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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #26813Introduction to Environmental Modeling: Results from a Three-Year PilotDr. Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology Professor Daniel B. Oerther, PhD, PE, FAAN, FRSA, FRSPH, FCIEH, ANEF, FSEE, joined the faculty of the Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2010 as the John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of Civil Engineering after serving ten years on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati where he was Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Oerther earned his B.A. in biological sciences and his B.S. in environmental health engineering from Northwestern

Conference Session

Environmental Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Paper ID #26820Experience with Mastery Learning in Engineering CoursesDr. Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology Professor Daniel B. Oerther, PhD, PE, FAAN, FRSA, FRSPH, FCIEH, ANEF, FSEE, joined the faculty of the Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2010 as the John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of Civil Engineering after serving ten years on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati where he was Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Oerther earned his B.A. in biological sciences and his B.S. in environmental health engineering from Northwestern University

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle K. Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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plans: planning and modeling green infrastructure for combined sewer overflow (CSO) control," O. o. Water, Ed., ed. Washington, DC, 2014.[6] USEPA, "Combined Sewer Overflows: Guidance for Long-Term Control Plan," O. o. W. Management, Ed., ed. Washington, DC, 1995.[7] J. S. Mueller Price, "Providing students with hands-on experiences through the construction of a treatment wetland," presented at the 122nd American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, 2015.[8] J. J. Sartoris, J. S. Thullen, L. B. Barber, and D. E. Salas, "Investigation of nitrogen transformations in a southern California constructed wastewater treatment wetland," Ecological Engineering, vol

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Grace E. Tsai, Texas A&M University; Rogelio Casas Jr., Texas A&M University; Erika L. Davila, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #25670Wireless Water Monitoring System and Portable Analysis Platform ProductDevelopment Progress in AcademiaDr. Byul Hur, Texas A&M University Dr. B. Hur received his B.S. degree in Electronics Engineering from Yonsei University, in Seoul, Korea, in 2000, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, in 2007 and 2011, respectively. In 2017, he joined the faculty of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. USA, where he is currently an Assistant Professor. He worked as a postdoctoral associate from 2011 to 2016 at the University

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Environmental Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenny Patricia Quintana-Cifuentes, Purdue University; Paul Asunda, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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, distributions of resources as a result of especially in relation to natural cycles, past processes include but are not limited resource limitations, and the effects of to petroleum (locations of the burial of human– nature interactions on the organic marine sediments and environment.” [25, p. 103] subsequent geologic traps)” [23]We conducted a similar procedure as the one represented in Table 1 with the Standards forTechnology Literacy (STL) [24]. These standards are made up of five domains: a) The nature ofTechnology; b) Technology and Society; c) Design; d) Abilities for a Technological World; ande) The Designed World. Each standard is listed in Table 2. Table 2 Code scheme for Standards for Technology

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Environmental Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jalal Rastegary, New Mexico State University; Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Christopher Campbell, New Mexico State University, Engineering New Mexico Resource Network

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. Work flow is examined to determine efficiency in current layout. b. Safety aspects are checked to determine workstation compliance. 3. Appliances are examined, photographed, and recorded. a. Any electrical machinery, and its power consumption if available, is documented. b. All machinery maintenance materials are recorded. c. Any machinery needing maintenance is recorded. 4. Buildings are visually inspected to determine if maintenance is necessary. a. Any areas where energy loss can occur due to poor building conditions are noted, e.g. missing gaskets on a bay door where heat can enter or escape. 5. Lighting is inspected a. Current lighting method recorded b. Current

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Environmental Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natasha Andrade, University of Maryland, College Park

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Environmental Engineering

Spring 2017, only4.4 % of students had a perfect score on the AP, in Fall 2017 the number was 2.2 %, in Spring2018 it was 5.1 %, and in the Fall 2018, the number went up to 20.3 %. Perhaps the reason whysuch a small number of students get a perfect score on this AP is that the statements provided bythe AP are broad and some may be misunderstood.Table 3 – Percentage of students that marked statements as related to the greenhouse effect.Correct statements are indicated with an asterisk. Statement Fall 2018 Spring 2018 Fall 2017 Spring 2017 Average (n = 59) (n = 59) (n = 51) (n = 68) (n = 237) A* 96.6 98.3 92.2 100.0 96.8 B 0.0

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phil Dacunto, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy

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survey, a response rate of approximately 9%.Table 1. Questions from online survey of ASEE environmental engineering division. # Question Responses 1 Co-locating environmental engineering with the following programs enhances student (each program a-o education and faculty development: rated as one of the a. Architecture following): b. Biological Science/Engineering c. Chemical Engineering Strongly Disagree d. Chemistry

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle R. Murray, United States Military Academy; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Luke Plante, United States Military Academy; Kimberly Quell, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy

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of fermentation after submission of the final laboratory report. We hope toevaluate the overall impacts of classroom instruction compared to the experiential learningexercise itself. A key focus of this critical assessment is to determine how well this fermentationlaboratory supports ABET accreditation, namely the newly refined Student Outcomes andProgram Criteria.Supporting ABET AccreditationEV396 directly supports ABET Student Outcomes (SO). Prior to the recent change in ABET SOto 1 through 7, EV396 directly supported ABET SO a (apply knowledge of mathematics,science, and engineering), b (design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpretdata), g (communicate effectively), and i (recognition of the need for, and ability to

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Nathaniel Sheehan P.E., United States Military Academy; Luke Plante, United States Military Academy; Erick Martinez, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke P.E., Marquette University

