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Tech Session 4: Embedding Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Framework in Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajani Muraleedharan, Saginaw Valley State University

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

) initiative [2] integrates new problem-solving approaches into engineering education toprepare students to tackle sustainability challenges alongside historically marginalized communities.Additionally, increasing the participation of underrepresented students, including first-generation collegestudents, in engineering is vital for sustaining the U.S. research and innovation capacity. However, thesestudents must navigate complex challenges to see themselves as integral members of the field [1].Teaching sustainable ethical designs and service-based components for undergraduate students helps thenext generation in understanding their engineering identity and belonging. In this paper, a curriculum thatincludes community partnerships helps future

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Tech Session 4: Embedding Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Framework in Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xinyu Zhang, Purdue University; Roneisha Wynette Worthy, Kennesaw State University

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%), natural resources and environmental science (1.79%),biochemistry (0.89%), and more. In addition, majority students are juniors (32.1%) and seniors(65.2%). After covering the environmental risk topics, an environmental risk assignment aboutthe military burn pit exposure and TEAM Act (Toxic Exposure Associated Military) was giventowards the end of the semester. After analyzing the burn pit exposure issue from the perspectiveof environmental risk, professional and ethical responsibility, students were asked to writereflection essays to respond to the following questions: (1) How has this course connected youracademic preparation to the challenges of managing environmental risk in real-world scenarios?(2) How has this course influenced your personal

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Tech Session 1: Integrating Sustainability in Engineering Curriculum: Pedagogy, Assessment, and Systems Thinking

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Esther Roorda, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Sathish Gopalakrishnan, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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for professionalengineers 29,30 and other public facing outputs 21 , their view of how sustainability relates to theengineering profession, and the role of accreditation and in promoting and developing sustainableengineering practices, often citing UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) 21 . • IEA: The importance of sustainability in engineering is explained in the first paragraph of their ‘Graduate Attribute and Professional Competencies’ document. These competencies were reviewed and updated explicitly in response to the UN SDGs 27 “While bringing benefits, engineering activity has potential adverse consequences. Engineering therefore must be carried out responsibly and ethically, use available

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine M Kirkland, Montana State University - Bozeman; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida; Kathryn Plymesser P.E., Montana State University - Bozeman; Adrienne Phillips, Montana State University - Bozeman; Amanda Hohner, Montana State University - Bozeman; Craig R Woolard P.E., Montana State University - Bozeman; Susan Gallagher, Montana State University - Bozeman

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engineering program. Wehypothesized that engaging students with real, integrated engineering content in the first years ofthe program would help them build an engineering professional identity (EPI) and improvestudent retention and success. Two new project-based courses for 1st and 2nd year students in theenvironmental engineering program were developed and offered for the first time during the2023 – 2024 academic year. The two courses integrated content on sustainability,professionalism, systems thinking, ethics, and social justice topics, with technical content onengineering design and tools. Surveys were given to the environmental engineering studentsenrolled in these new 3-credit courses, along with two cohorts of 1st year students in a 1

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Tech Session 2: Course-Level Innovations in Environmental Engineering: Projects, Case Studies, and Social Impact

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Plymesser, Montana State University - Bozeman; Adrienne Phillips, Montana State University - Bozeman; Catherine M Kirkland, Montana State University - Bozeman; Amanda Hohner, Montana State University - Bozeman; Susan Gallagher, Montana State University - Bozeman; Craig R Woolard P.E., Montana State University - Bozeman

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concepts, andengineering tools like Excel and GIS in a project-based learning format. EENV 202, SustainableWaste Management, combines systems thinking concepts, an introduction to ethics and socialjustice topics, and technical content related to solid and hazardous waste management with a life-cycle assessment project on laboratory waste streams. The initial offering of these courses tookplace in the 2023-2024 academic year. This paper reviews the design and implementation ofthese two new project-based courses and shares lessons learned. The findings can guide otherprograms in collaboratively designing integrated project-based engineering courses (IPBC) forfirst- and second-year students.1.0 IntroductionEnvironmental Engineering (EENV) faculty at

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Tech Session 4: Embedding Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Framework in Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diana M. Byrne, University of Kentucky; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She graduated with her BS in Environmental Engineering from Northwestern University and with her MS and PhD in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on Environmental River Mechanics from Colorado State University. Her graduate work focused on exchange of surface water and groundwater, as well as nitrate uptake, in streams with varying degrees of rehabilitation. Dr. Mueller’s areas of interest include water quality, sustainable design, watershed hydrology, and river hydraulics. Current projects involve pedagogical studies for incorporating sustainability and ethical decision making in undergraduate engineering education, with an emphasis on touchpoints throughout the four

