practitioners.Cynthia D. Anderson, Alula Consulting Cynthia (Cindy) Anderson (she/her/hers) is the founder and CEO of Alula Consulting. Cindy specializes in innovative sustainability- and online-focused research and curriculum projects for academic institu- tions, non-profits, government and corporations. Cindy has taught thousands of people through courses and workshops, around the world and online, in the fields of biology, 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 new framework integration guides, and active EOP Network Member. Cindy holds a MS from Oregon State University, a MEd from Griffith
launched, a great deal of research, interviews,convening of stakeholders from across sectors and disciplines, development of content throughopen source activities, etc., took place as is depicted in Figure 1. These collaborative actions ledto learnings, insights, refinement of ideas, and the development of processes and strategies thatunderlie the EOP initiative and are leading to successful results. This historical timeline isdetailed below. Figure 1: Timeline of EOP resources development and launch including research, teaching resources, website, award, and curriculum change grants.2017: Teaching Environmentally Responsible Inventing: Higher Education EnvironmentalLandscape Research and Analysis Phase 1 ReportResearch to
led VentureWell’s Community of Practice and social learning initiatives, their collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Frontier Set, a network of 31 post-secondary institutions working to close the student opportunity gap, and the NSF funded Pathways to Innovation program, a network of 50 post-secondary institutions working to embed innovation and entrepreneurship into undergraduate engineering.Dr. Andrew Schulz, Georgia Institute of Technology Andrew Schulz is a postdoctoral researcher at Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany working in the fields of bioinspiration of materials and mechanics for sustainability and wildlife conservation. Andrew received his Ph.D. from
Paper ID #42494Integrating Environmental Justice into Civil and Environmental EngineeringCurriculaDr. Michelle Henderson, University of South Florida Michelle Henderson, PhD is an American Society of Engineering Education and National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow. She is an environmental engineer with interdisciplinary research focused on sustainability, community engaged research, environmental justice, and engineering education.Dr. Maya A. Trotz, University of South Florida Maya A. Trotz is Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida. She holds a BS in Chemical
Community of Practice and social learning initiatives, their collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Frontier Set, a network of 31 post-secondary institutions working to close the student opportunity gap, and the NSF funded Pathways to Innovation program, a network of 50 post-secondary institutions working to embed innovation and entrepreneurship into undergraduate engineering.Cynthia Anderson, Alula Consulting Cindy Anderson (she/her/hers) is the founder and CEO of Alula Consulting. Cindy specializes in in- novative sustainability- and online-focused research and curriculum projects for academic institutions, non-profits, government and corporations. Cindy has taught thousands of people through
Sustainable Innovation at the University of Pittsburgh. He serves as the Program Director for the Master’s in Sustain- able Engineering, the Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainability, the John C. Mascaro Faculty Fellows, and the Sustainability Global Engagement grant. He is the faculty lead for the University Honors College Food Ecosystem Scholar Community. His research lab, Sustainable Design Labs, focuses on fusing analytical chemistry, sustainability design principles and data analytics to address Water and Sustainability grand challenges. Current thrusts focus on Smarter Riversheds, Microbial Fuel cells and advanced oxidation and separation processes. Focused on co-creating long term partnerships that synergize
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
collection of additional feedback identifying the Best, Worst, andways to Improve the workshop. The purpose of this paper is to share: 1) workshopcontent and format that could be used by other conveners of similar workshops; 2) resultsof the analysis of the RAT, CAT0, and additional feedback; and 3) the authors’experience with mentoring/coaching workshop participants on Boyer’s model ofscholarship in higher education, which contribute to suggestions for an educationalmodule that could be used to introduce Boyer’s Model and career cartography to graduatestudents as well as early and mid-career faculty of environmental engineering.IntroductionThe four pillars of Ernest’s Boyer’s Model of Scholarship in Higher Education –discovery (i.e., basic research
high-speed flow control applications. The National Science Foundation has supported Dr. Solomon’s research through grants such as the Research Initiation Award, Excellence in Research (EiR), and Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE). He was selected as a summer faculty research fellow at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in 2019 and 2020.Dr. Lauren E. Beckingham, Auburn UniversityKaren McNeal, Auburn University Dr. McNeal conducts research in geoscience education investigating how people think and learn about the Earth. She conducts quantitative and qualitative methods to assess people’s understanding, perceptions, and behavior about complex environmental systems
Paper ID #36875Innovative Outreach for Careers in the Water and Wastewater UtilitiesDr. Kauser Jahan, Rowan University Kauser Jahan completed her Ph.D. studies in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis in 1993. She holds a B.S. degree in civil engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and an M.S.C.E. from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. After completion of her graduate studies, she worked as an environmental engineer for the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP). Her research interests include bioremediation of
