Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; Mary McCormick, Tufts University

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Environmental Engineering

, component, or process to meet desired needs (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.II. Project-Based Service LearningThe first step towards broadening the curriculum is

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Laura J. Dietz, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Environmental Engineering

, development, and operations, in addition to increasing formal instruction inboth oral and written communication skills and teamwork skills, in order to produce graduateswho are conversant with engineering ethics and the connections between technology and society(ABET 2017; Banik 2016). Teamwork skills are closely linked with communication, as it hasbeen shown that students can improve their communication skills by participating inmultidisciplinary teams (​Garcia Lorca et al.​ 2015). Collaboration with industry in designprojects, such as in the senior capstone design course, is one way in which universities areproviding students with proper communication training. Universities are recommended to buildupon these best practices by connecting with

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annalisa Onnis-Hayden , Northeastern University; Carolina Beatriz Venegas-Martinez, Northeastern University; Marissa P. Dreyer, Northeastern University

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Environmental Engineering

presentation for each project.During the presentation, the students are required to demonstrate understanding of the project,the needs, and the approach. If the instructor considers the proposal from a team as satisfactory, aproject is awarded and the students can start working on the project. All capstone projectsinvolve: (a) understanding the problem from a client’s perspective, (b) formulating, designing,and comparing alternatives, (c) applying engineering standards and modern computing tools, and(d) consideration of economics, aesthetics, sustainability, manufacturability, and impact to thenatural environment, ethics, social impact, political context, and public health and safety. - New Approach for Capstone Projects: The Grand Engineering

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pablo K. Cornejo, California State University, Chico; Kevin Orner, University of South Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

global, cultural, social, Conduct an evaluation of alternatives to evaluate economic and environmental, and economic environmental tradeoffs and select the best design factors” [4] Discuss definitions, challenges, and principles of sustainability, the Student Outcome 4. “an ability to evolution of engineering design, and green engineering recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering Comprehend the multifaceted complexity of engineering problems situations and make informed

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon J. Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Environmental Engineering

College next year will initiate an engineeringgraduate program with an emphasis on renewable energy and sustainability. ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) criteria, in concert with theUniversity mission, require engineering programs to produce “graduates who pursue life-longlearning through continuing education and/or advanced degrees in engineering or related fields.ABET criteria also require that graduates be able “to design a system, component, or process tomeet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political,ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.” (ABET 2014).1 In accordance with ABET, the ASCE Body of Knowledge initiative and

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University

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Environmental Engineering

ethics. This urges a different teaching pedagogy for a GeDC from that which isrequired for teaching a course in a student’s major discipline 2.Course: Introduction to Water Resources ManagementIntroduction to Water Resources Management, a three credit hour course, has been taught tofulfill the general education-natural science requirement for non-Water Resources Management(Non-WRM) majors and the core course requirement for freshmen Water ResourcesManagement Department (WRM) majors. Three major programs, Water ResourcesManagement, Geology and Geography require WRM 2200 as a core course. Each semester, thiscourse is taught in three sessions with twenty students per session by two or three instructors.The university catalog description of the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David C. Zgonc, United States Military Academy; Phil Dacunto P.E., United States Military Academy; Emily Arija Ezerins, United States Military Academy; Dalton Jefferson Alexander Combs, United States Military Academy; Jacob Neil Palmer, United States Army

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Environmental Engineering

area ofconcentration in an effective, ethical, and clearly communicated way. Tying all the subjects ofan engineering education together into a professional toolset, however, is difficult. ABET, the higher education accrediting body that helps set an engineering student onto theroad towards professional licensure, puts forward several criteria that help shape the student’sexperience and make it more likely they will be successful in their chosen field. Specifically,ABET General Criterion 3 (Student Outcomes) and General Criterion 5 (Curriculum) outline aneducation grounded in math, science, and engineering that is capped with an all-encompassingdesign experience.2 Crucially, this design experience helps the student make the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College

