Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Environmental Engineering

  international levels and subjected to greater scrutiny than traditional laboratory curriculums.Some of the routine work such as sample collection, sample storage and preservation, sampleintegrity, preparing standard solutions of analytical grade chemicals, preparing blank and controlsamples, establishing standard curves, instrument calibration, and experimental reproducibilityhelped students enhance their understanding of research work compared to what they could havegained in traditional laboratory classes. Teaching of core research values such as independentjudgment and critical thinking in terms of experimental set-up, experimental design and copingwith difficulties such as errors in instrumentation calibration, HPLC failure under high pressure

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

AC 2012-4862: SUMMER MERIT CAMP AND ENVIRONMENTAL COM-MUNICATION WEEK: TARGETED APPROACHES TO ENVIRONMEN-TAL ENGINEERING EDUCATIONDr. Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, Tarleton State University Sudarshan Kurwadkar is an Assistant Professor and a board-certified Environmental Engineer. He teaches environmental engineering and general engineering courses at the freshman, junior, and senior level. His research areas include fate and transport of micro-pollutants such as pharmaceuticals and neonicotinoid insecticides in soil and aquatic environment. He is a Co-faculty Advisor for the engineering club and French club at Tarleton State University. Kurwadkar is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the states of Texas, Ohio, and

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 in micro- combustion, fuel cells, green fuels, and plasma-assisted combustion. Husanu has prior industrial experi- ence in aerospace engineering that encompasses both theoretical analysis and experimental investigations, such as designing and testing of propulsion systems including design and development of pilot testing fa- cility, mechanical instrumentation, and industrial applications of aircraft engines. Also, in the past seven years she gained experience in teaching M.E. and E.T. courses in thermal-fluid and energy conversion areas from various levels of instruction and addressed to a broad spectrum of students, from freshmen to seniors, from high school graduates to adult learners. She also has extended

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

previous classes to this newproblem. The PBL lab was well received; students reported enjoying collaborating with theirpeers to develop a tangible solution to a real-world problem. Student feedback suggests theinfluence of the PBL lab may increase if learners had an opportunity to see the influent prior toconstruction. This study provides additional empirical evidence to encourage more widespreadinclusion of PBL teaching/learning experiences into environmental engineering curricula.IntroductionWhen undergraduate engineers leave the university environment and enter the workforce, theyare often asked to solve complex problems in areas where they have limited knowledge ortraining. This requires the recent engineering graduate to: (i) apply concepts

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

sustainability education,” in Proc. ASEE Annual Conf., 2010. [11] S. Grober, M. Vetter, B. Eckert, and H.-J. Jodl, “Experimenting from a distance—remotely controlled laboratory (RCL),” European Journal of Physics, vol. 28, pp. 127–141,2007. [12] S. D. Burd, A. F. Seazzu, and C. Conway, “Virtual computing laboratories: A case studywith comparisons to physical computing laboratories,” Journal of Information TechnologyEducation, vol. 8, pp. 55–79, 2009. [13] N. Ertugrul, “Towards virtual laboratories: a survey of labview-based teaching/ learningtools and future trends,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 16, pp. 171–180,2000. [14] D. R. Loker, “Remote data acquisition using labview,” in Proc. ASEE Annual Conf.,2001. [15] M

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

AC 2012-3143: A HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN AIR POLLUTION ENGI-NEERING COURSES: IMPLEMENTING AN EFFECTIVE INDOOR AIRPOLLUTION PROJECTMajor Andrew Ross Pfluger, U.S. Military Academy Andrew Pfluger is an officer in the U.S. Army and an instructor at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering. He holds two graduate degrees from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. He currently teaches environmental science and air pollution engineering at USMA.Mr. David-Michael P. Roux, U.S. Army David-Michael P. Roux, P.E., is a U.S. Army officer and was an instructor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the U.S. Military

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

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Kathryn Bauer, Rowan University; Andrea Rose McFarland, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

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Environmental Engineering

systems, specifically neural regeneration. Staehle is also particularly interested in chemical, bio-, and biomedical engineering education.Dr. Kauser Jahan, Rowan University Page 25.1467.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Weaving Sustainability into Undergraduate Engineering Education through Innovative Pedagogical Methods: A Student’s PerspectiveAbstractEngineering educators are continually striving to develop teaching tools that engage students’imaginations, provide a platform for integrating modern technology into the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

the stated goal of the REU program to help attract and retain students in STEM,including careers in teaching and education research, these programs can help students achieve awide variety of learning outcomes. Some of these learning outcomes clearly map to the ABETcriterion C “A-K” outcomes; such as b “the ability to design and conduct experiments, andanalyze and interpret data”.10 Other outcomes may also be achieved to varying degreesdepending on the structure and activities associated with a particular REU site. For example, theClarkson REU likely improved students’ knowledge of sustainability9, which is a desiredoutcome in both the Environmental Engineering Body of Knowledge11 and the Civil EngineeringBody of Knowledge12.Kardash13 found