mode, so that students can becomethe main body of learning, who can be more actively involved in the learning andthinking process. It further gives play to the subjective initiative of learners andcreators, and deepens the understanding of green engineering practice and sustainabledevelopment practice. In addition, real practical teaching scenes are conducive tostrengthening students' actual engineering experience, helping students betterexperience the specific process of engineering practice, and enhancing the ability ofapplying theory to practice.Acknowledgments The paper was supported by Chinese Natural Science Foundation of YouthProject: “Research on the Influence Mechanism of Faculty’s Participation inUniversity-Industry Collaboration
Paper ID #40161How Active Rainwater Harvesting May Help Reduce Nuisance Flooding: FloodAnalysis and Social Barriers to AdoptionIsabel Lopez, University of Texas at El Paso Isabel Lopez is a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Texas at El Paso pursuing a master’s de- gree in Environmental Engineering. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas in 2020. She completes training and research development in environmental sciences, remote sensing technology, and electric vehicle adoption. Her current research explores alternatives to reduce socioeconomic disparities in
consultant for Engineering for One Planet with The Lemelson Foundation. Cindy specializes in innovative sustainability-focused research and curriculum projects for academic institutions, non-profits, government and corporations. Cindy has taught thousands of people through courses and workshops, around the world and online, in the fields of biology, 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
Paper ID #37595Sustainability designation, introductory course, and a new textbook inan engineering curriculumJeremy Vanantwerp, Calvin University Professor of Engineering at Calvin College.Ms. Julie Anne Field Wildschut, Calvin University Julie Anne Wildschut is an assistant professor in the Engineering Department. Her research interests include various aspects of sustainability including improving access to clean drinking water, reducing human impacts to waterways, and designing a more sustainable built environment.Matthew Heun, Calvin University ©American Society for Engineering Education
Paper ID #41859Evaluating the Efficacy of Project-Based Approach for Teaching HumanitiesCourses to Engineering StudentsDr. Brainerd Prince, Plaksha University Brainerd Prince is Associate Professor and the Director of the Center for Thinking, Language and Communication at Plaksha University. He teaches courses such as Reimagining Technology and Society, Ethics of Technological Innovation, and Art of Thinking for undergraduate engineering students and Research Design for PhD scholars. He completed his PhD on Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Philosophy from OCMS, Oxford – Middlesex University, London. He was formerly a Research
) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Dayton. Dr. Vasquez earned his B.Sc. degree in chemical engineering (ChE) at Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas (UCA) in El Salvador, an M.S. in ChE at Clemson University, and a Ph.D. in ChE at Mississippi State University.Prof. Ricardo Gomez Gonzalez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon. Dr Gomez-Gonzalez’s research interests include solid waste management, landfill siting, process simulation and optimization, and engineering education. He is an active member of the research group in Process Simulation and Control
education, examining its initiatives, curriculum, and integration ofsustainability principles across various disciplines. By delving into the sustainable practices andeducational approaches employed by the institute, we can better understand how RHIT iscultivating a generation of engineers and scientists who possess the knowledge and skills neededto define and solve the multifaceted problems of our complex global society. This report does notlook to guide RHIT in its campus sustainability indicated through resource consumption, wastemanagement, or sustainability reports. However, sustainability education extends beyond what ispresent strictly in the curriculum through various co-curricular and extracurricular activitieswhich may incite discussion
Paper ID #42139Disrupting the Curriculum: Leveraging the Engineering for One Planet Frameworkto (re)Center Sustainability in Engineering EducationCherish C. Vance, The Ohio State University Cherish Vance (she/her) is an incoming Assistant Professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering at The Ohio State University. Her research passions include engineering for sustainable development. A first-generation student, she is currently a PhD candidate and has received a Bachelor of Science in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from Texas A&M University.Dr. Patrick J. Sours, The Ohio State
Paper ID #36724Work in Progress: Student Reflections from a Semester-Long Place-BasedPhotovoltaic Solar Energy ProjectDr. Marissa H. Forbes, University of San Diego Marissa Forbes, PhD is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of San Diego. She is co-creator and co-leader of the Water Justice Exchange, a cross-campus, inter-community initia- tive fostering synergistic research, teaching and solutions for water challenges in the San Diego/Tijuana region. Dr. Forbes earned her MS and PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder in Civil (environ- mental) Engineering, and conducts research that aims