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Tech Session 3: Emerging Trends in Engineering Education: AI, Clean Energy, and Curriculum Design

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dayna Mandalyn Cline, United States Military Academy; David Zgonc, United States Military Academy at West Point; William B Vass, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus P.E., United States Military Academy; Matthew Baideme, United States Military Academy; Brett Ryan Krueger, United States Military Academy

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Inclusive Course Titles Intro to Environmental Engineering Data Science for Env Engineers Prompt Engineering and Human-AI Collaboration AI Ethics & Environmental Policy Capstone Design Project Data Science for Env Engineers Data Literacy and Computational Thinking Intro to Programming

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Tech Session 3: Emerging Trends in Engineering Education: AI, Clean Energy, and Curriculum Design

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Yukio Takara, Carnegie Mellon University; Fethiye Ozis P.E., Carnegie Mellon University; Allison E. Connell Pensky, Carnegie Mellon University

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Paper ID #47277Harnessing the Power of GenAI: A New Era for Data Science Education forCivil and Environmental EngineeringMatthew Yukio Takara, Carnegie Mellon University Matthew Yukio Takara is a Ph.D. student in the civil and environmental engineering department at Carnegie Mellon University. He holds a B.S. in civil engineering with a minor in data science from the University of California, Berkeley and a M.S. in civil engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. In addition to his interest in engineering education research, his thesis research focuses on the sustainable and ethical use of AI and sensing technologies in

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Tech Session 6: Transformative Practices in Evolving Learning Environments

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology

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,” Science Advances, Vol. 9, 2023. [Online] Available: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adh2458. 6. J. Simon, The Ultimate Resource, 1981. 7. Union of Concerned Scientists, “What is Climate Engineering,” Explainer [Blog] 6 November 2017. [Online] Available: https://www.ucs.org/resources/what-climate-engineering. 8. D.B. Oerther, “Is It Time to Decenter Humans in Our Discussion of Sustainable Development?” Environmental Engineering Science, Vol. 39, No. 11, 2022. [Online] Available: https://doi.org/10.1089/ees.2022.0239. 9. D.B. Oerther, “Environmental Health Professionals: Local Interprofessional Collaborations Require Global Thinking to Meet Shared Ethical Obligations,” J. Environ. Health, vol. 84, pp. 26-28

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Tech Session 1: Integrating Sustainability in Engineering Curriculum: Pedagogy, Assessment, and Systems Thinking

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Joan Tisdale, University of Colorado Boulder

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Paper ID #46480Emotions in Education for Sustainability in EngineeringDr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and Director for the Engineering Education PhD Program. Her research interests include social responsibility, ethics, sustainability, and community engagement. She is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and a licensed P.E. in Colorado.Dr. Joan Tisdale, University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Joany Tisdale is a Teaching

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Tech Session 3: Emerging Trends in Engineering Education: AI, Clean Energy, and Curriculum Design

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Groves, University of Virginia

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Paper ID #47262The Global Context of Clean Energy Materials, an EOP aligned undergraduateengineering courseDr. James Groves, University of Virginia James Groves is a leading university educator in the field of sustainable development. In the classroom he engages with students across disciplines and educates them about sustainable energy systems. He helps students to appreciate the need for a timely energy system transformation. James Groves’ scholarly interests include a focus on the impacts of climate change upon the mid-Atlantic region. He has recently been developing an engineering ethics case study related to his local

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Tech Session 4: Embedding Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Framework in Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pranshoo Solanki P.E., Illinois State University; Ali Barenji, Illinois State University; Matthew Aldeman, Illinois State University

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degradation and utilizeresources efficiently so that the environmental, economic, and social benefits minimize theenvironmental degradation created through the life cycle of the built environment [1]. From amechanical engineering and renewable energy perspective, sustainable energy means usingenergy resources wisely and efficiently to meet the energy needs of the present withoutcompromising the ability of future generations to meet their own energy needs. Sustainability isa professional and ethical imperative [2]. It is unethical for a group of people from the currentgeneration to ignore or diminish the abilities of future generations to provide for themselves.Sustainability issues should take on an increased presence in university classrooms. The

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Tech Session 5: Toward a New Paradigm in Environmental Engineering: From Knowledge Frameworks to Learning Impact

