. Though 4-5-member teams have also been operative in the past, thecurrent

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Work-in-Progress: A Pedagogical Unboxing of Reservoir Simulation with Python — Backward Design of Course Contents, Assessment, and Pedagogy (CAP)

Conference Session: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 3: Work-in-Progress Part 1
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Olatunde Olu Mosobalaje, Covenant University; Moses Olayemi, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

discretization parameters Metacognitive on the visual depiction ofknowledge the discretized reservoir model. AssessmentTable 3: Assessment Worksheet Learning Objective Assessment LO1: Students should be able to outline the Task: students would write an in-class quiz ordered computational tasks that constitute Acceptable evidence of this learning objective will be: the operation of a reservoir

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Work-in-Progress: Chemical Engineering Students' Representational Fluency when Designing in the Context of Fluids Mechanics

Conference Session: WIP: Classroom Innovations
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of Texas at Austin
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, deliverables four and five focused on instructor and peer feedback basedon the teams' oral presentations and written technical reports.Table 1. Design project deliverables. Expected No. Main Tasks Representations • Look for literature on the design of bulk fuel facilities. • Written language • Identify the project stakeholders. 1 • List legal, technical, and social/environmental requirements. • Identify potential trade-offs for the requirements. • Write a problem statement

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Enhancing Chemical Process Control Education: A Self-Paced, AI-Assisted Approach to Strengthen ODE Modeling and Simulation Skills

Conference Session: Leveraging AI and Computational Tools for Enhanced Learning
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Chloe Lok Yee Chan, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Villanova University; Brianna Fan, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Villanova University; Henry Pei, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Villanova University; David Kaicheng Shen; Christopher Song; Chenhao A Zhao; Zuyi (Jacky) Huang, Villanova University
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

students to reflect on their overall experience with the project. Open-ended questions invited students to share what they found the most enjoyable and most challenging part about the project. They were also asked to provide suggestions for improving the project in future iterations. This section included questions to gauge whether students would recommend the project to their peers and whether it motivated them to pursue a career in STEM. The feedback collected in this section was essential for understanding the project's impact on student satisfaction.Results and DiscussionEvaluation of Students’ Improvement in Modeling and Coding Skills The AI-assisted ODE modeling project was designed to assess and