Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University

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Environmental Engineering

Connect2U, topics on water resources applications, and the social, economic, administrativeand legal issues related to WRM were included within the curriculum. Since no singleappropriate textbook was found, additional teaching materials were developed by the instructorand his colleagues. Simple laboratory demonstrations and field trips were added. Current waterissues and emerging water problems were learned in the class ‘icebreaker minutes’ and throughdocumentary review assignments. Important assignments and teaching materials were posted onBlackboard. Students were guided to research and gather water related information relevant totheir neighborhoods. They were encouraged to work on a term paper topic that could eitherconnect water resources to

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

2015 ASEE National Conference Project Based Learning of Environmental Engineering PrinciplesAbstractIn this paper, the importance of project based learning to teach environmental engineeringconcepts and train emerging civil and environmental engineers is presented. One of the projectbased learning exercises was the water treatment laboratory experiment. Coagulation,flocculation, sedimentation and filtration concepts and design principles were taught throughpractical demonstrations for junior and senior civil engineering students in the environmentalengineering laboratory. The source water was collected from the algae contaminated ponds onthe campus. The student learning was greatly enhanced by the practical and hands-on, projectbased

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

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

many diverse funding agencies. His research areas include urban stormwater modeling, low impact development, watershed and floodplain management, and sustainable land devel- opment. Dr. Dymond has had previous grants working with the Montgomery County Public Schools and with the Town of Blacksburg on stormwater research and public education. He teaches classes in GIS, land development, and water resources and has won numerous teaching awards, at the Departmental, College, and National levels. Page 26.238.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Assessing

Conference Session

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

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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

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maeghan Marie Brundrett, Texas Tech University; Dylan Christenson, Texas Tech University; Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University; Kevin A. Nguyen, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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Environmental Engineering

down the watershed. Data collected from their sample was then gathered into alarger data set representing data from all three lab sections and the three lake sites. Students werethen given the task of analyzing and reporting the data throughout the semester. To examine therelationship between field work and student attitudes and perception on field studies, students inan environmental engineering laboratory course were assigned a reflection paper before and afterperforming the field work exercise. Further reflection was given by the instructor of the labcourse on student’s performance, attitudes, and the instructor’s perception of the field study.Final results revealed a positive response by both students and instructors in regard to

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jeffrey Alan Cole, Pasadena City College

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Environmental Engineering

Experience of Undergraduate Students; and Engineering Outreach Service Learning courses, among others. She is also a faculty advisor for the California Water Environment Association (CWEA), Engineers Without Boarders (EWB), and Society of Hispanic Professionals Engineers (SHPE) student 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

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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Environmental Engineering

environmental engineering complex at the Mississippi State University. Assume that the area of the construction site is less than 5 acres. About 93000 ft2 of the land area is to be developed into a teaching and learning facility with classrooms, laboratories, student/faculty/staff offices, auditoriums and conference rooms. An outline (topography) of the site map and the location details are provided in the handout. Please do the following: 1. Conduct a site visit to identify the pre-construction conditions and research any available documentation on the site at the library and other online sources. 2. Prepare a complete SWPPP for the proposed site development activity which should include

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

undergraduate students to learn through research, and in developing active and place-based teaching methods for environmental engineering courses.Dr. Michael Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Michael Robinson is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.Dr. Jennifer Mueller Price PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 26.484.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Developing a Course-based Master of Environmental Engineering Degree

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan E. Powers, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Stefan J. Grimberg, Clarkson University; Daqing Hou, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Monica Small, Clarkson University

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Environmental Engineering

initiatives at middle, high school and collegiate levels. In the wide range of classes that Dr. Powers has taught at middle school to graduate levels, she focuses on teaching the process of engineering problem solving in a real-world environment. By focusing on complex and relevant environmental problems, the importance of soci- etal impacts and communication can be stressed as well as providing a basis and relevance for technical material needed to address the engineering problemDr. Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University Jan DeWaters, PhD, PE is an Assistant Professor in the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering at Clarkson University. She teaches introductory courses on energy issues and energy systems, and is part of