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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 2: Community Retrospectives

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo D. Koretsky, Tufts University; Lisa G. Bullard, P.E., North Carolina State University, Raleigh; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Vanessa Svihla, University of Texas, Austin; Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, University of Florida

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-- from tinkering with their own teaching innovationsand practices to evaluating their impact on learning and engagement to then sharing the resultswith the community-- CEE could offer more support for faculty related to DEI. With adevelopmental trajectory in mind, we suggest the following DEI supports, though also anticipatethat additional feedback and evaluation will expand and refine this list: ● A curated set of papers that provides accessible frameworks about power and explanations for currently preferred terms, whether published in CEE or elsewhere [6, 13, 15]. ● Exemplar papers that are not about DEI, but that treat DEI as omnirelevant, such as by explaining the limitations of a study sample that does not include students

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 6: First-Year & Sophomore Year Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luke Landherr, Northeastern University

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comics addressed.25-26 Theimpact of understanding was less clear, depending on how the comics were implemented. Smallimprovement was observed in student performance on exams and lab reports for some courses, while otherresults were mixed if the instructor was not directly supportive of the comics being introduced. In somecases when comics developed by students were incorporated into the supplied reading, such as for a heatand mass transfer course, exam averages increased by nearly 20 points.31 From these initial studies, thepotential for positive impact on student engagement and comprehension from the integration of the comicsinto their educational experience was clearly demonstrated.From these previously developed comics, the comic that became

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 1: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ChE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Esohe Fawole, University of California, Davis; Glaucia Prado, University of California, Davis; William Ristenpart, University of California, Davis; Jason White, University of California, Davis

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majors. Majorsclassified as non-STEM include economics, social sciences, humanities, communication, and art& design, which make up approximately 45% of all students that took TDOC (Figure 1a) andapproximately 34% of all students that took FSFH (Figure 1b).Figure 1. The major category for students who took (a) The Design of Coffee (n = 12,194) or (b)Food Science Folklore and Health (n = 13,510), both over the time period from 2014 to FallQuarter 2023. A&ES is an abbreviation for Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.In this study, we sought to quantify the impact of The Design of Coffee on recruiting studentsinto STEM disciplines, as well as more specifically into chemical engineering. It washypothesized that first-year students

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Cultivating Community, Wellness, and Character Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorena S. Grundy, Tufts University

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productive response to confusion for students.BackgroundStudent Confusion in the ClassroomMany STEM classes are taught using a traditional, passive, lecture-based structure, in which anexpert instructor presents material to students [17]-[19]. On homework and exams, students arethen asked to recreate an algorithmic problem-solving technique they have been taught, resultingin a single numerical answer [20]. There are a variety of criticisms of this teaching practice,including concerns related to equity [21] and student engagement [22]. In addition, by presentingknowledge to students instead of allowing them to work through a state of not-knowing toconstruct it themselves, lecture-based classes do not allow students to productively engage withthe

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Cultivating Community, Wellness, and Character Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glaucia Prado, University of California, Davis; Jason White, University of California, Davis; Sara Sweeney, University of California, Davis

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research interests include students’ wellness, scientific history, inclusive teaching, and food engineering. She has piloted a new class that focus on student’s well being and success, community building, and providing academic support for chemical engineering courses.Dr. Jason White, University of California, Davis Dr. Jason R. White is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Davis. Dr. White has been a faculty member at UC Davis since 2015, and he teaches process design and economics, process safety, bioseparations, and senior laboratory courses. He has helped lead the creation of the CHEM E CAD and Industrial Automation club at UC Davis, and he has

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Cultivating Community, Wellness, and Character Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University

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, and resulting effects impacting theclassroom dynamic, may change for faculty (and students) of various backgrounds, race, gender,age, etc. which were not studied here.3. Results and Discussion3.1. Research Question #1The first research question is related to the student views on the goal of improving their sense ofclassroom community. There were two themes which were most prevalent in thematic coding ofstudent responses. The first of these themes was “Building Community/MeetingPeople/Starting Conversations”, which was identified 11 times. This code was assigned to astudent text response which directly or indirectly mentioned that the BK questions helped themmeet other students, initiate conversations with students around them, or intimated

