Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathaniel P. Sheehan, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke, United States Military Academy; David C. Zgonc, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

approaches,and negotiate with their peers on the best way forward [7]. Collaborative problem solving alsopermits the opportunity for peer-coaching, which may synergistically lead to deeper, moreinnovative learning for both the tutor and the tutored than classroom instruction and individualproblem sets alone. Practicing engineering learning in this way prepares a student to integratewith real-world teams and work to solve complex, multi-faceted problems upon graduation. However, the incorporation of digital technology in the classroom is not enough to keepcollege education relevant in the long-term to digital natives and the increasingly-digital society.Nor is collaborative problem solving a triple win for the digital native student, the school

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

- ter resources engineering design and permitting. In addition to her corporate experience, Dr. Parks served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali, West Africa, supporting a local Non-Governmental Organization on water sanitation projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Classroom-based games for student learning and engagementAbstractIt is now generally accepted that active learning methods can help students learn material at adeeper level, and that students enjoy game-based learning. However, most game-based learningresearch has focused more on engagement benefits rather than learning, and many lackcomparison groups and details on procedures and assessment techniques. Research

Conference Session

Innovative Development for Various Faculty Lines

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jes Barron, U.S. Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn K Pegues, United States Military Academy; Thomas Bazemore

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering, Faculty Development Division

, which can be considered professional faculty) (~55%). Within the “blend of excellence”,senior faculty are charged with providing military and academic leadership and mentorship to thejunior faculty. Meanwhile, rotating junior faculty provide fresh perspectives and valuableinsights from recent military experiences.To better understand the “Blend of Excellence” model in practice, we initiated a survey in spring2019 to all West Point faculty (n=720) asking for thoughts and perspectives on junior civilian(i.e., instructors or assistant professors) and junior rotating military faculty development. Areasqueried included developmental approaches and best practices, developmental areas (e.g.,research, teaching), and defined developmental outcomes. The

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

-surveys to exploretheir responses for any changes in substantive explanations of the topics at hand (Table 4). Thesampling represents a student who earned above-average marks, average marks, and below-average marks throughout the course sequence to provide a more complete spectrum ofrepresentation. Most responses show an increased comprehension of the topics shown.Table 4: Sampling of responses to qualitative questions Question Pre-Survey Responses Post-Survey Responses In a sentence or two, please 1. No response 1. The impact a design has on define triple bottom-line as 2. I don’t know the economy, environment best you can. 3. A triple bottom line is

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ruth Abigail Mower, United States Military Academy; Erick Martinez P.E., United States Military Academy; Landon M. Raby, United States Military Academy; John Boyle, United States Military Academy, West Point; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

domestic levels, results from or intersects with environmental technologies. MAJ Mower teaches EV350 and EV450, required courses for cadets in the environmental engineering sequence.Major Erick Martinez P.E., U.S. Military Academy Erick Martinez is a Major in the United States Army and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Life Science at the United States Military Academy. He is a 2007 graduate of the United States Military Academy with a B.S. in Environmental Engineering and a 2016 graduate of the Univer- sity of Florida with an M.E. in Environmental Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Florida and teaches General Chemistry, Environmental Engineering for

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle K. Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

contemporaryconcerns and practices that are threatening our water resources, and also potential solutions to non-point runoff and CSOs.In addition, I recently became aware of the impact that this project had on several students withrespect to their writing. In the past year, three previous students communicated to me that theylearned an inordinate amount about writing from their research experiences. These studentsthanked me at least one year after their research experiences: these correspondences occurred whenmeeting in person at conferences in the case of two students who had graduated, and in the seniorcapstone course, for a current student. Given the amount of time I have invested in mentoring myresearch students’ writing and critical thinking related to

Conference Session

Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

year 1, however, there is potentialwith this topic to have students actively Figure 2. Example of Case Studies used in Greenparticipate in the research NCA&T graduate building presentationstudents are conducting at the ProximityHotel. Lab experiments for understandingsolar energy, solar heating, and hydropower are also being considered for hands-on activities forthe spring 2011 course.Summary of Activities 1) Week 1: Review Case examples, select building, In class worksheet 2) Week 2: Tour of Proximity hotel – Students participated in a tour of a LEED Platinum certified hotel and restaurant. 3) Week 3: Students work on building designs and in-class discussion with professor 4) Week 4: Presentation of their project

