Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan S. Hoback, University of Detroit Mercy; Alexa Rihana Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

Department at the University of Detroit Mercy. She earned both her M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Michigan. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Safety Protocols in Civil & Environmental Engineering LaboratoriesAbstractPromoting and achieving safety in academic laboratories for students and researchers is everyinstitution’s goal. To this end, lab practices are constantly reviewed and revised, and safetypolicies are generally documented. For this paper, a survey related to lab safety procedures wasconducted of civil and environmental engineering department heads, with a 25% response ratefor 56 institutions

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Boyle, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2008-449: ADAPTIVE WATER LABORATORY FOR K-12 OUTREACH ONSUSTAINABLE WATER USEPaul Boyle, Rice University Paul M. Boyle is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Rice University. In addition to his research in computational fluid mechanics and separation processes, Paul is active in engineering outreach. He tutors underrepresented high school students in mathematics and assists the math team during their practice for competitions.Brent Houchens, Rice University Brent C. Houchens is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Department at Rice University. His research interests include modeling flow and separation in

Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-Based Learning in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jason Hill, University of Southern Indiana; Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana

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Environmental Engineering

Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. He also holds an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy and served for 26 years in the USAF. Dr. Mitchell is a registered Professional Engineer, a LEED AP BD+C, and a Project Management Professional. Page 24.304.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Competitive Problem Based Learning in an Environmental Engineering Laboratory CourseAbstractThe Problem-based learning (PBL) pedagogical approach to instruction has become widely

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Curricula, Criteria, Student Performance, and Growth

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prahlad Murthy, Wilkes University

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #15870Satisfying ABET’s Program Criteria for Environmental Engineering: Expe-riences with a Laboratory-Based Course in Air QualityDr. Prahlad Murthy, Wilkes University Prahlad Murthy is a Professor of Environmental Engineering at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Penn- sylvania. He is currently serving as the Associate Dean of the College of Science & Engineering at the university. Since receiving his doctoral degree in civil & environmental engineering from Texas A&M University, he has been teaching courses in environmental engineering and science such as air pollution, water and wastewater treatment

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

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2007-1010: STUDENT-LED DESIGN, BUILD, TESTING AND USAGE OFIN-COURSE EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORIESKhosrow Farahbakhsh, School of Engineering, University of GuelphWarren Stiver, University of Guelph Page 12.1313.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Student-Led Design, Build, Testing and Usage of In-course Experimental LaboratoriesAbstractLaboratory components of engineering courses are traditionally designed and assembled byeither course instructors or laboratory technicians. Student’s involvement is most often passiveowing to a detailed recipe style set of instructions and frequently recipe style report preparationin which even

Conference Session

Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ross Pfluger, U.S. Military Academy; Weimin Wu, Stanford University

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Environmental Engineering

Demonstrating Microbial Growth and Metabolic Kinetics with Methanotrophic Bacteria: A Classroom Laboratory ExperimentAbstractWith the field of biotechnology rapidly expanding, it is increasingly important to providerelevant, hands-on education to environmental engineering students in the area of microbialgrowth and metabolic kinetics. Students enrolled in introductory microbiology courses can havedifficultly visualizing the physical growth of bacteria, the stoichiometric ratios of substrateconsumption, and the results of metabolic processes that produce end products. Methanotrophicbacteria can be used as a model, allowing students in an experimental laboratory class tounderstand microbiological fundamentals. Methanotrophs have been well studied

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Ken Thomas, University of South Florida

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-820: TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS THROUGH ANAPPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY: STUDYINGSTORM-WATER PONDS AT THE UNIVERSITY AND IN LOCAL COMMUNITIESMaya Trotz, University of South FloridaKen Thomas, University of South Florida Page 14.1155.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Sustainability concepts through an applied environmental engineering laboratory: studying stormwater ponds at the University and local communitiesAbstractStormwater ponds are vital for the control of floodwaters and the reduction in pollution loadsreaching larger water bodies. Community awareness programs aim to reduce

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Tewari, Louisiana Tech University; Md Ashique Ahmed, Louisiana Tech University; Chandra Mouli Tummala, Louisiana Tech University

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #22129Generating Interest Among Undergraduates Toward Research in Environ-mental Engineering by Incorporating Novel Desalination Technology-basedHands-on Laboratory AssignmentsDr. Sanjay Tewari, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Tewari holds joint appointment of Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction En- gineering Technology at the Louisiana Tech University. Prior to joining Louisiana Tech, he earned his Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) and Master of Technology (Chemical Engineering) in India. Later, he joined Texas A&M University and earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Civil

