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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marissa Webber, Carnegie Mellon University; Fethiye Ozis P.E., Carnegie Mellon University

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, in Arizona. Before joining CMU, Dr. Ozis was a faculty member at Northern Arizona University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Preparing the Next Generation of Engineers for Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty: Exploring the Pedagogical Role of the Decisions for the Decade GameAbstractThis analysis aimed to explore the role of a serious game called Decisions for the Decade (D4tD)in teaching students about climate change adaptation and decision making under deepuncertainty within the context of this university’s civil and environmental engineering courses.The game, developed by the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Center and the World Bank, wasdesigned to

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mueller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Samuel Thomas Walsh, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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taught could potentially implement topics of sustainability? 6. Any other faculty to talk to?The survey was administered through in-person interviews and an online survey sent by email.There is an assumed bias of those who would respond to the survey or complete an interview arethose individuals are typically more inclined towards incorporating sustainability into theireducation than the general population at RHIT. The purpose of the survey was to identify areasof sustainability education and topics of sustainability within the course curriculum, though leadto additional discussions which indicate the underlying complexity and challenges withimplementing education in sustainability.From the survey, a wide variety of majors were

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2 - Engineering for One Planet (EOP)

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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to, and engage students in, challengesrelated to environmental and social sustainability. Over the last decade we have also seen anincrease in the number of engineering schools incorporating sustainability. However, fewinstitutions have thoroughly embedded sustainability into the curriculum and there is littleevidence that most engineering students are graduating having learned about it [6].Undergraduate students in engineering, after completing their bachelor's degree, make a choiceof continuing education (towards a secondary degree like M.S., Ph.D., M.D., etc.) or towards anon-continued education role, normally described as AltAc or Alternative to Academics. ForAcademics, we have seen an exponential increase in sustainability-focused

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel

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continuously evolvinginterdisciplinary form of engineering. EnvE is at the intersection of civil engineering, chemicalengineering, chemistry, biology, and more. Many institutions of higher education do not offer adedicated undergraduate degree in EnvE, instead students complete a different undergraduatedegree and then specialize via a graduate-level EnvE program. Given the high level ofspecialization traditionally done at the graduate level, formation of EnvE undergraduateprograms is a recent phenomenon in the US. Further complicating the expansion of EnvEprograms in the US is the high number of undergraduate-dominant institutions (also known asprimarily undergraduate intuitions – PUIs) that do not host their own graduate program forcontinued graduate

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ashlynn S. Stillwell, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign

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Paper ID #38117Educational tools for teaching policy and science communication toengineering studentsDr. Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis (Ph.D.) is a Senior Lecturer and Research Scientist in Civil and Environmental Engineering, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She holds degrees in Civil-Surveying En- gineering, Geography and Environmental Engineering. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on Air Quality, Science and Environmental Policy, and Engineering Risk and Uncertainty and is active with K-12 outreach. She has strong

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria Matthew, Engineering for One Planet; Cynthia Anderson, Alula Consulting; Cindy Cooper, The Lemelson Foundation; Surbhi Godsay Lipkin-Moore, Amplify Evaluation

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concerned about the effects of climate change, and felt that sustainabledevelopment should be universally taught in higher education yet only 26% of respondents felttheir coursework was covering these issues in depth.7 Despite sustainability becoming a morepopular topic in engineering education programs in recent years, a few key hurdles remain thatare preventing or slowing the pace of curricular change, to more fully integrate sustainabilityacross engineering courses and programs.8 Barriers include: 1) belief that there is no space tointegrate sustainability into already jam-packed engineering courses, 2) lack of confidence orlack of familiarity with how to bring sustainability into the classroom, and 3) trust one-offmodules, seminars, or a

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2 - Engineering for One Planet (EOP)

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cherish C. Vance, The Ohio State University; Patrick J. Sours, The Ohio State University

