Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Bellmer, Oklahoma State University; Mary E. Rezac, Kansas State University; Danielle Julie Carrier, University of Arkansas; Daniel Humburg, South Dakota State University

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Biological & Agricultural

world. The multidisciplinary graduateprogram involves several different areas of study that will directly support biobased product andenergy development, including chemical engineering, biological and agricultural engineering,plant sciences, and agricultural economics.Project Objectives Develop a Bioenergy Graduate Certificate Program available online through each partner institution. Develop 6-8 new online courses on a range of topics related to bioenergy and sustainability, made available through each partner university. Build a multidisciplinary, multi-university faculty team to work together to continuously improve courses and programs related to bioenergy and sustainability. Develop

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George E. Meyer, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Kim Cluff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jeyamkondan Subbiah P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2012-4811: ELECTRONIC STUDENT HOMEWORK MANAGEMENTSYSTEMS FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND PROGRAM AS-SESSMENTProf. George E. Meyer, University of Nebraska, Lincoln George Meyer, professor, has taught graduate and undergraduate classes for 34 years involving plant growth and environmental factors, modeling, and instrumentation and controls for both agricultural and biological systems engineering students. He has received national paper awards and recognition for his work in distance education and university teaching awards. His current research include greenhouse systems, measurement and modeling of crop water stress, fuzzy logic controls for irrigation, and plant species identification for spot spraying control and

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan T. Curtis, Univeristy of Nebraska, Lincoln; Abby M. Kelly, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Johnathan Ian Edward McCoy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Dennis D. Schulte P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Development of evidence management and gap analysis tools for continuous improvement of engineering programs The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the development and structure of recentlycreated data management tools used to assist in the continuous improvement of both agriculturaland biological systems engineering programs. With the arrival of automatic document feederscapable of transforming paper materials in electronic documents, evidence of course contributionto student learning outcomes is easier to map than ever before. Additionally, electronic storageenables the ability to search within documents and connect related data more effectively thancould be achieved with paper documentation. As a result, the following

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann D.. Christy, Ohio State University; Oladiran Fasina, Auburn University

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Biological & Agricultural

bioenergy, biological en- gineering, capstone design, HVAC, thermodynamics, waste management, professional development, and engineering teaching. Her research interests include energy, the environment, and engineering education. She is assistant dean for teaching and learning in the College of Engineering. She is a second-generation woman engineer.Dr. Oladiran Fasina, Auburn University Oladiran Fasina is an Alumni Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Department of Biosys- tems Engineering, Auburn University. His research area is in biomass preprocessing and handling, and food engineering. At Auburn, he teaches Hydraulic Transport in Biological Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering, and Bulk Solids

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Biological & Agricultural

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integrating Biology and EngineeringAbstract:This paper presents planned activities and some recent successes related to collaborative effortsbetween engineering and biology at North Carolina A&T State University. For many years,faculty in engineering and biology have teamed up to submit research proposals, much of thiscollaboration has occurred through personal relationships among faculty members. Morerecently, the university has encouraged a formal and intentional cooperation between the twodisciplines in an effort to find mutual benefits. Spurred by the establishment of newbioengineering degree programs and helped by the NSF Engineering Research Center

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Schreuders, Utah State University; Brian Rutherford, Utah State University; Katrina Cox, Utah State University; Susan Mannon, Utah State University

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Biological & Agricultural

leakage from the pipeline appears to be similar for male and femalestudents. Female students in engineering programs did not fall behind in the pipeline. They, ac-tually, were slightly more likely than male students to complete an engineering degree and lesslikely to switch to non-engineering programs. Although women are less likely than men to enteruekgpeg"cpf"gpikpggtkpi."yqogp"yjq"gpvgt"uekgpeg"cpf"gpikpggtkpi"Ýgnfu"ctg"nkmgn{"vq"fq"ygnn"and graduate 21-24.Despite the hundreds of projects and huge expenditures used to increase recruitment and reten-tion of women in engineering, low enrollment with disappointing results still prevails 24. Why isengineering less responsive to these social forces that have otherwise successfully affected gen-der