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Willietta Gibson

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

Engineering Laboratory to increase student engagement, learning, and data analysis Case studies are innovative ways to increase student engagement in courses. Usedextensively in medical and law schools, case studies introduce real-world examples that can helpstudents readily see how theory applies to actual events, situations, and the end results. Thiseducational study began in 2010 to investigate the use of case studies in an environmentalengineering laboratory course. Four environmental engineering case studies combined withlaboratory activities were developed for a junior level environmental engineering course. Thecases were added to the laboratory course as a way to update laboratory content withcontemporary

Conference Session

Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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Environmental Engineering

and chemical remediation processes for water and soils. Prior to joining North Carolina A&T State University, she was a private consultant at two consulting firms specializing in chemical oxidation remediation for soil and water remediation. Her educational research investigates the use of problem based learning and case studies to improve classroom instruction.Prof. Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University (Eng) Page 22.1232.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Reforming Environmental Engineering Laboratories for Sustainable Engineering: Incorporating

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Environmental Engineering

freshmen, particularly those with prior programmingexperiments (about 50 % of freshmen in the program), did not appreciate the drag and dropprogramming approach adopted in Alice for learning fundamentals of object-orientedprogramming. Furthermore, students did not perceive direct engineering applications of Alice infuture engineering courses. Hence, beginning in Spring ’07, Alice was replaced by LabVIEW inENGE 1024 with approximately 180 students. The dataflow programming paradigm supportedby LabVIEW is suitable for many engineering applications and can be extended for collection,processing and communication of environmental data which in turn can be used to teachsustainability concepts [8].LabVIEW ProgrammingLabVIEW (Laboratory Virtual

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., U.S. Military Academy; David-Michael P. Roux, U.S. Army; Michael A. Butkus, U.S. Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

ABET accreditation since the Environmental Engineering ProgramCriterion (Criterion 9) states that students must have an ability to conduct laboratoryexperiments, critically analyze, and interpret data in more than one major environmentalengineering focus area, e.g., air, water, land, environmental health. Additionally, ABEToutcome “b” states that graduates will develop the skills necessary to plan, design, execute, andcritically interpret results from experiments. Students in the Environmental EngineeringProgram at the United States Military Academy have water-related laboratory experiences inlower-level courses, such as jar testing and biochemical oxygen demand experiments, similar tothose found in many undergraduate environmental engineering

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandeep Sathyamoorthy, Tufts University; Linda Jarvin, Paris College of Art; Michael Hollis, U.S. Air Force Academy; John Anthony Christ, U.S. Air Force Academy; C. Andrew Ramsburg, Tufts University

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Environmental Engineering

Academy’s FieldReadiness and Engineering Laboratory (FERL)[18], and presented as a prototype developmentand assessment exercise. Learners, working in teams of five (one team had four members), wererequired to design, build and test a water treatment system. The context of the problem wasbased on flooding events which occurred in rural Kenya. In this PBL lab a fictitious company isinterested in developing point of use water treatment units which could be used during suchemergencies. A memo was provided to each student from the vice president of engineeringservices which included the following: problem outline, basis of design criteria for the watertreatment system (Table 1), design criteria and specifications (Table 2), list of available materials

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Dunia Tania Periverzov, Drexel University (Tech.)

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Environmental Engineering

, applications, and effective classroom and laboratory instruction.Engineering and engineering technology programs must offer a relevant and validatedcurriculum that prepares students for post-graduation success. Courses that cover traditionalsubject matter in mathematics, the sciences, engineering economics and other related topicsprovide the foundation of knowledge upon which specific skill sets are added. However, it iscritical for engineering/technology to transition from theoretical work in the classroom towardsexperiential learning with applications of technology and design1-3. The main objective of seniordesign courses in engineering and engineering technology curricula is to bridge the gap betweenacademic theory and real world practice

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, Tarleton State University; Daniel K. Marble, Tarleton State University

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Environmental Engineering

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) including theability to conduct laboratory experiments and the ability to critically analyze and interpret data inmore than one major environmental engineering focus area. This paper discusses threeenvironmental engineering undergraduate research projects that were funded through internalgrants and completed between 2009 and 2011 by individual students under the mentorship ofenvironmental engineering faculty. At the completion of their research projects, studentspresented their research work through a variety of poster presentations at symposiums andconferences and through publication in peer reviewed technical journals. The researchexperience, research methodology, problem formulation

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, Tarleton State University; Daniel K. Marble, Tarleton State University; Jennifer T. Edwards, Tarleton State University