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology

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“…During the second half of the spring 2020 semester, [39] Sustainability within First-Year students across 19 sections of the course were presented with Cornerstone Design the same design prompt: How can you improve sustainability at Penn State and in the local communities?...” Educating Engineers to Work “…This article presents faculty perspectives on the ethical [40] Ethically with Global and societal issues (ESI) that should be taught and the Marginalized Communities pedagogies that are used to prepare students for development engineering…”The relationship between each article in Table 1 and the EOP Framework [20

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Tech Session 1: Integrating Sustainability in Engineering Curriculum: Pedagogy, Assessment, and Systems Thinking

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Royce A Francis, The George Washington University; Erica Cusi Wortham

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participation of diverse perspectives in building a sustainable future. This paperdescribes the theoretical support and work in progress for our Engineering for One Planet (EOP)mini-grant. The objective of our mini-grant is to design an undergraduate course and assignmentthat integrates systems thinking, engineering ethics, design justice, and the EOP sustainabilityframework through the lens of ethnographic design. This assignment, and the course it is situatedwithin, are co-designed by an anthropologist who directs several design initiatives in the schoolof engineering and an associate professor of systems engineering at the authors’ home institution.Our process includes implementation and evaluation of our assignment in the Spring Semester2025. This

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Tech Session 5: Toward a New Paradigm in Environmental Engineering: From Knowledge Frameworks to Learning Impact

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nacarid Delgado, Universidad Andres Bello, Concepcion, Chile; Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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been a growing emphasis on integrating sustainability into STEM education,driven by the urgent need to address environmental and social challenges and equip future generationswith the knowledge and skills necessary to promote sustainable development. It is essential to adaptscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics education to contemporary needs, includingsustainable development, ethical competencies, and preparation for the evolving demands of theglobal STEM landscape. Numerous educational efforts are underway to incorporate thesecompetencies into STEM curricula, ensuring that future professionals can design innovative andsustainable solutions to emerging economic, environmental, and social challenges. To effectivelyintegrate the

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Tech Session 5: Toward a New Paradigm in Environmental Engineering: From Knowledge Frameworks to Learning Impact

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mueller PE, ENV SP, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Namita Shrestha, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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degrees of rehabilitation. Dr. Mueller’s areas of interest include water quality, sustainable design, watershed hydrology, and river hydraulics. Current projects involve pedagogical studies for incorporating sustainability and ethical decision making in undergraduate engineering education, with an emphasis on touchpoints throughout the four-year curriculum.Dr. Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Michelle Marincel Payne is an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, her M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Missouri

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Tech Session 5: Toward a New Paradigm in Environmental Engineering: From Knowledge Frameworks to Learning Impact

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology

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the profession of environmental engineering, six specific items were highlighted. First, in2010, the AAEES added an eighth subspeciality for the in the area of environmentalsustainability [7]. Second, in 2015, the AAEES launched the, “Patrons Program,” as a way toformally increase engagement with and financial support from organizations such as consultingfirms and utilities. Third, in 2019 the NASEM published, “Environmental engineering for the21st century: Addressing grand challenges,” which outlined five areas where the profession ofenvironmental engineering is uniquely poised to help to solve [8]. Fourth, in 2021, the AAEESBoard of Trustees adopted the, “AAEES Ethics Statement,” which identifies four canons. Thefour canons include: 1

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Tech Session 4: Embedding Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Framework in Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yewande S Abraham, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Lucio Salles de Salles, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Lisa L Greenwood, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Amanda Y Bao P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Satyanarayana Raju Penmatsa, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Sagata Bhawani, California State University, Fresno

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must not only possess technical expertise but also the ability to connectethical theories with engineering practices. An ethics-of-care approach, for instance, can enhancestudent understanding of sustainability by encouraging them to consider the broader social andenvironmental implications of their work [19]. By embedding these competencies into curricula,higher education institutions can ensure that their graduates are well-equipped to drive sustainabledevelopment in their respective fields.2.2 Sustainability in Curricula in Civil Engineering and Related DisciplinesCivil engineering, as a discipline, is uniquely positioned to contribute to global sustainabilityefforts due to its direct impact on infrastructure development and resource

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Tech Session 4: Embedding Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Framework in Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Poornima Jayasinghe, University of Calgary; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Sumaya Nsair, University of Calgary