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Tewari, Louisiana Tech University; Md Ashique Ahmed, Louisiana Tech University; Chandra Mouli Tummala, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

towards general environmental engineeringand specifically towards water desalination. The exercises were designed to teach basiclaboratory methods and techniques essential for environmental engineering careers either as apracticing engineer or as a graduate student or professional pursuing research. The objectivewas to enhance their learning experiences in laboratory setting. The students were introducedto advanced level desalination experiments based on capacitive deionization (CDI), anemerging and novel purification and desalination technology for low salinity water.Electrochemical Methods and Concept of CDI DesalinationElectrochemical methods such as electro-kinetics and capacitive deionization have been usedin environmental engineering by

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Corey M. Taylor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kathleen Toohey, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael S. DeVasher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rebecca Booth DeVasher Ph.D., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

AC 2012-5360: INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES IN UN-DERGRADUATE ENGINEERING CURRICULUM: A HOME FOR ENVI-RONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE ENGINEERINGDr. Jennifer Mueller Price, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDr. Corey M. Taylor, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDr. Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patricia Brackin is a professor of mechanical engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She has significant industrial experience as a Designer and is a licensed Engineer. She has taught design classes, including capstone, for more than 30 years. As she became interested in sustainability, she re- alized that students needed to learn about sustainable practices earlier in the curriculum in order to

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Engineers and Scientist (AAEES), and registered as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) by the U.K. Engineering Council. He is recognized as a Diplomate of the American Academy of Sanitarians (D.AAS). His scholarship, teaching, service, and professional practice focus in the fields of environmental biotechnology and sustainable development where he specializes in promoting Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH), food and nutrition security, energy efficiency, and poverty alleviation. Oerther’s awards for teaching include the best paper award from the Environmental Engineering Division of ASEE, as well as recognition from the NSPE, the AAEES, and the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP). He

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

awareness(including “an ability to use what you know about different cultures, social values, or politicalsystems in engineering solutions) and interdisciplinary skills. However, in their analysiscontextual awareness clustered with design skills, while interdisciplinary skills clustered withreflective behavior practice, and recognizing disciplinary perspectives. A small pilot study at theUniversity of Canterbury among students majoring in civil engineering and natural resourcesengineering in fall 2013 found correlations between sustainable engineering motivation andconcern for others (Bielefeldt unpublished data).The research questions explored in this study were: (1) to what extent are incomingenvironmental engineering students motivated by

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3: Teaching Environmental Engineering in the COVID-19 Era

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh; Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh; Claire P. Chouinard, University of Pittsburgh; Gregg P. Kotchey, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

his educational goals, research endeavors, and engagement of mechanical engineering students.Claire P. Chouinard, University of PittsburghDr. Gregg P. Kotchey, University of Pittsburgh American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Assessing the Effectiveness of a Flex Model for a Sustainability Course in the COVID-19 Learning Environment ASEE Environmental Engineering DivisionAbstractThe COVID-19 global pandemic has suspended conventional operations in engineeringeducation and forced changes that will inform our practice for years to come. The need forengineering educators to adapt course designs in short

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

engineering work, he is also a published freelance photographer who has works with local and international NGOs. Dr. Striebig was the founding editor of the Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Development and an assistant editor for the Journal of Green Building. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 2017 ASEE Annual Conference Building Life Cycle Assessment skills with GREET and SimaPro to engage students in analyzing the sustainability of biofuel alternativesSustainability is important in manufacturing, construction, planning and design. The concepts ofsustainability have been pigeon-holed into graduate

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Tewari, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

/sanjay-tewari/10/9. M. K. Orr, S. Tewari, D. E. Hall, and N. D. Pumphrey, "Work in Progress - Does a Technology-Rich Transportation Engineering Experience Increase Interest in Civil Engineering?," in 7th First Year Engineering Experience Conference, Roanoke, VA, 2015. Available at http://fyee.asee.org/FYEE2015/papers/5110.pdf10. M. Svinicki and W. J. Mckeachie, McKeachie's Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers, 13 ed. Belmont, CA 94002-3098: Wadsworth Publishing, 2010.11. S. Creel, "The Impact of Assigned Reading on Reading Pleasure in Young Adults," Journal of Research on Libraries & Young Adults, vol. 6, p. n, 2/24/2015 2015. Available at http://www.yalsa.ala.org/jrlya/2015

Conference Session

Sustainability and Engineering Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Reisdorph, the GreenTeam Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

graduate course in Sustainability andInternational Standards. The course conveys the importance of voluntary internationalstandards, such as from ASTM International or the International Organization forStandardization (ISO), to sustainability. The curriculum uses an innovative experiential learningapproach whereby students research and develop a standard using the ASTM Internationalprocess. One driven student joined ASTM International and worked to see her class projectcatalyze the publication of ASTM E 2348 Guide for Framework for a Consensus-BasedEnvironmental Decision-Making Process.IntroductionIn 2004, the Oklahoma State University Environmental Institute established a graduate-levelcourse covering sustainability and international standards

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3: Teaching Environmental Engineering in the COVID-19 Era

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Mark Robert Read, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Colonel in the United States Army and an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He is also the Dean’s Fellow for Remote Teaching and Distance Learning - Best Practices. He is a 1996 graduate of the United States Military Academy with a B.S. in Environmental Engineering and obtained an M.S. from both the University of Missouri at Rolla in Geological Engineering and the University of Texas at Austin in Environmental Engineering. Most recently, he graduated with his Ph.D. from the Colorado School of Mines in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He teaches Environmental Science and Environmental Engineering Technologies. He also serves as a

Conference Session

Service-Learning in Developing Communities

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; Ann Brady, Michigan Technological University; Karina Jousma, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Scientific and Technical Communication program at Michigan Technological University. Her research interests include interdisciplinary theory and practice as well as the intersections of rhetorical theory and communication in the workplace.Karina Jousma, Michigan Technological University Karina Jousma is an undergraduate student earning a Bachelor of Science in Scientific and Technical Communication at Michigan Technological University. Her concentrations include writing and engineering. She joined Civil and Environmental Engineering International Senior Design this summer. Page 12.944.1

Conference Session

Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ross Pfluger, P.E., United States Military Academy; Matthew P. Baideme, United States Military Academy; Katie E Matthew, United States Army; Stephen A. Lewandowski, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke P.E., United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus P.E., U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

developing a hypothesis that can be tested through data collection and interpretation. Theydesign and conduct environmental research, and apply the results of their research toward arecommendation for an engineered design or specification. The following four steps provide adescription of how the term project is presented to students and implemented.Step 1: Introducing the Scientific MethodPrior to the introduction of the term project, faculty dedicate two class lessons at the beginningof the semester toward discussion of the steps of the scientific method (as described in Botkin-Keller, 2011)7, developing testable hypotheses (Fig. 1) and experimental design, developingviable research methods, and introducing the course term project

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle R. Murray, United States Military Academy; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Luke Plante, United States Military Academy; Kimberly Quell, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

a variety ofexperiential learning opportunities throughout their four-year academic curriculum. West Pointseeks to develop Army officers who are critical and agile thinkers, capable of developinginnovative and adaptive solutions to challenging real-world problems. The current undergraduateABET accredited Environmental Engineering Program curriculum at West Point is designed toproduce Army leaders who have the requisite skills to not only be competent environmentalengineers, but also critical thinkers and innovative problem solvers. Because most graduates ofthe program do not immediately practice environmental engineering upon graduation, theprogram aims to provide our graduates with a broad background in the field, with a focus

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University ; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #9574Distinctive and Unique Outreach Programs: Promoting Academic Excellenceand DiversityMs. Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University Paula is a first year Civil Engineering Ph.D. student and graduate of the Master of Environmental Engi- neering program at Texas Tech University. Her research interests include water and wastewater treatment, focusing on non-selective advanced oxidation processes for small scale water treatment facilities. Paula participates in outreach programs to help recruit female and URMs to STEM related careers.Dr. Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University Dr. Audra Morse, P.E., is the Associate

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Boyle, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

AC 2008-449: ADAPTIVE WATER LABORATORY FOR K-12 OUTREACH ONSUSTAINABLE WATER USEPaul Boyle, Rice University Paul M. Boyle is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Rice University. In addition to his research in computational fluid mechanics and separation processes, Paul is active in engineering outreach. He tutors underrepresented high school students in mathematics and assists the math team during their practice for competitions.Brent Houchens, Rice University Brent C. Houchens is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Department at Rice University. His research interests include modeling flow and separation in

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Willietta Gibson

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

available inhibitors of the sonic hedgehog signal transduction pathway. Dr. Gibson’s research interests include breast cancer health disparities amongst African-American women, natural products as chemopreventive agents in breast cancer and undergraduate STEM education. Dr. Gibson has taught Principles of Biology I and II, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Human Biology, Zo- ology and Biotechnology. She has a deep passion for teaching, helping others to learn, mentoring and increasing the number of underrepresented minorities entering into STEM graduate programs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Making the Case: Adding case studies to an Environmental

