Conference Session

What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

also give a five minutes presentation and conduct class discussion/debate on acontemporary environmental issue as soon as it appears as a news item. Students maintain aportfolio/journal of all the articles on contemporary environmental issues they read over thesemester. At the end of the semester each student is required to submit his/her portfolio of sevenarticles along with his/her reflections and assessment of each articles. In addition, studentsconduct environmental caucuses similar to town hall meetings, and write two term papers oncontemporary environmental issues.Course OverviewThe Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering course is intended for sophomore /juniorengineering students at Trinity University1. This course is also open for

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Kathryn Bauer, Rowan University; Andrea Rose McFarland, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

patients due to chemical leakage from anearby chemical treatment facility. The selection of six films, including “A Civil Action”,“Pelican Brief”, “Erin Brockovich”, “Whale Rider”, “An Inconvenient Truth”, and “BhopalExpress”, covers a wide array of topics, but in the end, the plot is fundamentally aboutovercoming the disasters that follow unethical procedures.Sustainability in the Sophomore Engineering ClinicRowan University’s Engineering Clinic centers around engineering design and the developmentof communication skills, as shown in Table 14. Throughout Sophomore Engineering Clinic,sustainability is a core theme. Sophomore engineering students work in multidisciplinary groupsto develop their writing and speaking skills. A sample Sophomore

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

sections.IllustrationsIntegrating Writing Assignments“CE 356 - Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering” is a junior course taught in the CivilEngineering department. General course objectives were to learn and apply the engineeringdesign process and develop and apply skills used by successful practicing professional engineers,including critical (reflective) thinking, communication, and documentation. This course taughtthe fundamental civil-environmental engineering principles for design of conventional domesticwater treatment and wastewater treatment systems. One of the primary learning objectives of thecourse was for the students to be able to apply fundamental civil-environmental engineeringprinciples and perform simple calculations to design water treatment (physical

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Kilduff, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jong-In Han, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

at all times). However, for those who are notinterested in conducting experiments, reviewing literature is an option, in which caseevaluation criteria would be different.To develop communication skills, all students must submit bi-weekly progress and end-of-semester final reports, and make one hour oral presentations on their final projectresults. After reading the biweekly progress reports, the instructor will provide concrete,practical suggestions that help the students write more correctly and clearly. Theinstructor often helps polish their writing skills. The progress reports are read not only bythe instructors but also by all of the students involved in our classes and projects. Weexpect that the final reports look like professional

Conference Session

Innovative Approaches to Improving Student Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew James Scarborough, University of Vermont; Katherine D. McMahon, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

affective learning outcomes improved forchemistry-related outcomes in an introductory environmental engineering course. Furthermore,this study demonstrates that including writing assignments with case studies can benefit studentlearning. Case studies may be especially beneficial for motivating students to engage with andlearn material that could otherwise be deemed as unimportant for their chosen field of study.IntroductionEvery undergraduate student majoring in civil and environmental engineering at the Universityof Wisconsin - Madison is required to complete an introductory course in environmentalengineering. A major component of this course is applying chemistry to solve environmentalengineering problems. The specific problems relate to acid

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Timothy Aaron Wood, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

shootinghoops knows the feeling of the ball leaving their hands only to immediately know that the shothas missed both hoop and backboard. Embarrassment sets in, even as reality is still working outthe implications of a badly missed shot.A strong mental model is not directly teachable. Instructors cannot simply hand the student theirown internal understanding of the world. The instructor can help, with words, equations anddiagrams; but fundamentally, developing a strong mental model and the engineering judgementthat goes with it requires careful observation of the first model, reality [5]. By seeing andconsidering the behavior of the world, daily and continually, the engineering student can becomea competent practicing engineer. Where the engineering

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

cognitive levels and five situation levels (within discipline, acrossdisciplines, complicated and complex situations). The document in general follows the model ofthe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) BOK for Civil Engineering.3 However, theEnvE BOK document is more complex due to the addition of the knowledge domains andpractical relevance levels.The need for a BOK to guide the discipline is particularly relevant for licensure. In the past, theadditional skills and knowledge that should be acquired after the ABET accredited B.S. degreeand the Fundamentals of Engineering exam (FE) were not clearly defined. Thus, states couldhave significantly variable expectations for the requirements during the 4-year practicalexperience phase. In most

Conference Session

Sustainability and engineering education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; TAHAR MESSADI, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS; John Henry Kester III, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

addressed.Therefore, the student training fostered by the methods course developed at the University ofArkansas will concentrate on this gap in building the model researcher in sustainability.Model ResearcherThe model researcher has the goal of advancing knowledge. Basic and fundamental researchwith a purpose combines the elements of building knowledge and defining best practices forpractical use. Currently, a similar model is lacking a comprehensive implementation in thesustainability field. 10 Acknowledging that this is important, it is necessary to complement thecapacity-building process and draw from examples of traditional research methods to provide thetheoretical grounding for the field of sustainability.Starting with the underpinnings of scientific

