Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in the Sophomore Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matheus Oliveira Cassol, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Jonathan Verrett P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

times at the end of the term. It is important to note that a core class in the CHBE curriculum iscalled “Material and Energy Balances”, and is likely a strong contributor to this difference.The theme “diagrams” also had a significant increase in frequency from the start to the end ofterm from 0 to 15. This theme would be expected to increase since it is the first term thatstudents start interpreting and creating chemical engineering diagrams such as block flowdiagrams and process flow diagrams. Some other themes that had similar trends of high increasebetween start and end are “equilibrium” (1 to 12), “process control” (2 to 21), “reaction ratelaw/kinetics” (3 to 16), and “separation techniques” (0 to 11). All of these topics are

Conference Session

Perceptions, Reflections, Collaborations, and Student Support in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bradley Cicciarelli, Louisiana Tech University; Eric A. Sherer, Louisiana Tech University; Baker A. Martin, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #30669From Assessment to Research: Evolution of the Study of a Two-DayIntervention for ChemE SophomoresDr. Bradley Cicciarelli, Louisiana Tech University Brad Cicciarelli is a Senior Lecturer in the chemical engineering and mechanical engineering departments at Louisiana Tech University. He received his B.S. from the University of Florida and Ph.D. from M.I.T., both in chemical engineering. He teaches a variety of courses, including material and energy balances, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and mass transfer.Eric A. Sherer, Louisiana Tech University Eric Sherer is an Associate Professor in chemical engineering

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; H. Scott Fogler, University of Michigan; Valarie Thomas, University of Michigan; Don Chmielewski, Illinois Institute of Technology; Michael Gross, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

): unit conversions, basic engineering calculations, graphing • Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering: material and energy balances in fuel cells and fuel reformers • Transport / Unit Operations 1 (Fluid Mechanics): pressure drop in bipolar plate channels, sizing air compressors for fuel cells, sizing cooling fans for fuel cell systems • Transport / Unit Operations 2 (Heat and Mass Transfer): design of membranes for use in fuel cell vehicles, thermal management, mass transfer through fuel cell electrodes, hydrogen leakage through fuel cell bipolar plates, finite element modeling of mass transfer in fuel cell applications • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics: theoretical efficiency of fuel

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Robert Ofoli, Michigan State University; Dennis Miller, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

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Chemical Engineering

material and energy balances, second order ordinarydifferential equations representing steady state heat conduction and diffusion, and secondorder partial differential equations describing unsteady state heat conduction in solids. Inseveral cases, solutions to these problems were generated by students using finitedifference techniques such as Euler’s method as well. Students were then able to realize Page 12.602.6the advantages in computation and presentation of solutions offered by MATLAB.MATLAB was also implemented in the junior level mass transfer and separations coursein three problems: for phase equilibrium calculations for x-y and T-x-y phase

Conference Session

Bringing Industrial Applications into the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. Representative slide illustrating an API synthesis “campaign.”Introducing Pharmaceutical Technology through Educational Materials for UndergraduateEngineering CoursesThis workshop module consisted of an interactive presentation integrated with example problemsand demonstrations. There were two major parts to this module: illustrative problem sets forlower-division chemical engineering courses focusing on topics from drug formulation toproduction; and life cycle methodology to evaluate API manufacture. The educational materialsconvey essential concepts in pharmaceutical terminology, drug delivery, and manufacturingwithin the context of a material and energy balance calculation. Problems introduce apharmaceutical “term of art,” manufacturing process, or

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Garth Thomas

able to solve more sophisticated problems using appropriate applications software. Thetypes of problems include material and energy balances, optimization problems with constraints,and statistical data analysis.4. be familiar with software for computer-aided process design and analysis.5. have experience with computer-based instrumentation, process control, data collection, andanalysis.”This report also discussed the results of a CACHE survey of practicing engineers that revealedheavy use of computers by the majority of respondents and reliance on commercial software toolsfor a variety of applications. Software applications should be employed within the curriculum todevelop the required skills, and to prepare the students for professional

