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

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

alone were a $7.5 billion market in the United States in 2016 (Smithet al. 2017). Traditional herbal medicine is a repository of knowledge regarding natural productswith medicinal properties (Miller and Su 2011). Availability of the required medicinal plants andtheir purity are rapidly becoming issues throughout the world. The looming antibiotic resistancecrisis is an excellent example of the need for MSPC research to produce new antibiotic molecules.A research-based education program, like iREP-4-PACE, to identify new antibiotics frommedicinal plants and then produce them using MSPC affords an excellent platform to train studentsin essential skills that can be applied to their career paths.3. Plan of Operation and MethodologyThe complete

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Kristina Lawyer, Michigan Technological University; Meredith Berlin, University of Colorado - Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jonathan Wiggins, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

, constructs, andimplementation plan.1. Sustainable Engineering DesignInstrumentation:The sustainability engineering challenge questions are open-ended, reality-based questions Page 15.543.6designed to neither encourage nor discourage incorporation of economic, societal, andenvironmental aspects into solutions.The rubrics are designed to minimize the biases inherent to qualitative research. Answers will bescored according to how in-depth they are with respect to economic, societal, and environmentalaspects and whether the interdependency among these aspects is evidenced. The rubric schemewill be adjusted to capture a range of answers after coding

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

health, international project-based service learning, and engineering education reform. Prof. Paterson teaches courses on cre- ativity, engineering with developing communities, and community-inspired innovation. He has served the American Society for Engineering Education in numerous capacities, as a member of the Interna- tional Strategic Planning Task Force, the International Advisory Committee, and Global Task Force, and as Chair of the International Division. He actively serves Engineers Without Borders-USA, as a chapter co-advisor, education committee chair, and lead on EWB’s efforts to examine its educational impacts. He is currently leading several NSF-funded projects involving the design and assessment of

Conference Session

Sustainability and engineering education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; TAHAR MESSADI, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS; John Henry Kester III, University of Arkansas

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Environmental Engineering

process of combining concepts ormethods from different disciplines.34 The precursor of “multi” suggests a simple mixing withoutany additional integrative efforts of planning and coordination. This represented the start ofcrossing disciplines and focused on adding rather than integrating methods. The conscious stepof concerted inclusion occurs in the onset of interdisciplinary research.Interdisciplinary research expands upon multidisciplinary research because of the inclusion ofintegration. There is an intentional and necessary coordination of the research that goes beyondsimply mixing methods. Drawing from the general education movements arising post World WarI and from the cultural revolution of the 1960s, interdisciplinarity arose to show a

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Doheny-Farina, Clarkson University; Fa-Gung Fan, Xerox Corp.; Xiangwei Liu, Clarkson University; Cetin Cetinkaya, Clarkson University; John Mclaughlin, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University; Jeffrey Taylor, Clarkson University; David Schmidt, University of Maryland-College Park; Kambiz Nazridoust, Clarkson University; Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University

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Environmental Engineering

deposition bydiffusion, interception and impaction. The sections on interaction of particles with turbulence and turbulent depositionthat are normally taught in the second course. Computational modeling of turbulentflows was discussed, and classical models of turbulent deposition were described. Inaddition the process of aerosol charging and transport under the action of electrical forcesand turbulence were discussed. We have added a number of computational modules to make the coursepresentations of the materials more interactive. The plan is to have sufficient number ofcalculation modules for the student to experiment with. As a result the student willdevelop a physical understanding of some of the more complex concepts.Module II

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Reinhart, University of Central Florida

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Environmental Engineering

includes, but isnot limited to planning, design, teaching, applied or fundamental research, publicadministration, or utility operation and the EnVEBOK must address all these forms ofpractice. Individuals receiving a degree in environmental engineering may neverpractice environmental engineering, but rather may seek other professional degrees, suchas law or medicine, or follow an entirely different career path. Therefore some pathsbeginning with a baccalaureate degree in environmental engineering may not lead tocomplete EnVEBOK fulfillment.The EnVEBOK builds on the body of knowledge appropriate for all engineers thenexpands into areas specific and unique to environmental engineering. The EnVEBOKprovides a guide for curriculum development and reform

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University; John Mclaughlin, Clarkson University; Cetin Cetinkaya, Clarkson University; Stephen Doheny-Farina, Clarkson University; Fa-Gung Fan, Xerox Corp.