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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh

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(currentcourses, projects, etc.), professional (job opportunities, academic areas), or personal (on careerdevelopment), that can resonate with alumni experience or interest. In addition, faculty suggestedincluding a conversation on the “alumni role” considering recommendations to keep and fosterthe loyalty, service, and engagement with the institution. However, it was emphasized that thetopics and arrangements were open to be decided by the students and alumni.The objectives for the project were summarized as: a) To add to the formation of senior students the guidance of experienced alumni in the areas of industry, academia, management, and personal wellness, b) To promote the engagement of committed alumni, fostering their institutional loyalty

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Cultivating Community, Wellness, and Character Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame

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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

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Cultivating Community, Wellness, and Character Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Butler Velegol, Penn State University; Katharine Getz, Penn State University; Mechteld Veltman Hillsley, Penn State University

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Paper ID #43283Does Endorsement of Masculine Ideals Predict Sense of Belonging and Identityover Performance and Peer interactions?Dr. Stephanie Butler Velegol, Penn State University Stephanie Butler Velegol is a Teaching Professor in Chemical Engineering at Penn State University. She pioneered the use of Flipped classes to increase active leaning in the classroom and works on water treatment.Katharine Getz, Penn State University Katharine Getz is a rising fourth year student at Penn State University studying chemical engineering and sexuality and gender studies. Katharine’s research interests include the experiences of

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas McKean, University of Arkansas; Ranil Wickramasinghe P.E., University of Arkansas; LaShall Bates; Gary Bates; Jacquelyn Wiersma-Mosley, University of Arkansas

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in strong impact onthe students’ STEM identities [12]. Figure 1 Outline of overlapping REU, CCLSRM, and HSLSRM programs. Research experiences (blue) were held during the summer and LSRM mentoring sessions (orange) occurred during the academic year. Programs were overlapped when possible to support the developing community. The program focused on providing an introductory research experience that was accessibleto the first-generation, returning, and URM students participating. Students from thesedemographics have an expectation the program will be inclusive and supportive [5]. For thisreason, the program placed great emphasis on providing the students with a positive introductoryexperience to encourage them to pursue further STEM

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; Robert Enick

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explosion. The groups then provide guidelines for preventing similar incidentsbased on specific design changes in storage tanks, improved signage and security measures,improved training, and community outreaches to prevent such incidents in rural areas. Finally,they discuss the global, cultural, social, environmental, economic impacts associated with theirproposed design changes, and make suggested changes to the relevant state regulations for oilstorage at a well head.Process DesignAnd finally, in the Process Design class, students are required to complete a design project overthe course of the semester, which includes process synthesis, equipment design, processoptimization & control, and economic analysis of their chemical plant. Students

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 10: Teaming and Professional Skills

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; Hseen Baled; Michael McMahon

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. Studentsclearly identified the importance of communication for effective results, and the need for strategyto reach goals on time, as the top lessons. Close to that rank were the convenience for leadership(including the impact of various styles, the impact on delaying immediate results, and the benefitof elected leaders based on grounded criteria for selection) and collaborative work. Somestudents also referred to the need for a balanced distribution of work, the impact ofcommunication (or lack of) on feelings and morale, and as contributor to provide an overallunderstanding of the project. Only one student disapproved of the training value of this exercise.Table 6. Student outcomes as derived from students’ assessments.Outcome

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 4: Junior & Senior Year Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zuyi Huang, Villanova University

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Engineering, to develop the mindset of Engineering for One Planet (EOP)in students. In this project, lectures were given to students on the nine core values of EOP,including Systems Thinking, Environmental Literacy, Social Responsibility, ResponsibleBusiness and Economy, Environmental Impact Measurement, Materials Choice, Design Mindsets,Critical Thinking, and Communication and Teamwork. After students were given the trainingmaterials on EOP Framework after the midterm, including handouts, videos and one lecture on thecore concepts of EOP, three students formed a team to provide a two-page proposal on the scopeof the project and the alignment of the proposed project with the nine core values of EOP. On thebasis of the instructor’s feedback, each team