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Corey M. Taylor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kathleen Toohey, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael S. DeVasher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rebecca Booth DeVasher Ph.D., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Page 25.811.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Integrating Sustainability Principles in Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum – a Home for Environmentally Responsible EngineeringAbstractThe first two years of many engineering curricula are saturated with foundational mathematicsand science, design skills, engineering fundamentals, and professional practices. The complexityof sustainability principles often forces its relocation later in the educational process, leading to atreatment which is too marginal to be meaningful. The Home for Environmentally ResponsibleEngineering (HERE) at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) is an effort to incorporatesustainability principles

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Dunia Tania Periverzov, Drexel University (Tech.)

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

basic sciences,mathematics, and engineering sciences are applied to optimally convert resources to meet statedobjective1. The fundamental elements of the design process are: the establishment of theobjectives and criteria, synthesis, analysis, construction, testing and evaluation”. In our seniordesign classes we have placed this definition at the core of our courses. First we focus onobjectives and ask the student to write a short proposal stating these objectives, principles, andthe decisive factors to reach the stated goals. These projects involved elements of structuraldesign, wind and solar energy resource assessment, electrical, electronics and computerengineering system design. The second step is conceptualization and laying down how to

Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean D. MacRae, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

231 Fundamentals of EnvironmentalEngineering and GEE 250 Sustainable Solutions for the Developing World. The first is arequired, sophomore level (in the process of being shifted to junior year as CIE 331) introductionto environmental engineering taken by all Civil and Environmental Engineering majors and arelatively small number of students from other disciplines. Enrollment for the class is typicallybetween 70 and 90 students. Sustainable Solutions is a non-technical elective course that meetsUniversity of Maine general education requirements for Cultural Diversity and InternationalPerspectives, and Population and the Environment, which has been taken by students from avariety of majors at different stages in their programs. The latter

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexa N. Rihana Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

in which each core outcome iscovered and assessed are outlined in Table 1. Also included in Table 1 are example studentexercises taken from homework, exam, or project assignments. The rubric for assessment of theterm project is shown in Table 4, and the rubric for assessment of the term paper is shown inTable 5. Table 3 also lists two of the outcomes associated with the university’s reading, writing,and research across the curriculum (RWR) initiative. All science classes must meet theseoutcomes in addition to the course outcomes. The term paper assignment serves as theassessment mechanism for the RWR outcomes.Results and Discussion Pre and post surveys The instructors wanted to gauge the effectiveness of the class on the

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha Garcia-Saenz, Purdue University-North Central; Maria Consuelo Garcia Alvarez, Universidad La Gran Colombia

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

learning concepts about designing, building, andinstalling solar water heaters. After identifying the best solution to improve quality of life withalternative energy, the professor decided upon a technology-transfer for the students’ service-learning experience.Service Learning is defined as “integrating a community service experience of students withtheir academic study so that learning is enhanced”2. Service learning enhances the learningprocess, which is a fundamental goal of undergraduate programs. Service learning is a type ofexperiential education where the students learn through real world problem solving whilemeeting a community’s needs.3 The participation of the students in a community service projectshows them how knowledge in science

Conference Session

Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip J. Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

screencasts was to provide students with worked-out exampleswithout using class time. I recognize the value in working example problems in class as theyallow the instructor to show how theory is applied and to point out common places for studentsto make errors. But, I do not view this as the most beneficial use of class time. From myexperience, working out example problems often involve using class time for lower level yetessential steps such as unit conversions, algebraic rearrangement, and calculations; and ofcourse, they introduce the inevitable time-wasting calculation error. I would rather use classtime to present and discuss the fundamental concepts and discuss how to apply them.Evolution of a screencast recording methodThe recording of

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

(lowest), comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation (highest)13. Thisclassification scheme is often dichotomized into lower and higher-order thinking processes.Behaviors that would exemplify the lower levels of cognition include remembering, recognizing,or applying a learned rule. Higher-order thinking is exemplified by such behaviors as inferring,planning, or appraising11. Fig. 1. Critical thinking enhancements through (1) writing assignments with varying difficulty and skill levels throughout the semester (in a junior level environmental engineering course), (2) results of supplemental instruction (classroom instruction, independent and individual learning through collaborative and classroom level discussion on a topic of