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Seagrave; R. Vigil; Debra Hawker-Schreiner; Charles Glatz

; Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationFor questions 8 to 16, select one of the following responses: 1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Somewhat agree 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree8. You understand and are able to develop and use material and energy balance equations:9. You can create process diagrams for simple and moderately complex chemical systems:10. You can solve material and energy balance problems using various computational tools:11. This course provided you with an opportunity to develop an ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems:12. This course provided you with an opportunity to develop skills in engineering design:13. This course provided you an opportunity

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren D. Seider; J. D. Seader; Daniel R. Lewin

Timmerhaus2 is in its fourthedition, took a much different approach, greatly emphasizing the economic aspects of plantdesign, including cost estimation and profitability analysis. In addition, extensive chapters wereprovided on design and costing of equipment for materials transfer and handling, heat transfer,mass transfer, and chemical reactions. In Peters and Timmerhaus, emphasis shifted from plantdesign to process design, but little attention was given to the synthesis of a process structure.Prior to the 1960s, the development, by practicing chemical engineers in industry, of a processdesign for a given process structure, including material and energy balances and overall sizing ofequipment, was carried out by hand calculations, which were often

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Gordon; Joel Greenstein; Jack Hebrank; Douglas E. Hirt; Daniel P. Schrage; Bill Mason; Tom Miller; Jim Nau

and then develop a flowsheet of the process as they envision it.This gives the students an opportunity to see how the various pieces of equipment can come together to form asuccessful design. The students then perform detailed material and energy balances around the entire processand around selected pieces of equipment (material- and energy-balance problems associated with this casestudy may be found in the reference cited above). Depending on the timing of the case study during a semester,the material and energy balances either replace or reinforce homework problems. It is emphasized to thestudents that, at this early stage, they are not expected to know every detail of the design, but that by the end ofthe curriculum they will be able to

Conference Session

ChemE Curriculum: Junior, Senior, and Graduate

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

ethics education that crossescognitive, affective, psychomotor, and social domains of learning, driven by a motivational cyclethat includes autonomy and value. Studies have also found that engineering co-curricularactivities can contribute to students’ ethics education [11-13].A number of papers have been published that provide examples of ethics education in chemicalengineering courses [14-21]. Surveys of how key chemical engineering courses are taught havedetermined that within material and energy balances courses, ~44% include ethics, ~44% includesustainability, and ~62% include safety/health/environment [22]. Within capstone designcourses, the percentage that included various ESI topics were: 37% ethics, 16%sustainability/life-cycle analysis

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald E. Richards, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven

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First-Year Programs

questions used in the new SAM cur-riculum were similar to those from the traditional courses. Comparison of student performanceshowed that SAM students performed as well as or better than traditional students in both multi-ple choice and work-out problems in the area of dynamics. A similar study, but with a smallsample size, was conducted at the University of New Haven in the chemical engineering pro-gram23. The original sequence of two sophomore courses (Fundamentals of Chemical Engineer-ing I and II) focused on material and energy balance applications using a traditional approach.The new curriculum included a SAM course discussed earlier followed by a course that providedmore depth in material and energy balances. Student performance on the final

Conference Session

ChemE Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado, Boulder; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

situations.3 However, science and engineeringclassrooms often reward students more for rote learning than for conceptual understanding.4, 5There is clearly a need for more emphasis on conceptual understanding and concept-basedinstruction.Concept-based instruction (e.g., ConcepTests, concept inventories) often depends on high qualityconcept questions. These questions can be time consuming and difficult to construct, posing oneof the biggest barriers keeping faculty from implementing this type of pedagogy.6, 7 The AIChEConcept Warehouse decreases this barrier by housing questions pertinent to courses throughoutthe core chemical engineering (ChE) curriculum (Material and Energy Balances,Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena, Kinetics and Reactor Design

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 3: Design of Novel Energy-Related Courses and Course Materials