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Improving Student Problem Solving and Performance

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa Powell, University of California, San Diego; Justin Paul Opatkiewicz, University of California, San Diego

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students’ perceptions of theconnection between their courses and the impact of the group project on their learning outcomes.Taking an average value of the percentage of students who either “agreed” or “strongly agreed”across the 3 courses surveyed, 86% felt the project assignment helped them learn the coursematerial, 83% felt working in a group helped them learn, and 80% recommended using theproject again in the future. Most of the students in the two senior courses (72% and 82%) felt theproject helped them understand the connection between their chemical engineering courses. InMaterial and Energy Balances, 95% of students felt the project helped them understand theconnection between the topics taught within this first chemical engineering

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WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Barr, University of Michigan; Taylor Ashley Dotto, University of Michigan; Joseph Gilbert Restivo, University of Michigan; Christina Said, University of Michigan; Rinrada Watchara, University of Michigan; Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Elaine C Wisniewski, University of Michigan; Xiaoxia Nina Lin, University of Michigan

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in this design course to be tasked withcreating an educational learning module, our team did not have the benefit of seeing examples ofour type of product in past years. Initially, we were discouraged during ideation due to the lackof previous examples. Many academic papers discuss the issues in engineering education withoutimplementing change. However, our team was excited to set a precedent for other departments tocreate hands-on ways to teach chemical engineering.Another challenge was creating an educational module that fit in the time constraints of a typicallecture or discussion section. Most laboratory experiments would take much longer than wecould be allotted. Choosing an engaging and intriguing topic to present to students was not

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WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis; Glaucia Prado P.E., University of California, Davis

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: the impact of a university makerspace,” Int. J. STEM Edu., vol. 8, no. 1, p. 24, 2021/03/31 2021.[24] S. T. Tripathy, K. Chandra, H.-Y. Hsu, Y. Li, and D. Reichlen. “Engaging Women Engineering Undergraduates as Peer Facilitators in Participatory Action Research Focus Groups.” Presented at ASEE Virtual Annual Conference. 2021. Available: https://peer.asee.org/37049.[25] E. E. Liptow, K. C. Chen, R. Parent, J. Duerr, and D. Henson. “A Sense of Belonging: Creating a Community for First-generation, Underrepresented groups and Minorities through an Engineering Student Success Course.” Presented at ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 2016. Available: https://peer.asee.org/26439.[26] F. Bilow, J

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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather L. Walker, University of Arkansas ; Edgar C Clausen, University of Arkansas

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Review andCelebration in February. As a result of the program, the students receive valuable resume andLinkedIn feedback, tips on preparing for the Career Fair, information on the variety of careersthat are available for chemical engineers, the importance of soft skills on the job, ways to standout to employers, the differences in careers in industry and academia, and the need fordeveloping a good work/life balance.A number of other unexpected benefits resulted from the program, particularly with the youngeralumni. Younger alumni are very anxious to “give back” to the department but are not often ableto make significant financial contributions when they are only 5-10 years post-graduation.Examples of these other forms of alumni engagement

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 9: Student Experiences in Laboratory Courses

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Chenette, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Gregory T. Neumann, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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have been pre-disposed to engaging the psychomotor domain, and thus, we cannot necessarily claim the revisedcourse structure is the singular factor that impacted the students experience.Students in both classes experienced “connection” and "self-actualization". Two codes thatdid not squarely fit into the traditional laboratory objectives were connection and self-actualization. Yet, students across both cohorts wrote about these experiences. Some expected togain some form of “understand[ing] how experimental data and error relate to theoreticalconcepts discussed in coursework” and others mention “understand[ing] connections betweentheory and practice.” Most responses with self-actualization related to communication, such as“hav[ing] more