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Environmental Engineering

activity. Additionally, these activities could be expanded if basic waterquality analysis equipment is available. For example, the water could be assessed pre and postpurification so students have more quantitative data to factor into their assessment.Measurements such as turbidity, suspended solids, total dissolved solids, biochemical oxygendemand (BOD), coliforms, and nitrate could be conducted as part of the class and also serve as amethod of introducing those contaminants. Another possible option is to make this set ofexercises a multidisciplinary effort, where students taking an environmental course in sociologyor philosophy such as Population and Global Issues or Environmental Ethics complete the taskstogether and engage in debates using

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Old Dominion University; Gregory C. Bernard, Tuskegee University; Willard E. Collier, Tuskegee University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, ethical research,proposal writing, presenting research posters/talks, and writing a research paper. The cohorts willbe required to attend 12 weekly meetings per semester during the year-long program in a varietyof settings, including conference room, laboratory, or the field depending on the topic of thatweek’s meeting. During these meetings, they will receive hands-on training in laboratory skillslike extraction techniques, separation techniques, and analytical techniques including nuclearmagnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). They will receive hands-on training in identifying plant species, planting/potting process,propagating plants and harvesting plant material.Objective 2: Develop a

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy; Nathaniel P. Sheehan, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ng, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

. Martinez, C. M. Ouellette, L. T. Plante, B. M. Wallen, and J. A. Starke, “An environmental engineering sequence: Deliberately addressing and evaluating environmental attitudes and knowledge,” Proceedings of the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference, American Society for Engineering Education, Penn State University - Berks, Reading, PA, 2017.[4] C. M. Ouellette, L. T. Plante, E. V. Martinez, B. M. Wallen, and J. A. Starke, “Informing an environmental ethic in future leaders through environmental engineering education,” Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Salt Lake City, UT, 2018.[5] B. M. Wallen, N. P. Sheehan, E. Martinez, L. T

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

localized human populations taking into account their uniquecultural history and socio-economic interactions with nature and their environment whilesubverting, contesting, and reforming the current engineering practices that transform the earththrough an overarching focus on development1.”Background for Haiti “Each society carries what we refer to as an “environmental imaginary,” a way of imagining nature, including visions of those forms of social and individual practice which are ethically proper and morally right with regard to nature2.”Haiti, which is the western one third of Hispaniola Island (Figure 1), is generally recognized asthe poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with approximately 80% of the population livingin

Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean D. MacRae, University of Maine

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Environmental Engineering

energy andresource limits provides the impetus behind at least five of the National Academy ofEngineering’s Grand Challenges1. Bolstering students’ understanding of what constitutessustainability is therefore an important aspect of an engineering education and can contribute toABET outcomes c (an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needswithin realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health andsafety, manufacturability, and sustainability) and h (the broad education necessary to understandthe impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context)2.The importance of sustainability in environmental engineering decision making has

Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Wiggins, University of Colorado, Boulder; Mary E. McCormick, Tufts University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

AgricultureHealth/water supply/sanitation Consumption and production patterns Protection of wildlifeHousing Waste management BiodiversityWelfare and quality of life Transportation Sustainable forest managementCultural Heritage Mining Global climate change/sea level risePoverty/Income distribution Economic structure & development Sustainable use of natural resourcesCrime Trade Sustainable tourismPopulation Productivity Land use changeSocial and ethical valuesAccess to

Conference Session

Environmental engineering pedagogy and innovation

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

such as economics, environmental, social, regulatory, health & safety, constructability, and sustainability  analyze real world situations to determine design needs, design requirements, and compare treatment strategies for site remediation  know where to find information on chemical toxicity and site remediation methods  understand the larger framework of site remediation, including ethical considerations, public involvement, cost/benefit analyses  work effectively in teams and communicate technical information via both written and oral formatsOver the 15-weeks of the semester, the class met twice each week for 75-minutes per class.Class time was used primarily for lectures with a few

