Conference Session

Sustainability and engineering education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

building construction. Pre- and post-surveys wereconducted at the beginning and end of the quarter, respectively, to assess student learning.Results confirmed an increase in student awareness and understanding of sustainable designconcepts that were incorporated on a weekly basis throughout the course and how they can berelated to civil engineering projects.IntroductionIn the Fundamental Canons of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Code of Ethics,it states that engineers “shall strive to comply with the principles of sustainable development inthe performance of their professional duties.”1 Additionally, in the statement Dialogue on theEngineer’s Role in Sustainable Development – Johannesburg and Beyond (NAE 2002)2, anumber of American

Conference Session

What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

science students. Thiscourse is designed to introduce student basic knowledge and skills necessary to understand thenature of environmental problems, raise awareness and concerns for contemporaryenvironmental issues, identification of sources for environmental pollutions, design and analysisof the current technologies for environmental pollution control. The objectives of this course areas follows: a) To understand the principles of Chemistry and Microbiology used in environmental engineering. b) To perform preliminary design and analysis of treatment processes for water and air pollutions and hazardous waste. c) To recognize and understand contemporary environmental issues. d) To understand professional and ethical

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Bower, The Citadel; William Davis, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

currently pursuing research in ethical and moral development in the engineering profession and how that relates to student learning.William Davis, The Citadel William Davis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Alabama, M.S. from Auburn University and earned a Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Davis is a member of ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers, Institute of Transportation Engineers and Transportation Research Board. He serves as Chair of the Education and Student Chapter Committee for the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Technical Session 4: Environmental Issues and the Impacts of Intersectionality

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Angela Harris, North Carolina State University; Christina Martin-Ebosele, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering, Women in Engineering

perceived as “real engineering”, which highlights an historically strong set of beliefs aboutpolitically or socially agnostic technical work coming into conflict with a systems approach [5](see also [11]).Riley et al. [12] point to limitations of service learning education in engineering generally, i.e.,limited student engagement with questions about the social, economic, and political interests metby the service learning framework. Relatedly, while Bielefeldt et al. [13] find that environmentalengineering faculty bring more topics about ethics and societal issues into their courseworkrelative to their peers in such fields as mechanical and civil engineering, they also find thatenvironmental engineering faculty perceive ethics and “broad impacts

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

reject thescenario of maintaining the global status quo, what is our ethical responsibility? Do we sacrificeour standard of living and adopt lifestyles that use less energy? Do we replace current energyresources with ones that are renewable? Is it possible to do so and still consume the sameamount of energy? Or do we lead a global effort to develop political, technological, andeconomic strategies to ensure a more equitable energy distribution? Although these questionshave been addressed in a superficial manner, the faculty members would like to devote moretime in class exploring these issues, and they plan to invite guest speakers to talk aboutenvironmental ethics and social justice. ReferencesDeWaters

Conference Session

Inventive Opportunities for Research and Exposure

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Inez Hua, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Loring Nies, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lindsey B. Payne, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

definition orscope of a wicked problem. Wicked problems exist in a dynamic knot of social, policy,economic, moral, ethical and technical dimensions. Attempts to solve wicked problemsfrequently yield unintended outcomes that render the solution unsatisfactory or incomplete.Environmental engineering practice addresses challenges more like wicked problems than tameproblems. Accordingly, teaching principles of environmental engineering “in context” of the realsocial, political, economic and technical dimensions that exist with the challenges professionalsface in practice provides students with an opportunity to develop critical thinking skillsnecessary to be successful in their careers. Assessment of teaching in-context, and examplesfrom different STEM

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. Multimedia breadth/ interaction S M M NR 4.2 NR10. Societal impact S M M 3.9 4.9 4.711. Contemporary Global Issues N/A S M 3.4 4.5 4.412. Teamwork S S L 5.1 4.9 3.013. Prof /ethical responsibilities S S S 3.3 5.1 3.814. Communication S S L 3.5 3.0 1.615. Lifelong learning N/A S S 3.5 4.7 3.516. Project management S S S 4.9

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Inez Hua, Purdue University; Loring Nies, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. d. An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams. l. A knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of public institutions and private organizations pertaining to environmental and ecological engineering. m. A knowledge of sustainability tools used in all engineering thought, and an ability to use these tools in the design process.Table 2: Assessed student outcomes mapped to course descriptions.Course Title and Brief Description Assessed OutcomesIntroduction to Environmental and Ecological

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 First-Year Students’ Conceptions of Sustainability as Revealed Through Concept MapsAbstractThe term sustainability is over-used and often misused in society. Further, sustainability andsustainable engineering are complex topics. This research explored how first year engineeringstudents define these complex ideas, and the impacts of two different instructional methods ontheir ideas. Sustainability knowledge was evaluated using concept

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

-campus in dormitories; someexceptions were made for local participants. The students attended various orientation andresearch-related seminars in the first week (program expectations, overview of all researchprojects, responsible conduct of research, lab safety, literature research). A written researchproposal was due at the end of the first week. This proposal described the independent projectthat each student planned to execute over the summer, including a literature review, researchhypotheses, experimental plan and methods. During the rest of the summer there was typicallyone group seminar scheduled each week. Most of these seminars were 1-hour lectures by facultyon various topics (such as environmental policy, environmental ethics

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Danny D. Reible P.E., Texas Tech University; David Emile Mesple, Texas Tech University; Francesco V. Donato, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University; Jill Hoffman, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

; Computational Think- ing/Pedagogy Project; Rocket Project; World MOON Project; East Lubbock Promise Neighborhood (ELPN) Project; and Robotics. He can be reached at ibrahim.yeter@ttu.edu.Dr. Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University Having recently completed his Ph.D. through the University of Washington’s interdisciplinary Individ- ual Ph.D. Program (see bit.ly/uwiphd), Ryan is now a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas Tech University. He currently facilitates an interdisciplinary project entitled ”Developing Reflective Engineers through Artful Methods.” His scholarly interests include both teaching and research in engineering educa- tion, art in engineering, social justice in engineering, care ethics in engineering

Conference Session

Innovations to Curriculum and Program

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

second day of class in fallfreshmen 1-credit introductory courses for environmental (EVEN), civil (CVEN), andundeclared (GEEN) engineering majors. One particular activity in the EVEN course wasdesigned to expose students to the idea that culture is important in engineering problem solving.The students spent three weeks participating in a case study that described selecting the bestmethod to treat wastewater from a Native American community.5 Another activity that includedsome aspects of cultural differences was the ethics assignment in the EVEN and CVEN courses.In this assignment students could read about Fred Cuny’s activities in refugee camps and servingdisplaced populations.19 In the CVEN course, students studied the Three Gorges Dam in

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

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

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

of questions asking if they feel that they would do better, same,worse, or are undecided with regards to grade (Q5) and the following individual ABET outcomesdue to the current emergency online environment compared to a traditional in-person class: 1. (Q6) Gain an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; 2. (Q7) Gain an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors; 3. (Q8) Gain an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences; 4. (Q9) Gain an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in

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

2005 graduate of the United States Military Academy and received his Master of Science degree in civil and environmental engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2014. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Collaboration in Assessment and Individual Validation for the “Digital Native”AbstractCollaborative problem solving is a valuable skill encouraged in many engineering classrooms. Thiscollaborative problem solving is an ABET requirement as well as a characteristic of the NationalAcademy of Engineering’s “Engineer of 2020”. Course grades, however, are assigned individually, andthe institution, which bears the ethical responsibility to validate

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jeffrey Alan Cole, Pasadena City College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

respondents identified it as part of thecurriculum). This can be attributed to the emphasis of preparing community college students totransfer to 4-year colleges instead of preparing them for graduate school. Ethics and safetytraining were not identified as significant in course content. PCC results indicated that from thefirst term to the second, there was an increase in the number of students that identified most ofthe topics in the list as part of the course content. About 75% of the Cal Poly Pomona studentsidentified safety training, team building dynamics, and guidance to report results as the mostcommon topics in the course content. Ethics, seminars, visiting scientists, and graduateapplications were not identified as significant aspects of the

Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Victoria Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, P.E., University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

the extent possible, as prescribed by the first Fundamental Canon of theAmerican Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE’s) Code of Ethics. 10“Incorporating Sustainability into Alternative Analysis” Module for Professional Practice.This course introduces students to key aspects of their senior design project and fills gaps in thecurriculum to prepare the students to become practicing engineers. The module for this coursefocuses on sustainability in existing projects and evaluating the potential impacts thatengineering solutions may have on sustainability.Senior Project Module and Checklist. The Senior Project module covers sustainableengineering concepts in more depth. In particular, it emphasizes quantifying sustainabilityindicators/metrics over

Conference Session

Sustainability and Engineering Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Thorn, Rochester Institute of Technology; Andres Carrano, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

to earn accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology. Engineering programs must demonstrate that their students attain… an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability [1]The Kate Gleason College of Engineering (KGCOE) at the Rochester Institute of Technology(RIT) has about 700 students enrolled in its five engineering programs. In recent years thecollege has seen significant innovation in the areas of sustainability and sustainableengineering. Some of these innovations have been motivated by faculty involved in this

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Robert Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

the EnvironmentTechnology and the Environment provides an overview of major environmental issues andconcerns associated with modern technology. This course examines technological innovationsand their impacts bringing together concepts from science, math, natural systems, governmentand policy, ethics, and individual behavior. The topics covered build from small scale (materiallevel) to large scale (systems level) as the semester progresses. This path allows students torecognize that the various stages involved with bringing technology to market (and phasing itout) each have impacts to be considered. The course builds on existing knowledge and choicesof everyday life, while plugging gaps and correcting factual misconceptions where necessary

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pines, University of Hartford; Brian Gallant, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

the villagers to see some of the same faces year after year that will improve the long-term success of the projects. Furthermore, the experience gained by one class in implementing their design can used to improve the design of the next year’s class.• The sophomore design course is already linked to an ethics course. Therefore, there is already a course in place that can help to facilitate further discussion of the ethical implications of how the project will help or may even hinder the development of a community.• The pedagogical technique of “just in time learning” could be used in the sophomore class to teach the students the technical subjects needed for them to complete their design. It is hoped that a “tast

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Woo Hyoung Lee P.E., University of Central Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

.) (c) Ability to design a system, • The system and/or process design consideration component, or process to meet based on the P3 (Planet, Prosperity, and People) desired needs within realistic (Fig. 1) constraints such as economic, • Relation of challenge to the P3 environmental, social, political, • Research activities that promote and incorporate ethical, health and safety, sustainability principles. manufacturability, and sustainability (d) Ability to function on • Most engineering programs have little or no multidisciplinary teams opportunities for students to work with students

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Michael R. Penn P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Defne S. Apul, University of Toledo; Margaret E. Garcia, Arizona State University; Jagadish Torlapati; Lashun King Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Introduction to rail, water, roads, 2 Basic infrastructure functions 23 air, and pipelines Fundamentals Module 3 Systems/network analysis 24 Bridges - life cycle 4 Triple Bottom Line/Sustainability 25 Roadways 5 Social impacts of infrastructure 26 Complete streets 6 Teamwork 27 Parking 7 Ethics I

Conference Session

Environmental Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

introductory course to befollowed with open-ended learning on a topic of personal interest is an optimum strategyfor meeting the needs of adult learners.”With regard to simultaneously supporting of learning “engineering skills” and“professional skills” (i.e., ABET student outcomes)10, all ten alumni agreed that skillsfrom “both-sets” were included successfully in the course. Specific skills mentioned bythe majority of alumni, included: 1) application of math, science, engineering; 2) analysisof data; 3) multidisciplinary teams (from the lab portion of the course); 4) professionaland ethical responsibility; 5) effective oral and written communication; 6) recognition ofneed for and ability to engage in life-long learning; and 7) knowledge of

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel A Brennan P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

this design project. 0.00 4.76 4.76 66.67 23.81My ability to formulate creative solutions to open-ended problems was enhanced 0.00 0.00 0.00 71.43 28.57by working on the project.The design project encouraged me to be innovative. 0.00 0.00 9.52 42.86 47.62The design project inspired me to deliver a quality design for the community. 0.00 0.00 4.76 61.90 33.33Working with a team on the design project enhanced my leadership skills. 0.00 0.00 19.05 61.90 19.05I became more aware of ethical issues encountered around the world while 0.00 4.76 9.52

