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Preparing the Next Generation of Engineers for Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty: Exploring the Pedagogical Role of the Decisions for the Decade Game

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Marissa Webber, Carnegie Mellon University; Fethiye Ozis P.E., Carnegie Mellon University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

Paper ID #41382Preparing the Next Generation of Engineers for Decision Making under DeepUncertainty: Exploring the Pedagogical Role of the Decisions for the DecadeGameMarissa Webber, Carnegie Mellon UniversityDr. Fethiye Ozis P.E., Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Fethiye Ozis is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the civil and environmental engineering department at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Ozis holds a B.S. in environmental engineering from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Southern California. Dr. Ozis is a licensed Professional Engineer, Environmental

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Innovative Outreach for Careers in the Water and Wastewater Utilities

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Jeong Eun Ahn, Rowan University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

nations water/wastewaterworkforce. All four components are designed to excite the next generation to pursue careersrelated to the needs of the water/wastewater industry. There is a dire need for a new diverseworkforce as the current workforce is reaching the retirement age. We are partnering with areaschools, water and wastewater utilities and non-profit organizations to expose careers via handson activities, videos, and presentations. Activities are also mapped in sync with the New JerseyScience Standards to assist educators also.Introduction: Water and wastewater utilities are facing workforce shortages due to retirementsand inability to attract the next generation [1-2]. The lack of a diverse workforce in these utilitiesis also of concern

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How Active Rainwater Harvesting May Help Reduce Nuisance Flooding: Flood Analysis and Social Barriers to Adoption

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Isabel Lopez, University of Texas at El Paso; Ivonne Santiago, University of Texas at El Paso
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

to developoutreach education programs.Engaging a Hispanic community is important not just in El Paso but at a national level as theHispanic population is the nation’s second-largest racial or ethnic group behind white Americanand ahead of Black Americans, according to the US Census Bureau [24].The willingness to participate in an RWH initiative was investigated by analyzing not only thesocio-economic information of the participants but also their preconceived notions on the topicof RWH and climate change. Our results show that these can influence their willingness toparticipate in RWH practices: 1. In general, participants showed a genuine interest in learning about RWH practices that can help provide water for

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Educational tools for teaching policy and science communication to engineering students

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ashlynn S. Stillwell, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

students are prepared for the upper parts of Bloom’s taxonomy(‘Applying’, ‘Analyzing’, ‘Evaluating’ and ‘Creating’) regarding disciplinary knowledge. Weassume no background in the fundamentals of policy making, thus we start at the base ofBloom’s pyramid (‘Remembering’, ‘Understanding’) regarding policy and legislation. We useassignment rubrics to evaluate student progress. Figure 1 depicts the major themes and activitiesfor these two policy courses within the engineering-policy interface.Figure 1. We cover four broad themes within the engineering-policy interface: 1) engineeringsystems and the environment, 2) social context, 3) state/national/international governance, and 4)policy-making process. Students demonstrate varying degrees of technical

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Experiential Virtual Learning on the impacts of Covid-19 on Air Quality through Integration of Research in STEM Education

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Will Klein, University of Maryland, College Park
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

analytical skills, problem-solving skills, andpresentation skills, assessments were designed to measure the specific learning outcomes relatedto these skills. The following were incorporated in the Environmental Science course, which hadstudents from all STEM majors including Engineering and Aviation Sciences. 1. Data Analytical Skills: a) Exams and quizzes with data analysis questions b) Project that required data analysis and interpretation on the impacts of Covid-19 on the air quality 2. Problem Solving Skills: Case study analysis required students to identify problems related to air quality prior, during, and post Covid-19 pandemic. The students were required to generate possible solutions, and choose the best course of action

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A Toolkit for Expanding Sustainability Engineering Utilizing Foundations of the Engineering for One Planet Initiative

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Andrew Schulz, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cynthia D. Anderson, Alula Consulting; Cindy Cooper, The Lemelson Foundation; Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Pennsylvania; Jorge E Loyo Rosales, Rice University; Kristin Lewis, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) ; Supraja N. Kumar, Smart Surfaces Coalition; Julianne Rolf, Yale University; Nelson A. Granda Marulanda, Western Carolina University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