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college level by the current Associate Dean and Director for AcademicPrograms in the College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and Professor ofEngineering Education. This specialization will be unique to FABE and differentiated from theHE minor by an explicit emphasis on sustainability engineering and development.Core and elective courses in ESD will incorporate learning outcomes which span severalthematic dimensions within OSU’s Sustainability Education Framework, and well as severalsustainability-focused topics from the EOP framework. Considering the new General EducationStructure, launched in Fall 2022, there are many opportunities to restructure existing courses tosatisfy the learning outcomes for several theme areas such as

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Will Klein, University of Maryland, College Park

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restrictions and lockdown from 2020-2022 inmany of the populated cities of the world. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore students (UMES)students in 3 undergrad courses (Introduction to Environmental Sciences; Biology for Honors students; andEcology) and 1 graduate course (Teaching STEM at K-12 schools), and summer-exchange undergraduateengineering and high school interns had the opportunity to research the effects of Covid-19 pandemic onair quality for selected overpopulated cities in the world. The data collected were from March 2020through summer of 2022. The objectives of integrating this research in STEM education are: a) tofind a correlation among air quality parameters because of Covid-19; b) to analyze the effects ofthe pandemic on CO

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huiming Fan, East China University of Science and Technology; Weijie GAO; Shi Siyi

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example,on September 22, 2020, at the 75th General debate of the UN General Assembly,President Xi Jinping solemnly announced to the world that China "strives to peakcarbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and strives to achieve carbon neutrality before2060". In the past two years, China has also proposed a series of policies to promote"peak carbon dioxide emissions and carbon neutrality" actions. As a research university with a strong focus on chemical industry, East ChinaUniversity of Science and Technology (ECUST) has certain advantages in science andtechnology innovation and talent training related to carbon neutrality. It has startedsustainable engineering education since many years ago. In the process ofimplementing the national sustainable

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3 - Innovative Pedagogy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James N. Jensen, University at Buffalo

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Association of EnvironmentalEngineers requires an oral examination for recognition as a Board Certified EnvironmentalEngineer. In addition, communication with a range of audiences is embedded in ABET StudentOutcome 3.Second, oral examinations serve as assessment tools. They are direct measures of studentperformance. Due to the importance of oral communication in the engineering professiondiscussed above, oral exams are a more authentic assessment for engineers than written exams[3].While oral examinations are very common in continental Europe [4], they are less common inthe United States and the United Kingdom especially in undergraduate engineering education.(Oral exams are common in the assessment of graduate work in thesis/dissertation defenses

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Jeong Eun Ahn, Rowan University

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. These activities include the following topics: ● Water treatment (removal of pollutants using physical/chemical processes) ● Water pollution in watershed. ● Forces of water (head, pumps and pipes) ● Generating hydropower ● Behavior of pipes buried under soils during earthquakes ● Concrete tanks for the water/wastewater utilitiesEach activity is connected to the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for science[14]. As such, educators can easily connect the activity to their curriculum. These activities arealso connected to our WaterPAL tool described next.WaterPAL: The second cornerstone of WaterWorks is our innovative app, WaterPAL [15]. Thisapp facilitates the implementation of hands-on activities and

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy Vanantwerp, Calvin University; Julie Anne Field Wildschut, Calvin University; Matthew Heun, Calvin University

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engineeringcurriculum?One approach, taken by several institutions of higher education, (e.g., [2]-[4]) is offersustainability-related certificates; some are general certificates in sustainability studies whileothers focus on specialized topics. At 12–15 credits, such certificates would not typically fit intoa four-year engineering program. Other institutions offer specialized sustainability-relatedcertificates to working professionals in areas such as triple-bottom-line corporate reporting [5],design and construction of green buildings [6], and life cycle assessment [7]. However, thesecertificate programs are either too large (10 credits or more), or too technically specialized formost undergraduate engineering programs, or both.In contrast, this paper

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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model for bottom-up curriculumdevelopment and integration of non-technical content, which will be necessary for educatingengineers of the future.BackgroundBeginning in 2020, Montana State University (MSU) launched an initiative to transform itsenvironmental engineering program with support from a National Science Foundation’sRevolutionizing Engineering and Computer Science Departments (RED) grant. The rationale forthis programmatic overhaul is the recognition that the current approach to environmentalengineering education is inadequate to the task of preparing graduates to be successfulinnovators and change agents in a complex world facing existential global environmentalchallenges. The prevalent engineering education model, described by

