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Safety Protocols in Civil and Environmental Engineering Laboratories

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
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: 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

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Making the Case: Adding Case Studies to an Environmental Engineering Laboratory to Increase Student Engagement, Learning, and Data Analysis

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
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: 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

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Project-based Learning of Environmental Engineering Principles

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
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: 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

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Assessing Cognitive Development and Motivation with the Online Watershed Learning System (OWLS)

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

the Internet. Virtual labs have been shown to be effective inimproving student understanding of important engineering concepts17-19. For example,researchers at UCLA found that students perceived learning gains when using the Interactive SiteInvestigation Software (ISIS) to perform virtual field work such as constructing wells, collectinggroundwater samples, submitting samples for laboratory testing, and executing hydraulictransport experiments10. Applications of remote labs in engineering education have also beenshown to improve student understanding of engineering concepts20-21 and are comparable tohands-on labs8-9,22. For example, researchers at Rutgers University found that there was nodifference in educational outcomes between students

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Inverted Approach to Teach Inversion

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Fethiye Ozis P.E., Northern Arizona University; Nihal Sarikaya, Northern Arizona University; Adam Bringhurst
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Inverted Approach to Teach InversionAbstractInversion is one of the most important weather phenomena that determines air quality and istypically covered in courses concerning air pollution. Anecdotal evidence indicates that followingtextbook readings and lectures, students generally express misconceptions about this topic. Addingactive learning to the classroom has been advocated amongst the best practices for highereducation, with physical in-class demonstrations being especially effective for engineeringeducation. The study explores the impact of adding a laboratory demonstration, centered oncreating an artificial inversion layer (with dry ice, smoke bombs, and bubble

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An Interdisciplinary Research-based Education Program for Engaging Plant/Agriculture Sciences, Chemical Sciences, and Engineering Students (iREP-4-PACE) at Minority Institutions

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Old Dominion University; Gregory C. Bernard, Tuskegee University; Willard E. Collier, Tuskegee University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

Inquiry-Based Green Chemistry into Undergraduate Laboratory Courses via Silver Recycling in a Closed Loop, Multi-course Process” (role as Co-PI). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 An interdisciplinary Research-based Education Program for Engaging Plant/Agriculture Sciences, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Students (iREP-4-PACE) at Minority InstitutionsAbstractAn interdisciplinary Research-based Education Program for Engaging Plant/Agriculture sciences,Chemical sciences and Engineering students (iREP-4-PACE) is envisioned with the underlyingintent to improve Tuskegee University's (TU’s) STEM retention through the introduction ofinterdisciplinary, guided, inquiry

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Sustainability Education in a Global Era

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Paula Alvarez Pino, UAB Sustainable Smart Cities Research Center; Andrew J. Sullivan; Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

them in their home and in their everyday life. Hands on experiences areemphasized. Lessons are taught by UAB’s faculty, graduate students and staff.Regarding logistics, students meet each Saturday at 8:45 am, in their respective school. Theytravel in a school bus to each field trip location, escorted by 2 to 4 of their school’s scienceteachers. A light breakfast is served at 9:00 am and the activities take place from 9:30 am to11:30 am. Lunch is provided from 11:30 am till noon. Students are picked up from the school byparent or guardian upon return from our university at 12:30 pm. It is essential to have availablethe following resources to run this program: • Classroom • Laboratory • School bus to pick up and drop the students off

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Board # 154 : Microbial Fuel Cell Development and Testing for Implementing Environmental Engineering Education in High Schools

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

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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Utility of Reading Assignments in Environmental Engineering Education for Effective Learning and Greater Student Engagement in an Era of Innovative Pedagogy and Emerging Technologies

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sanjay Tewari, Missouri University of Science & Technology
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

of Reading Assignments in Environmental Engineering Education for Effective Learning and Greater Student Engagement in an Era of Innovative Pedagogy and Emerging Technologies1.0 IntroductionSince the dawn of education, educators have been looking for ways to make teachingeffective and it has been a never-ending pursuit. Engineering education is no exception tothis. There have been numerous pedagogical advances such as focusing on students' learningstyles, teaching aids, in-class assessments, and use of more hands-on activities and multi-media, which made education more effective. Most engineering majors, some more thanothers, have dedicated laboratories for hands-on learning of specific

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Promoting Undergraduate Research and Education through Extracurricular EPA P3 Projects

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

Paper ID #26679Promoting Undergraduate Research and Education through ExtracurricularEPA P3 ProjectsProf. Woo Hyoung Lee P.E., University of Central Florida Dr. Woo Hyoung Lee, P.E. is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Con- struction Engineering at the University of Central Florida (UCF). He received his Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2009. Prior to joining UCF in 2013, he worked for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Risk Management Research Laboratory as a post-doc. His primary research area is to develop electrochemical

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Implementation of Real-world Class Activities in an Introduction to Environmental Engineering Class