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammara Ramírez Apud L., Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Judith Virginia Gutierrez Cuba; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Diversity

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´opez-Malo is Professor and Past Chair, Department of Chemical, Food, and Environmental En- gineering at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. He teaches engineering and food science related courses. His research interests include emerging technologies for food processing, natural food antimicrobials, creating effective learning environments, and science, engineering and technology educa- tion for K-12.Dr. Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla Professor Palou is Director, Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology Education as well as Dis- tinguished Professor and Past Chair, Department of Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. He

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Tech Session I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Klein-Gardner; Rick Williams, East Carolina University; Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University

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Biological & Agricultural

current bioprocessing curriculum has sixadditional courses beyond the engineering core curriculum: Microbiology, Organic Chemistry,Introduction to Bioprocess Engineering (BIOE 3000), Bioprocess Validation, Quality and Designof Experiments (BIOE 4000), Bioprocess Separation Engineering (BIOE 4010), Bioprocess PlantDesign, and Simulation and Analysis (BIOE 4020). The bioprocess engineering concentrationcourses are in addition to the two semester capstone design sequence that will also have somebioprocess related component.The faculty of ECU’s engineering program are encouraged to pursue novel approaches toengineering education. The newly created concentration in bioprocess engineering provides anexcellent opportunity to develop and implement a

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Josh Ramey, Colorado School of Mines; Judy Schoonmaker, Colorado School of Mines; Sarah M. Ryan, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Biological & Agricultural

Paper ID #19240Studio Biology For Engineers: Lessons LearnedDr. Christopher Josh Ramey, Colorado School of Mines Teaching Assistant Professor at Colorado School of Mines. Interested in developing active learning ex- periences and undergraduate research programs. Educational background in molecular biology with em- phasis in genetic engineering.Dr. Judy Schoonmaker, Colorado School of MinesSarah M. Ryan, Colorado School of Mines c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Making the Change from Lecture to an Active Learning Environment:Lessons LearnedAbstractWe recently transformed a traditional

Conference Session

Biology and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University; Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University

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Biological & Agricultural

encourage necessary skills and knowledge related tobioinformatics by posing problems that engage student interest and promote learning (e.g.illustration of central dogma). Whereas modules focusing on applied aspects of bioinformaticsemphasize problem-solving and application of bioinformatics tools (e.g. sequence retrieval usingBLAST). The sources used to develop the modules will include textbooks, online resources,and new materials devised by involved faculty.Figure 2 illustrates the general module structure. Figure 3 depicts the content of a typical course-embedded module that could be utilized for a computer programming or algorithm course. Figure 2: General Frame Work of Module Type of pedagogy

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark McConkie, Utah State University; Timothy Taylor, Utah State University; David Britt, Utah State University

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Biological & Agricultural

Page 11.1072.2restructuring. We will describe our efforts as they apply to the field of biological engineering ingeneral, the department’s overall curriculum, and specific educational / instructional activities.BackgroundDuring the early 1990’s enrollment was decreasing in agricultural related engineering programsaround the United States. Utah State University was no exception, with a total AgriculturalEngineering undergraduate enrollment approaching ten students. In response to the decline inenrollment and to address the emergence of the biological engineering degree programs aroundthe country the Biological Engineering degree program was created in 1993. Since then, it hasbeen the fastest growing undergraduate engineering discipline on

Conference Session

Biology and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest Tollner, University of Georgia-Athens; Caner Kazanci, Univ. of Georgia

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Biological & Agricultural

the energy budget. The seminarenvironment has proven useful for faculty and students with a non-engineeringbackground to grasp the fundamentals of thermodynamics. The experience continues tobring to light pedagogical approaches that can be useful to making one of the mostdreaded engineering science courses more palatable to engineering students.Introduction Can thermodynamic principles enable a qualitative basis for ecologicalengineering design? New insights into interdisciplinary engineering endeavors, fromclassical modeling to nano – macroscale extrapolation and critical evaluation, weighheavily on the pervasive nature of thermodynamics in the physical world. Concepts beingdeveloped in the Systems Ecology program at the University of

Conference Session

Biology and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Meyer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; David Jones, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

lead selected classsessions by discussing and critiquing refereed articles related to soft computingand modeling, especially within their chosen research areas. Students learnedpractical modeling skills using MATLAB® , MATHCAD®, and LabVIEW®programming exercises. This paper discusses the course content and topicspresented, and how the course continues to evolve. A summary of studentprojects and results are also presented.Keywords: Courseware, biological systems, modeling, fuzzy systems, optimization Page 12.184.2Course ConceptA new 3-credit graduate level course addressing advanced modeling in biological engineeringwas approved in 2006 and is now being offered

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Verleger, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Jenna Rickus, Purdue University

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Biological & Agricultural

introducing undergraduate engineering students to the properties and structure of proteinnetworks. Student learning gains are assessed using pre-post quizzes focused on conceptspresented in the learning module. In addition, students’ perceptions of the interactive learningmodule are assessed.Protein Networks Learning ModuleBIOL 295F, Quantitative Biology of the Living Cell, is a 1-credit hour computer lab basedcourse developed at a Midwest US Research I institution targeted at engineering studentsstudying bioengineering or related fields. Offered for the second time during the Fall 2005semester, the course met once each week for 110 minutes in a computer lab. The objective of thecourse is to examine traditional cellular biology topics, but place them

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Leigh Wolfe, Virginia Tech; Nicholas M Holden, University College Dublin; Demetres Briassoulis, Agricultural University of Athens; Francisco Ayuga, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, BIPREE Research Group; Giacomo Scarascia Mugnozza, University of Bari, Italy

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Biological & Agricultural

discipline, but this needs to be taken furtherby defining the threads that link courses together. Once defined, these threads will be availablefor global development of the BE discipline. The “Threads” team has decided to define competences and then move to identifyingthreads. Core competences regard the general competences, i.e., mostly related to math, science,engineering, and humanities-economics, and to generic competences of the graduate related tocommunication, cooperation, design ability, etc. Mid-level competences relate to applied BEtopics or specializations. Mid-level competences are addressed with applied courses onspecialised areas of expertise over the 2nd cycle program of studies (or during the last two yearsof the integrated

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Foutz P.E., University of Georgia

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Biological & Agricultural

Paper ID #17670Case Study: The Farming Subdivision as a Concept to Change Non-engineeringMajors’ Perception of EngineeringDr. Tim Foutz P.E., University of Georgia Dr. Foutz is a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Engineering at the University of Georgia. He was the inaugural director of the First-Year Odyssey program, classes designed to introduce freshmen to the academic life of the University. Dr. Foutz has received federal funding to integrate humanities and social science topics into his course materials. For over 28 years, he has taught fundamental engineering courses as well as advanced design courses

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marybeth Lima P.E., Louisiana State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

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Biological & Agricultural

capstone design team had designed a moreefficient cookstove to help families in rural Nicaragua cook using less firewood and witheffective ventilation.The Humanitarian Engineering Minor is a program co-coordinated between four OSUdepartments: • Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering • Engineering Education • Electrical and Computer Engineering • Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic EngineeringTo complete the minor, students take a core Humanitarian Engineering course (3 credit hours),two courses on human welfare (6 credit hours, typically double counting with general educationcourses), and design project / service learning courses (6 credit hours).Assessment techniquesAssessment is done using typical methods. For example, final

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chehra Aboukinane; Daniel N. Moriasi, USDA-ARS; Ann L. Kenimer, Texas A&M University; Kim Dooley, Texas A&M University; James DUPE Linder, Texas A&M University

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Biological & Agricultural

processamong students. Qualitative approaches were used and the research design includedextensive field observations, focus group interviews, student questionnaires, andportfolios assessments. Results of the study showed that the use of an experiential andteam-based learning model in the freshman engineering design course enhanced bothprocess- and construct-based creativity dimensions among students during the course ofthe study.I Introduction and BackgroundSince 1932, curriculum design and development in engineering education in the UnitedStates has traditionally been guided by ABET, the recognized accreditation agency forapplied science, engineering, technology and computing programs. The EAC of ABETrequires engineering programs demonstrate that

