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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Environmental Engineering

providingwildlife habitat [1, 2]. In a wetland system, sedimentation, filtration by soil media and plantinterception, and microbial life adsorb, transform, or break down water pollutants including totalsuspended solids (TSS) or turbidity, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) or the amount of organiccarbon in the water, nitrogen and phosphorus, and non-neutral pH [2, 3]. For point-sources, thesewater pollutants are regulated through National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)permits under the Clean Water Act [4]. Mimicking natural systems, constructed treatment wetlandsare capable of removing stormwater pollutants, and in addition, they are low-cost, require minimalmaintenance, can be implemented in a decentralized fashion, and contribute to

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

using rubrics to assess: (1)problem definition in a global context, (2) life cycle assessment skills, (3) life cycle cost analysisskills, (4) ability to integrate social and cultural implications of proposed solutions, (5) writtencommunication, and (6) oral communication. Students performed well in defining problems in aglobal context, conducting an economic analysis, and communicating via oral presentations.Improvements could be made in assessing environmental impacts, accounting for socialimplications of proposed solutions, and written communication via written reports. The self-efficacy questionnaire highlighted that increased communication between students andstakeholders in Costa Rica could improve understandings of social and cultural

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phil Dacunto, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

in the social sciences to develop learning opportunities relevantto understanding the social, cultural, economic, legal, policy, and political contexts ofenvironmental engineering challenges.” In addition, there is a need to develop humanitieselectives that exist at the intersection of the humanities and all engineering programs to provide aliberal arts foundation for engineering students (Chong et al., 2014). An unconventionalsolution, such as co-locating engineering and humanities programs in the same department, canaddress these needs by helping to provide environmental engineers both breadth and depth(Figure 1).Figure 1. The T-shaped environmental engineer is conversant in social sciences, public policy, engineering scienceand design

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Nathaniel Sheehan P.E., United States Military Academy; Luke Plante, United States Military Academy; Erick Martinez, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke P.E., Marquette University

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Environmental Engineering

have recently been organized into the five grandchallenges released by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and National Academy ofSciences (NAS) in “Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century: Addressing GrandChallenges” [1]. The five grand challenges are (1) sustainably supply food, water, and energy;(2) curb climate change and adapt to its impacts; (3) design a future without pollution and waste;(4) create efficient, healthy, resilient cities; and (5) foster informed decisions and actions [1].These grand challenges align with the issues presented and discussed in the Engineer of 2020 [2]and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [3]. The Engineer of 2020called for engineers to not only be technical experts but be

Conference Session

Environmental Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jalal Rastegary, New Mexico State University; Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Christopher Campbell, New Mexico State University, Engineering New Mexico Resource Network

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Environmental Engineering

to pay itself back within five years andwould additionally save the medical center over $250,000 within ten years, assuming only thenutrition department ran on solar energy and their energy consumption constituted about 6% ofthe center’s total energy consumption. Analyses also considered having the entire hospital run onsolar energy, finding that this system would pay itself back within five years and save thehospital an additional $5,000,000 within ten years.IntroductionThe ENMRN at NMSU has been working with local businesses and organizations to reducepollution and increase energy efficiency in an effort to decrease operating costs and decreaseenvironmental impact of commercial industry [1]. The Pollution Prevention (P2) and Economy,Energy

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rachel Herring Sangree, Johns Hopkins University; Benjamin W. Schafer, Johns Hopkins University

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

Improving students’ conceptual understanding of arch construction and behavior using physical models of masonry arches in a classroom exerciseIntroductionThe best works of structural engineering strive to find balance among efficiency (the best use ofnatural resources), economy (the best use of public funds), and elegance (a measure of aestheticquality or cultural significance) – all under the umbrella of safety and serviceability [1]. DavidBillington, a long-time Professor at Princeton University, bestowed an honorarium on structuresthat demonstrated this balance, structures that embodied what he called the three ideals ofStructural Art: Scientific, Social, and Symbolic [1]. In Perspectives on the Evolution

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Scott A Civjan P.E., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

provided in order to show the range of topics that have beenincluded in this class, but the overall planning and organization would be applicable to anyconstruction site field trip.IntroductionThe use of field trips has been shown to be an effective method of teaching so long as the trip isplanned and implemented effectively (1-3). Field trips to construction sites for design classes candirectly relate class assignments to real structures, giving students a perspective on theinteraction between disciplines (owner, architect, construction managers, sub-contractors andengineers), and boosting confidence of engineering students. However, to maximize theirpotential, tours should be implemented with purpose and relate directly to class material