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Simson, The Cooper Union; Benjamin Davis

section of the course on Life Cycle Assessment [39] (LCA) which is a method formeasuring the environmental impact of an object through every step of its existence. We beginLCA with the basics of material and energy balances and explain the importance of the laws ofconservation of mass and energy to engineering calculations. We end the class by giving studentsperspective on the different stages in production that can drive environmental impact(particularly energy use and raw material extraction) and discuss minimizing environmentalimpact via their second project presentations.Student Learning OutcomesOur goals for student learning were most related to ABET outcomes two through five, especially2 and 4: 2. an ability to apply engineering design to

Conference Session

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Within Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Laura P. Ford, The University of Tulsa; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University; Christy Wheeler West, University of South Alabama; Stephen W. Thiel, University of Cincinnati; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Marnie V. Jamieson, University of Alberta

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Chemical Engineering

professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engi- neering at the University of South Alabama, where she also serves as Director of the Office of Undergrad- uate Research. She holds a Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. from the University of Alabama. She teaches material and energy balances and chemical reactor design, and endeavors to incorporate student professional development in her courses.Dr. Stephen W. Thiel, University of Cincinnati Stephen Thiel is a Professor-Educator in the Chemical Engineering program at the University of Cincin- nati (UC). He received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech, and his MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at

Conference Session

Installation, Integration, and Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

efficiency, can perform safety & risk analyses and life-cycle assessments, have project management and time management skills, and understand the basics of engineering economics and material and energy balances. 4. An understanding of the impact of underlying systems and environmental/societal policies on the global energy infrastructure. a. … the program should develop students with a capacity for systems-level thinking, ability to assess scale and scope of a project, be familiar with environmental policy and global competition for resources.Though the program is administratively housed in the Mechanical Engineering Department

Conference Session

Diversity and Global Experiences

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

well as faculty advisor for several student societies. She is the instructor of several courses in the CBE curriculum including the Material and Energy Balances, junior laboratories and Capstone De- sign courses. She is associated with several professional organizations including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and American Society of Chemical Engineering Education (ASEE) where she adopts and contributes to innovative pedagogical methods aimed at improving student learning and retention.Dr. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and assistant professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information & Learning Sciences program

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Specific Outcomes 1) The curriculum has prepared graduates to apply knowledge of mathematics through differential equations, probability and statistics, calculus-based physics, chemistry (including stoichiometry, equilibrium, and kinetics) 2) The curriculum has prepared graduates to apply knowledge of earth science, a biological science, fluid mechanics 3) The curriculum must prepare graduates to formulate material and energy balances, and analyze the fate and transport of substances in and between air, water and soil phases 4) Design environmental engineering systems that include considerations of risk, uncertainty, sustainability, life-cycle principles, and environmental impacts; and apply

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 5: Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Ryan Duckett, Acumen Research and Evaluation, LLC; Matthew W. Liberatore, University of Toledo; Uchenna Asogwa, University of Toledo; Gale A. Mentzer, Acumen Research and Evaluation; Amanda Portis Malefyt, Trine University

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Educational Research and Methods

testactually represent the latent construct instead of being an artifact of rater discrepancies [21]. Thispaper argues that the MFRM provides necessary evidence toward the validity of inferences thatcan be made regarding student learning outcomes in engineering education.MethodsParticipantsA total of 113 students were enrolled in an undergraduate Material and Energy Balance chemicalengineering course as part of a control cohort (23 students; 22% female) and a treatment cohort(93 students; 41% female) at two Midwest Universities. Table 1 shows different distributions forhighest mathematics courses completed by cohort. This discrepancy can be explained as aconsequence of the course sequence occurring in the sophomore year for the control cohort (falland