Paper ID #39061A Toolkit for Expanding Sustainability Engineering Utilizing Foundationsof the Engineering for One Planet InitiativeDr. Andrew Schulz, Georgia Institute of Technology Andrew Schulz is a postdoctoral researcher at Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany. Andrew received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in August of 2022, studying the bio-inspired design of elephant trunks and conservation technology. Andrew is a member of the Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Network and is working to educate the next generation of conservation technology

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Introducing Socioeconomic Determinants in Environmental Engineering and Chemistry Courses

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Alexa Rihana Abdallah, University of Detroit, Mercy; Katherine C. Lanigan, University of Detroit, Mercy
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

and environmental issues whendeveloping innovative solutions for the people affected by their projects.One problem found that limits students’ exposure to social justice is the decontextualization ofproblems within the engineering curriculum [1], [15], [16], [2]. While straightforward problemsare helpful in allowing students to focus on concepts and principles, they do ignore the relevantsocial information affecting the situation that could inform a more comprehensive solution.Furthermore, this can suggest that engineering is a purely technical field and results inoversimplified engineering problems rather than focusing on the sociotechnical nature of issuesstudents will come to face, wherein the social and technical dimensions of engineering

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Integrating Sustainability in Higher Education: Curricular Review and Opportunities for Future Development

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jennifer Mueller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Samuel Thomas Walsh, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

University Sustainability Committee charter[2]. 1. United Nations Brundtland Commission recognizes sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” [1]. 2. University of California Los Angeles recognizes sustainability as “the integration of environmental health, social equity, and economic vitality to create thriving, healthy, diverse, and resilient communities for this generation and generations to come. The practice of sustainability recognizes how these issues are interconnected and requires a systems approach and an acknowledgement of complexity” [2]. 3. The crafted definition of sustainability utilized for the sake of this

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EmPOWERing a Sustainable Energy Future through Interconnected Curricular and Co-Curricular Pedagogies

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jeffrey M. Bielicki, The Ohio State University; Yun-Han Weng, The Ohio State University; Emily T. Creamer, The Ohio State University; Matthew Judkins Mayhew, The Ohio State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

, renewable energy, and the energy-water nexus.Yun-Han Weng, The Ohio State UniversityEmily T. Creamer, The Ohio State UniversityMatthew Judkins Mayhew, The Ohio State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 EmPOWERing a Sustainable Energy Future through Interconnected Curricular and Co-Curricular Pedagogies AbstractIn 2019, a National Research Traineeship (NRT) grant from the U.S. NationalScience Foundation seeded the establishment of a new model for graduateeducation at Ohio State University – a large, public, land-grant R-1 university inthe U.S. Midwest. This grant application involved faculty from eight differentcolleges within this university

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Integrating Environmental Justice into Civil and Environmental Engineering Curricula

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Michelle Henderson, University of South Florida; Maya A. Trotz, University of South Florida; E. Christian Wells, University of South Florida; Maya Elizabeth Carrasquillo, University of California, Berkeley; Ruthmae Sears; Katherine Ann Alfredo, University of South Florida; Deirdre Cobb-Roberts, University of South Florida
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

; Exposition.https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--32629.Deloitte (2020) The Deloitte Global Millennial Survey 2020: Resilient generations hold the keyto creating a “better normal.” Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. London, EnglandDriscoll, A. (2008) Carnegie's Community-Engagement Classification: Intentions and Insights,Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 40:1, 38-41, https://doi.org/10.3200/CHNG.40.1.38-41.Fan, C., Johnston, M., Darling, L., Scott, L., & Liao, F. H. (2019). Land Use and Socio-Economic Determinants of Urban Forest Structure and Diversity. Landscape and UrbanPlanning, 181(September 2018), 10–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.09.012.Haywood, B. K., Parrish, J. K., & Dolliver, J. (2016). Place‐based and data‐rich citizen

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Impact of an Experimental Centric Learning on Peer Learning and Collaboration among Environmental Engineering Undergraduates in a Historical Black College and University