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

’: a) ability to use given information and to research for available resources; b) critical thinking and decision-making skills; c) team work and communication skills; d) understanding of environmental engineering and management principles; e) knowledge about engineering professionalism/ethics; f) understanding of engineering design and practice; g) ability to use the computer tools such as Excel and stormwater design tools The SWPPP exercise was: 1. Effective in achieving one or more goals described above (identify and list items

Conference Session

Emphasizing Communication and the Humanities in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah K. Bauer, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

the health and safety of our society. This emphasizes that anunderstanding of the cultural, ideological, political, and historical contexts in whichenvironmental problems occur is essential to solving our society’s most pressing environmentalproblems [2-3].Over the past decade, there has been increased interest in the academic field of the environmentalhumanities, along with a push to abandon the narrow disciplinary tradition of solving problems[2]. According to Criteria 3, Student Outcome 4 of ABET, the engineering accreditation body,programs should ensure that graduating students have “an ability to recognize ethical andprofessional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which mustconsider the impact of

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Butkus, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

a member of a *Time management group, and as a participant on a *Just-in-time multidisciplinary team. An integral part of the learning solution process will be the incorporation of ethical, political, economic, and social impacts. Page 12.114.8 The designs will increase in complexity and open-ended nature to culminate in a multidisciplinary capstone project.VI Engineering solutions under austere NA NA conditions. Develop the skills to evaluate risk and solve environmental problems under

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

example of a program with PBSL opportunities is Worcester Polytechnic Institute’sGlobal Perspective Program.10 The program requires three projects, which may be completedoff-campus: 1 in the arts and humanities, the Major Qualifying Project, and the Interdisciplinaryor Interactive Qualifying Project that explores inter-relationships between science andtechnology. Students typically spend 2 month abroad working full time on their project. Themain method of assessment is faculty review of the student project report using a detailedevaluation rubric. The projects conducted off-campus via the Global Perspectives Programshowed much stronger evidence of ABET criteria d (multidisciplinary teamwork), f(understanding of ethics and professional

Conference Session

Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junko Munakata-Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Jennifer Schneider, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Carl Mitcham, Colorado School of Mines; Jon Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

engineering students often failto appreciate critical interrelations between technical and nontechnical aspects of sanitation. Toaddress this deficiency, a case-study module on sanitation for the developing world wasimplemented in a senior/graduate level onsite water reclamation course. The goal was to increasestudent awareness of the interplay between technical and nontechnical complexities whendesigning and implementing sanitation systems in both the developed and developing world.Learning objectives included increasing student familiarity with (1) perceptions and treatmentoptions of sanitary waste in developing countries and (2) nontechnical constraints and issues(such as economic, social, cultural, political, and ethical) associated with

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Aurandt, Kettering University; Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

taught, witheach faculty member developing and teaching one of the learning modules. This allowsfor multiple perspectives in multiple areas of sustainability education and draws uponthe expertise of all six faculty members. All of the modules use distinct innovativepedagogical techniques. The modules have been presented and disseminated invarious ways including a workshop associated with ASEE in 2008.2,3,4Course ModulesThe first module, the Historical, Social and Ethical Perspectives, introduces theconcepts of industrial ecology and sustainable manufacturing by focusing on theindustrial revolution from the perspective of its social and environmental impacts.Cotton textile production is used as a case study with a common product, the t-shirt,used

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Murphy, University of Texas, Austin; David Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Cliff Davidson, Carnegie Mellon University; H Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Braden Allenby, Arizona State University; Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon University; John Crittenden, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. 5% 2% 15% 11% Ecology) Humanities (philosophy, ethics, 5% 7% 22% 17% history) Energy & Power Generation 4% 21% 22% 39% LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) 4% 13% 11% 22% Pollution Prevention, Fate & Transport 4% 1% 16% 9% Policy 4% 3% 27% 24% Business & Economics 3% 10% 28% 33% Natural Resources 2