in shaping organizational cultures. As an education practitioner, she also looks at evidence-based practices to incorporate social responsibility skills and collaborative and inclusive teams into the curriculum. Dr. Rivera-Jim´enez graduated from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayag¨uez with a B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. She earned an NSF RIEF award recognizing her effort in transitioning from a meaningful ten-year teaching faculty career into engineering education research. Before her current role, she taught STEM courses at diverse institutions such as HSI, community college, and R1 public university. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Community
ofimprovement. Efforts to promote diversity within engineering schools have yielded modestgains. In response to the changing landscape of engineering education, including recent updatesin ABET criteria emphasizing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), the UIC ChemicalEngineering (CHE) department has embarked on a mission to be a change leader. This paperprovides an overview of the department's ongoing DEI activities and initiatives, with a focus oncreating a more inclusive educational environment.The UIC DEI committee, in collaboration with a student DEI committee, has implemented astructured model to address DEI issues. To assess the current state of the department, climatesurveys were conducted among students and faculty/staff. Action items were
.[26] L. Hadaway, M. Urbaitis, R. Lamendella, D.B. Oerther, A. Burrows, M. Borowczak, and A. Kukreti, “Engineering Education Collaboration: Innovative Pedagogical Methods for High School and University Environmentalists,” in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, Kentucky, 2010. [Online] Available: https://www.doi.org/10.18260/1-2--16896.[27] D.W. Divelbiss, D.L. Boccelli, P.A. Succop, and D.B. Oerther, “Environmental Health and Household Demographics Impacting Biosand Filter Maintenance and Diarrhea in Guatemala: An Application of Structural Equation Modeling,” Environ. Sci. Tech., vol. 47, pp. 1638-1645, 2013.[28] L.E. Voth-Gaeddert, O. Torres, J. Maldonado, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, B.E. Rittmann
catalysis, reactor design, and steady-state isotopic transient kinetic analysis.Michael McMahonHseen Baled ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Process Control Laboratory Projects: Technical Training, Team Development and Global CollaborationAbstractProcess Control has been established as a core course for the formation of chemical engineers.Very often, it is the only course dealing with the analysis of transient (time dependent)phenomena and conditions. It relies on difficult concepts requiring intensive mathematicalapproaches and simulations based on differential equations and Laplace transform. It iscommonly criticized for its level of abstraction and
at Austin in 2016 and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University in 2022. Her areas of expertise include computational modeling of cell-based therapies and integrating social justice concepts into engineering curriculum. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 To record or not to record? Collaborating through conflictPOSITIONALITY STATEMENTWe acknowledge that the authors all vary in disability status, and those disabilities representedby the authors are far from representative of the entire community. We also represent faculty,staff, and students from a wide range of backgrounds who were initially at conflict over theissues presented. Through surveys, discussions
classes to increase active leaning in the classroom and works on water treatment. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Do small collaborative learning communities within a larger class increase students’ sense of belonging and learning?AbstractWe implemented small collaborative learning communities in 2020 during the COVID-19pandemic to encourage connection between the students online and those who were able to cometo class. We define classroom learning communities as small groups of students who sit togetherand are encouraged to discuss concepts together during class discussion times, such as beforeanswering TopHat questions and during in-class problem solving sessions
and develop the capabilities required in the professional practice of engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Project-Based Learning and Industry Collaborations to Integrate Process Safety in an Undergraduate Chemical Engineering LaboratoryINTRODUCTIONProcess safety education is a key aspect of a chemical engineer’s training that focuses onidentifying hazards, managing risks, and preventing accidents [1]–[3]. The practice of laboratoryand process safety in engineering courses offers multiple educational benefits and opportunitiesto help the professional development of students[2], [4], [5]: (1) it introduces students to theapplication of their chemical engineering knowledge to