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 2: Community Retrospectives

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; E. Daniel Cardenas-Vasquez, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

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necessarily implementedduring the pandemic have impacted students’ perceived ability to complete capstone project taskswithout face-to-face interactions with teammates, further diminishing the value they place in in-person classroom attendance in capstone chemical engineering courses.2. Methods and Data2.1. Research QuestionsThe goal of this research is to understand the perceptions of senior undergraduate chemicalengineering students on factors influencing their classroom attendance and engagement with thecourse. The approach of this study is guided by the following research questions: 1. What factors do students feel contributed to themselves or others deciding not to attend classes in person in the Fall 2022 semester? 2. How do students

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Joint Session: Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division and Chemical Division

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer R Brown, Montana State University, Bozeman; Stephanie G Wettstein, Montana State University, Bozeman

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and is an Associate Director of the Montana Engineering Education Research Center. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Integrating Industrial Feedback into Role-Playing Scenarios in Laboratory Classes for Improved Technical Communication Skills Transferable to the WorkplaceAbstractGood communication skills are necessary for students entering the workforce. However, due to acontinually changing communication landscape, courses that integrate communication skills intothe engineering curriculum may not align with the skills students need. In this paper, informationwas solicited from practicing engineers in industry regarding the types of communication genresthey engage

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 1: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ChE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kavitha Chintam, Northwestern University; Alexis N. Prybutok, University of Washington; Willa Brenneis; Jonathan M. Chan; Joie Green; Ruihan Li; Meagan Olsen; Sapna L. Ramesh; Carolyn E. Ramirez; Dhanvi Ram Vemulapalli; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University

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requires some refinement in order to find a useful way to concludethe workshop.The workshop is effective at both promoting research justice and setting the stage forfuture conversations or events surrounding topics of social justiceThe goal of the workshop was to expose participants to the ideas of research justice and helpparticipants feel more prepared to think about the impacts of their research on Black, Indigenous,and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. Additionally, as this was an early initiative indirectly engaging with and discussing ARDEI topics in our department, we also used this as alitmus test for understanding whether participants, and thus department members, wanted moreopportunities for this type of engagement in the

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 9: Student Experiences in Laboratory Courses

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam T. Melvin, Louisiana State University and A&M College

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the author (and primary instructor) on thedifferences between appropriate and inappropriate assistance. The author had the students view aseries of educational videos they generated and read a paper on their overall effectiveness writtenby the author to see the impact of appropriate versus inappropriate aid [11]. Next, the author metwith each coach and gave them instruction on how to answer questions related to experimentaldesign, data analysis, and written and oral communication to outline course expectations. Thecoaches also sat in on the experimental workshop during the first two weeks of class to observehow the author instructed students on these items to further reinforce course expectations.Finally, the author would regularly go to the

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Promoting Inclusivity and Broadening Participation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ira Hysi, Northeastern University; Luke Landherr, Northeastern University

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illustrate the comic’seffect on comprehension and participant agreement toward the use of comics as useful educationalresources. These results demonstrate the impact that comics can have in boosting studentunderstanding of chemical engineering opportunities and engagement with the field. 7 Figure 4: Level of Student Comprehension Pre- and Post-Comic Consumption (N=7) Figure 5: Student Level of Agreement in Recommending Comics as an Effective Learning Tool (N=7) IV. Conclusion & Future Work In this study, an educational comic has been developed to introduce the breadth and depth ofchemical

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WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher V.H.-H. Chen, Columbia University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University

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considerations by promoting sustainability andresponsible resource use [4]. Social responsibility involves engaging with communities tounderstand their needs and concerns. Engineers should actively involve local communities in thedesign and implementation of projects, ensuring that solutions meet their requirements andrespect their cultural values. Engineers should prioritize environmentally sustainable practices,considering the long-term impacts of their projects on ecosystems and natural resources.Global competencies and social responsibility are particularly important for chemicalengineering undergraduate students to understand for several reasons. Chemical engineers oftenwork on projects and processes that have a significant impact on society and