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Environmental Engineering

initiatives on college and university campuses. While thestudent selection for the summer camp was merit based and as such was restricted to selectedfewer meritorious students, the participation in environmental communication week was open toall university students and as such nearly 580 students, faculty, staff, and community membersparticipated in it. Summer camp students participated in various activities including classroomand laboratory work, talks on career and technical aspects from experts in industry and academia,and mentoring by undergraduates while participating in an undergraduate research group. At theconclusion of the camp, students demonstrated their understanding of environmental engineeringeducation through poster presentations to

Conference Session

Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Hadaway, Norwood High School; Megan Urbaitis, Norwood High School; Regina Lamendella, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati; Andrea Burrows, The University of Cincinnati; Mike Borowczak, The University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, The University of Cincinnati

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Environmental Engineering

source. This is aunique approach to high school science laboratory activities.All watershed data is collected and organized using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and graphingsoftware. Students are able to form conclusions using technology that is used in today’sworkplace. Initial findings regarding student response to this innovative teaching approachindicate that the actual application of molecular technology methods, employed to solve aproblem with an unknown conclusion, is very meaningful to students. Unlike other traditionalclassroom labs, neither the teacher nor the students know what the results of the watershed testsare before-hand. This type of innovative teaching approach, supported by research on inquirylessons, provides a more memorable

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University

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Environmental Engineering

, mathematics and physics), scientific thinkingcan be very crucial in developing a deeper understanding of the subject matter. It seeks forclarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, logic, significance, and fairness of thesubject of interest. This paper discusses student responses in an Environmental EngineeringLaboratory class, where they were given a set of questions formulated in “The Logic ofExperiment” format to promote scientific thinking. This research activity is based on thehypothesis that scientific thinking exercises provide opportunities for students to improve theirmetacognitive abilities by asking clear questions about scientific/engineering problems that areotherwise not addressed in regular laboratory experiments or setups

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle R. Murray, United States Military Academy; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Luke Plante, United States Military Academy; Kimberly Quell, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

States Military Academy with a B.S. in Environmental Engineering and graduated from Columbia University with an M.S. in Environmental Engineering in 2016. He teaches Environmental Biological Systems, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering Technologies, Introduction to Environmental Engineering, Advanced Individual Study I-II, Biochemical Treatment, and Officership.Kimberly Quell, United States Military Academy Kimberly Quell is a Laboratory Technician in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineer- ing at the United States Military Academy. She is a 2010 graduate of SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry with a B.S. in Environmental Science and is a currently attending graduate school

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

and made almost 170 papers and poster presentations. While much of externally-funded research has focused of environmental and water resources engineering, his work in the areas of education, trans- portation and construction have included improving instructional processes in laboratories, delineation of roadway systems and NEPA compliance for highways using remotely-sense data, modeling highway evac- uation strategies and environmental impacts for predicting pavement performance, evaluating resources and their allocation in the management of waterways, and comparing the economics of transportation management alternatives

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University

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Environmental Engineering

2006-144: STUDENT GENERATED REAL-TIME NOTE DEVELOPMENT ANDWEB PAGE ARCHIVALBruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University Bruce W. Berdanier is currently an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering in the TJ Smull College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University. In this position, Dr. Berdanier is responsible for teaching all of the courses in Environmental Science, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Solid and Hazardous Waste, Surface Water Quality and Project Management that are included in the Civil Engineering curriculum. Additionally, Dr. Berdanier directs all teaching and research activities in the Environmental Engineering laboratory. Dr. Berdanier also conducts research in surface

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Environmental Engineering

2006-1185: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ANINTERNET-ENABLED ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING EXPERIMENTJohn Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Page 11.450.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Development and Implementation of an Internet-Enabled Environmental Engineering ExperimentAbstractSome degree of laboratory experience is desirable for a comprehensive education inenvironmental engineering. While it would be advantageous for all students to obtain hands-onlaboratory skills in a laboratory class on campus, it is not feasible for some students to attend labcourses either because of time constraints (e.g. part-time students) or

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Pumphrey, University of Cincinnati; Anna Hoessle, University of Cincinnati; Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati

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Environmental Engineering

filtrationtechnologies to simultaneously remove model microbiological contaminants is needed. Thus,the specific research questions to be addressed during the course of the MS degree are: (1) dofiltration technologies provide differential removal of viruses, bacteria, and protozoa?; and (2) doconventional measures of reductions in fecal pollution correlate to actual removal efficiencies forviruses, bacteria, and protozoa? To answer these questions, representative POUs have beenconstructed in the laboratory. The two technologies under evaluation include custom built slowsand filters and commercially available porous pot filters. As part of the laboratory-based study,existing cultivation and novel molecular biology based techniques are being employed toquantify