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Benjamin Gbeminiyi Famewo, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Gbekeloluwa B. Oguntimein P.E., Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

social context within the learningenvironment. This entails encouraging learners to connect and collaborate with peers, be itthrough formal avenues such as group projects or mentoring programs [10].Figure 1: The 3Cs Framework [13].The emphasis on connection in social learning highlights the importance of instructors not onlyfacilitating student interaction during traditional lectures or lab sessions but also fostering onlineactivities [15]. Instructors should establish a mentorship environment within the classroom,encouraging students to learn not only from the instructors but also from each other. Thisreciprocal learning benefits both students and mentors through reinforced learning. Thisdeliberate shift in strategy aims to broaden access to

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Utilizing Online & Open-Source Machine Learning Toolkits to Leverage the Future of Sustainable Engineering

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Andrew Schulz, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Suzanne Stathatos, The California Institute of Technology; Cassandra Shriver, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

currently few programsin the nation that utilize machine learning toolkits to prepare the next generation of ML & AI-educated engineers for industry and academic careers. This paper will guide educators to designand implement ML/AI into engineering curricula (without a specific AI or ML focus within thecourse) using simple, cheap, and open-source tools and technological aid from an online platformin collaboration with Edge Impulse. Specific examples include 1) facial recognition technologiesand the biases involved, 2) air quality detection using an accelerometer, 3) roadside litter detector,4) automated bird identifier, and 5) wildlife camera trap detection.IntroductionIn 2015, while seeking to create a global development framework, the United

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Accredited Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Education at PUIs

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

than “no specialization” if the general list contains sufficient courses that astudent would opt to take an EnvE course topic for every required elective space in thecurriculum. A CivE program that requires four engineering electives but only has twoenvironmental engineering elective courses would have been classified as “no EnvEspecialization”.Table 1: Among CivE PUI, the degree to which a CivE major could customize their coursework to specialize in EnvE. Fourcategories include: (1) PUI where both CivE and EnvE programs are present, (2) no customization or limited ability to specializein EnvE, (3) formal specialization pathway through declaration of a “concentration” or “specialty”, and (4) informalspecialization through student selection of

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Engineering Education for Sustainable Development: A Case Study from East China University of Science and Technology

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Huiming Fan, East China University of Science and Technology; Weijie GAO; Shi Siyi
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

contents based onsorting out existing practice cases to create a number of practice cases withschool-based characteristics and reflecting the concept of green engineeringeducation[6]. For example, focusing on green engineering education and sustainabledevelopment, the School of Biotechnology and the School of Resources andEnvironmental Engineer integrate relevant concepts into students' teachingexperiment case bases and graduation internship sessions, which greatly strengthstudents' ability to solve ecological and environmental problems in practice.4. Innovate Classroom Teaching Methods(1) Conducting Seminars Through the Flipped Classroom Teaching Model In order to better implement the concept of green engineering education in theteaching

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Influence of Group Learning in Environmental Engineering: A Curriculum and Course-level Assessment

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Matthew Baideme P.E., United States Military Academy; Kathryn Blair Newhart; Cristian Robbins; Michael A. Butkus P.E., United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., United States Military Academy
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

due to availability of datafor this respective course.3. Results and Discussion3.1. Teamwork and Individual Point Distributions in the Environmental EngineeringProgramTo understand the team and individual point distributions, we surveyed each course within theenvironmental engineering Program to identify respective team-based and individualassignments (Table 1). In general, more points were allocated to individually executedassignments in all courses except two – our program’s design capstone courses (EV490 andEV491). The mean value for team assignment points across all 14 courses was 306 ± 197 points(one standard deviation) out of 1000 total points in the course, or 30.6 ± 19.7%.Several notable trends are worth discussion. First, courses

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Integrating Sustainability into Engineering Education: Building a Pathway to Scale