Conference Session

Sustainability and Engineering Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curtis Larimer, University of Pittsburgh; Michaelangelo Tabone, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh

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Environmental Engineering

Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Mehalik has taught a variety of courses related to sustainable product innovation and design, including taking students to China and Brazil for hands on experience. He has written multiple journal articles in the areas of engineering sustainability and engineering education. Dr. Mehalik obtained a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering, with concentrations in innovation, ethics, and policy, from the University of Virginia (2001).Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh Kim LaScola Needy is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University; Semih Aslan, Texas State University, San Marcos; Jesus Alejandro Jimenez, Texas State University; Yoo-Jae Kim, Texas State University; Hassan Salamy, Texas State University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

What do they do? Who can be an engineer? And how can one become engineer? An introduction to the concepts of green/renewable/sustainable energies 2 Green living and environmental issues. The course will include discussions on engineering ethics. An introduction to the Engineering Design Process, Computer Aided 3 Green design Design, and Green Design Framework Advanced Fundamentals of automated manufacturing systems including

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johanna Lönngren, Chalmers University of Technology; Magdalena Svanström, Chalmers University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Problem.3. Wals, A., Brody, M., Dillon, J., & Stevenson, R. (2014). Convergence Between Science and Environmental Education. Science, 344, pp. 583-584.4. Wiek, A., Withycombe, L., & Redman, L. (2011). Key competencies in sustainability: a reference framework for academic program development. Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science, 6, pp. 203–218.5. Jonassen, D., Strobel, J., & Beng Lee, C. (2006). Everyday Problem Solving in Engineering: Lessons for Engineering Educators. Journal of Engineering Education, 92 (2), pp. 139-151.6. Seager, T., Selinger, E., & Wiek, A. (2012). Sustainable Engineering Science for Resolving Wicked Problems. Journal of Agricultural Environmental Ethics

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helene Hilger, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Francis De Los Reyes, North Carolina State University; Warren DiBiase, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Len Holmes, University of North Carolina - Pembroke; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Siva Mandjiny, University of North Carolina - Pembroke; Todd Steck, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Keith Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Environmental Engineering

3.32 1.59 engineering 4. Name some potential future applications of the methods 3.05 1.94 5. Explain the basics of bioprocess engineering 3.37 2.12 6. Describe the ethical issues and arguments associated with genetic engineering 2.42 2.29 7. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of biotechnology methods relative to 3.44 1.82 conventional methods 1=Very Knowledgeable; 2=Somewhat Knowledgeable; 3=Not Sure; 4=Somewhat Unknowledgeable; 5=Very Unknowledgeable Denotes statistical significance

Conference Session

Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Cardenas, Harvey Mudd College; David Wayne Kelley, Department of Geography, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN; Warren Roberts

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Environmental Engineering

as a tool to examine complex environmental issues with a spatial context.Kelley notes, regarding the study: “While it can be used as-is with little preparation for anintroductory environmental studies course, other disciplines might want to preface the exercisewith a discussion of partitioning coefficients, remediation technologies, or environmental law,depending on the discipline. For my use, I spend a class period ahead of time discussing the useof chemicals in our society, the economic and political placement of the sites/businesses that usethese chemicals in our midst (often along railroad lines or barge terminals for bulk transport),some ethical considerations regarding where these sites are located (near poorer, or ethnic

Conference Session

Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lupita D Montoya, University of Colorado, Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

theirproject. After the first few days, their comfort with the adverse conditions for the projectimplementation increased. Their self-confidence and commitment to their work also increasedas evidenced by their long work hours and excellent team work ethic, both within their team butalso with their co-workers from Peru.Impact of the course topic. Quantitative post-survey data indicated that 67% of courseparticipants found the course topic more interesting than those from other sections of the course.Qualitative analysis of open-ended survey responses and travel team interviews indicated twothemes in the data, one related to positive motivations generated by the course topic and anotherrelated to negative motivations.Subthemes under positive motivation

