Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Environmental Engineering Curricula I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaoqi Zhang, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Clifford Bruell, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Yexin Yin, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Praveen Jayaradu, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Mark Hines, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Environmental Engineering

lead ion concentration is quantified by a Lead Ion Selective Probe. The average molecularweight of the carboxyl functionalized nanospheres is 12,000 g. Page 12.973.3Course Description • Junior-level “Environmental Engineering” and “Environmental Engineering Laboratory” are core courses for Civil & Environmental Engineering students. This course and laboratory focus on the physical, chemical, and biological principles of water and wastewater treatment, the design of wastewater treatment facilities (WWTFs), and hazardous waste site remediation. The current experiments concentrate on measures for performance of WWTFs, such

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute

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Environmental Engineering

to be proficient in the workforce, and the Ph.D. is the defining degreefor technical work. At the undergraduate level, the objective should be to integrate realistic,useful, and externally-funded research experiences into undergraduate engineering education in awell-equipped laboratory, while at the same time providing a valuable service to regionalindustries, utilities, and consulting firms. These experiences bolster interest among students inthe technical and scientific aspects of Environmental Engineering, thereby enticing and betterpreparing students to pursue these topics in graduate school and in future careers. These projectsalso expose undergraduates to both the environmental engineering profession (collaboration withpracticing

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Butkus, U.S. Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

conceptslearned in Environmental Biological Systems, a course taught to juniors during the springsemester (see Ref 8), and directly applies those concepts to the treatment of wastewater, removalof nutrients from wastewater, anaerobic digestion, bioremediation, industrial waste treatment,and emerging applications of biological treatment and modeling.Two groups of students designed and built two laboratory experiments that can be used toeducate students who take the course during subsequent semesters. Group I designed and builtan attached growth (trickling filter) wastewater treatment system for a fish tank. Group IIdesigned and build a rotating biological contactor (RBC) wastewater treatment system for a fishtank. A detailed design report and laboratory

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helene Hilger, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Francis De Los Reyes, North Carolina State University; Warren DiBiase, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Len Holmes, University of North Carolina - Pembroke; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Siva Mandjiny, University of North Carolina - Pembroke; Todd Steck, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Keith Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Environmental Engineering

Professor of Educational Research at the University of North Carolina - Charlotte. Dr. Wang teaches educational research and statistics courses. Dr. Wang received a master of applied statistics degree and a PhD degree in educational research from The Ohio State University. Page 12.1083.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 MULTI-CAMPUS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROBLEM-BASED-LEARNING COURSES IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY WITH INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNINGIntroductionThe project described here began with a civil engineering and biology laboratory

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Environmental Engineering

to the traveling public and reduce discharge ofunclean runoff which is known to kill wildlife.The Civil Engineering Materials course is typically arranged into one or two weekly lectures,each lasting one hour, and one weekly laboratory period lasting two to three hours. Usually twolaboratory periods are sufficient time to allot to any of these projects, though some additionalwork by the students outside of class is almost always necessary. The laboratory periods maynot be in consecutive weeks to allow sufficient time between batching and testing of theconcrete. Concrete typically sets in a few hours, but the curing process requires several days orweeks. Additional class time can be reserved to allow teams to give presentations.These three

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Thatcher, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2007-2469: INCORPORATING ACTIVE LEARNING INTOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGTracy Thatcher, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Page 12.870.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Incorporating Active Learning Into Environmental Engineering Lecture CoursesIntroductionThe benefits of incorporating active learning into science and engineering classes have long beenrecognized. Traditionally, the active learning portions of courses have been primarily relegatedto laboratory and ‘discussion’ sections. However, during recent years, there has been arecognition that the same techniques that make laboratory classes so valuable can also transformthe traditional

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; Jami Montgomery, WATERS Network - CLEANER Project Office; James Johnson, Howard University; Chris Brus, University of Iowa; Dan Giammar, Washington University; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bette Grauer, McPherson High School; Liesl Hotaling, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein, Morgan State University; Steven Safferman; Tim Wentling, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

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Environmental Engineering

Biochemistry) respectively in 1987 and 1991 from the University of Delaware. She also received a master's in Environmental Engineering and Science from the John Hopkins University in 1996. Her past professional experience includes conducting laboratory research at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the gastroenterology and oncology departments, working as a risk assessment contractor for the EPA, and directing the Human and Environmental Health research program at the Water Environment Research Foundation, a non-profit foundation that funds research related to wastewater treatment and water quality. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Federation of Earth Science

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audra Morse, Texas Tech University; Heyward Ramsey, Texas Tech University; W. Andrew Jackson, Texas Tech University

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Environmental Engineering

the StudentsIn addition to benefiting the degree program, the hybrid course provides value-added to thestudents. The course provides basic information students should know to perform laboratoryresearch. For example, students learn about microcosm studies, column studies, bacterial samplecollection and handling, which are all factors that can improve the success of laboratory projects.By tailoring the microbiology topics to environmental engineering, the hybrid class ultimatelyadds to the students’ knowledge and provides skills that will enhance research productivity.Graduating ENVE students’ response to ABET 2000 Criterion 8 Outcomes, specifically theunderstanding and proficiency in science and math are presented in Table 1. The inclusion of

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Beckman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Gena Kovalcik, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Robert Ries, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh; Laura Schaefer, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Environmental Engineering

; asubstantial portion of the course will focus on student conducted research using bothexperimentation and analysis methodologies. UNICAMP or in some cases an industrial, non-governmental organization (NGO) or governmental partner will provide field laboratory space.3.1.3 Preparation for Study in BrazilExposure to international sustainability issues is an integral part of the proposed IGERTeducation program. In order for the IGERT Fellows to more effectively study, research and livein Brazil for an extended period of time, they will take three semesters of Brazilian Portugueseand a one semester IGERT seminar. The first two semesters of Portuguese will be existing five-credit courses that introduce the students to the practical vocabulary and grammar