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Victoria Matthew, Engineering for One Planet; Cynthia Anderson, Alula Consulting; Cindy Cooper, The Lemelson Foundation; Surbhi Godsay Lipkin-Moore, Amplify Evaluation
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

constraints, workshop teams werenot adequately engaged in a process for integrating DEIJ or metrics into theirplans.Throughout the three days the teams iterated upon their plans, gathered feedbackfrom other teams, and then pitched their final approach to the whole group. Uponanalysis, the 20 proposed approaches, developed by the teams, yielded 12 overlapping,synthesized approaches as captured in Table 2 below. Approaches are listed in the orderof frequency that they were proposed. Table 2: Twelve Recommended Approaches for Scaling the EOP Initiative Generated at the EOP Scaling for Impact Workshop. 1. EOP / ASEE create a sustainability Division with a web hub/platform to share resources, host training and professional

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Designing Local Food Systems: Results from a Three-Year Pilot

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Sarah Hultine Massengale, University of Missouri - St. Louis; Sarah Oerther, Saint Louis University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

., [6]) are coupled with aspects of food andnutrition security and safety (i.e., food systems, nutrition, food borne illness, food loss and waste,and climate change) to create modules that combine design and food. When reviewing AppendixB, the reader will note that broad, general principles of engineering design are included, such as:problem identification, requirements, analysis and synthesis, generating multiple solutions,evaluating solutions against requirements – all while considering the public health, safety, andwelfare as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economics factors (i.e., [6]). Thereader is encouraged to contact the author for additional discussion of the details included inAppendices A and B.Critical Element 1

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Sustainability designation, introductory course, and a new textbook in an engineering curriculum

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jeremy Vanantwerp, Calvin University; Julie Anne Field Wildschut, Calvin University; Matthew Heun, Calvin University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

, 2023Sustainability designation, introductory course, and a new textbook in anengineering curriculumSustainability is an important topic. If human societies don’t live sustainably, by definition, wewill experience drastic reductions in our population and/or standard of living and may cease toexist. Knowledge about sustainability has become a foundational component of a generaluniversity education and of being an informed citizen. Sustainability, as a subject of study, isincreasingly popular with students and is an increasingly relevant skill domain in the job market[1]. Given that undergraduate engineering curricula are typically very full of technical content,how is it possible to incorporate sustainability principles into an undergraduate

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Implementing Integrated Project-Based Learning Outcomes in a 21st-Century Environmental Engineering Curriculum

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Susan Gallagher, Montana State University - Bozeman; Adrienne Phillips, Montana State University - Bozeman; Ellen Lauchnor, Montana State University - Bozeman; Amanda Hohner; Otto R. Stein, Montana State University - Bozeman; Craig R. Woolard, Montana State University - Bozeman; Catherine M. Kirkland; Kathryn Plymesser P.E., Montana State University - Bozeman
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

2multidisciplinary outcomes appropriate to a specific program [9]. A second major challengeconcerns the time and resources required of departments to design and implement curricularenhancements without burdening students or faculty with unsustainable course or workloads [1].Project-based learning (PBL) is a teaching approach that addresses many of the noteddeficiencies in the current engineering education model while enhancing, rather than competingwith, technical content [3]. Literature on PBL articulates a variety of educational benefitsapplicable to the desired professional formation of engineering students [1], [2], [3], [5].Notably, project-based learning:  Requires students to connect knowledge and skills from multiple disciplines to address

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Identifying Shared Meaning to Enhance a Collaborative Teaching Culture

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3 - Innovative Pedagogy
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Brooke Lahneman, Montana State University ; Susan Gallagher, Montana State University; Catherine M. Kirkland, Montana State University; Kathryn Plymesser, Montana State University; Ellen Lauchnor, Montana State University; Amanda Hohner, Montana State University; Adrienne Phillips, Montana State University; Craig R. Woolard, Montana State University; Otto R. Stein, Montana State University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

, moderate orminimal consensus among participating faculty). The faculty’s “definitions by consensus” arederived from the shared meanings with the strongest consensus for each construct.FindingsEnvironmental EngineeringTo elicit shared meanings, the investigator asked interview participants “What comes to mindwhen I mention ‘environmental engineering’ as a field of study and/or profession?” This firstquestion highlighted general agreement around the purpose of environmental engineering as afield, and the principal activities of environmental engineering professionals to achieve thatpurpose.Table 1: Shared Meaning: Environmental Engineering as a Professional Field Purpose To protect the public welfare

