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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #18228Reducing Costs While Maintaining Learning Outcomes using Blended, Flipped,and Mastery Pedagogy to Teach Introduction to Environmental EngineeringDr. Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology Professor Daniel B. Oerther, PhD, PE, BCEE, CEng, F.AAN joined the faculty of the Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2010 after ten years on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati where he served as Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Since 2014, he has concur- rently served as a Senior Policy Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State in the areas of

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #18177Learning Sustainability through the Design ProcessDr. Jennifer Mueller Price PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDr. Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Associate Professor of English c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Learning Sustainability through the Design ProcessAbstractFirst-year engineering students across disciplines who have joined the HERE: Living and LearningToday for Tomorrow program (formerly the Home for Environmentally Responsible Engineering)participate in a three-course sequence: Introduction to Sustainability, Rhetoric and Composition

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Freya Willicks, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University; Kathrin Schoenefeld, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University; Valerie Varney, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University; Anja Richert, RWTH Aachen University; Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University; Frank Hees, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University

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University Valerie Stehling is a research group leader of the research group ”Academic Teaching and Learning” at the Institute of Information Management in Mechanical Engineering and Center for Learning and Knowledge Management.Prof. Anja Richert, RWTH Aachen University Prof. Dr. phil. Anja Richert Managing Director of the Center for Learning and Knowledge Management (ZLW), RWTH Aachen Uni- versity; Junior Professorship for Agile Management in Organization and Technology in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Anja Richert took up the position of managing director of the Center for Learning and Knowledge Man- agement of the RWTH Aachen University in February 2011. With a doctorate in

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Inez Hua, Purdue University; Loring Nies, Purdue University

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Paper ID #18041Innovations in Environmental Engineering Education ProgramsDr. Inez Hua, Purdue University Dr. Inez Hua is Professor in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering and the Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering. Her research and teaching areas include aquatic chemistry, water pollution control, environmental sustainability in engineering education, and sustainable electronics. Dr. Hua has a Ph.D and an MS in Environmental Engineering and Science from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and a BA in Biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.Dr. Loring Nies, Purdue

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University

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Environmental Engineering

descriptivenarrative often including sound engineering judgement or justifications, outstandingcontributions and key conclusions. Some critical findings and contributions may not berecognized unless they are presented through a formal writing narrative. On the other hand, theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has stipulated the engineeringeducation outcomes as (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; (g) anability to communicate effectively; (h) The broad education necessary to understand the impactof engineering solutions in a global and societal context; (i) A recognition of the need for and anability to engage in life-long learning, and (j) Knowledge of contemporary issues. Theseoutcomes are hard to achieve in

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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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

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Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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Paper ID #18918Microbial Fuel Cell Development and Testing for Implementing Environmen-tal Engineering Education in High SchoolsDr. Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University Dr. Striebig is a founding faculty member and first full professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison University. Dr. Striebig came to the JMU School of from Gonzaga University where he developed the WATER program in cooperation with other faculty members. Dr. Striebig is also the former Head of the Environmental Technology Group at Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory. In addition to Dr’ Striebig’s engineering work, he is also a

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Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #18905Building Life Cycle Assessment Skills with GREET and SimaPro to EngageStudents in Analyzing the Sustainability of Biofuel AlternativesDr. Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University Dr. Striebig is a founding faculty member and first full professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison University. Dr. Striebig came to the JMU School of from Gonzaga University where he developed the WATER program in cooperation with other faculty members. Dr. Striebig is also the former Head of the Environmental Technology Group at Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory. In addition to Dr’ Striebig’s

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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. Prior to joining University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Dr. Parks’ worked for over seven years at the Alcoa Technical Center focusing on development and commercialization of sustainable wastewater treat- ment and solid waste reuse technologies. She also served as a member of the Alcoa Foundation Board of Directors, providing environmental expertise to support the Foundation’s focus areas of Environment, Em- powerment, and Education, as well as her experience with science, technology, engineering, and mathe- matics (STEM) education for women. Prior to joining Alcoa in 2008, Dr. Parks worked for approximately seven years as a consultant to government agencies, municipalities, and industrial clients performing wa- ter