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efra Altamirano, Universidad de las Américas Puebla; Judith Virginia Gutierrez Cuba; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Biological & Agricultural

specific course learning outcomes,tools used to assess learning outcomes (indicating the level of assessment using the RevisedBloom’s Taxonomy5), as well as related course learning activities. Protocol analysis of facultyresponses was performed by means of an electronic qualitative data analysis software (Atlas.ti);identifying idea units within the responses, and classifying those units with coding schemes builtfrom core competencies, learning outcomes with regards to two taxonomies (Revised Bloom’s5and Coll’s6), assessment tools and corresponding learning activities. Since these assessment toolsare part of UDLAP’s Food Engineering Program Assessment Plan participation of teachers wasmandated and therefore 100% participation was achieved.The

Conference Session

Innovations in biological and agricultural engineering education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinglu Tan, University of Missouri

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Biological & Agricultural

are presented based on the depiction. It is hoped that the interpretations and stepsgive engineering faculty a clear, concise, and easily comprehensible overall picture of how theterms relate to one another and what needs to be done to implement the criteria.References[1] ABET. 2004. Criteria for accrediting engineering programs (Effective for evaluation during the 2005-2006 accreditation cycle). Baltimore, MD: ABET, Inc.[2] Felder R.M. and R. Brent. 2003. Designing and teaching courses to satisfy the ABET engineering criteria. J. of Engineering Education. 92(1):7-25.[3] Prus, J., and R. Johnson. 1994. A critical review of student assessment options. New Directions for Community Colleges. 22(4):69-83.[4] Rogers, G. 2000. EC2000 and

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Manoogian, Loyola Marymount University

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Biological & Agricultural

aplethora of other areas that link science and engineering. The course content at this levelserved to broaden engineering students’ understanding of the science of biology as itrelates to engineering, stimulate interest in technical careers, address an ABET sciencerequirement and to address at least one common engineering program outcome related tolife-long learning. ABET related assessment was conducted with respect to the researchassignment from the class.Introduction The interrelationship between the fields of Biology and Engineering presents agrowing opportunity for engineers and that biology should be a core science course forengineers according to the NSF, NIH and others (1, 2). Knowledge of biology specific tothe complex communities

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech

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Biological & Agricultural

grouped into an instrumentation course and overall objective of this paper is todescribe the development of laboratory modules for measurement and control and implementation ofthe same through the course “Instrumentation in Biological Systems Engineering”. This is a core BSEcourse that all BSE students will take with an average the enrollment of 30 students. Currently MATLABis being taught at freshmen (Introduction to Engineering) and sophomore years (Numerical methodscourse). As MATLAB is being considered as one of the standard software tool in Engineering programs, itwould be logical to use the same for the instrumentation course as well, instead of learning newsoftware. MATLAB can be used to communicate with data acquisition and control to

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Anand Lakshmikanth, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; John Cundiff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Fulton, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Biological & Agricultural

curriculum development in addition to pursuing his research related to computational modeling of high pressure processing.John Cundiff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. John Cundiff is a professor in Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. He is interested implementing a spiral theme based engineering curriculum for the Biological Systems Engineering program, specifically in the sophomore year.Andrew Fulton, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Mr. Andrew Fulton, an undergraduate student in the Biological Systems Engineering program at Virginia Tech, has participated in a NSF REU program and helped develop the activities related to this article

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Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Evan Curtis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity

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Biological & Agricultural

beadapted to meet the unique characteristics and motivations of students enrolled in AE or BEdegree programs. For example, course instructors can connect theoretical course content to real-world examples. Meeting the challenges of a growing world population will require broadeningparticipation in agriculture and biological engineering. Promoting the potential of these fields tosolve real-world challenges related to food, water, energy and healthcare will help inspire thenext generation of agricultural and biological engineers to meet these needs.IntroductionThe fields of agricultural and biological engineering represent a distinct facet of engineeringapplied to living things (1). Growing from agricultural engineering in the early 1900s, programsnow