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Continuing Evaluation of Undergraduate Engineering Students' Perspectives on Renewable Energy: A Two-Year Study

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3 - Innovative Pedagogy
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Hang Song, Auburn University; Karen McNeal, Auburn University; John T. Solomon, Tuskegee University; Lauren E. Beckingham, Auburn University; Kelly Lazar, Clemson University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

harnessing such energies efficiently. Through assembling models,conducting varied experiments, data collection and analysis, and presenting their findings, studentsare expected to develop a comprehensive grasp of the operational principles and potentialapplications of these renewable energy technologies. Moreover, the intervention strategically emphasizes the critical importance of renewableenergy in addressing contemporary energy challenges and environmental sustainability. Forinstance, projects like the solar-powered model car, wind turbine optimization, and biofuelelectricity generation are designed not only to impart technical knowledge but also to cultivate asense of environmental stewardship and innovation among students. The inclusion of

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Using Micromoments and Concept Maps to Enhance Entrepreneurially Minded Learning of Indoor Air Pollution Control

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3 - Innovative Pedagogy
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jean M. Andino Ph.D., P.E., Arizona State University; Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado, University of Dayton; Ricardo Gomez Gonzalez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon; Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston ; Nilza D. Aples, University of Technology, Jamaica
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

(s) and linking word(s) were unique and made sense by showing how the nodes andlinking words could combine to form a phrase. The concept map created in this first phase wasdenoted as the “baseline” concept map and labelled as “student#_1”, where the # was replacedwith an actual number. Figure 1: Starting concept map (created in Cmap Tools) that was provided to students. To address goal #2 of the study, the authors of this paper selected three specificmicromoment activities using the general framework of the EM-themed micromoments of“Question Frenzy”, “Make It Relevant”, and “How Do We Make It Better” 9 for, respectively,the EM themes of curiosity, connections, and creating value. For the specified air

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Oral Examinations in Environmental Engineering Design Courses

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3 - Innovative Pedagogy
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: James N. Jensen, University at Buffalo
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

oral examination has been given for 15 years in the course “CIE 442: Treatment ProcessEngineering” (2002-2010, 2012-2016, and 2022). The course is required in the BSenvironmental engineering program and satisfies a senior design technical elective for the BScivil engineering program. Characteristics of the students in the course over the study period arelisted in Table 1.The course typically had three examinations. Exam 1 covered design principles, designpopulation, and drinking water treatment. Exam 2 covered drinking water distribution andwastewater collection, while the third exam covered wastewater treatment. During the studyperiod, Exams 1 and 3 were offered only as written examinations. Exam 2 was offered as an oralexam. On nine

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Students’ Metacognitive Regulation Strategies in Written Reflections within Third-Year Introductory Environmental Engineering Course

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3 - Innovative Pedagogy
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Anu Singh, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Logan Andrew Perry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

in the three metacognitive regulation strategies are presentedin the order of the reflection prompts: Monitoring, Evaluation and Planning. Comparisons aremade between their engagement in their reflections on the third- and tenth-week assignments asshown in Figures 1-3.For Monitoring (Figure 1), in general, students remained at a vague level for all four elements(difficulty, experience, identification and standards) for both assignments. However, during thetenth week assignment, there is slight increase in number of vague responses across all elements.The majority of students were able to describe a difficulty in their content learning. However, thelevel of detail provided by students in the difficulty element was predominantly vague for

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A Unique, Action-Oriented, Collaborative Approach to Co-Creating a New Open-Source Sustainability Teaching Guide under a Creative Commons License

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 4 - Engineering for One Planet & Sustainability Innovation
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Cindy Cooper, The Lemelson Foundation; Cynthia Anderson, Alula Consulting; Lynn A. Albers, Hofstra University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

be done about including sustainability. It led directly to parallelroundtable discussions to share recommendations and generate ideas for a proposed list ofactionable items. At the ITH, we benefited from individuals sharing and applying their skills,knowledge, and expertise to these action items in crafting shareable deliverables for guiding futureefforts. The ITH has been included in the general conference schedule and will hopefully continuefor some time to come.1. Background and Historical Contexta. Overview of Interdivisional Town Hall EvolutionThe first steps at a “Town Hall” meeting were conducted by the Liberal Education Division’sCommittee on Interdivisional Cooperation (2011 original committee members: Atsushi Akera,Judith Norback