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Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #18800Utilizing the Chesapeake Bay as a Basis for a Place-based Multi-componentProject to Attain Earth Systems Engineering Course ObjectivesDr. Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University Dr. Striebig is a founding faculty member and first full professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison University. Dr. Striebig came to the JMU School of from Gonzaga University where he developed the WATER program in cooperation with other faculty members. Dr. Striebig is also the former Head of the Environmental Technology Group at Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory. In addition to Dr’ Striebig’s

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pablo K. Cornejo, California State University, Chico

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course’s integration of groupprojects designed to address real-world problems; (3) discusses the integration of technology toenhance the learning experience; (4) evaluates students ability to understand and apply triplebottom line decision making strategies when evaluating design alternatives for a group project;and (5) examines instructor insights on improving the course in future semesters.Description of the CourseThe new CIVL 302 course at Chico State provides a foundation for green engineering design.Two sections of the course were offered with 44 students in one section and 42 students in theother section (n=86). This course provides junior undergraduates with tools to approach problemsolving considering the triple bottom (i.e., economic

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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to include aneducational/outreach component in the proposal.Per the above, a RFP was created and presented to the environmental engineering capstonestudents. A team of four students from the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,who prepare a proposal for that specific RFP, was challenged to answer this call for pilot projectsdemonstrating on-site wastewater reclamation and reuse. The students had to first analyzevarious technologies, and then propose, design, build, and operate a pilot of the selectedtechnology. To cover construction costs, the College of Engineering allotted an approximatebudget of $2000.00 for the construction materials of the system, including components that theinfrastructure lab could appropriate and make

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #17888Maintaining Student Engagement in an Evening, Three-hour-long Air Pollu-tion Course: Integrating Active Learning Exercises and Flipped ClassesMajor Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., Colorado School of Mines Major Andrew Pfluger, U.S. Army, is a PhD Candidate at the Colorado School Mines studying anaerobic treatment of domestic wastewater. He previously earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from USMA and a M.S. and Engineer Degree in Environmental Engineering and Science from Stanford University. He is a licensed PE in the state of Delaware. Major Pfluger served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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associate professor in the Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering department at the North Carolina A&T State University. His research interests include hydrology and water quality studies for water resources management under land use change and climate change. His educational research interests include critical thinking and active learning.Dr. Gigi A. Richard, Colorado Mesa University Dr. Gigi Richard is currently the Faculty Director of the Hutchins Water Center at Colorado Mesa Uni- versity (CMU) in Grand Junction, CO and a Professor of Geosciences at CMU. She holds an M.S. and Ph.D. from Colorado State University and a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, all in civil engineering. Gigi

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Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark H. Weir, The Ohio State University; Jade Mitchell, Michigan Sate University; Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University; Alexis Layman Mraz, The Ohio State University

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Paper ID #19599QMRA Wiki: An Educational Tool for Interdisciplinary Teaching of RiskModeling in Engineering CurriculaDr. Mark H. Weir, The Ohio State University Mark H. Weir earned his BS in Environmental Engineering from Wilkes University and Ph.D. in Envi- ronmental Engineering from Drexel University. He worked as the Associate Director of the Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment. He worked in risk research and engineering with the US EPA until leaving for a faculty position at Temple University. While at Temple he served as the Acting Divi- sion Director of the Environmental Health Division in the College of

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexa Rihana-Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy; James Joseph Lynch, University of Detroit Mercy

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #20074Using Matlab-generated Numerical Solutions in an Environmental Engineer-ing Class to Predict the Fate and Transport of ContaminantsDr. Alexa Rihana-Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy Alexa Rihana-Abdallah is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy, rihanaa@udmercy.eduDr. James Joseph Lynch, University of Detroit Mercy Dr. Lynch is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engi- neering. He teaches classes in geotechnical engineering, construction materials, and forensic engineering. His research interests include

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Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Tech University. He was previously the Bettie Margaret Smith Chair of Environmental Health Engineering in the Depart- ment of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering and the Director of the Center for Research in Water Resources at the University of Texas in Austin. Dr. Reible holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engi- neering from the California Institute of Technology, and is a Board Certified Environmental Engineer, a Professional Engineer (Louisiana), and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2005 for the ”development of widely used approaches for the management of contaminated sediments”. His research is focused on the fate, transport, and management of contaminants in the environment and the