Conference Session: Innovative Approaches to Improving Student Learning
Collection: 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Cara J. Poor, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Jeffrey Matthew Welch, University of Portland; Nicole C. Ralston, University of Portland
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

improve conceptual understanding and critical thinking.Dr. Heather Dillon, University of Portland Dr. Heather Dillon is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portland. Her research team is working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, fundamental heat transfer, and engineering education. Before joining the university, Heather Dillon worked for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as a senior research engineer.Jeffrey Matthew Welch, University of Portland Jeff Welch is a doctoral student in educational leadership at the University of Portland (Oregon, USA).Dr. Nicole C. Ralston, University of Portland Dr. Nicole Ralston is an Assistant Professor and co-Director of the

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Experience with Mastery Learning in Engineering Courses

Conference Session: Environmental Division Technical Session 4
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

(1995), and he earned his M.S. (1998) in environmental health engineering and his Ph.D. (2002) from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has completed postgraduate coursework in Microbial Ecology from the Marine Biology Laboratory, Environmental Health from the University of Cincinnati, Public Health from The Johns Hopkins University, and Public Administration from Indiana University, Bloomington. Oerther is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in DC, MO, and OH. He is Board Certified in Envi- ronmental Engineering (BCEE) by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientist (AAEES), registered as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) by the U.K. Engineering Council, recognized as a Diplomate of the

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International Scientific Research Experiences: Developing Global Citizens and Nurturing Engineers and Scientists of the Future

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
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

Environment Association (CWEA), and Engineers Without Boarders (EWB) stu- dent chapters. Additionally, Dr. Palomo is the CE Water Analysis laboratory director and coordinates all teaching, research and safety training activities in the engineering laboratory. Dr. Palomo conducts research in surface water quality improvement via natural treatment systems, water and wastewater treat- ment processes, and water education. She is involved in outreach programs for K-12 students to increase the participation of Hispanic female students in STEM fieldsDr. Natalie Mladenov, San Diego State University Dr. Natalie Mladenov is an associate professor and William E. Leonhard Jr. Chair in Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

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Life Cycle Thinking and Engineering in Developing Communities: Addressing International Sustainability Challenges in the Classroom

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Pablo K. Cornejo, California State University, Chico; Kevin Orner, University of South Florida
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

and surrounding areas, where the first tubular digester was installed in 1999.Fabricio Camacho, a Ph.D. Candidate in Agricultural Engineering at the UGA-CR and GeneralManager and Associate Director of UGA-CR, expanded the use of digesters to several farms inthe region that previously did not treat their agricultural waste. Local farmers implemented ninetubular digesters to varying levels of success. UGA-CR is a valuable in-country partner becauseit hosts approximately 800 students a year, mostly from Costa Rica and the United States, forclassroom, laboratory, and field education and research.3 Agricultural Treatment System AnalyzedAn agricultural waste treatment system in Costa Rica was analyzed in a civil engineering courseat CSU-Chico

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Innovations in Environmental Engineering Education Programs

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Inez Hua, Purdue University; Loring Nies, Purdue University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

(46 credits) Required Major Courses (23 credits) (3) Environmental, Ecological, and Engineering Systems (1) Introduction to Environmental and Ecological Engineering Seminar (3) Environmental and Ecological Systems Modeling (3) Introduction to Environmental And Ecological Engineering (3) Engineering Environmental Sustainability (3) Environmental and Ecological Engineering Laboratory (1) Environmental and Ecological Engineering Professional Practice Seminar (3) Industrial Ecology And Life Cycle Analysis (1) Environmental and Ecological Engineering Senior Design (2) Environmental and Ecological Engineering Senior Design EEE Selectives (18cr

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Assessing the Effectiveness of a Flex Model for a Sustainability Course in the COVID-19 Learning Environment

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

home one of only five prizes. Additionally, he has developed and taught fourteen different courses, many of which were in the areas of energy, sustainability, thermodynamics, dynamics and heat transfer. He has always made an effort to incorporate experiential learning into the classroom through the use of demonstrations, guest speakers, student projects and site visits. Dr. Kerzmann is a firm believer that all students learn in their own unique way. In an effort to reach all students, he has consistently deployed a host of teaching strategies into his classes, including videos, example problems, quizzes, hands-on laboratories, demonstrations, and group work. Dr. Kerzmann is enthusiastic in the continued pursuit of

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Work in Progress: An Exploratory Study of the Sustainability Mindset Through a Citizen Science Project in a Vulnerable Latinx Community

Conference Session: A Focus on Sustainability
Collection: 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Azadeh Bolhari P.E., Angelo State University; Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University; Kenneth Stewart, Angelo State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

participants) from variouscommunity organizations and events to participate in this project, as citizen scientists (see Table3). Recruiting focused on low-income, Latinx families because they represent a vulnerablepopulation that does not often participate in citizen science projects. The families completedinitial screening interviews to establish a baseline of their perceptions of drought, drought-resiliency, water conservation and water quality testing. The project required a commitment ofapproximately six months to construct an acrylic concrete rainwater harvesting tank at ourengineering laboratory, adopt it for home use, document water usage, and collect rainwatersamples for quality testing. The tanks were built with a metal frame covered with a