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Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill B. Elmore, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #9920Conducting Project-based learning with a large chemical engineering fresh-man cohort using LEGO NXT roboticsDr. Bill B Elmore, Mississippi State University Bill B. Elmore currently holds the Hunter Henry Chair and Associate Directorship in the Swalm School of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University. In his twenty-fourth year of engineering education, Bill focuses on project-based learning at all levels of the undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum and undergraduate research in energy and micro-scale reactor studies

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Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Chemical Engineering

) Instructor assessment, every project was assessed by the courseinstructor by means of the ITC and Fluency Rubrics.Results and discussionStudents were able to construct concrete examples of a material balance from an everydaysituation (preparing pancakes; home-produced recycled paper; fruit juice extraction; cocktailmaking; sweet potato candy –camote– production; homemade cheese, pineapple marmalade, andgummy bears; lemonade making; preparing dulce de leche, and so on) and represent it in manyways (ideas, figures, iconic/symbolic, oral, and written). See Appendix B for specific examples. Page 24.40.6Fluency Rubric1) Ideas: Students achieved an

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Curriculum Development and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University; Isabella M. Quagliato, Yale University: School of Engineering & Applied Science

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Chemical Engineering

Figure 2. Similar analysis is also provided atthe course level that documents the contributions of each individual course to the attainment ofStudent Outcomes.The program level analysis results from data collected from each course within the curriculum.A common spreadsheet, displayed in Appendix B, is used in each of the program’s requiredcourses and serves as the starting point for the assessment system. The course instructor usesthis spreadsheet to: 1. record individual performance for all students for each assigned course exercise 2. assign a “weighting factor” to each exercise to indicate that specific assignment’s value Page 24.118.6

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Improving Laboratory Education in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua A Enszer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Chemical Engineering

Mass transfer lab (brewing coffee; factorial design)7 Connections to future courses Mass transfer lab, continuedThe most important feature of this half of the course is the structure of the laboratoryassignments. The laboratory prompts are kept to about ½ page in length, introducing a problemor concept and tasking students to develop a hypothesis, design and conduct an experiment,analyze data, and discuss the implication of the results. A sample assignment is provided inAppendix B. Each design group meets with the course instructor once a week outside of class fora 15-minute meeting to discuss the previous and upcoming lab and address group dynamicsconcerns. (7)A group

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Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura P. Ford, University of Tulsa

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. Bourji and A. Winstead, Optimizing an Organic Rankine Cycle, Chemical Engineering Progress,January 2013, 35-39.2. J.D. Barry, Eliminate Iteration from Flow Problems, Chemical Engineering Progress, March 2008, 36-41.3. R.L. Shilling, Selecting Tube Inserts for Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers, Chemical EngineeringProgress, September 2012, 20-25.4. W. Tanthapanichakoon, Saving Energy in Multilevel Steam Systems, Chemical Engineering Progress,January 2012, 27-32.5. R. Marshall and B. Scales, Reduce Your Compressed Air Costs, Chemical Engineering Progress, October2011, 28-33.6. T.G. Lestina, Selecting a Heat Exchanger Shell, Chemical Engineering Progress, June 2011, 34-38.7. The University of Tulsa’s Protection of

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Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

. Unfortunately, the instructors had no practical way ofoverseeing how specific students were distributed between the two sections. Table 2demonstrates that the control group, on average, had significantly higher grade point averages incourses completed through the summer of 2013.Table 2: Grade point averages in courses completed prior to the start of the Fall 2013semester (4.0=A, 3.0=B, 2.0=C, 1.0=D).Section Mean GPA Standard DeviationExperimental Group (n=26) 3.21 0.55Control Group (n=26) 3.42 0.38In total, 53 students enrolled in PCP I for the Fall 2013 semester: 27 in the experimental groupand 26 in the control group. One of the “experimental” students withdrew from the

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Improving Laboratory Education in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

Engineers 1, 16-22 (2006).17. M. Ohland, M. Loughry, D. Woehr, L. Bullard, R. Felder, C. Finelli, R. Layton, H. Pomeranz, and D. Schmucker, “The Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness: Development of a Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale for Self and Peer Evaluation.” Academy of Management Learning & Education 11 (4), 609-630 (2012).18. M. Ohland, H. Pomeranz and H. Feinstein, “The comprehensive assessment of team member effectiveness: a new peer evaluation instrument.” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings #2006-1286 (2006).19. R. Layton, M. Ohland and H. Pomeranz, “Software for student team formation and peer evaluation: CATME incorporates team-maker.” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings #2007-1565 (2007).20. B

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Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Eric J. Beckman, University of Pittsburgh, Chemical Engineering Department; Joseph J. McCarthy, University of Pittsburgh; Steven R. Little, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

, company strategy, partners, financing, business plansand building an elevator pitch are covered.Students will be evaluated based upon class participation, homework, in-class activities and asemester long group project. In this group project, students come up with their own ideas for amolecular product and then progress through all the stages that are involved with chemicalproduct design from initial customer identification to generation of a complete business plan.The first two courses within the “Product Innovation Sequence” are linked to ABET outcomes b,c, e and g which relate to the ability of students to gather and analyze data, design productswithin realistic constraints, solve engineering problems and communicate effectively.Chemical