Conference Session

ChE Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Reginald Tomkins; Levelle Burr-Alexander; Joseph Kisutcza; Deran Hanesian; Howard Kimmel

requirements but this exercise is not performed. To provide tools for theteachers to use in the classroom for visualization of the overall stoichiometric chemical processmaterial balances, the Multimedia Module “Material and Energy Balance” developed at theUniversity of Michigan and obtained from CACHE Corporation was used for “hands-on”experience3.Energy and Energy BalancesDiscussion of a chemical plant requires consideration of energy and energy balances of theprocess. The First Law of Thermodynamics for closed and open systems is applied to simpleproblems involving non-reactive and reactive energy balances, heat effects, phase changes,heats of reaction, mixing and solution. The chemistry concepts of thermochemistry,calorimetry, chemical bonds and

Conference Session

Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Komives, San Jose State University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Theresa A. Good, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Laurent Simon, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John P. O'Connell, University of Virginia; Jeffrey John Chalmers, Ohio State University, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Erik Fernandez, University of Virginia

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Chemical Engineering

problems for the Material and Energy Balance Course. With continuing funding, fiveadditional core courses have been added: Kinetics and Reactor Design; Process Dynamics andControl; Heat and Mass Transfer; Fluid Dynamics; and Thermodynamics. Workshops were heldfor faculty to learn basic principles of biology and how engineering principles are applied inmany different aspects of modern biotechnology, from kinetics of biological reactions to fluidtransfer and process dynamics problems in whole organisms. Problems are organized bytextbook sections relevant for each course. There are over 300 problems posted on the websiteand the solutions to the problems are available only to registered faculty. The problems havebeen created by chemical engineering

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Collins; Christina Mathieson

syllabus states the course objectives in the following words: 1. To help you apply classical thermodynamics (in particular, the first and second laws) to medical devices, laboratory systems, and living systems. 2. To enable you to write and solve macroscopic material and energy balances on laboratory devices and living systems. Such a knowledge will be useful in specifying and applying medical instrumentation, in analyzing existing and proposed medical devices such as artificial organs, and in the study of quantitative physiology and transport in BME 210, 251, 252, and later courses. 3. To provide a forum for solving problems and addressing relevant bioengineering issues in groups.Approaches to

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

paper describes theinstructional structure and design of a large sophomore level data analysis and statistics classbased on best educational practices. It is delivered to chemical, biological and environmentalengineers directly following the material and energy balance courses. The goal of the course is tohave students recognize that variation is inevitable, and teach them skills to quantify thevariation and make engineering decisions which account for it while still utilizing model basedproblem solving skills.The instructional design is based on constructivist and social constructivist models of learning. Aconstructivist perspective views learning as individually constructed based on the learner’s priorknowledge, interpretations, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Geoffrey Brown, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Monica H. Lamm, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Md Imtiajul Alam, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

group. Conversely, in upper level courses, wherestudents are more likely to have committed to engineering pathways and have developed effectivecoursework strategies, we see no significant relationship between changes in EI measures and receipt ofpersonalized feedback. This stands in contrast to students in the control group, who in the introductoryChemical Engineering course, had uniformly higher positive EI beliefs by the end of the term. It may bethat students who receive personalized feedback earlier, exit their early courses with higher levels of EI. Table 1. T-Tests of Difference: Engineering Identity by access to ChemLab Dashboard General Chemistry I General Chemistry II Material and Energy

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 1: Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gergely Sirokman, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Ryan Barlow, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Adrian Rodriguez, zyBooks, a Wiley brand; Alicia Clark, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Lauren Fogg, zyBooks, a Wiley Brand

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

, and A. Rodriguez "Evaluating the benefits of addinginteractive elements to traditional print mechanical engineering textbooks," ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition, Aug. 2022.[23] M.W. Liberatore, "An Interactive Web Native Textbook for Material and Energy Balances,"ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Jun. 2016.[24] BrailleTranslator, "Braille Translator," Published May 2018. [Online]. Available:https://www.brailletranslator.org/. [Accessed February 1, 2023].[25] 3D Printing Rocks, "Image to Lithophane," Published 2009. [Online]. Available:https://3dp.rocks/lithophane/. [Accessed February 2, 2023].

