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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University

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Paper ID #12341PROJECT BASED LEARNING OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGPRINCIPLESDr. Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University Dr. Gude is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Mississippi State University. He has degrees in chemical (BS, 2000) and environmental engineering (MS 2004, PhD 2007) disciplines. He has over 14 years of academic, industrial, and research experiences on various projects related to chemical and environmental engineering disciplines. He is the chair and board representative for Ameri- can Solar Energy Society’s (ASES) Clean Energy and Water (CEW) Division. His

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Paper ID #12529CLICS – Integrating Data from Campus Sustainability Projects across Disci-plinesProf. Susan E. Powers, Clarkson University Susan E. Powers is the Spence Professor of Sustainable Environmental Systems and the Associate Direc- tor of Sustainability in the Institute for a Sustainable Environment at Clarkson University. She received her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1992 and has had a variety of academic appointments at Clarkson University ever since. Her research includes technical and envi- ronmental assessment of sustainability efforts and energy and climate education

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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female students in STEM fields.Dr. Jeffrey Alan Cole, Pasadena City College Dr. Cole is an Instructor in the Biology Department of the School of Science and Math at Pasadena City College (PCC). Dr. Cole most frequently teaches Animal Biology for non-majors, and Diversity of Life on Earth, the organismal biology course in the biology majors’ series. Dr. Cole conducts research at California State University Northridge and at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County as a Research Associate. His research projects investigate speciation, evolution of behavior, and discovery of biodiversity of insects. He is currently working with students on several molecular phylogenetic research projects. Dr. Cole is an advisor

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phil Dacunto P.E., United States Military Academy; Victoria Rose Varriano, United States Military Academy; Jason Ko, United States Military Academy

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lieutenant in the United States Army.Jason Ko, United States Military Academy West Point Cadet, Class of 2015. Civil Engineering Major Branch: Army Corps of Engineers Page 26.1268.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Project-Based Learning in the Developing World: Design of a Modular Water Collection and Treatment SystemAbstract Project-based learning can be particularly effective in the field of engineering, in thatstudents can apply what they have learned in the classroom to create a tangible product. Suchexperiences are especially engaging for students

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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performing well following theimplementation of the WEAT design prompt.IntroductionCapstone design courses vary between engineering programs and can be structured to includeindustry partners, service-learning projects for communities or competition design projects1.Utilization of a competition prompt as the capstone design project provides many benefits forstudent education2. For instance, students may receive a real-world problem submitted by aregional municipal utility tasking them with the job of treatment upgrades to improve plantperformance. Unlike the use of hypothetical academic prompts, additional opportunities aregiven to the students when they engage with a competition prompt, such as the ability to tour theproject facility, receive

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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treatment wetland system, we collected a stormwater sample from campus andpumped it through the wetland. Water samples were then collected at the outlet of each subbasinto investigate removal of nutrients, suspended solids, and organic material at each stage throughthe wetland system. Beyond the initial construction and testing, the main goal of having afunctioning wetland system is to utilize the treatment wetland for laboratory experiments inRHIT’s Environmental Engineering Lab course, as well as for future student research projects andpotential demonstrations in other courses at RHIT. This will provide students with an activelearning experience by performing tests of treatment capabilities on a real constructed wetland.IntroductionNatural

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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all” traditional lab setup is unlike real world scenarios and in the end,students learn to mimic experimental setups but the connection to theory and practice is lost. Ithas been suggested that relevant, real-world applications can promote student motivation,engagement, and comprehension1. Another study demonstrated that students are more likely tochoose engineering and stick with their choice if provided real world, authentic learningexperiences2. One suggestion to overcome the limits of traditional labs is to use field studies as apractical project-based learning that connects theory to practice.Project based learning has been stated to be the “application of knowledge” with tasks that aremore realistic and comparable to what practicing

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel A Brennan P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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resources. In this program, senior-level engineering courses trainundergraduate and graduate students to design and deploy ecologically-designed wastewatertreatment plants with renewable energy systems in collaboration with faculty-led research teamsand community participants. These courses are strategically designed to be training andrecruitment tools to help prepare the local student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB)for the project, and to provide students at all levels with challenging, immersive, hands-onexperiences that augment their research and education in sustainability.This work is significant because it is one of the first international, multi-disciplinary programs inSustainable Engineering in North America, and utilizes a

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alandra Kahl, Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny

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education. She is the author of several technical papers and conference proceedings centered on environmental engineering. Her professional affiliations include the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Chemical Society, and the American Society for Engineering Education. Page 26.601.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 EnGAGE: Integrating Engineering and Civic EngagementAbstract:A recent focus in engineering education has been the integration of project based learning andinterdisciplinary coursework. Students are more apt to continue with the discipline if