in Environmental Engineering and Chemistry CoursesAbstractEnvironmental justice research seeks to investigate and bring light to the disproportionateenvironmental burdens experienced by communities of low socioeconomic status. This paperpresents the work done in two undergraduate courses to expand the scope of the environmentaljustice theme. We sought to encompass dimensions of social inequities by looking at governmentresponse times to environmental disasters in the United States as a function of location andsocio-economic determinants in communities. Two courses in environmental engineering andchemistry were modified to include a module about natural and anthropogenic environmentaldisasters and their impact on the community
tools used to classify learning as lower-level or “shallow” versushigher-level or “deep” is Bloom’s Taxonomy [8]. Bloom’s Taxonomy proposes six levels oflearning in increasing order of cognitive engagement: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application,Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation. While many variations of and expansions upon Bloom’sTaxonomy have been produced since it was initially introduced in 1956, the original taxonomystill provides the best fit for civil engineering and similar applications, mostly due to itsestablishment of evaluation as the pinnacle of cognition for a particular subject [9].The topic of water treatment seems to be a common target for implementing PBL or othercreative educational experiences within environmental
Paper ID #37110Accredited Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Education at PUIsDr. Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel Stephanie Laughton is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel. She received her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Her bachelor’s degree, in the same field, is from Duke University. Laughton’s research interests include environmental nanotechnology, sustainability, and engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Accredited Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Education at PUIs
take in their first year. Course offerings in engineeringthat involve sustainability are also lacking, even for students in their second through fourth years.By pursuing these course modifications and design efforts in parallel, both of these issues can beaddressed. The author is the instructor for both of these courses at the University of Pennsylvaniain the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics (MEAM).Figure 1: Engineering for One Planet (EOP) framework image[1]Engineering for One Planet (EOP) FrameworkFrom the EOP Website [2]: “The EOP Framework is a cornerstone of the EOP initiative, the firstof its kind to guide coursework, teaching tools, and student experiences that define what it meansto be an engineer who is
Paper ID #42553Identifying Shared Meaning to Enhance a Collaborative Teaching CultureBrooke Lahneman, Montana State University Brooke Lahneman is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship at Montana State Univer¬sity. Her research contributes to a deeper understanding of the changes organiza¬tions and industries can make toward more sustainable operations and systems.Susan Gallagher, Montana State University Susan Gallagher is the Education and Workforce Program Manager at the Western Transportation Institute (WTI), a transportation research center within Montana
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
challenges.1.2 Serious games for decision making under climate change Serious games can be defined as games or role play used for educational purposes,including in-person, virtual, and online role play [5]–[7]. In many serious games, players workcollaboratively to solve a fabricated but realistic problem [7], [8]. Serious games share a numberof common characteristics, including the ability to capture complexity, to highlight theimportance of effective communication, and to provide space for reflexive learning,collaboration, and dialogue [5]. Because of the complex and collaborative nature of decisionsthat must be made regarding climate change, serious games are often used as tools for climatechange adaptation and planning. Research
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
Engineering for One Planet Framework [1]With a civil engineering program already in place, integrating sustainability topics into existingcourses seemed to be the most efficient approach for developing a holistic sustainabilityeducation. This approach can be practical and effective and can help students link sustainabilityconcepts to their field across their curriculum [2]. An initial review of the EOP framework forthis intended purpose revealed a significant problem, however. The EOP framework consists ofnine topic areas, and collectively assembles 92 outcomes (46 identified as “core” and 46 as“advanced”) described as essential and necessary for preparing graduating engineers [1]. Manyof these outcomes are also phrased such that they possess a
Paper ID #37486Influence of Group Learning in Environmental Engineering: A Curriculumand Course-level AssessmentMatthew Baideme P.E., United States Military Academy Matt Baideme is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army. He earned his Ph.D. from Columbia Uni- versity (2019). He teaches courses in environmental engineering and science, with research and teaching interests focused on engineering education, engineered biological treatment systems, microbial nitrogen cycling, and microbial biochemical degradation pathways.Kathryn Blair NewhartCristian RobbinsDr. Michael A. Butkus P.E., United States Military Academy
©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Implementing Integrated Project-Based Learning Outcomes in a 21st Century Environmental Engineering CurriculumAbstractEngineering education research and accreditation criteria have for some time emphasized that toadequately prepare engineers to meet 21st century challenges, programs need to move toward anapproach that integrates professional knowledge, skills, and real-world experiences throughoutthe curriculum [1], [2], [3]. An integrated approach allows students to draw connections betweendifferent disciplinary content, develop professional skills through practice, and relate theiremerging engineering competencies to the problems and communities they care about [4], [5