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 10: Teaming and Professional Skills

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abishek Sekhar; Peter Neal, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Sarah Grundy, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

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5people, had a higher percentage preference for teams of 4-5 members as well. Both sets ofrespondents did not favour groups with more than 6 members (see Figure 2). The preferencefor smaller but not too small teams indicates that team management is easier when groupnumbers are manageable. This is most likely attributed to the notion that smaller groupsallow for better communication and decrease the risk of conflicting perspectives and socialloafing, common in larger groups.As noted earlier, international students can face compounded challenges in engaging withgroup work. Therefore, it is important to explore whether residential status impacts studentpreferences. In this study, we found few areas of noticeable difference between internationaland

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WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mechteld Veltman Hillsley, Penn State University; Karen A High, Clemson University; Stephanie Butler Velegol, Penn State University; Michael John Janik, Penn State University; Jennifer S. Brown, Clemson University

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students, faculty, and alumni. In working towards this change, we are gathering datafrom our stakeholders with the goal of initiating substantial and lasting change. In this work inprogress (WIP), we will share our data gathering process and some of our early feedback fromour faculty, who will be agents of this change.The CHE department at Penn State is one of the larger chemical engineering departments in theUnited States, graduating around 150 undergraduate chemical engineers per year and having 32faculty members. A unique challenge and opportunity for our department is that roughly 25% ofour students enter our program from another campus sometime during their second year. Thesestudents must adapt to a new campus while simultaneously engaging in

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WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Michelle Melvin, Clemson University

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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

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Laboratory and Research Skill Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Stephanie G Wettstein, Montana State University, Bozeman; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Jennifer R Brown, Montana State University, Bozeman; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico

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tasks associated with Domain 1 [10, 11].Some laboratory experiences do engage students in all four domains. This is true in many course-based research experiences and in designs that allow students to find and propose anexperimental design. For instance, [12] reported on a learning experience within a physicalchemistry curriculum designed to promote skills like planning work (Domain 1), obtaininginformation (Domain 2), processing and organizing data (Domain 3), and communicating(Domain 4). Students reviewed physical chemistry experiments published in a journal, thenwrote NSF-style proposals to plan and justify their proposed experiment, which they thenconducted and presented their results. On end-of-course evaluations, students reported that

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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ya He, University of Sheffield; Mohammad Zandi P.E., University of Sheffield

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student groups, but the impact of individual students'characteristics and educational development on teamwork skills has also attracted the attention ofresearchers. De Prada et al. (2022) endeavoured to address this point by investigating the teamworkskills among college students and their correlation with socio-academic variables such as gender,academic year, and grade point average (GPA), thereby fostering equity and fairness in highereducation classrooms. Another recent study suggested that deficits in Chinese international students'intercultural communicative competence (ICC) may impact their self-perceptions and compromisetheir ability to engage effectively with peers (Lin & Zhang, 2021). The result may imply the possibleinfluence of

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 9: Student Experiences in Laboratory Courses

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erick S. Vasquez, University of Dayton; Kelly Bohrer, University of Dayton; Matthew Dewitt, University of Dayton; Soubantika Palchoudhury

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Proceedings, 2016, pp.1-22. 16 https://peer.asee.org/26724.[15] E. S. Vasquez, K. Bohrer, A. Noe-Hays, A. Davis, M. DeWitt, and M. J. Elsass, “Entrepreneurially Minded Learning in the Unit Operations Laboratory Through Community Engagement in a Blended Teaching Environment,” Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 56, no. 1, Art. no. 1, 2022, doi: 10.18260/2-1-370.660-125257.6. AcknowledgmentsThe authors acknowledge conversations with Dr. Jeanne A. Holcomb in the SociologyDepartment at the University of Dayton, who helped with the qualitative and thematic analysisperformed on students' written reflections. Mr. Mike Green, the laboratory manager