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Environmental Engineering

Toxins Microbially Catalyzed Pollution (e.g. Acid Mine Drainage) Extreme Environments Microbes in Agriculture = in-depth coverage of topic and = general overview of topic Page 11.467.6 Many of the critical thinking skills described in Blooms taxonomy can be accomplishedvia laboratory experiences.8,9 And, ABET accredited programs are required to include labexperiences. The objectives of lab experiences include:8,10 instrumentation, experiment, dataanalysis, design, learning from failure, creativity, communications, teamwork, and ethics. Table4 presents laboratory exercises that could be used to support topics in each of

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

Page 11.292.4Analysis (EMMA), was built upon a nested modular framework. Each module is onePage 11.292.5Figure 3. The Paterson Learning Spiral depicts the general path of every module in theEnvironmental Monitoring and Measurement Analysis course.EMMA is organized in one-week long Learning Spirals each focusing on differentstatistical and analytical techniques, as well as environmental issues: lectures presentstatistical theory, laboratory and field sessions provide opportunities to acquire data, out-of-class teamwork sessions are used to analyze the data, presentations of findings allowstime to discuss the material, a quiz is used to check mastery of the topics, and resourcesare provided for advanced study. The Learning Spiral proceeds as

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stefan J. Grimberg, Clarkson University

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Environmental Engineering

panels was distributed to the local extension services for further dissemination with the opportunity to secure further input in the design. (3) the operation and implementation of a prototype system at a local extension farm and (4) the communication of the process to government and industry stake holders through annual participation of the team at the P3 competition meeting.In order to determine optimum process operating conditions, three laboratory scale reactors wereoperated throughout the first year of Phase 2 project. Three hydraulic residence times (HRT)were tested, 10 days, 15 days, and 20 days all using 5 liters of liquid volume mixed reactorsoperated at 37 ºC. As expected the 20 day HRT digester had the highest volatile solids

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati; Cinnamon Carlarne, University of Cincinnati; Eric Maurer, University of Cincinnati; Regina Lamendella, University of Cincinnati; Sarah Pumphrey, University of Cincinnati

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Environmental Engineering

usingproven approaches of team-based learning.2, 3, 4 The course provides the basic scientificbackground needed to tackle the problem as well as a hands-on understanding of the unitoperations available for phosphorus recovery. Lecture/discussion sessions cover the basicprinciples of chemistry (e.g., acid-base; precipitation/complexation; and redox) and microbiology(e.g., Monod growth rate; stoichiometry of biomass yield; and microbial diversity) as applied tothe design and operation of drinking water and sewage treatment plants. Students work in teamsto perform team-directed laboratory exercises performed to provide authentic learning byfacilitating the work of the students as active learners. For example, the course instructors helpthe students to

Conference Session

Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youngwoo Seo, University of Toledo; Kimberly Mary Coburn, University of Toledo; Donald V. Chase, University of Dayton

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Environmental Engineering

ofintegrated water distribution system education by providing laboratory modules and kits coupledwith a computational modeling tool for hydraulics and water quality simulation in waterdistribution systems. Seven function-adaptable kits and modules (4 basic and 3 integratedmodules) have been developed and tested. Using modules and lab exercises, students have hadthe opportunity to synthesize and interpret multiple information sources from lab exercise kitsand to utilize them in the building and calibrating of water quality simulations.IntroductionWater distribution systems are designed to provide water in sufficient quantities and acceptablequality to individual households, commercial properties, and industrial clients. Recently, theAmerican Water

Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-based Learning in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

the impacts of poorstormwater quality and potential combined sewer overflows on receiving water bodies,constructing treatment wetlands is a growing practice. Treatment wetlands provide a sustainableapproach of onsite stormwater and wastewater treatment by improving the quality of stormwaterrunoff that enters receiving water bodies and by reducing loads on centralized treatment plants.To provide students with a hands-on experience of applying this treatment technique, twoundergraduate students, under the direction of their advising professor, constructed a treatmentwetland in the Cook Laboratory on the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) campus.After researching constructed treatment wetlands and identifying our design requirements

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

process that is used extensively to removecontaminants from water and air. Environmental engineering faculty typically teach this topic bydescribing mathematical models that are used to quantify adsorption. This approach, by itself,may result in students having an incomplete understanding of adsorption because studentsfrequently have difficulty visualizing scientific phenomena such as the mass transfer process thatoccurs during adsorption. A hands-on laboratory experiment (cf. Speitel, 2001) where studentscollect and analyze adsorption data, may enhance students’ understanding of adsorption.Undeniably, hands-on experiences help students develop a deeper understanding of principlesstudied in and out of the classroom (Butkus et al., 2004; Pfluger