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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Manoj K. Jha, North Carolina A&T State University; Gigi A. Richard, Colorado Mesa University; Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia; John Taber, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #19381An Interdisciplinary Learning Module on Water Sustainability in CitiesDr. Steven J. Burian, University of Utah Dr. Steven J. Burian has advanced water infrastructure resiliency and sustainability through research, led multi-disciplinary water initiatives, and inspired students with his passionate approach to engineering ed- ucation. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters in Environmental Engineering and a Doctorate in Civil Engineering from The University of Alabama. Dr. Burian’s professional career spans more than 20 years during which he has

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

principles and practices of sustainable engineering and design only entered the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology curriculum piecemeal. The HERE program was developed as aliving-learning community to immerse students in an environment of learning about the economic,social, and environmental impacts (the triple bottom line) of their lives and work. By setting thisfoundation of sustainability early in their academic career, students will be better suited to considerthe triple bottom line when developing design solutions for complex challenges they will face asscientists and engineers, not to mention as citizens and consumers.The academic part of the HERE program consists of three complementary courses that meetgraduation requirements for most

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Laura J. Dietz, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Environmental Engineering

career visited the class. The speakers shared and discussed with theclass real projects and situations dealing with manufacturing safety, wastewater engineering,sustainability, consulting, and environmental engineering in the mining industry. They alsorepresented mentors and sponsors of the professor, and facilitated discussion on those aspects ofan engineering career. These field trips and visits from guest speakers were intended to providestudents with opportunities to connect classroom theory with “real world” practice, as well asprovide them with another opportunity to practice oral communication skills via interviewingand networking with industry professionals.At the end of the term, students were asked to what extent class activities such

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Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Danny D. Reible P.E., Texas Tech University; David Emile Mesple, Texas Tech University; Francesco V. Donato, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University; Jill Hoffman, Texas Tech University

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at the same time, he is pursuing his Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech University. He is highly interested in conducting research within the Engineering Education framework. Recently, he received the Early Career Researcher Award from European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) in 2017. In addition, he is one of two scholarship recipients awarded by National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) to attend the ESERA summer research confer- ˇ e Budˇejovice, Czech Republic in August 2016. He has also been named as Jhumki Basu ence in Cesk´ Scholar by the NARST in 2014. Additional projects involvement include: Engineering is Elementary (EiE) Project

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Inez Hua, Purdue University; Loring Nies, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

Engineering d, lIntroduction to water pollution, air pollution, noise, hazardous and solidwastes, and their control. Environmental impact statements and globalpollution issues.Engineering Environmental Sustainability d, mAn introduction to the examination of global-scale resource utilization,food, energy and commodity production, population dynamics, andtheir ecosystem impacts.Environmental and Ecological Engineering Professional Practice lSeminarSeminar lectures and discussions to introduce students to aspects ofprofessional practice within Environmental and EcologicalEngineering. Topics include career planning and placement skills,professional responsibility and ethics

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Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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Environmental Engineering

scientific endeavor to which teams ofscientists have dedicated their careers. The author believes the students are better able to assessthe challenges inherent in modeling earth systems and genuinely have become more aware ofindividuals limitations and approaches to complex systems modeling. None-the-less, students © American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 2017 ASEE Annual Conferencewere largely satisfied with the place-based project approach to learning the subject, even thoughstudents were challenged with sorting through a complex scenario at the beginning of the course.SummaryThe objectives of the systems engineering course were tailored to personal interests through aplaced

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Freya Willicks, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University; Kathrin Schoenefeld, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University; Valerie Varney, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University; Anja Richert, RWTH Aachen University; Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University; Frank Hees, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

emissions has increased. To approach this ‘era of sustainability’ (Buys et al. 2013, 123) and its global challenges such as food or water issues, environment, energy orinequality it is necessary to use the benefits and opportunities arising from the impacts ofglobalization and rapid technology advances.Engineering education needs to impart this knowledge. The defining problems of futureengineers’ careers will be rapid change, uncertainty and complexity (Mattiussi 2013, 1). Toprepare future engineers to manage these problems and participate in the movement to achievesustainability it is necessary to integrate concepts of sustainability into engineering education(Belu et al. 2016, 94, Boyle 2004, 147). Sustainability, in this context, means

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Environmental Engineering