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Environmental Engineering

computational modules to make the coursepresentations of the materials more interactive. The plan is to have sufficient number ofcalculation modules for the student to experiment with. As a result the student willdevelop a physical understanding of some of the more complex concepts. Figure 2shows a sample of the fundamental module dealing with the lift force acting on a particlein a shear flow. Lift Force u f u du f 1 / 2 du f Saffman (1965) FL

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

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Environmental Engineering

marketing plan to the class and the outstanding projects have theopportunity to pitch to clients.Table 3: Course enrollment in EV301 by student‟s chosen academic major for the first semester ofacademic year 2012-2013. Academic Major Number Enrolled Percent of EnrollmentEnvironmental Engineering 14 42%Environmental Science 9 27%Environmental Geography 6 18%Engineering Management 3 9%Life Science 1 3% Total: 33Table 4: Course enrollment in EV300 by student‟s chosen academic major for the first

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel E. Bormann P.E., Gonzaga University; Mara London, Gonzaga University; Andrew Douglas Matsumoto, Gonzaga University; Melanie Ruth Walter; Spencer Joseph Fry

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Environmental Engineering

used in African kitchens that can improve thehealth of families (especially women and children), and at the same time reduce resourceconsumption. Student deliverables include: (1) An improved ceramic water filter that uses lessclay material and require less fuel to fire in a kiln. These improvements reduce deforestation. (2)Investigation of the performance of corn stover bio-fuel pellets when used as a cooking fuel. Useof this bio-fuel also reduces deforestation and improves watersheds. (3) Evaluation of usingthermo-electric cells powered with waste heat from cooking fires to ventilate harmful smokewith high particulates concentrations from the kitchen. (4) The key project goal was to develop aproject implementation plan that focuses on

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

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Environmental Engineering

that,to fully modernize science, it should be connected to the “here and now,” to our technology-based society, and experienced by students within a personal and civic context. 15NASA and other agencies offer a wealth of resource materials from which project-based climatechange curricula can be developed for K-16 classrooms. NASA’s “MY NASA DATA” 16 andEarth Science Education Catalogue 17 provide lesson plans and access to data collected fromNASA missions to enable inquiry and exploration of earth systems. The NASA Climate ChangeEyes on the Earth website provides text and video details on climate change science andinteractive opportunities to explore recent changes in our climate through the results of NASAdata collection and modeling efforts

Conference Session

A Focus on Sustainability

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Azadeh Bolhari P.E., Angelo State University; Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University; Kenneth Stewart, Angelo State University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

funded by the National Science Foundation Award # 1744006. The authors aregrateful to the help provided by the following research students at Angelo State University: JesseLee, Maria Ochoa, Austin Poole, Nicholas Manrique and Timmons (TJ) Spies.References[1] ODPM, 2004. The Egan Review: skills for sustainable communities. London: Office of theDeputy Prime Minister.[2] AlWaer, H., R. Bickerton, and R. D. Kirk. 2014. Examining the Components Required forAssessing the Sustainability of Communities in the UK. J Archit Plann Res. 31 (1): 1–26.[3] Male, S. A. 2010. Generic Engineering Competencies: A Review and Modelling Approach.Education Research and Perspectives, 37(1), 25-51.[4] Ritchie, H., Sheppard, A., Croft, N., Peel, D. 2017. Planning

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Thomas Sugar, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

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Environmental Engineering

theproject steps, the resulting prototype and plans to solve the water problem in Famanye.Product Development ProcessA conventional engineering product development process was used for this project includingproblem definition, identification of customer needs, development of target specifications,concept generation, concept selection and prototyping and testing the chosen concept.Implementation in the village is currently being pursued as is funding to deliver and install thepurifier.For the purpose of this project, the customer is defined as an average family in the village ofFamanye. This family customer is chosen over the customer “the village” in order to minimizesocial and political concerns relating to the maintenance and ownership of the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Montserrat Rabago-Smith, Kettering Univeristy; Jennifer Aurandt, Kettering University

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Environmental Engineering

, lubricants,consumer products, and polymers, and are familiar with chemical, physical, andinstrumental methods used to analyze and identify organic materials through thebiodiesel exercise.Assessment The plan for assessment is presented below. (The class is currently beingconducted so the results of the assessment will be presented at the meeting. Wehave documented the results from the assessment tools used thus far). Theassessment of student learning was performed by using a summativeassessment with a multiple choice test at the beginning to assess the prior levelof knowledge, and a post test at the end of class to determine the level ofknowledge obtained. The assessment test was given to all sections of theIndustrial Organic Chemistry class

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess Everett, Rowan University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Joshua R. Wyrick, Rowan University; Maria Perez-Colon, Rowan University

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Environmental Engineering

. Byuse of a questionnaire, the students determined that the distance was the main deterrent for thecommunity to access the clean water. The water is mainly collected by the women of thecommunity, and they indicated that they could spend up to five hours each day on this chore.After returning from the trip, the students designed a water distribution system, including pipesfrom the existing well, public faucets within Ngonine, and a payment method for water users ateach tap. The students had to determine how feasible this plan was. To determine whether theten-meter tall storage tower provided sufficient potential energy to provide sufficient waterthrough up to seven kilometers of pipes, the clinic students modeled the system in a readily-available