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

specialists had 89,500jobs in 2016, with 10-year job outlook of 11% growth; this is better than EnvE at 53,800 jobsand 8% growth rate [33, 34]. However, there are many more degree programs and graduates inEnvSci, increasing competition for those jobs. As well, EnvE graduates can often take EnvScijobs, should they choose to do so.Thus, previous research points to a variety of factors that impact students decisions about whichcollege majors they choose to enroll in, and factors that may impact their persistence. However,it is unclear the extent to which these factors are important to the pathways of students withinitially strong interests in both environmental issues and engineering. In particular, there is alack of strong information about persistence

Conference Session

What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Monica Small, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

AC 2011-1367: TEACHING CLIMATE SCIENCE AND POLICY TO EN-GINEERSSusan Powers, Clarkson University Susan E. Powers is the Associate Director of Sustainablity in the Institute for a Sustainable Environment and a Professor of Environmental Engineering at Clarkson University. She has coupled her research and education endeavors for several years, resulting in the creation of several classes that align with her research interests in industrial ecology and sustainability.Jan DeWaters, Clarkson UniversitySuresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson UniversityMary Margaret M. Small, EdD, Clarkson University Page 22.1376.1

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

in water in which we might focus our program could be divided in a fewways. For the large programs, most of the specialty areas devoted to water are divided betweenwater quality and water quantity. In many cases, these specialty areas are sub-divided further.In practice, especially for thesis-based graduate work, cross-pollination can occur between thesesub-specialty areas and it may not always be entirely clear which track a student is pursuing.However, it appears that there are tracks devoted to water quality and tracks devoted to waterquantity. For our program, we developed a set of classes devoted to water quality designated aschemical movement and a set of classes devoted to water quantity designated as watermovement, summarized in

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexa N. Rihana Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

thepollutant, and the solutions that can be implemented to either reduce its emission or totallyremove it. Along with the paper, students prepared a PowerPoint presentation followed by aclass discussion. By researching atmospheric pollution and its sources and effects, studentsgained a deeper appreciation of the impact of energy-related choices, behavioral actions, andhuman activities, as well as the price of technological advances and modern lifestyles on theenvironment. Assessment of Course Outcomes In order to assess the course, we link the course outcomes listed in Table 3 to theuniversity core curriculum outcomes for physical science. Each of the core outcomes is assessedthrough specific homework, exam, or project elements. The ways

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

of the American Academy of Sanitarians (D.AAS), certified as an Environmental Health Specialist (CEHS) by the State of Missouri, registered as a Chartered Environmentalist (CEng) by the U.K. Society for the Environment, and recognized as a Certified Environmental Professional (CEP) by the Academy of Board Certified Environmental Professionals. Oerther’s scholarship, teaching, service, and professional practice focus in the fields of environmental biotechnology and sustainable development where he specializes in promoting Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH), food and nutrition security, energy efficiency, and poverty alleviation. Oerther’s awards for teaching include the best paper award from the Environmental

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

introductory Chemical Engineering (CHEN) course, the best part is that the students get tomeet all of the CHEN faculty members and briefly hear about their research areas (15 min perclass period). The course is 75-min long instead of 50-minutes, with a typical period broken into2 to 3 topics, rather than a single lecture for the entire period. Students go on a field trip,compete in the E-days egg drop contest as teams, and complete journals and personal papers.There is also a good range of panels to inform students about various options in the curriculum,extracurricular opportunities, and post-graduation career paths.The Mechanical Engineering (MCEN) course model is unique, with both a lecture (1 hr/wk) anda lab ~4 hrs/wk (as of Fall 2006). The course

Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean D. MacRae, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

thereforebeen emphasized in a technical course, and a non-technical course was designed to exploresustainability issues in a global development context. Student participation in Engineers WithoutBorders (EWB), a service organization with a mission to provide sustainable engineeringsolutions for developing communities, also provides informal learning opportunities.These three venues provide different contexts in which to understand sustainability. Theirdifferent emphases produce varying perspectives on sustainability and different levels ofawareness, especially about the social impacts of engineering design and practice. This paperprovides a reflection on the ways in which the environmental, social and economic aspects ofsustainability appear to lend

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

teams is an important skill that students need to develop in Page 14.330.2order to succeed in engineering practice.1,3,4 This has led to increased use of pedagogy thatembraces cooperative learning and greater emphasis on group projects in various engineeringcourses. An important challenge of engineering professors is to group their students in a mannerthat will set the stage for effective learning. Many researchers have suggested criteria thatshould be used when instructors form the teams.18,22,27,28 Common strategies are to form teamsof three to five students with a heterogeneity of grades and/or abilities, and avoid isolatingminorities. Best