Conference Session

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

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jason Hill, University of Southern Indiana; Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

studentspursuing a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) at the University of Southern Indiana, anABET accredited program. It is typically taken by students with a declared emphasis in civilengineering, although it can be taken by any engineering student who has met the prerequisites.Course prerequisites include one semester of general chemistry and fluid mechanics. Anapproximate topical breakdown is provided in Table 1. Fundamental principles comprise 40% ofthe course, including a significant environmental chemistry component. The remainder of thesemester is devoted to applications in the various subfields of environmental engineering, withan emphasis on water and wastewater treatment. The course is 4 credit hours with 3 lectures (50mins) and a single

Conference Session

Enhancing Environmental Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

IEEE and is a member of ASME, SIAM, ASEE and AGU. He is actively involved in CELT activities and regularly participates and presents at the Lilly Conference. He has been the recipient of several Faculty Learning Community awards. He is also very active in assessment activities and has presented more than thirty five papers at various conferences and Assessment Institutes. His posters in the areas of Assessment, Bloom’s Taxonomy and Socratic Inquisition have received widespread acclaim from several scholars in the area of Cognitive Science and Educational Methodologies. He has received the Assessment of Critical Thinking Award twice and is currently working towards incorporating writing

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khosrow Farahbakhsh, School of Engineering, University of Guelph; Warren Stiver, University of Guelph

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

synthesizing the data in form of a laboratory report. Additionally, the studentsprepare a laboratory manual that is then used by other students to conduct the particularexperiments. Our experience over the past five years indicates that such an approach is not onlymanageable but also provides the students a unique opportunity to sharpen their design, researchas well as communication skills while learning the fundamentals of mass transfer operations.This paper describes the evolution of this approach within the third-year mass transfer course andprovides an assessment of its effectiveness on student’s learning.IntroductionIt is now generally agreed that involving the students in the process of learning and knowledgeconstruction promotes more in-depth

Conference Session

Environmental engineering pedagogy and innovation

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sukalyan Sengupta, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Jeffrey A Cunningham, University of South Florida; Sarina J. Ergas, University of South Florida; Ramesh K. Goel, University of Utah; Dilek Ozalp, University of South Florida; Teri Kristine Reed, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

instructors. First, there isno quantitative way to assess whether different teaching approaches, such as laboratory projects,different classroom formats or curricular ordering, improve students’ conceptual understandingof FEE material. Second, it may be difficult for instructors to determine which fundamental,underlying concepts give students the most difficulty and prevent them from mastering coursematerial at the desired level.A strategy that has been used to address this problem in other fields is the development andimplementation of a Concept Inventory. A Concept Inventory (CI) test is an assessment tool thathas proven to be effective in identifying misconceptions of concepts. The pioneering work in CIdevelopment was the Force Concept Inventory

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

iREP-4-PACE program is to engage a cohortof undergraduates from plant/agriculture sciences, chemical sciences, and engineering disciplinesin the research, education of engineering chemicals from plants of high commercial and medicinalvalue. The program will educate the undergraduates in engineering environment friendlychemicals. The year-long program will train students in seeking/learning the interdisciplinaryknowledge, techniques of molecular synthesis of plant-based chemicals and in doing so, it willtrain the students in broadly applicable research methods such as literature review, instrumenttraining, basic statistical analysis, and proposal writing. The article describes the design of theiREP-4-PACE program and activities conducted to

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Tewari, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

active and hands-onlearning among civil engineering undergraduate students [6] - [9]. Introductoryenvironmental engineering (IEE) is not dominated by heavy engineering analysis orcomplicated algorithms. Some variation is found in IEE courses taught at various universities.However, despite some variations, most of IEE courses are designed to introduce students tosources and effects of pollution; basic methods to control pollution; introduction ofenvironmental laws and regulations; roles of environmental engineers and the problems thatthey face; the concept of sustainability; and the concept of risk assessment. Conventionalclass lectures barely cover fundamentals under the imposed time constraints, makingadditional out-of-class assignments

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

course is given as follows 3:WRM 2200. Introduction to Water Resources Management (I, II, III; 3) — Introductory coursein water resources management designed to give students an interdisciplinary view of the natureof water as a resource. Topics include: Hydrologic Cycle, soil ecology, hydrogeology, irrigationand crop water requirements, water pollution and economics of water policy.In this course, until Spring 2009 semester, the fundamentals of hydrology were taught with anintroductory level book and the instructor’s supplementary notes. The students were evaluatedbased on textbook assignments, three closed book examinations and class participation. Eachexamination comprised a section of multiple choice questions and a section of essay

Conference Session

Innovations to Curriculum and Program

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

area.Catherine Peters proposed that civil/environmental engineering curricula should “teach studentsthe fundamentals of sustainable energy, in addition to incorporating sustainable engineering andglobal warming issues14. To effectively engineer sustainable systems, energy flow must beunderstood. For example, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has estimated that about4% of all electricity consumption in the U.S. is consumed by water and wastewater treatment andtransmission, and that electricity accounts for 80% of municipal water treatment and distributioncosts2. Environmental engineers have the potential to lead systematic analysis of products andprocesses from a life-cycle perspective. Environmental engineers may be the best suited of allthe