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Environment: Are They Related to Environmental Affect and Behavior?,” The Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 23-40, 2014.[11] E. Martinez, C. Ouellette, L. Plante, B. Wallen, and J. Starke, “An Environmental Engineering Sequence: Deliberately Addressing and Evaluating Attitudes and Knowledge,” Proceedings of the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference, American Society for Engineering Education, Penn State University – Berks, Reading, PA, 2017.[12] P. Tikka, M. Kuitunen and S. Tynys, “Effects of Educational Background on Students' Attitudes, Activity Levels, and Knowledge Concerning the Environment,” The Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 12-19, 2000.[13] H. Müderrisoğlu, and Altanlar A. 2011

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fethiye Ozis P.E., Northern Arizona University; Nihal Sarikaya, Northern Arizona University; Adam Bringhurst

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, asking for the students’ opinion using the 5-point LikertScale (Appendix B). The intent of the post-activity assessment survey was to gauge the effect ofthe activity itself. Of the 35 registered students, 31 students were present in the class and completedboth assessments.The demonstration incorporated the use of an aquarium, bowl, hot water, dry ice, a bubblemachine, and colored smoke bombs to explain how inversion works. The aquarium containingdenser colder CO2 gas from the dry ice surrounded by warmer room air creates a temperatureinversion. When bubbles are blown over to the aquarium, it is observed that bubbles float on theartificial inversion layer. The objective was to show that bubbles do not sink with the presence ofan inversion layer

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

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Environmental Engineering

’, and ‘Lymphomas’.Assessment techniques include student-based surveys (included in Appendix B) conducted at theend of each class (both cohorts) when a game was played in the experimental cohort, pre- andpost-quizzes, intervention vs. comparison group statistical analysis, and course evaluations. Inthis way, technical knowledge as well as students experience with games in the past and theirperception of their effectiveness was evaluated.The focus of this study was utilizing concurrent cohorts comprised of two (2) sections of anundergraduate, Introduction to Environmental Engineering course. One section of the class wastaught utilizing traditional active learning techniques (think-pair-share, group discussion) as wellas the direct transmission

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle K. Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Irene M.B. Reizman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Tony Ribera, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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of Chemical Engineering at the Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology. She holds a B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research interests include metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, and impacts of undergraduate research experiences.Dr. Tony Ribera, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Tony Ribera serves as the Director of Assessment in the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He most recently worked at the Indiana University School of Medicine where he served as the Director of Program Evaluation in the Office of Medical Student

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Old Dominion University; Gregory C. Bernard, Tuskegee University; Willard E. Collier, Tuskegee University

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experiments focused on the production of high-value chemicalsfrom plants. At large, chemicals are synthesized from petroleum resources and it is well establishedthat the continued extraction of these resources is detrimental to the environment. On the contrary,synthesizing chemicals from “plant factories” may be a boon to the environment and have anegative carbon footprint. The program uses three initiatives: a) expanded professionaldevelopment activities for developing, teaching inquiry-based lectures and experiments, b)inclusion of sustainable high-value chemical production from plants across the laboratorycurriculum, and c) increase of student hands-on access, competency with instrumentation andcutting-edge techniques. The overarching goal of the

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjay Tewari, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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be shorter and the number of assignments was needed toto be reduced. Students said that they were already short on time and could not afford to complete allreading assignments. However, if this was the case student should have liked the concise/summary ofmajor points provided by the instructor (Figure 8). 8 Number of A 6 Students T NT Combined Length of reading assignments 4 2 0 Too Short Short No Opinion Long Too Long 15 B

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Woo Hyoung Lee P.E., University of Central Florida

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Paper ID #26679Promoting Undergraduate Research and Education through ExtracurricularEPA P3 ProjectsProf. Woo Hyoung Lee P.E., University of Central Florida Dr. Woo Hyoung Lee, P.E. is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Con- struction Engineering at the University of Central Florida (UCF). He received his Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2009. Prior to joining UCF in 2013, he worked for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Risk Management Research Laboratory as a post-doc. His primary research area is to develop electrochemical

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pablo K. Cornejo, California State University, Chico; Kevin Orner, University of South Florida

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Environmental Engineering

systems; water and sanitation issues in the developing world; and sustainability in engineer- ing education. Pablo is passionate about teaching and increasing the participation of underrepresented students in STEM.Mr. Kevin Orner, University of South Florida Kevin Orner is a Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida, where he studies nutrient management of wastewater. Kevin was a Teaching Assistant and course instructor for the Sustainable Development Engineering course in Fall 2014. After obtaining a B.S. in Civil and Envi- ronmental Engineering with a certificate in Technical Communication from the University of Wisconsin- Madison, Kevin served for two years as a Peace Corps

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas S. Soerens, Messiah College

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #24605I Kissed Homework Goodbye: Replacing Homework with Online QuizzesDr. Thomas S. Soerens, Messiah College Thomas Soerens is Professor of Engineering at Messiah College. He teaches in Civil and Environmental engineering with specialization in storm water, ground water, and water treatment. He performs design and applied research in water systems in rural developing communities. He is a Professional Engineer and a Certified Ecological Designer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 I Kissed Homework Goodbye: Using Online Quizzes in

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan S. Hoback, University of Detroit Mercy; Alexa Rihana Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy

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Paper ID #25115Safety Protocols in Civil and Environmental Engineering LaboratoriesDr. Alan S. Hoback, University of Detroit Mercy Alan S. Hoback is Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan. Dr. Hoback received his Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Hastings College, Nebraska in 1987. He earned his B.S., M.S and Sc.D. from Washington University in 1989, 1991, and 1993, respectively.Dr. Alexa Rihana Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy Alexa Rihana Abdallah is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering