Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fethiye Ozis P.E., Northern Arizona University; Meliksah Demir, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

the content, drive conclusions and suggest solutions as part of their education.After all, “the four-year degree is not to provide industrial training for technicians” (Moran, 2016).Nonetheless, content-based classes, where students are expected to learn skills including readingfact-based texts, participating in discussions, and writing reflective pieces about the content areslim, and generally in the freshmen year of the progression, where students become disenchantedand drop out before they even get a chance to take heavy math and science oriented engineeringcourses (Bernold, 2005).When faculty are teaching content based classes, it is imperative that they rely on the Chickeringand Gamson’s (1987) seven principles for good practice in

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivar G. Johannesen, HiOA

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

answers are rather vague in the student’s ears. Typical answers might be thatmathematics constitutes the basis for all scientific disciplines, that calculations underlie most studywork, that a good understanding of mathematics enables you to think clearly and logically and makeabstractions based on the present situation. Even less constructive responses might be thatmathematics reflects the beauty of nature, or that everything in nature can be explained inmathematical terms. These things may be true, but such answers are not helpful in relation to the Page 26.1402.2students’ ongoing struggle with arithmetic.One way of attacking the relevance

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle K. Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Irene M.B. Reizman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Tony Ribera, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

7 Understanding imposter syndrome 7 Visualizing data 8 Writing Abstracts 9 Making Posters 10 Closing SymposiumWorkshop presenters were experts in the workshop topic areas, and presented interactive, one-hour sessions. All workshops were presented by faculty or staff on campus with the exception ofone workshop for which a post-doctoral researcher was brought to campus. The openingsymposium welcomed students and allowed students to get to know their fellow summerresearchers. Specifically, students were asked to reflect on M.A. Schwartz’s essay, “TheImportance of Stupidity in Scientific Research”. As a result of this activity, most studentscommitted to documenting a non-academic, “novice” experience during the summer

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder; Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado - Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado - Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, some students described their intent to leave engineering due to the restrictivecurriculum and/or a desire for more balance between technical and non-technical courses. Thesethoughts were revealed in their reflective essays at the end of the semester. For example, onestudent described a desire for balance between technical and non-technical coursework: Currently, I am unsure of whether or not I want to continue with the environmental engineering program and become an engineer. Prior to attending CU, I was convinced I was going to become an engineer and save the world…[but] I do not like how technical my course schedule is. As I learned when I did [the course plan] for [environmental engineering], there are relatively

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

which students intended to persist in their major. In thecivil and architectural engineering course, students also wrote a reflective essay where they Page 26.1449.6indicated their intent to stay or leave engineering; this information was used to compare with thesurvey data.Data analysis to compare the pre- and post- survey results used two methods. First, Wilcoxontests were used to compare pre- and post- responses from the same students. The Wilcoxon testwas used because it is suitable for ordinal data and does not require normally distributedresponses; this is in contrast with the more traditional paired t-test. In the case of the civil

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Annual ConferenceThe proposed curriculum was developed based on the complex and scientifically well-researchedChesapeake Bay Watershed, in which the college is located and greater than 95 percent ofparticipating students are permanent residents. The course also reflects other common place-based characteristics, including a broad philosophy of understanding critical to earth systemsengineering and a connection to the self and the community-based problem students wererequired to study. Place-based pedagogy also helps to incorporate sustainability concepts into amath-intensive systems engineering course.28 “Pedagogy of place challenges all educators toreflect on the relationship between the kind of education they pursue and the kind of places

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

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, graduate students andundergraduate students.A detailed project evaluation plan has been developed consisting of both assessment of thevarious outcomes associated with the project goals as well as an overall evaluation of thestudents who have participated in the program. A host of assessment tools will be utilized suchas rubrics and reflective journals, the specifics are too detailed for discussion in this paper. Toaddress the larger, overall success of the project, the number of students who participate in theprogram and go on to matriculate into either a graduate program or the workforce will betracked. The academic performance of each student will also be investigated after they completethe program.This paper discusses the challenges with