Division Early Career Award.Dr. C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University C. Stewart Slater is a professor of chemical engineering and founding chair of the Chemical Engineering Department at Rowan University. He has an extensive research and teaching background in separation process technology with a particular focus on membraSean CurtisMichael FracchiollaDavid Anthony Theuma ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Hands-On Experience in Solving Real-World Problems via a Unique Student-Faculty-Industry Collaboration Program1. IntroductionModern engineering education should have an inclusive teaching curriculum that combinestraditional lecture-based learning with new methods that can
Engineering Department at University of Florida. He is the Director of the Unit Operations Laboratory, currently working on the development platforms to enhance the instruction of Unit Operations Laboratories ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work-in-progress: Elevating Chemical Engineering Outreach Through Collaborative Efforts Showcasing Fluid Flow ExperimentsABSTRACTThe Summer Enrichment Academy (SEA) is a summer program at the University of Maryland,Baltimore County (UMBC), which introduces pre-college students to science, engineering, arts,and humanities fields. Students participate in engaging, informative, and interactive week-longworkshops to gain a preview of the college
). Project Leader (1987-92). Principal Researcher (1992-95). Specialty Products Business Leader (1995-99)Hseen BaledMichael McMahon ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Team Building Games to Reinforce the Training of Chemical Engineering Students in Team Skills Based on Collaboration LeadershipIntroductionTeam building games or activities are popular at work [1] - [3], and college [4]. Team games arecreative activities that simulate team performance at relatively simple and engaging tasks butoffering practice and reflections to apply to real job situations. They can be used when starting anew team project or sometimes later to address conflicts, to encourage positive attitudes, or tounveil new
well as social engagementand responsibility (Shuman et al., 2002; Monteiro et al., 2018; Ren et al., 2020; Fan et al., 2021). Also,acknowledging the evolving landscape of engineering education, there is a pressing need to enhanceengineering graduates’ professional competencies, particularly in international and interculturalcollaboration, to enhance their future employability (Gladysz et al., 2020). The acquisition ofteamwork and collaboration skills has become indispensable for engineering graduates in bothsocietal and industrial contexts (Ercan & Khan, 2017). It is thus increasingly important to provideuniversity students with comprehensive learning and practice on teamwork, as the encompassingskill set, including communication
Engineers, 1976, vol. 64.[9] E. A. Walker, Now It’s My Turn: Engineering My Way, Vantage Press, New York, pp. 54– 70, 1989, pp. 105–108;[10] S. M. Lord, and J. C. Chen, "Curriculum design in the middle years," in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research (CHEER), B. Olds and A. Johri, Eds. Cambridge University Press, 2015, pp. 181–200.[11] S. B. Nolen, E. L. Michor, and M. D. Koretsky, "Engineers, figuring it out: Collaborative learning in cultural worlds," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 113, no. 1, pp. 164- 194, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20576[12] D. Kotys-Schwartz, D. Knight, and G. Pawlas, "First year and capstone design projects: Is the bookend curriculum
Paper ID #44457Work-in-Progress: Introduction of a Computational TA Role to Support UndergraduateTraining in Computational Thinking Strategies for Chemical EngineeringApplicationsDr. Leah Granger, North Carolina State University Dr. Leah Granger is a postdoctoral researcher for Engineering Education and a course instructor for the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at North Carolina State University.Mr. William Buren Parker, North Carolina State University William Parker is a graduate student at North Carolina State University working towards a degree in Chemical Engineering. He assists in this project as the
learning styles and adaptive e-learning system: Current developments, problems and opportunities.”, Comp. in Hum. Behavior, vol 55, pp 1185 – 1193, 2016.[11] S. Zappe, R. Leicht, J. Messner, T. Litzinger, H.W. Lee, “’Flipping’ The Classroom To Explore Active Learning In A Large Undergraduate Course”, 2009 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference. Classroom Engagement in Educational Research and Methods. Austin, TX. June 2009. pp 14.1385.1 – 14.1385.21.[12] E. Alfonseca, R.M. Carro, E. Martin, A, Ortigosa, P. Paredes, “The impact of learning styles on grouping for collaborative learning: a case study”, User-Model-User-Adap. Inter., vol 16, pp 377 – 401, 2006.[13] H. Pachler, M
Paper ID #44222Board 24: Development of Multi-User-enabled, Interactive, and ResponsiveVirtual/Augmented Reality-based Laboratory Training SystemProf. Ariel Chan, University of TorontoJackie Anjie Liu, University of British Columbia, Vancouver ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024WiP: Development of Multi-user enabled, Interactive and Responsive, Virtual/AugmentedReality based Laboratory Training SystemAbstract: The Unit Operations Laboratory (UOL) is a place where third-year chemicalengineering students can apply their engineering and science concepts on pilot-scale equipment.However, the physical lab is resource
Erskine Fellow at the Uni- versity of Canterbury in New Zealand. His research involves the rheology of complex fluids, especially traditional and renewable energy fluids and materials, polymers, and colloids. His educational interests include developing problems from YouTube videos, active learning, learning analytics, and interactive textbooks. His interactive textbooks for Material and Energy Balances, Spreadsheets, and Thermody- namics are available from zyBooks.com. His website is: https://www.utoledo.edu/engineering/chemical- engineering/liberatore/ ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Reproducible High Reading Participation and Auto-Graded Homework
Advisor to the leadership at Sisters in STEM. Sreyoshi frequently collaborates on several National Science Foundation projects in the engineering education realm, researching engineering career trajectories, student motivation, and learning. Sreyoshi has been recognized as a Fellow at the Academy for Teaching Excellence at Virginia Tech (VTGrATE) and a Fellow at the Global Perspectives Program (GPP) and was inducted to the Yale Bouchet Honor Society during her time at Virginia Tech. She has also been honored as an Engaged Ad- vocate in 2022 and an Emerging Leader in Technology (New ELiTE) in 2021 by the Society of Women Engineers. Views expressed in this paper are the author’s own, and do not necessarily reflect those
research focuses on student belonging in engineering classrooms, hands-on learning, and team/group dynamics. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Material and Energy Balances AND Character Development: an investigation of student responses to intentional virtue education in a traditional chemical engineering courseAbstractEngineering education has long held that along with cultivating engineers with solid technicalskills, programs must also develop students to be safe, ethical, and community engagedprofessionals. This has been emphasized time and again through professional organizationsacross all engineering disciplines and within the ABET accreditation structure
Northwestern University. His reseaSoubantika Palchoudhury ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Open-Ended Experiential Learning Opportunities in the Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Laboratory: A Qualitative Research Study AbstractOver the past few years, senior-level chemical engineering students in the Unit Operationslaboratory at the University of Dayton have obtained unique experiences performing open-endedexperiments emphasizing experiential learning theory (ELT) aspects. During the last six weeks ofthe semester, students conduct a final project where they define an objective and propose amethodology for a more advanced study than required in
rheology of complex fluids, especially traditional and renewable energy fluids and materials, polymers, and colloids. His educational interests include developing problems from YouTube videos, active learning, learning analytics, and interactive textbooks. His interactive textbooks for Material and Energy Balances, Spreadsheets, and Thermodynamics are available from zyBooks.com. His website is: https://www.utoledo.edu/engineering/chemical-engineering/libe ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Building a great student chapter: Reflections on workshop activities using entrepreneurial mindsetAbstractGrowing as a student, professor, or engineer commonly involves
Paper ID #42681Navigating the Theory-to-Practice Gap: Insights from a Process Safety EducationPilot StudyMrs. Brittany Lynn Butler-Morton, Rowan UniversityCayla Ritz, Rowan University Cayla Ritz, is pursuing a Ph.D in Engineering Education in the Experiential Engineering Education Department at Rowan University. Her research focuses on how story-driven games can be used to help engineering students understand how they may make decisions in professional engineering roles. She is particularly interested in how engineers make decisions in public welfare, community/environmental safety, and social contexts.Dr. Elif Miskioglu
Paper ID #42467Development of an Introduction to Sustainable Engineering Course as a ChemicalEngineering ElectiveDr. Heather L. Walker, University of Arkansas Dr. Walker is a Teaching Assistant Professor and the Associate Department Head for the Undergraduate Program in the Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Her research interests include engineering education, increasing student engagement and student advising.Dr. Edgar C Clausen, University of Arkansas Dr. Clausen is a University Professor in the Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas
students’ academic performance. Her teaching and research have been awarded Engineering Dean’s Emerging Innovation in Teaching Professorship. She is also the recipient of the Canadian Wighton Fellowship in 2022 and the Northrop Frye Award in 2023.Ms. Chijuan Hu, Texas Tech University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Reducing Environmental Impact in Higher Education: Incorporating Life- Cycle Analysis in the Curriculum Design for Sustainable Unit Operations LaboratoryHariharan Sivanandam1, Chijuan Hu3, Ariel Chan1,2*1 Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto.2 Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering
, he has over 7 years of international consulting experience, collaborating with the U.K. government, European Union, and the United Nations.Dr. Natasha Smith, University of Virginia Dr. Smith is a Professor at the University of VirginiaCaroline Elizabeth Crockett, University of Virginia Caroline Crockett is an assistant professor at the University of Virginia in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. She received her PhD degree from the University of Michigan in electrical engineering. Her research interests include image processing and conceptual understanding.Anukriti Shrestha, University of Virginia ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024
application.In addition, corporate sponsorship was also provided by Chevron, 3M, Dow, KernEntrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), AbbVie, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and EliLilly. Collaboration between the Summer School organizing committee (volunteers) with theAIChE Foundation staff was instrumental in attracting many of the sponsors. Corporatesupporters of the Summer School sent representatives to both participate as conferencepresenters and to network with the new faculty. During the Industry Day plenary session, theGold Sponsors shared their views on chemical engineering education and the key skill sets theyperceive to be needed in both current and future chemical engineering undergraduate andgraduate students. They also discussed the keys to
problems to represent ideas or prototype solutions [10],[11], [12]. For instance, Bucciarelli [8] identified that engineers use external representationsor artifacts, such as matrices of concepts or block diagrams, as bridges to facilitatecommunication and collaboration across disciplines.Although representational fluency is a demanded skill for engineers, previous studies haveshown that undergraduate students may struggle to generate, coordinate, and generally handlemultiple external representations [9], [13]. For instance, Carberry & McKenna [13] foundthat students do not realize the full power that models and modeling can bring to design, andthey recommended explicit instruction of modeling in formal engineering education. Theengineering
Paper ID #39425Student Perceptions of the Place, Mode, and Teacher Contribution toTeamwork within Undergraduate Chemical EngineeringAbishek SekharDr. Peter Neal, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Dr Peter Neal is a Senior Lecturer in Process Engineering (Education Focussed) with the School of Chem- ical Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He has more than 15 years’ experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate engineering, focusing on developing his students’ design, inquiry, and professional skills. He currently leads the Faculty of Engineering’s work to increase
groups at a large research institution,” Intl. J. STEM Education, 2023. Accepted.[27] J. Stewart, J. Hansen, and E. W. Burkholder, “Visualizing and predicting the path to an undergraduate physics degree at two institutions,” Physical Review Physics Education Research, vol. 18, p. 020117, 2022.[28] S. Secules, C. McCall, J. A. Majia, C. Beebe, A. S. L. Masters, M. S´anchez-Pe˜na, and M. Svyantek, “Positionality practices and dimensions of impact on equity research: A collaborative inquiry and call to the community,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 110, pp. 19–43, 2021.[29] T. Zuberi, Thicker than blood: How racial statistics lie. University of Minnesota Press, 2001.[30] T. Zuberi and E. Bonilla-Silva, White logic, white
Paper ID #41235Integrating Problem-Solving Studio into 75-minute Chemical Reaction KineticsSessionsDr. Huan Gu, University of New Haven I am an Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering. I am teaching Chemical Reaction Kinetics, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Process Analysis, Introduction to the Modeling of Engineering Systems, and Chemical Engineering Workshops. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Integrating Problem-Solving Studio into 75-minute Chemical Reaction Kinetics SessionsIn Fall 2021, I started teaching 75-minute Chemical Reaction Kinetics Sessions. By the end of theFall
Paper ID #37196Sensemaking of Block Flow Diagrams in Chemical EngineeringProf. Jiamin Zhang, University of California, Riverside Jiamin Zhang received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, and went on to com- plete her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of California Santa Barbara. After completing a postdoc in physics and engineering education at Auburn University, she joined the department of chemical and environmental engineering at the University of California Riverside as an assistant professor of teach- ing. Her teaching interests include fluid mechanics, soft matter, and engineering