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Pedagogy

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eric Burkholder, Stanford University; Francis Ledesma; Julie C. Fornaciari, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

course in detail so that other instructors can attempt to reform their own courses to teach students betterproblem-solving.Course Description:The course in question is a semester-long junior-level course in chemical kinetics and reaction engineeringat a highly selective public university in the western U. S. This was the first year of teaching for theinstructor and TAs of the course. The course covers reaction stoichiometry and homogenous kinetics,steady-state and time-dependent reactor design with material and energy balances, deriving reactionmechanisms and rate laws, and understanding transport limitations for heterogeneous catalysis. The coursegrade was comprised of graded homework sets (15%) and 3 midterm exams (16%, 17%, 17

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ashraf Badir P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Jeanette Hariharan, Florida Gulf Coast University

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First-Year Programs

Symposium on Computer Science Education. 2. A. Edgcomb, F. Vahid, and R. Lysecky. Students Learn More with Less Text that Covers the Same Core Topics, Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), IEEE, 2015. 3. Liberatore, M., Reading analytics and student performance when using an interactive textbook for a material and energy balances course, American Society for Engineering Education, Paper ID#18452, 2017 4. Reynolds, J., Adams, R., Ferguson, R., and Leidig, P., Programming in the IS Curriculum: Are Requirements Changing for the Right Reason?. Information Systems Education Journal, 15(1), 80, 2017. 5. Rapanta, C., Botturi, L., Goodyear, P. et al. Online University Teaching During

Collection

2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Uchenna Asogwa, The University of Toledo; Timothy Ryan Duckett, The University of Toledo; Matthew W Liberatore, The University of Toledo

cohorts included engineering students from a public university whowere assigned homework problems as part of a Material and Energy Balance (MEB) course. Twoconstructs were explored: problem solving and perception of problem difficulty. The study adoptedan established and validated rubric to quantify performance in relevant stages of problem solving,including problem identification, representation, organization, calculation, solution completion,and solution accuracy. While problem solving can be influenced by perception of problemdifficulty, the widely used NASA Task Load Index (TLX) was adopted to measure the problemrigor. This compared textbook and YouTube problems with respect to overall problem-solvingability as well as within each stage of

Conference Session

IE Program Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Benjamin Redekop

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

energy to produce or manufacture. In thismodule students will be introduced to environmental impact measures, industrialstandards and guidelines, and decision-making strategies that can be used for materialselection.Module 4: Process design and improvement - Another common challenge faced inindustry is to reduce the environmental impact of an existing manufacturing process.Students will be introduced to methods of identifying the most damaging part of theprocess flow through material and energy balances. Common practices for reducingenergy consumption and waste will be discussed. In addition, strategies for productpackaging and delivery will be presented.Module 5: End-of-use strategies - This module begins with a lecture on Green Chemistry.It

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University; Yaw Yeboah, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

, and management). The first two years of the program are similar to traditional engineering disciplines.Thereafter, one takes a series of courses that introduce Energy Engineering concepts.Fundamental energy engineering principles involve material and energy balances,thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer operations, and physical and chemicalprocessing as applied to energy industries. In addition to these engineering principles, studentsenroll in required courses in renewable/sustainable energy principles. Students will be trained inbasic chemistry of fuels – coal, petroleum, natural gas and biomass; combustion; petroleum andnatural gas processing; electrochemical energy conversion; and energy conversion

Conference Session

E-Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Silverstein, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

successes of collaborative learning, selected elements of each were tied intoa simple project requiring minimal student time to collaboratively develop a reflective learningdocument using a wiki. A wiki is a web-accessible document that can be edited by multipleusers. For this project, students in a material and energy balance course were assigned theweekly task of maintaining a wiki page on the current textbook chapter by entering what theyperceived as the most important items learned during class. This was similar to other activelearning activities suggested in the literature, but in this case the student contributions werecollaborative and archival. Students were encouraged to be complete and accurate with thepromise that their entries would be