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

students’ labor market outcomes. Whether macro or microscale, however, these examples reflect educational practice firmly anchored to the experiences ofstudents journeying through the real problem spaces of our time.In this paper, we take the school-to-work pathways view one step further and place ourinvestigation in a specific real world context: the pathways of environmental engineeringundergraduate students within a time of environmental decline and climate crisis. We see thistime as a revealing societal moment in which beliefs, decisions, and leadership about ourenvironment move us towards sustainable solutions or away from them. We considerenvironmental engineering students as designers and agents of these sustainable solutions, aswell as

Conference Session

Innovative Approaches to Improving Student Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Phil Dacunto, U.S. Military Academy; Andrew Joseph Ng, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

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

and Kitchener’s suggestion that interview and essayapproaches to assessment (rather than multiple choice tests and questions with definite answers) Page 26.255.11are preferable13. Neither group has explicitly suggested an approach that would allow theeducator to assess how students arrive at their conclusions. While the approach suggested bygroup I requires students to provide arguments for why they think a certain problem is a WSP, itdoes not require students to reflect on the process of identifying the problem and arguments forit’s description as a WSP. We suggest that this aspect could be added by asking students to alsoexplain to each

Conference Session

A Focus on Sustainability

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Inez Hua, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

(faculty, graduate relevant skills science teachers students, high school science Benefits of high from Indiana teachers undergraduate students) Scientific discoveries about school science and Alabama environmental impacts of electronics teacher Professional development activities development Engineering (weekly guided reflection, field Advancement of knowledge in graduate trips) various engineering disciplines High school students at preparation for Purdue and Technical presentations and

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Wright, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

includes Page 13.793.9notes and reactions to their experiences. Students document the appropriate ABET criteria forthe noted project task, observation or lesson. ABET summary reports are utilized in lieu of adaily learning log for the on-campus portion of the ISD course. These summary reports requirethe students to reflect on how each of the ABET criteria are met.For the purpose of our assessment program, we have focused on a sample of responses that relateto the five ABET criteria that were used to develop our survey questions: 3d, f, h, i, and j. Thefollowing is a summary of the past ISD student assessment relate to evaluation of in

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

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

overcoming potential economic, educational andcultural obstacles to implementation and suggests ways in which the technologies developed bythe team can be successfully adopted in rural Africa.The challenging project requirements are observed to increase the efforts expended and overalltime spent by the team members on the project. The greater effort required from students isbelieved to reflect a greater student interest in the successful completion of the project andappears to improve the student learning outcomes related to sustainability.1 IntroductionThere is a growing understanding that the solutions to the significant problems facing societyrequire that a systematic evaluation of the many dimensions of a problem be undertaken beforeacting

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

focused on their perception of their learningexperiences and well-being. The importance of this next set of questions was that it shifted theirevaluation away from their expectations of the Flex Model and the instructor’s ability to utilize ittoward a reflection on how the shift from traditional in-person classes has impacted theirperceived ability to learn, retain concepts, and personal well-being.The pre-survey results for the experiential set of questions can be found below in Table 4. TheLikert scale ranged from 1 to 7 which correlated with the labels “Much Better In Person” to“Much Better Online”. The averages for item found in the last column all skew toward apreference for in-person classes as the more positive experience for understanding

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2: Innovative Approaches for Teaching Environmental Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tomeka Carroll, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

temperature by 1.5 degreesCelsius in order to ensure the continued life on our planet. Many nations have made impacts to becarbon neutral / net zero carbon by 2050. Policies such as the New Green Deal, Paris Agreementoutline initiatives to meet the goal. This requires not only behavior change on a national, butindividual level as well. On a local level, policies are in place to guide behaviors to a more efficientsociety.Closing the Loop: How Closed Loop Engineering Reflects Innovative Practices withinCircular EconomiesTechnological innovations drive our ability to adapt to the ever-changing demands of society,which have become increasingly complicated by the aforesaid environmental concerns. Thishas proven true whether one examines the era of the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Grace E. Tsai, Texas A&M University; Rogelio Casas Jr., Texas A&M University; Erika L. Davila, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

identified from market research.I. Introduction"What is truly in the water I am drinking?" A rise in sales of water filters such as Brita or PUR,bottled water, and safer reusable drinking containers (e.g. BPA-free plastics) reflects this concernin drinking water, along with the recent Flint, Michigan water crisis that made headlines [1].However, there are still very few accurate and cost-effective ways to test water or beveragequality. To address this problem, an interdisciplinary team with students from the EngineeringTechnology, Anthropology, and Entomology departments tackled the problem of designing adevice that fit the needs of the market.II. Multidisciplinary team and educational benefitsThis project and team began from an offshoot of another