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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prepare graduates for professionalpractice [2]. Educators have striven to create and document efficacious, unbiased, and rewardingcooperative learning experiences as more than 300 papers were published on this topic between1960 and 2003 [3] and more have followed. Nevertheless, a process for creating an optimalcooperative learning experience remains elusive [4].Use of grades to quantify student learning is generally considered an essential aspect ofeducation [5], [6] and selected grades can be a valuable element in continuous improvementprocesses [2]. However, the ubiquitous usage and benefits of grades in higher education hasbeen disputed [7]–[9] including applications in cooperative learning interventions [10]. Forexample, it has been argued

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3 - Innovative Pedagogy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Food Science from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in Food Process Engineering from the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University. She was an inaugural faculty member of the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is currently a Professor in Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Her role in the College of Engineering at UNL is to lead the disciplinary-based education research initiative, establishing a cadre of engineering education research faculty in the engineering departments and creating a graduate program. Her research focuses

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramanitharan Kandiah, Central State University; Krishnakumar V. Nedunuri, Central State University

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).In the past, the ENE program educated, trained, and prepared students for the traditionalenvironmental engineering fields, such as water supply and wastewater treatment, air qualitymanagement, and solid waste management, via coursework in these topics. Its graduates go tograduate schools for civil and environmental engineering majors or are hired by the public orprivate sectors with a focus on infrastructure.Transportation studies in HBCUsIt was found from the web search that among the 101 HBCUs, at least ten institutions offertransportation-related degree programs (Table 1). While some programs are at the undergraduatelevel, some institutions provide degrees at the doctoral level.Table 1: HBCUs that offer transportation-related degree

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2 - Engineering for One Planet (EOP)

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Anderson, Alula Consulting; Cindy Cooper, The Lemelson Foundation

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, 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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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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growth in sustainability topics in engineering education, most engineeringstudents are not learning sustainability-focused concepts, tools, and methodologies [7], [8].Educators perceive sustainability as a complex topic, and many educators themselves need to bemore comfortable and familiar with the ways to bring sustainability into the classroom [9]. Thishas led to a gap in sustainability curriculum development in engineering education [10] andsustainability knowledge in the workforce after graduating [11]. Fewer than 1% of the nearly150,000 engineering graduates in the US are majoring in environmental engineering [12]. Theprofessional demand for engineers with core skills and mindsets in environmental, social, andeconomic sustainability is

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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Paper ID #42682EmPOWERing a Sustainable Energy Future through Interconnected Curricularand Co-Curricular PedagogiesProf. Jeffrey M. Bielicki, The Ohio State University Dr. Bielicki is the Program Director and Principal Investigator of the OSU EmPOWERment Program on convergent graduate training for a sustainable energy future. He is also research lead for Sustainable Energy for the OSU Sustainability Institute and he runs the Energy Sustainability Research Laboratory where he and his students research issues in which energy and environmental systems and policy interact, specifically on topics related to carbon management

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3 - Innovative Pedagogy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hang Song, Auburn University; Karen McNeal, Auburn University; John T. Solomon, Tuskegee University; Lauren E. Beckingham, Auburn University; Kelly Lazar, Clemson University

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refinement of asustainability-centered engineering curricula.Keywords: Climate Change, Paired Sample T-test, Attitudes & Behaviors, intervention,Sustainability I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUNDEngineering Education and Sustainability The evolving landscape of engineering challenges in the 21st century necessitates a paradigmshift in engineering education, steering it towards sustainability to address global environmental,social, and economic challenges. Duderstadt et al. (2007) underscore the urgency of this shift,highlighting a general lack of knowledge among engineering students about sustainabledevelopment despite its critical importance to their future roles as innovators and leaders. The needfor an integrated

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2 - Engineering for One Planet (EOP)

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Brian Dittenber P.E., Cedarville University; Mackenzie Booth, Cedarville University