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University

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Environmental Engineering

smart board but is not readily available to the studentpopulation. The instructor must either make sure to convert the notes developed to a commonword processing or PDF format before loading to the course web site or must make sure that allstudents are given access to the proprietary software being used with the smart board interface.The “one note” software also appears to conflict with other software packages when they arerunning such as Adobe Reader.Future WorkI plan to implement an improved delayed time note archival system in the next course deliveryusing WebCT software. Additional, data will be evaluated to determine in the results areconsistent with 2004 results of maintaining the same overall course grade average while movingmore of the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

Page 11.292.10Presentation: Overall appearance, appropriate use of verbal and visual 10materialsThe last three weeks of the semester are devoted to the execution of student-designedresearch projects. Student teams are required to plan, execute, analyze, and communicatetheir work, using as many statistical techniques as appropriate. The groups meet with theinstructor near mid-term to discuss their initial concepts and strategies then spend thenext month refining those plans. This may be the greatest opportunity for the sixth step ofthe Learning Spiral, Self-Directed Learning. Students are largely given creative control.The wealth of topics covered is impressive, the work even more so. The student projectsare presented in a public

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Environmental Engineering

opportunity to travel to the village and implement their design andlearn about all the “on-location” issues that arise, which can not be duplicated in the classroom.To help offset part of this cost and to get the needed involvement of practicing engineers into thecourse, the University of Hartford is fortunate to have been included in Pratt & Whitney’sbusiness plan to include a pilot Engineers Without Borders1 project as part of their philanthropyprogram. While there are several organizations that are involved in design for developingcommunities projects, Pratt & Whitney has selected Engineers Without Borders because of theassessment and implementation process it has in place, which they feel has led to the success ofnumerous projects. To

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

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Environmental Engineering

28 Mass transit 8 Ethics II 29 Route analysis and layout Traits of effective written and oral 9 30 Hoover Dam bypass communication 10 Financing infrastructure 11 Safety/licensure 31 Society and energy 12 Infrastructure Planning 32 Electricity use Energy Module 13 Resilience and

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Butkus, U.S. Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke, U.S. Military Academy; Phil Dacunto P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Kimberly Quell

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Environmental Engineering

printing andfull scale construction, 3D printing reinforces consideration for constructability, which has beennoted as a common weakness among engineering graduates for quite some time.6ApproachOur environmental engineering capstone design course entitled, “Advanced EnvironmentalEngineering Design,” is taken in the last term and is comprised of 40 meetings withapproximately 60 contact hours. Students are introduced to a range of design experiences thatinclude defining the project scope, identifying design constraints, comparing alternatives,development of plans and specifications, engineering economics, and project management.Students select design projects from a list and many are drawn from current Army engineeringproblems. Students in three to

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

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

works facilities to provide students with the opportunity to view equipment and operations. Site visit reports complying with the provided format were due one week after the visit is conducted. A final exam was conducted during the last week of the semester. The exam was administered online and may be taken at the individual students’ schedule.Student ExperiencesThe water treatment (coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation-filtration) experiments wereconducted using actual water samples from two algae contaminated ponds. The students wereasked to prepare the samples and plan the experimental procedures to determine the optimum Page

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

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Environmental Engineering, Faculty Development Division

structured onboarding program (i.e., initial InstructorSummer Workshop); 2) strong leader emphasis on department-internal faculty developmentevents; 3) faculty development seminars; 4) strong emphasis on completing the Master TeacherProgram; 5) formalized developmental plans; 6) classroom observation programs.As stated, faculty development programs in both departments have several similarities. Identifiedstrengths for each department’s program included: a structured onboarding program, leaderemphasis on faculty development, one-on-one mentorship opportunities, course directorship, andclassroom observation programs. Identified areas for improvement included the need for refinedfaculty development goals, outcomes, or objectives at a department-level

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

memorable for thestudents.No attempt was made to assess impacts on learning for subjects with and withoutpodcasts; this was planned as assessment in the second offering of such a class. Ideally,two sections with large enrollments would create a better assessment setting for suchobjectives. A preliminary plan for this study is underway for Fall 2007.As podcasting is new to education, the first assessment focused on application of suchtechnology within university courses. With this feedback podcast episodes can be betterdesigned and integrated to achieve retention goals and pedagogical strategies. At theconclusion of the course, a survey was used to assess student opinion of the PEL course,and the podcasts in particular. The results are summarized in

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha Garcia-Saenz, Purdue University-North Central; Maria Consuelo Garcia Alvarez, Universidad La Gran Colombia

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Environmental Engineering

aspects. They were able to determine the feasibility and sustainabilityof a solution for an existing problem in the community. Students improved their understandingof the social and cultural context of science and technology transfers.Student Background infoStudents who took part in this experience where taking a class of installations for AlternativeEnergies at their senior year. In class, students learned about the process of heating water using asolar collector; how to size the solar collector and select their components, the proper sizes forthe pipes and the tank. They studied the specifications for solar water heaters from the “Unidadde Planeación Minero Energética”4 (UPME – Energy and Minerals’ Planning Unit) and therelated standard norms

Conference Session

Environmental engineering pedagogy and innovation

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sukalyan Sengupta, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Jeffrey A Cunningham, University of South Florida; Sarina J. Ergas, University of South Florida; Ramesh K. Goel, University of Utah; Dilek Ozalp, University of South Florida; Teri Kristine Reed, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Environmental Engineering

instructionalmethods and pedagogical frameworks in the FEE curriculum. Another important outcome will bethe formation of a FEECI Development Team, a strong community of faculty, trained in the useof the FEECI and dedicated to improving FEE instruction.ProcedureThe planned approach to achieve the objectives of this project is as follows.1. Form an FEECI Development Team – a group of faculty members from 10 universities who have taught FEE courses for multiple years;2. Conduct an online Delphi study of the FEECI Development Team to identify concepts in FEE courses that are critical but prone to misconception among students;3. Conduct student interviews and brainstorming sessions to generate a list similar to that developed in stage # 2;4. Reconcile

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Environmental Engineering

purpose, follow certain rules, andinteract with each other and with their surrounding environment.” A more general “handbook”defining the discipline and practice of “systems engineering”, available from the InternationalCouncil on Systems Engineering8, has been used to train engineers in a variety of topics,including: 1) technical processes (i.e., business mission, stakeholder needs, system requirements,design definition operation, maintenance, and disposal); 2) technical management processes (i.e.,project planning, risk management, and quality assurance); 3) agreement processes (i.e.,acquisition and supply); and 4) organizational project-enabling processes (i.e., life cyclemanagement, human resource management, and knowledge management). These

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

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

the United States, would be a cheap, viable resource touse in the remediation of heavy metals in water [45]. Melissa saw that there has been littleresearch into corn as a bio-sorbent for heavy metal, and saw the potential of it being used as anadsorbent. Thus, she proposed testing corn cobs for their effectiveness at removing Cadmiumfrom water.The proposal was approved by the NASA Space Grant Committee at NAU and Melissa startedworking on her research. While our study focuses on just one student, her situation is applicableto many others, who are more than likely experiencing similar struggles.Melissa has been meeting with her mentor once, every two weeks to discuss the plan. Mentorand mentee came up with a tentative schedule, plan for

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Czekanski, United States Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

thecivil war) shocked many of the students. The presentations and reading assignments conductedprior to the trip appeared to be sufficient, but in retrospect, additional readings should have beenassigned and discussed as a group to offer students a more comprehensive picture of thecomplexity of the issues faced by the indigenous people of Quiché.7 This education would havelaid a better foundation for the context within which we would operate throughout themonitoring process. Regardless of the insufficient preparation, the students adapted well andused their interactions as learning experiences and not as emotionally draining events that couldhave hampered the progress of the project. The group also adapted extremely well to an “ever-changing” plan

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

diversity of these styles had been shown to optimize team performance. However, inboth 2007 and 2008 a full discussion of preferences for specific work tasks versus personalitystyle was not held. (This is a planned addition in the 2009 class). Many of the students in the Page 14.330.62008 class indicated that they had completed a similar personality inventory in their first yearprojects course. The projects course is a 3-credit class where students work on a single teamthroughout the entire semester. The projects course spends a significant amount of timediscussing effective teaming, personality types, etc.The teams for the first 2008 team project

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

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering, Women in Engineering

these results might prompt new thinking about undergraduateengineering education and environmental work. We consider how our findings can informteaching and learning for effective early career practice and future leadership. We proposeleadership modules in environmental engineering curricula that focus on not only the urgentenvironmental problem space, but gender and racial equality in the people space surrounding it.1.0 IntroductionUnderstanding the school-to-work pathways of engineering students—intentions and plans priorto graduation, destinations and experiences after graduation—is a critical component ofintegrated, effective educational practice. Educational settings are not isolated entities in whichlearning communities intuit relevance

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

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

environmental issues in particular. This method therefore avoids bias in the studentresponses, since leading questions were not posed. The interview questions asked students whatthey had been doing the previous year in courses, outside of classes, and summer internships.The interviews also asked questions about students’ views of social responsibility and futurecareer plans. The interviews were transcribed. Emergent themes related to the research questionsaround environmental issues were identified in the interview transcripts. The themes werediscussed by the two authors to establish convergent opinions.The relevant context of environmental opportunities at each of the three institutions initiallyattended by the environmentally-motivated students in