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course curriculum, thus we aim to learn about this particular single-case and aimto “capture the complexity of the object of study” [31] as cited in [32]. This research is stillpreliminary research and a work-in-progress, so we present only high-level context andreflections of the case. Ethics approval is underway, but as it is not yet approved, at this time weare unable to provide student feedback. 4. Our Case Study and the Approach in Integrating EOP4.1 The Case Study: SUSE 300 Introduction to Sustainable SystemsIn this section, we present our case study (SUSE300) reflecting on our experience from its firstiteration in Winter 2024. As we implement the second iteration in Winter 2025, we aim toleverage this learning experience to improve the

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Tech Session 1: Integrating Sustainability in Engineering Curriculum: Pedagogy, Assessment, and Systems Thinking

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mueller PE, ENV SP, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Namita Shrestha, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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well as nitrate uptake, in streams with varying degrees of rehabilitation. Dr. Mueller’s areas of interest include water quality, sustainable design, watershed hydrology, and river hydraulics. Current projects involve pedagogical studies for incorporating sustainability and ethical decision making in undergraduate engineering education, with an emphasis on touchpoints throughout the four-year curriculum.Dr. Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Michelle Marincel Payne is an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, her M.S. in

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Tech Session 2: Course-Level Innovations in Environmental Engineering: Projects, Case Studies, and Social Impact

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annesh Borthakur, Saint Louis University

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responsibility assessment (GPRA). Online Ethics Center for Engineering. Retrieved from https://www …, 2019.[14] “Mission Statement.” Accessed: Apr. 29, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.slu.edu/about/catholic-jesuit-identity/mission.php[15] N. C. Zaferatos, “Environmental Justice in Indian Country: Dumpsite Remediation on the Swinomish Indian Reservation,” Environmental Management, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 896–909, Dec. 2006, doi: 10.1007/s00267-004-0103-0.[16] J. T. Boer, M. Pastor, J. L. Sadd, and L. D. Snyder, “Is There Environmental Racism? The Demographics of Hazardous Waste in Los Angeles County,” Social Science Quarterly, vol. 78, no. 4, pp. 793–810, 1997.[17] H. M. Lane, R. Morello-Frosch, J. D. Marshall, and J. S. Apte

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Tech Session 3: Emerging Trends in Engineering Education: AI, Clean Energy, and Curriculum Design

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gonzalo Fagalde, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Andres Bello; Elizabeth Ginette Garrido-Ramírez, Centro de Investigación para la Sustentabilidad, Facultad Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello; Sebastián Lira Zúñiga, Andres Bello University, Chile. Center for Sustainability Research.; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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analysis, a vertical approach was used to examine prerequisite-linked courses,organized into three curricular axes: • Axis 1: Calculus I (first semester), Calculus II (second semester), and Introduction to Differential Equations (third semester). • Axis 2: Calculus I (first semester), Calculus II (second semester), Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves (fourth semester), Non-Conventional Renewable Energies (seventh semester), and Integrator I (eighth semester). • Axis 3: General Biology (first semester), General Chemistry (first semester), Organic Chemistry (second semester), General Biochemistry (third semester), and Environmental Microbiology (fourth semester).Ethical Considerations and LimitationsAll data

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Tech Session 5: Toward a New Paradigm in Environmental Engineering: From Knowledge Frameworks to Learning Impact

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Namita Shrestha, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Timothy Chow; Mitchel Daniel, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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regulations, preparing them to design projects that meet legal and ethical standards. Thecourse emphasizes the importance of protecting public health by addressing environmentalhazards, ensuring clean water, air, and soil for communities.Integrating environmental education into the undergraduate engineering curriculum is crucial forraising environmental awareness early in students' careers [1]. It teaches students how to analyzeproblems, identify causes and effects, and understand the conditions under which certainprocesses occur and their impact on environmental quality. The growing recognition of theimportance of introducing concepts such as environmental engineering, green engineering,pollution prevention, and design for the environment to

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Tech Session 1: Integrating Sustainability in Engineering Curriculum: Pedagogy, Assessment, and Systems Thinking

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Christopher X J Jensen, Pratt Institute; Ivan J Baiges-Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Krystal Colón-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Papadopoulos has diverse interests in structural mechanics, sustainable construction materials (with emphasis in bamboo), engineering ethics, and engineering education. He is co-author of Lying by Approximation: The Truth about Finite Element Analysis, and after many years, he has finally (maybe) learned how to teach Statics, using an experiential and peer-based learning ”studio” model. As part of the UPRM Sustainability Engineering initiative to develop a new bachelor’s degree and curricular sequence, Papadopoulos is PI of A New Paradigm for Sustainability Engineering: A Transdisciplinary, Learner-Centered, and Diversity-Focused Approach, funded by the NSF HSI program, and he is also a