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contributors,and consists of 92 “essential sustainability-focused learning outcomes.” The framework has astated goal to “Transform engineering education to ensure all engineers are equipped with theskills, knowledge, mindsets, and understanding to protect and improve our planet and our lives”[1]. Ultimately, the most significant concept defined by the framework is the acknowledgementof the interconnected nature of sustainability education – producing truly sustainable designsrequires a combination of (1) systems thinking, (2) knowledge and understanding, and (3) skills,experiences, and behaviors across a variety of different topical areas, as shown in Figure 1. Theframework also self-identifies alignment with the seven current student outcomes in

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3 - Innovative Pedagogy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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10 judging) Compassion for impact solutions may have on stakeholders Seeing value in lifelong learning (technical expertise, issues, etc.) Knowing bounds of technical expertise, and not ‘overstepping’ Appreciation of the value of diverse stakeholders’ perspectives Scope/Mindset 6 Using systems thinking to generate win-win solutions for all involved Technical Expertise Sufficient breadth/depth on multi-disciplinary topics 2 Ethics Represent EE profession, need to act ethically

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3 - Innovative Pedagogy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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at UTech. She has supervised graduate students in the chemical engineering and pharmacist programmes. She also served as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering & Computing and Head of School of Engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Using Micromoments and Concept Maps to Enhance EntrepreneuriallyMinded Learning of Indoor Air Pollution Control Abstract Micromoments targeted toward indoor air quality were introduced to students in an AirQuality Engineering course to enhance their entrepreneurial mindset. Three micromomentactivities, i.e., “Question Frenzy”, “Make It Relevant”, and “How Do We Make It Better?” thatare linked, respectively, to the curiosity, connections, and

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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). Short-Term Engagement (Timespan: 1 or 2 Undergraduate and Graduate semesters) Students in WeRISE Courses Demographic: Students enrolled in WeRISE courses. Level of Engagement (LOE): Semester Projects Medium-Term Engagement (Timespan: 1-5 years) Demographic: Undergraduate, Graduate, and Student Researchers and Postdoctoral Researchers Postdoctoral Scholars LOE: Relationship building and conducting research on topics important

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 4 - Engineering for One Planet & Sustainability Innovation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brainerd Prince, Plaksha University; SIDDHARTH SIDDHARTH, Plaksha University; Rukmani Keshav, Plaksha University

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expertise remains essential, the current challenges of the planetnecessitate a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between technology, society, andthe environment. In response to this, engineering education, specifically in the environmentalengineering landscape, is undergoing a metamorphosis, acknowledging the importance ofcultivating well-rounded graduates capable of empathizing with the needs of the planet [10]. Thisrequires equipping engineering students with strong critical thinking and reading abilities,traditionally nurtured by a liberal arts background [11]. In 2000, the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) echoed this sentiment in its requirements, highlighting thesignificance of teaching humanities courses

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Sarah Hultine Massengale, University of Missouri - St. Louis; Sarah Oerther, Saint Louis University

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graduate) students pursuingbaccalaureate degrees in environmental, civil, or architectural engineering or a graduate degreein environmental engineering. The course replaced a traditional pedagogical format that usedlecture-discussion augment with extended homework assignments and a semester-long designproject, which focused on the content of designing a wastewater treatment plants. The redesignedcourse uses the engineering design process to improve the local food system, which includesaspects of sustainability and life cycle principles of water, carbon, and nutrients. Spanning thefull impact of COVID-19 (spring semester 2020 initial disruption and movement to remotelearning; spring 2021 online instruction; and spring 2022 a return to face-to-face

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 4 - Engineering for One Planet & Sustainability Innovation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mackenzie Booth, Cedarville University; David Brian Dittenber P.E., Cedarville University

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and then equipping them with the ability to engage that workwith competence and insight. Learning taxonomies are tools that can be used to categorize thecognitive levels at which learners are engaging with material as a means of providing structureand metrics to the educational process, with achievement at higher levels of a taxonomygenerally corresponding to the desired intellectual abilities for practicing engineers [1, 2, 3].The general consensus among engineering educators has long been that creative, practical, andactive educational methods are needed in order to produce engineers who are well-prepared forthe workplace. Presenting students with problems and projects, laboratory experiences, designchallenges, group work, and other