Conference Session

Innovative Approaches to Improving Student Learning

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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Environmental Engineering

percentages of pointsearned to assist with categorization efficiency (Table 1).Table 1. Individual indicator metric definitions (from Stoker, Blair, and Sobiesk, 2014). Category definition Example percentages of points earned 1 Completely failed to meet the standard <65% 2 Just barely failed to meet the standard 65-72% 3 Met the standard 73-90% 4 Exceeded the standard >90%Once each student’s performance on an embedded indicator has been categorized, the results canbe

Conference Session

Inventive Opportunities for Research and Exposure

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Pamela McLeod, ReNUWIt at Stanford University; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Richard G. Luthy, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

-surveys (quantitative and qualitative), as well as longitudinaltracking of participants (n=97 over 7 years). Assessment results suggest this multi-campus siteachieves participant-level and program-level impacts commensurate with those attained bysingle-campus REU Sites.IntroductionEngaging undergraduates in authentic science and engineering research experiences is widelyaccepted as a promising practice for promoting persistence in the discipline [1], increasingstudent interest in graduate school [2], and developing a student’s identity as a researcher [1].The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is a large supporter of such experiences through itsResearch Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site and Supplements Program. Almost 150REU Site

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

retain studentswith a broad range of interests and motivations.BackgroundSome students have a high level of interest in environmental issues and want to make this thefocus of their academic studies and/or career. The disciplines with the most obvious focus onenvironmental issues are environmental studies (EnvS), environmental science (EnvSci), andenvironmental engineering (EnvE). An online search of programs in the U.S. that awardBachelor’s degrees in these areas identified 183 EnvS, 500 EnvSci, and 70 EnvE degrees [1].The number of Bachelor’s degrees awarded in 2014-2015 in these majors were: 6015 EnvS,5723 EnvSci, and 1414 EnvE [2]. (Note that the Integrated Postsecondary Education DataSystem (IPEDS) groups EnvE with Environmental Health

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Environmental Engineering

of unconsidered energyconsumption, a layman’s knowledge of the physical laws governing and technologies behindconventional and alternative energy production, and an array of tools to evaluate and implementenergy conservation strategies on personal and corporate levels. In line with the desire to makethe course as accessible as possible to all university students, the faculty decided that the onlyprerequisites for the course would be knowledge of basic algebra and simple spreadsheetanalysis skills. The outcomes for the course are shown in Table 1. With these outcomes in mind, asemester outline was developed as shown in Table 2. Three instructors co-taught the initial offering. The lead instructor was a mechanicalengineering

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Freya Willicks, RWTH Aachen University; Valerie Varney, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University; Max Haberstroh, RWTH Aachen University

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Environmental Engineering

implementation atadditional German universities. The focus of the evaluation lies on a comparison of theparticipants' assessments of their skills and abilities before and after their participation in theEWB Challenge. This work in progress paper explains the structure of this evaluation in detail. 1. IntroductionThe German university teaching system has been in constant change since the Bologna reform(a European-wide process to ensure coherent and comparable education qualifications). It isbecoming increasingly important to intensify the learning process, improve learning outcomesand ultimately improve the quality of teaching (Hochschulforum Digitalisierung 2016).Furthermore, concepts such as the "Third Mission" are on the rise: the idea of

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George A. Hunt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Environmental Engineering

. Professional competencies such as leadership, the ability to designsustainable systems, effective communication, and interdisciplinary teamwork areamong the many skills required by engineers of the future. Functioning effectively as amember of a multidisciplinary team is a requirement for entry into the practice of civilengineering at the professional level. It also states that intradisciplinary andmultidisciplinary teams are needed to solve the complex problems of the future1The recently revised ABET student outcomes (1 through 7) no longer have an explicitoutcome about functioning on multidisciplinary teams; however, it is implicitly stated thatit is still important. Outcome (1) of the new ABET student outcomes state that studentshave “an ability 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

students have very little knowledge of infrastructure and havedesigned the course with this in mind. Complex mathematics is not needed in the course as thefocus is to provide students with a holistic view of infrastructure. In addition, real-worldexamples are integrated into the lessons that emphasize the concepts of interconnectivity ofdifferent systems. The course learning outcomes were developed collaboratively by members ofthe CIT-E community of practice in 2015. The process is described by Parker et al. [1]. A courseoutline, specifying 43 lessons that will support the outcomes, was also developed collaborativelyby the community of practice (Table 1). The CIT-E community of practice decided to categorizeinfrastructure into three categories

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

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Environmental Engineering

longer the people our educational system wasdesigned to teach” [1]. Prensky noted that contemporaneous students represented a singulargeneration that had grown up with digital technology, which had fundamentally changed howthis generation thought and processed information. The STEM education world took note of Prensky’s observations and began to discuss waysto meet the needs and thought processes of digital natives. In 2004, the National Academy ofEngineering (NAE) published a report entitled “The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering inthe New Century”. In this report, NAE recognizes that we are progressing in age ofextraordinary technological growth and sets forward ideal attributes for the next generation ofengineers. The author