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess Everett, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University; Chris Moore, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Chris Baralus, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

typicalsemester.Experiential education involves educators teaching by engaging students directly in realexperiences and focused reflection. Experiential learning is a component of experientialeducation, i.e., learning through direct experience. Experiential education and learning can be a Page 14.533.3valuable component of engineering courses [2,3,4,5,6]. Conducting Energy Audits for realclients in Junior and Senior Engineering Clinic provides students with a quality experientiallearning experience. Students define project scope, communicate with clients, conduct fieldassessments, assess data, write engineering reports, make recommendations, and

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder; Diana Shannon, University of Colorado-Denver; Jay Shah, University of Colorado-Boulder; R. Scott Summers, University of Colorado-Boulder; Jim Ruttenber, University of Colorado

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

information systems (GIS). Key topics include: participatorycommunity development; community assessment (self-assessment and GIS); public health;epidemiology; and tropical medicine. Team projects related to a real engineering project in adeveloping community are being retained as a large component of the course. A significantassessment component will be executed with the revised course.AcknowledgmentsThis material is partially based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. 0431947. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliography1. ABET. 2004. Criteria for Accrediting

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Epolito, U.S. Military Academy; Michael Butkus, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

broader influence of this course onthe environmental engineering curriculum has not been fully assessed. However, immediatebenefits include allowance for more design in the biochemical treatment and hazardous wastetreatment courses. In addition, by revisiting many of these topics (Table 5) in subsequentcourses, students experience a period of growth and reflection followed by a period of learning ata higher level in the cognitive domain. Because the course is somewhat new (developed in 2003) our assessment reveals thatrevisions are required. For example, following the spring 2005 semester, course outcome (j)received an assessment score of amber (scale: green, amber, or red) because many students feltlost at the beginning of the lab period

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Langen, Clarkson University; Stefan Grimberg, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

’ (e.g. sports leagues,barbecues), the Clarkson REU Site Program has included some formal activities for community-building and increasing awareness of the larger community. The first weekend of the program isspent at an outdoor retreat center in the Adirondack Mountains, where students participate inactivities designed to build trust and multicultural awareness, and cause them to reflect on the Page 11.266.5leadership and collaborative skills needed to conduct research as part of a research team. Later inthe program, participants are taken on three field trips to view efforts at environmentalsustainability in the field, for example large scale

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

the P3 projects.• “The team and the project itself truly reflect the spirit of the University, with people from many different backgrounds and majors coming together to create a novel interdisciplinary answer to a major problem. I still can’t believe how far the team has come since the Phase I proposal, and I can’t wait to see where we can go in the future.”• “It was my first ever project in this research group and I loved it, I wanted to support innovative answers to real-world problems.”• “Not only could we meet other competing teams and people from EPA, NASA, Lockheed, and other big names, we were able to reach out to and inspire K-12 students who were interested in the STEAM fields,”• “While biotechnology is my

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Incorrect Partially Correct CorrectFigure 3. Results from midterm and final exams when students were asked to describe twomethods of removing water hardnessPost-exam student feedbackIn a follow-up survey, conducted after the semester ended. Students provided reflections onwhether or not the activity helped them better understand the concept of water hardness. Theyalso were asked to provide their input on how to improve the activity in the future.Representative quotes are provided below:“I really like hands on experiments in class because they help me better understand the materialtaught in class and apply it to real world scenarios. During the water experiment, I realized that[College Name] has pretty hard water. I was then able to tie together

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

reflect on their learning experiences in the course compared toother courses taken throughout their time at university. The survey consisted of 50 randomizedmultiple choice questions, provided in both positive and negative voice, with five possible answersto select from: strongly disagree (SD), disagree (D), neutral (N), agree (A), and strongly agree (SA) Page 26.75.6(Table 1).Table 1. Online survey questions and responses (n = 21 out of 23 students) at the conclusion of the course.The questions were automatically randomized for each student by the survey software.Question

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daniel Hochstein, Manhattan College

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

previously been exposed to (some of them in different courses). Thediscussions had during the lesson use active learning to motivate the students to thinkindependently and enhances student involvement.This lesson appeals to different types of learning styles. Sensory and visual learners can bestimulated by being able to see the reinforced concrete beam and to physically makemeasurements. This is in comparison to typical example problems in the course where twodimensional illustrations are used and all values are directly provided. Active learners also benefitfrom this lesson by being able to interact with their classmates during the activity. Additionally,students who fall into the intuitive, verbal, or reflective learning styles benefit from this

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

during each semester. Survey responses from faculty inCME and GENE reflect these differences in approaches. In CME, 10 of 11 responding faculty(both junior and senior faculty) indicated they were observed by another faculty member at leastonce during the previous semester. Of responding faculty in GENE, however, only 5 of 11responding faculty stated they were observed at least one time. Interestingly, of the 5 positiveresponses in GENE, none were junior faculty members. This result suggests that CME’s morestructured classroom observation program increases opportunities for feedback and ensures eachjunior faculty member is observed. While the efficacy of each classroom observation programwas not examined, anecdotal feedback from CME faculty

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khosrow Farahbakhsh, School of Engineering, University of Guelph; Warren Stiver, University of Guelph

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

period and scheduling proved to be somewhat difficult. The overall consensus of thestudent was that performing five labs during the last three weeks of the term placed unnecessarystress on student during an already stressful time. Student evaluation was also modified fromprevious years to reflect the addition of five laboratories. Student evaluation was based on onemidterm (15%), laboratory design (30%), other labs (15%) and the final exam (40%).For winter 2007 the course is unchanged from the previous year except for a drop in the numberof labs required from five to three. The evaluation scheme has also changed slightly, placingmore emphasis on the laboratory design (35% from 30%) and less on the final exam (35% vs.40%).Evaluation of the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seamus Freyne, Manhattan College; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Stephan Durham, University of Colorado at Denver

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

nation’s roadways are now built with asphalt, which has traditionally had the lowestinitial costs. But asphalt has less durability than concrete and regularly needs repairs andreplacement. Asphalt is also an oil product and subject to unpredictable price swings. The darkcolor of asphalt contributes to the heat island effect, where temperatures in cities can be morethan 10 ˚F above those in the surrounding countryside, which substantially increases energyconsumption in the summers. Light in color, the reflectivity of concrete could help reduce theheat island effect. Additionally, these roadways would need less illumination at night. Concretematerials are readily available everywhere and do not contain oil products.Pervious concrete is made with the

Conference Session

Sustainability and Engineering Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Reisdorph, the GreenTeam Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Next Week: Trade, Gender and Poverty.WEEK 7: Topic: Developed Countries & Developing Countries Discussion: Different socio-economic priorities of Developed Countries & Developing Countries. Are countries homogenous? What is the feasibility of Developing Countries creating and supporting a national SDO system? What is the significance for standards development in ISO? ASTM? What are the unique issues, if any, for island nations? How are these reflected in the SDO process?WEEK 8: Break, no classWEEK 9: PROJECT - PART 1 DUE. Topic: Standards Development – How? Discussion: This is the mundane part of the course. However, it is necessary to understand

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lashun King, Tennessee State University; Thomas Byl, U.S. Geological Survey; Roger Painter, Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

benzene concentrations.Close agreement is indicated between the two approaches. Page 11.1083.8 ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNINGThe objectives of TSU’s efforts to assess the effectiveness of this approach to teaching are twofold: 1. To provide faculty and other research participants with quantifiable information to facilitate continuous improvement of the program. 2. To drive student learning towards the goal of providing students with the ability to use engineering tools in engineering practice as reflected by ABET2000 criterion (k) (an ability to

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simeon Komisar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lupita Montoya, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. Thefollowing weeks were spent refining the details of the design, building and subsequently testingand debugging the prototype. As the semester came to a close, design teams conducted the finalevaluations and demonstrations of their system design concept prototypes. Among issues toconsider, they reflected upon the design process and discussed how it impacts people in generalas well as any specific questions regarding their design. As Milestone 3, teams made final projectpresentations and submitted design documentation in the form of a written report. For those students who enjoyed this course experience, they could choose to continue theirinvolvement in similar projects by joining the Rensselaer chapter of Engineers for a SustainableWorld.Evaluation