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2012-2949: ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING USING FLEMING & MILLS’VARK LEARNING STYLESDr. Mysore Narayanan, Miami University Mysore Narayanan obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of electrical and electronic engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several ency- clopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional, national, and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized, and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alicia A. Modenbach P.E., University of Kentucky; Sue E. Nokes, University of Kentucky

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Biological & Agricultural

module explains a number of basicconcepts related to the design problem. Students are asked to develop solutions to real-worlddesign problems to explore the specialization areas within the discipline, practice their problem-solving skills on real, sometimes "messy" problems, grow their engineering intuition and learn todistinguish between realistic and improbable solutions. Students will compile a learningportfolio throughout the semester documenting their design solutions for each module, as well asself-reflections on their initial choice of specialization and the impact modules had on theirchoice of specialization (either confirming their initial choice or providing evidence why analternative may be a better fit).The intended advantages of

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest W. Tollner PE, University of Georgia; Qianqian Ma, University of Georgia; Caner Kazanci, University of Georgia

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Biological & Agricultural

mapped the key elements of a typicalundergraduate engineering curriculum onto each of the four selected systems. The particles (quanta) areconserved, but particle attributes are not conserved. We hypothesized the following relations to model therespective quanta. E(t)j=E(0)j + Beta i (1 – exp(-t%ji/tc%i)) (1) E(t)j=E(0)j exp(-t%ji/tc%i) + Beta i (1 – exp(-t%ji/tc%i)) (2) E(t)j=E(0)j+1 (3)Where E(t)j represents the exergy or information of a particle “j” at time ”t”; t%ji: residence time at compartment “j” for particle “i”; Time constant (tc%i) = 1+Beta i/Heat loss(Qi), if Q = 0, tc=1; and, Beta i is the exergy

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

lourdes gazca, American University, Puebla, Mexico; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, American University, Puebla, Mexico; Enrique Palou, American University, Puebla, Mexico

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2011-1541: ANALYSIS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HOWPEOPLE LEARN FRAMEWORK THROUGH DIRECT CLASSROOM OB-SERVATION IN SELECTED FOOD ENGINEERING COURSESlourdes gazca, American University in Puebla, Mexico Lourdes Gazca is Science, Engineering, and Technology Education Ph.D. Student at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. She teaches mathematics and statistics related courses. Her research inter- ests include faculty development, active and cooperative learning, and creating effective learning environ- ments.Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas PueblaEnrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla Enrique Palou is Director, Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology Education; and Professor

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Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann D. Christy, Ohio State University

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Biological & Agricultural

bioenergy, biological engineering, capstone design, HVAC, thermodynamics, waste management, and professional development. Ann was the chair of her department’s academic affairs committee for ten years, over- seeing their undergraduate programs in engineering, construction systems management, and agricultural systems management. She has won multiple teaching awards at the departmental, college, university, and national levels. She is experienced with undergraduate program assessment and accreditation, having served both the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission and the American Council for Construc- tion Education as a program accreditation evaluator. She leads an extension program called ”Barn Again” about the

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Balaji Narasimhan, Iowa State University; Monica H. Lamm, Iowa State University; Carlos Lopez, Iowa State University ; Dimitra Lynette Jackson, Iowa State University

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Biological & Agricultural

order to attract moreundergraduate students to research careers and graduate school in the areas of chemical andbiological engineering.To assess the overall experience of the REU BioMaP students in relation to their interest inchemical and biological engineering, quantitative (pre-and post-surveys) and qualitative methods(interviews and focus groups) were performed. An analysis of the results revealed, thatundergraduate students value research and the potential to continue their education journey ingraduate school. When students were asked to rank the reasons why they chose to participate inthe summer research program, 60% of them ranked as their first choice “opportunity to conductresearch.” While 30% of the students ranked as their first