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 Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Environmental Engineering

topic. Assessment techniques include student-based surveys, pre- and post-tests, intervention vs. comparison group statistical analysis, andcourse evaluations. In this way, technical skills building, as well as attitude and perceptions areevaluated. Results indicate that while similar learning was achieved with the games vstraditional lecture, students’ perception was that the games were not worthwhile in replacinglecture. Details on the games and assessment techniques are included, to allow others to easilyadapt this work.IntroductionIt is now generally accepted that active learning methods can help students learn material at adeeper level [1], and that students enjoy game-based learning. Research has indicated that game-based activities

Conference Session

Environmental Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

students in a total of 24 separate offerings of five differentsemester-long courses. In prior publications, the results of anonymous student feedbackcollected at the end of the semester have been reported, including: quantitative results ofLikert-scale responses to five common questions; and representative comments to open-ended questions. These prior results suggest that at least two responses are predominant,namely: 1) rejection of mastery learning as “unfamiliar”/“unfair”, or “lazy on the part ofthe professor”; or 2) welcoming of mastery learning as “empowering”, or “an opportunityfor self-ownership of learning on the part of the student”. To improve our understandingof the attitudes of students towards mastery learning, a qualitative approach

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas S. Soerens, Messiah College

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Environmental Engineering

Place of HomeworkAbstractDo online quizzes with immediate feedback promote better student learning than homeworkassignments for upper level engineering classes? A junior-level Environmental Engineering classwas reworked to use multiple-choice quizzes in a learning management system rather than paperhomework. Similar approaches have shown encouraging improvement in student motivation [1],in providing feedback to students [2] and in exam performance [3]. An objective for using thisapproach in Environmental Engineering was to allow the students to receive immediate feedbackon their skills. For example, in calculating the pH of a composite water sample (with somesimplifying assumptions), there are common mistakes that students make that will lead

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Manoj K. Jha, North Carolina A&T State University; Gigi A. Richard, Colorado Mesa University; Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia; John Taber, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

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Environmental Engineering

 modules and even entire courses.   This  paper  describes  the  creation  of  an  interdisciplinary  module  on  the  topic  of  Water Sustainability  in  Cities.  The  module  contributes  to  meeting  a  need  for  accessible  teaching materials to help advance the knowledge and skills of students addressing complex and dynamic problems with water infrastructure in cities. The module creation also provided insight into the development  of  interdisciplinary  education  modules  by  multiple  instructors  from  different disciplines and different institutions, a possible approach for the future. The paper therefore has two goals: (1) to present the Water Sustainability in Cities course module and make available for others  to  incorporate  into

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles M. Ouellette, United States Military Academy; Luke Thomas Plante, United States Military Academy; Erick Martinez P.E., United States Military Academy; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke, United States Military Academy

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

environment, and they felt more strongly about the need for continuingenvironmental education to promote environmental stewardship.Introduction The need for an environmental ethic became evident in the 20th century due to a numberof high-profile environmental failures, including those documented in Silent Spring [1] andThomas Hardin’s paper on the tragedy of the commons [2]. The establishment of theEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) almost immediately following passage of the NationalEnvironmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the inaugural Earth Day of 1970 further increased publicawareness of the relationship between human activity and environmental quality [3]. This linkwas discussed as early as the 16th century by Malthus [4]. At the heart of

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bettina Jeanine Casad, University of Missouri, St. Louis; Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Natalie Mladenov, San Diego State University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

research experience would increase students’ (1a) academic self-efficacy, (1b)research skills, (1c) research confidence, (1d) including confidence in leading and working witha team, and (1e) education and (1f) career intentions to pursue engineering. In addition, it washypothesized that the research experience would provide students with (2a) greater culturalawareness, (2b) global perspectives of water reuse challenges, and (2c) promote increasedinterest in pursuing an engineering career that can have a global impact.Methodology(1)ParticipantsBetween 2015 and 2017, a total of 14 students participated in the research experience. Allparticipants were recruited from two public, Hispanic Serving comprehensive state universitiesin southern California

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Environmental Engineering

forcingstudents to answer questions during discussion”). Other students responded positively to thecourse content (i.e., “I learned a lot of practical environmental health information that I plan touse in practice”). Future work should: 1) follow-up with students to identify the value of thecourse in their professional practice after graduation; 2) assess changes in student attitudes andbeliefs from before and after the course; and 3) replicate the course at other institutions toevaluate the effectiveness of the course content and delivery approach independent of thepersonality of the instructor and with a variety of student types.IntroductionThe field today known as “environmental engineering” emerged formally with the creation oftwo organizations