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University

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Paper ID #12224Methods to Instill Critical Thinking in Environmental Engineering StudentsDr. Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University Dr. Gude is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Mississippi State University. He has degrees in chemical (BS, 2000) and environmental engineering (MS 2004, PhD 2007) disciplines. He has over 14 years of academic, industrial, and research experiences on various projects related to chemical and environmental engineering disciplines. He is the chair and board representative for Ameri- can Solar Energy Society’s (ASES) Clean Energy and Water (CEW

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University; Semih Aslan, Texas State University, San Marcos; Jesus Alejandro Jimenez, Texas State University; Yoo-Jae Kim, Texas State University; Hassan Salamy, Texas State University

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University Dr. Bahram Asiabanpour is an Associate Professor of Manufacturing Engineering at Texas State Uni- versity and a Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE). He received his Ph.D. from Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Southern California. His main research interest is Additive Manufacturing, Product Development, and Renewable Energy. Since joining Texas State, Dr. Asiabanpour has secured 27 externally funded projects from NSF, NASA, Toyota, USDA, DOE, and several local industries. He is currently the PI for the $614K grant from the DOE (2014-17), called ”REENERGIZE: Recruitment and Retention of Students in STEM Programs through a Renewable Energy Research

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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University of Colorado Boulder.Twenty-five survey items were used to measure four sub-components of sustainable engineeringmotivation, single items were used to measure global interests and interdisciplinary value, andnine items evaluated consideration for others. Sustainable engineering self-efficacy, value, andnegative attitudes were similar among students in all three majors. Environmental engineeringstudents had higher scores than civil and architectural engineering majors in sustainableengineering affect and overall motivation. Interest in working on projects outside the U.S. washigh, without significant differences between environmental, civil, and architectural engineeringstudents. Interdisciplinary value was the higher among environmental

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivar G. Johannesen, HiOA

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numerical values (𝑞 = 2.5 litre/ sec,𝐿 = 100 m and ∆𝑝 = 103 kPa) is shown in the following output.The calculations give a diameter 𝑑 = 38.97 mm. Flow pipes are manufactured in standarddimensions, and from lookup tables the students conclude that the smallest possible pipe suitablefor this project is a 2" OD BWG 10 pipe with a diameter of 𝑑 = 43.99 mm. We also recognize thevalue of Reynolds number to ensure that our assumption about turbulent flow is correct.After these calculations, the students can change some of the premises and recalculate. Say, forinstance, that we cool the water to 5°C and use the same (standard) pipe diameter, the pressure dropis reduced with 40

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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developindependent-thinking, project management and communication skills beneficial for consultingengineering. However, other practitioners do not feel strongly that a thesis is required to cultivatethese professional skills but that proficiency depends heavily on the individual. One option toincorporate the practice of professional skills into a course-based master’s program may be toemulate the structural engineering master’s program at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology1where students must complete a practicum with the requirements of an internship coupled withreflective essays on their experiences. In the structural engineering practicum, students mustprepare 10 essays based on interviews with engineers employed by the interning firm andaddress

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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech

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Page 26.238.2for water demand worldwide present challenges to scientists and engineers to attain sustainablemanagement of water resources. A recent United Nations report projects that virtually everynation will face a water supply problem within the next 8 years; currently more than a billionpeople have little access to clean drinking water, and 2 billion live in conditions of waterscarcity2. To address these critical issues, the NAE’s “The Engineer of 2020” highlights the needfor implementing ecologically sustainable practices to preserve the environment for futuregenerations. Further, the report emphasizes that water supplies will affect the future of theworld’s economy and stability3. As a result, the NAE warns that unless better ways to

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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johanna Lönngren, Chalmers University of Technology; Magdalena Svanström, Chalmers University of Technology

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an ongoing collaborative action research project that aims to develop a tool for assessingengineering students’ development of WSP literacy. Specifically, we provide a matrix of 22concrete ILOs for WSP literacy, as well as two different approaches to assessing (some of) themin engineering education. We expect that engineering educators will find these ILOs andassessment strategies valuable for adopting a constructive alignment approach for WSP literacyin their teaching.Study overviewThe study reported on in this paper is a collaborative action research project in which theresearchers have worked together with different groups of interested engineering educators tomake sense of previous empirical research about engineering students

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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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., Reiser, R., Hruskocy, C., & Ruckdeschel, C. (1999). Strategies for teaching project-based courses. Educational Technology, 39(2), 56-59. 12. Keller, F. (1968). Goodbye, teacher. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1, 79-89. 13. Gagne, R. (1965). The conditions of learning. New York: Holt, Reinhardt, and Winston. Page 26.1298.11

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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University

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://subjectguides.library.american.edu/citation 6. References should be linked by numbers or name(s) of the authors in the textPRESENTAION (3 Points) 1. Presentation is on , but submit the electronic copy on or before . 2. 3-min Power Point Presentation on your project (3 Points) Five-Six slides including title slide Tentative contents and the structure of the report a. Title b. Issue c. Introduction d. Data e. Analysis f. Conclusion g. References Page 26.394.13