Conference Session

Service-Learning in Developing Communities

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; Ann Brady, Michigan Technological University; Karina Jousma, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Scientific and Technical Communication program at Michigan Technological University. Her research interests include interdisciplinary theory and practice as well as the intersections of rhetorical theory and communication in the workplace.Karina Jousma, Michigan Technological University Karina Jousma is an undergraduate student earning a Bachelor of Science in Scientific and Technical Communication at Michigan Technological University. Her concentrations include writing and engineering. She joined Civil and Environmental Engineering International Senior Design this summer. Page 12.944.1

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

last 20% only an hour, particularly near the end ofthe semester to allow students to focus on the classes with their first finals. This is anespecially salient point – upon discussion of workload with students, most are struggling Page 11.372.4with the demands of studying for the first times in their lives. A sympathetic coursedesign tapers the course demands in the post-Thanksgiving period.Table 1. Weekly focus themes for Experiences in Environmental Engineering classroomsessions Week Class Session Topic 1 Great things about you, our program, our profession 2 Planning your academic career 3 Fundamentals of research 4

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Alvarez Pino, UAB Sustainable Smart Cities Research Center; Andrew J. Sullivan; Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama - Birmingham

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

public policy, to impact human interaction with the environment and to shift the paradigm ofurban infrastructure to one that is economically affluent, environmentally responsible, andsocially equitable.Describing a few of the training and outreach initiatives undertaken at our universityunder the framework of the center is the aim of this paper. Each of the initiatives ispresented in the following sections.Youth champions – Building Our Future Today!The Sustainable Smart Cities Youth Champions program targets middle school studentsattending inner-city schools for a first exposure to the concepts of sustainability. It combineshands-on learning activities with a field trip to teach some of the fundamental principles ofsustainable cities. Over 4

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

advised. While mistakes can be edited out,it is an immensely time-consuming process to locate the blunders in post-production.Step 3: Re-Sized Video FileThe output of the Profcast program is a video file (Quicktime or similar format). Oneissue with the current version was the restriction of the video file to a 180 by 180 pixelformat – too small for implementation in the subsequent workflow steps. So the Profcastfile was imported into Quicktime Pro, and resized to a 720 by 720 format. Note: at timeof writing this, Profcast has released a new version (2.0) which corrects these issues.Step 4: Completed VideoAt this point in the workflow, the video file could be used as an adequate enhancedpodcast. Steps 4 and 5 embellish the file with post

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

engineering.Prefer thesis-based: • Thesis forces students to develop independent thinking skills including the ability to identify and acquire any necessary resources and new skills largely on their own. • Communication (technical writing, presentation, team management) and time management skills developed during a thesis are beneficial in the work environment. • A thesis allows us to see and evaluate a body of work.What skills (technical and nontechnical) do you expect Master of Environmental Engineeringgraduates to possess over those of their B.S. Civil Engineering peers? • Solid understanding of basic concepts/technologies in the field with ability to design systems from problem to solution. • Advanced fundamental

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2: Innovative Approaches for Teaching Environmental Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joe Dallas Moore, Carnegie Mellon University; Turner Cotterman, Carnegie Mellon University; James Wynn, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

intersectional this issue is, and I guess accompanying that, how difficult and multidimensional the policymaking process is.” E “The course fundamentally changed my perspective on climate change. Before this course, my understanding of climate change was rudimentary especially with regards to policy. I fully understood the scientific side, including the various interactions that were causing climate change, however, I never really looked into the policy and or politics behind solving it.”Improving our assessment and data collection Our study showed improvements in student perception of their understanding of theinterdisciplinarity of climate change. To find this, we asked students to

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Curricula, Criteria, Student Performance, and Growth

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ran Du P.E., United States Military Academy ; Michael A. Butkus, U.S. Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke P.E., U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Academy of EnvironmentalEngineers and Scientists (AAEES) Body of Knowledge (BOK), Fundamentals of EngineeringExamination (FEE) specification, direct guidance from constituents and Board of Advisors(BOA), and the professional judgment of faculty are all valid approaches to determine therelevant topics covered and the required depth of coverage in a curriculum. This paper surveysrisk and uncertainty across 18 different courses from ABET accredited programs. A descriptionof how risk and uncertainty are taught within the United States Military Academy’sEnvironmental Engineering program is included. A concept map and proposed lab activities, toexpand modeling activities (deterministic and stochastic models), of risk and uncertainty, in anundergraduate