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Disrupting the Curriculum: Leveraging the Engineering for One Planet Framework to (re)Center Sustainability in Engineering Education

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2 - Engineering for One Planet (EOP)
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Cherish C. Vance, The Ohio State University; Patrick J. Sours, The Ohio State University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

accessible as aprimary focus to engineering students with tight degree plan requirements within their majors.The proposed specialization is an important long-term programmatic creation effort to advancesustainability education within engineering. The department chair has supported a multi-yeareffort to support and create student-centric community-engaged learning opportunities. Thisdepartment driven (top-down) effort is also supported at college level by the Associate Dean andDirector for Academic Programs in the College of Food, Agricultural and EnvironmentalSciences.The Engineering for One Planet Mini-Grant resources were to develop General Education courseofferings within the Sustainability theme as well as technical electives that promote

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Infusing Sustainability into Diverse Courses and Programs Using Open Source Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Teaching Resources

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2 - Engineering for One Planet (EOP)
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Cynthia Anderson, Alula Consulting; Cindy Cooper, The Lemelson Foundation
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

, sustainability and biomimicry. She is honored to be a collaborative partner on the Engineering for One Planet initiative since its inception, co-author of the EOP Framework and framework companion teaching guides, and active EOP Network Member. Cindy holds a MS from Oregon State University, a MEd from Griffith University (Queensland, Australia), and a BSc in biology from the University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada).Cindy Cooper, The Lemelson Foundation As a Senior Program Officer for The Lemelson Foundation, Cindy leads the U.S. higher education initiative to educate the next generation of inventors and the Engineering for One Planet initiative to change engineering education to equip all engineers with fundamental skills in

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The Sustainability as Stewardship Framework: A Revision of the Engineering for One Planet Framework for an Existing Civil Engineering Program at a Christian Institution

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2 - Engineering for One Planet (EOP)
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: David Brian Dittenber P.E., Cedarville University; Mackenzie Booth, Cedarville University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

behanded off to the instructors of the various courses. In order for this to work well, all facultyteaching the assigned courses must be willing to consider how best to implement the lesson plansinto their courses. Highlighting the relevance of the SaS framework to professional preparationand ABET accreditation proved to be helpful for persuading faculty members to become willingparticipants with the project. The overall implementation plan for the SaS framework for thecivil engineering program is shown in Table 1. The topics are identified as either being general(intended to be applicable to any design discipline) or civil engineering-specific, and thesemester listed is the semester of a typical 4-year plan (8 semester) in which most students in

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Evaluating the Development of Higher Order Thinking with an Environmental Engineering Build Project

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 4 - Engineering for One Planet & Sustainability Innovation
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Mackenzie Booth, Cedarville University; David Brian Dittenber P.E., Cedarville University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

deliverables, andrubrics for the memos, test day evaluation, report, and presentation. The objective of this projectremained consistent with the first year to design a water treatment system capable of treating 15gallons of non-potable water to a turbidity of <1 NTU with residual disinfectant of 0.2-4.0 mg/Lfor acceptable pathogen/virus inactivation. In this iteration, as with the previous year, groupswere required to produce the volume within only 5 hours. An example of one team’s constructedproject and the corresponding CAD drawings are shown in Figure 1.Scaffolding this project focused on weekly tasks and check-ins between groups and the instructorduring the lab session. The instructor provided both general and specific guidance but allowedteams

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Empowering Change: The Role of Student Changemakers in Advancing Sustainability within Engineering Education

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2 - Engineering for One Planet (EOP)
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Victoria Matthew, Broadening Impacts; Andrew Schulz, Georgia Institute of Technology; Reese Emily Simancek; Emma Telepo, Michigan State University; Jo Machesky, Yale University; Hadley Willman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Abdulmalik Bamidele Ismail, The University of Alabama
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

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