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Parhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

reform and engineering education research grant,Departmental Level Reform (DLR), awarded to a group of engineering and education faculty inthe university [4, 5, 6]. The first course in the program, Engineering Exploration (ENGE 1024),is the most affected course by the DLR project. This course primarily focuses on hands-ondesign, problem solving, professional ethics and skills, contemporary issues like sustainability,globalization, nanotechnology, and critical thinking skills [7]. This course is taken byapproximately 1700 freshmen every year. The course delivery format includes one 50-minutelecture followed by one 110-minute hands-on workshop every week.One of the learning objectives of this course is gaining the ability to develop and

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fethiye Ozis P.E., Northern Arizona University; Sahar Razavi, Northern Arizona University; Nihal Sarikaya, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

4 Learning ethical conduct 5 5* student reported her confidence is at 5 for her NASA research, but 3.5 in generalShe also responded to some open-ended questions for the pre-survey:Why did you want to be involved with this research/apply to NASA Space Grant? “After going to AISES [American Indian Science and Engineering Society] nationalconference and seeing Native Americans presenting high-level research I made it my goal to oneday present there. I really admired researchers presenting science they were passionate aboutand hope to be like that one day.”What are your expectations from this year? “I hope to learn a lot and grow as a scientist. Instead of just studying

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; Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Andrew Gillen, Northeastern University

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Environmental Engineering

sustainability. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Dr. Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland Sharon Jones is the Dean of the Shiley School of Engineering at the University of Portland. She is a licensed civil engineer with degrees from Columbia University, the University of Florida, and Carnegie Mellon University. Her research interests focus on applying decision-making methods to evaluate sustain- ability policies with emphases on infrastructure, developing economies, and particular industrial sectors. She is also interested in engineering pedagogy

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

, there remain pocketsof practice and education in “sanitary engineering.” For example, the National EnvironmentalHealth Association (NEHA), founded in 1937, exists, “To advance the environmental healthprofession for the purpose of providing a healthful environment for all,” [10], and the AmericanAcademy of Sanitarians (AAS), founded in 1966, exists to, “elevate the standards, improve thepractice, advance professional proficiency, and promote the highest levels of ethical conductamong professional sanitarians in every field of environmental health” [11].In 1998, the final report of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored meeting,“Research Frontiers in Environmental Engineering,” raised an important question, namely,“Should the non

Conference Session

Innovative Approaches to Improving Student Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew James Scarborough, University of Vermont; Katherine D. McMahon, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Flint Water Crisis (Table 2). To address cognitive issues, weused two online videos (Online Lesson 13.1 – Flint Water Crisis Overview and Online Lesson13.2 – Flint Water Crisis Chemistry) and an online formative quiz for each lesson. We also usedthree lectures. In the first lecture, we reviewed the chemistry aspects of the crisis, workedthrough example problems, and completed a concept map activity. In the second lecture, wecovered the story of the Flint water crisis, discussing the events leading to the water crisis, howthe crisis was uncovered, and the failures of government employees to address the crisis. Thesecond lecture ended with a minute paper related to engineering ethics and asked students tosubmit “muddiest points”. During the third

Conference Session

Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College; Christopher Ruebeck, Lafayette College; Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

AC 2010-1860: ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING A COMPUTERGAME TO BRIDGE A RESEARCH AGENDA WITH A TEACHING AGENDAKristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College KRISTEN L. SANFORD BERNHARDT is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College, where she teaches courses related to transportation, civil infrastructure, and engineering ethics and researches issues related to infrastructure systems modeling. Dr. Sanford Bernhardt received her Ph.D. and M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and her B.S.E. from Duke University, all in Civil Engineering.Sharon Jones, Lafayette College SHARON A. JONES is a Professor at Lafayette College in both the Department of Civil