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ross Pfluger, Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Gary Vanzin; Robert L. Siegrist, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

spanning a period of four academic semestersbetween 2014 and 2017 were analyzed using two approaches. Projects were analyzed(1) for the degree of integration of non-technical considerations and (2) by term frequencymining and term frequency-inverse document frequency (tf-idf). The integration of socio-economic and cultural considerations into the course project increased in 2016 and 2017,with five of twelve student teams in 2014 and eight of ten student teams in 2016 and 2017integrating non-technical considerations in their analysis. Gender demographics andgraduate standing were not correlated with the degree of integration of non-technicalconsiderations. Term frequency analysis and tf-idf showed that key terms in the “social”and “energy

Conference Session

Innovative Approaches to Improving Student Learning

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Cara J. Poor, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Jeffrey Matthew Welch, University of Portland; Nicole C. Ralston, University of Portland

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

completed during an 85-minute class session, and students spentadditional time outside of class summarizing their results in a technical memorandum. At the endof the semester, students completed a survey to evaluate the efficacy of the class activities. Toaddress the need to for civil engineering students to make connections between technicalknowledge gained in school and professional practice5, to use information beyond what is foundin the textbook1,2,3,4,5, and to learn environmental engineering in the context of real-worldproblems5,6,7, the following objectives were developed for the class activity: 1. Identify and evaluate sources of information 2. Connect life experiences with course content 3. Identify real world engineering

Conference Session

Emphasizing Communication and the Humanities in Environmental Engineering

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sarah K. Bauer, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

through student responses to a survey administered at both thebeginning and end of the course. Survey results indicate that the EHMs enabled students toincrease their perception of their understanding of environmental engineering and its effect onsociety’s environmental challenges.IntroductionAs our world continues to evolve, an increase in the development of technical solutions is criticalfor meeting society’s growing needs. Today, there are many environmental and social problemsfacing our world. Zero hunger, clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, Fig 1. 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations [1].sustainable cities and communities, and positive climate action are among several of the 17Sustainable

Conference Session

Emphasizing Communication and the Humanities in Environmental Engineering

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; David Robledo, Texas Tech University; Francesco V. Donato, Texas Tech University; Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University; Danny D. Reible, Texas Tech University; Chongzheng Na, Texas Tech University

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Environmental Engineering

’ essayswritten in response to lectures and activities that related to art and narrative within the course.The two machine-based tools used here were i) naïve Bayes analysis and ii) Meaning ExtractionHelper. The results showed that both tools were able to identify differences in student essays. Wesuggest several ways in which these machine-based methods could be extended to aid inassessing learning and reflective thinking in students.IntroductionIn U.S. engineering education, ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)advocates the broad development of engineering students.1 Congruent with ABET guidelines,engineering researchers have framed principled foundations for understanding engineeringpractice in social, cultural, environmental, and

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

, gravitational, and fluid-pressuresub-components.1 1 𝑝𝑝 + 𝜌𝜌𝑉𝑉 2 + 𝛾𝛾𝛾𝛾 2If the specific weight of the fluid being analyzed is divided through each term of the Bernoulliequation, then an alternate form of the energy equation results where each term has a length andrepresents a type of head.2 𝑝𝑝 𝑉𝑉 2 + + 𝑧𝑧 𝛾𝛾 2𝑔𝑔 𝑝𝑝First, the pressure head represented by 𝛾𝛾 is the height that a column of the fluid

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daniel Hochstein, Manhattan College

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

Mechanics of Reinforced Concrete” is presentedduring the fourth week of the semester.Is the Whole Greater than the Sum of its Parts?This lesson begins with the instructor preparing the classroom before any students arrive by writingon the board the question “Is the Whole Greater than the Sum of its Parts?” and displaying a portionof a reinforced concrete beam that has previously been loaded to failure (Figure 1). Once all ofthe students all arrive, the instructor divides the class of approximately 20 students into 5 groups.He then askes each of the groups to apply the statement to the flexural strength of the beam and toeither prove the statement to be true or false. Figure 1: Reinforced Concrete Beam Displayed During the LectureAfter

Conference Session

A Focus on Sustainability

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Fethiye Ozis P.E., Northern Arizona University; Nihal Sarikaya, Northern Arizona University; Roy St. Laurent, Northern Arizona University; Daniel'le April DeVoss, Northern Arizona University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

engineering education, students should have aclear understanding that the nature of their job is directly affecting the environment and theirpractices are governed by the code of ethics, which calls on sustainable development. How weteach or train students to develop their engineering skills, becomes an essential tool to nurturesustainability in their future practice, which was recognized as a pressing issue for educators [1]-[3]. Promoting sustainability as part of everyday practice could establish the missing link toenhance environmental attitudes of engineering students [4], [5].Many empirical studies reported that environmental education, either as a semester course or as asummer program, not only improves knowledge and awareness of environmental