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Curriculum Development and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

-158. 5. A. Elby, American Journal of Physics, 1999, S52. 6. R. M. Felder and R. Brent, Journal of Engineering Education, 2005, 57-72. 7. C. Crouch, J. Watkins, A. Fagen and E. Mazur, Research-Based Reform of University Physics, 2007. 8. A. Fagen, C. Crouch and E. Mazur, The Physics Teacher, 2002, 206-209. 9. M. D. Koretsky and B. J. Brooks, Chemical Engineering Education, 2012, 46, 289-297. 10. E. M. Rogers, Addictive behaviors, 2002, 27, 989-993. 11. M. Borrego, J. E. Froyd and T. Simin Hall, Journal of Engineering Education, 2010, 99, 185. 12. M. Borrego, S. Cutler, J. Froyd, M. Prince and C. Henderson, in Australasian Association for Engineering

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Virtual and Online Learning Tools in Chemical Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Babatunde A Ogunnaike, University of Delaware

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Chemical Engineering

. explosive material for use in to dampen any explosive force, Company B. The two companies and we used a feedback control “The temperature of material X in are nearly 500 miles apart, and the system to maintain the tank the tank is measured by a high material must travel between the temperature at 17°C. sensitivity thermocouple and two locations. The temperature of transmitted via a negative the liquid material leaving “The temperature set point is feedback loop to the PID 17°C

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Improving Laboratory Education in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua A. Levinson, Lafayette College; Eric L. Maase, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Glen Thomas Tennyson

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Chemical Engineering

AmericanSociety for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT., June 2004. Page 24.220.97. Moor, S., Keyser, D., and Piergiovanni, P., “Design-Build-Test: Flexible Process Control Kits forthe Classroom,” ASEE Conference Proceedings (2003).8. Bequette, B.W., Aufderheide, B., Prasad, V., and Puerta, F., “A Process Control Experiment Designed for aStudio Course”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, November 2000.9. Smith, C.A., Corripio, A.B., Principles and Practice of Automatic Process Control, Second Edition, p. 566(1997

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Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry Michael Rogy; Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

entrepreneurship content? b. How did senior chemical engineering students view entrepreneurship? 2. After completion of Nephrotex, were there any changes in senior chemical engineering students’ involvement in and viewpoint of entrepreneurship?MethodsNephrotex Epistemic Game OverviewWith Nephrotex, students serve as interns for a product design company focused on thedevelopment of kidney dialysis membranes. The goal for the students is to design a new kidneydialysis membrane based upon the technical material provided while also meetingrecommendations provided to them by internal consultants within the company. During thisdesign process, students are tasked with selecting the design materials, including the membrane

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Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura-Ann Shaa Ling Chin, Villanova University; Justinus Agus Budi Satrio, Villanova University; Kenneth A. Kroos, Villanova University

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Chemical Engineering

. Page 24.773.10 Case  study:  What  are  the  total  energy  inputs  and  outputs  and  CO2  emissions  for   the  process  system  to  produce  and  distribute  100  tones/day  of  biodiesel  from   (a)  canola  vs.  (b)  waste  cooking  oil?Figure 3. Process chain of a biofuel production from feedstock procurement to the distribution of the biofuel finished product. The column on the right describes the list of questions related to the life cycle analysis of the biofuel production system (Figure adapted from Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center webpage15)Figure 4. Energy balance of Biofuel Production from two different perspectives: process plant engineer versus environmentalist. Clearly, the

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Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher R. Anderson, Lafayette College

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #10287Development of Drug Delivery Elective for Chemical EngineersDr. Christopher R Anderson, Lafayette College Chris Anderson is an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Lafayette College. He was previously at The College of New Jersey, where he helped found the Biomedical Engineering Department, developed courses in medical imaging, drug delivery, biotransport, and mentored related senior design projects. He led product development at Targeson, Inc., a start-up company where he developed targeted contrast agents for ultrasound imaging of tumor growth. He earned his and M.S. and Ph.D

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Curriculum Development and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #9976Results from the AIChE Education Annual Survey: Chemical EngineeringElectivesDr. Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University Margot is a professor of chemical engineering and an associate dean of the college of engineering at Bucknell University. Her interests include conceptual learning in engineering, active, collaborative, and problem-based learning, and how the use of technology and games can engage students.Dr. David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky David L. Silverstein is the PJC Engineering Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Ken- tucky. He is also the Director of the College of

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Improving Laboratory Education in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Washington State University; David Finkel; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University-Pullman

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Chemical Engineering

Page 24.296.5velocity graphs as a function of distance in the venturi meter, questions 3B and 3C on theinterview protocol. The student from 2012 changed her answer to question 302 after initiallyindicating both pressure and velocity increased through the meter.“I don’t know if that’s a trick question. I mean I guess it’s not a trick question, but… I’mwondering now if I was wrong before, because it seems to me that there shouldn’t be anydifference in energy between the two of them, so possible going back to my assumption that bothincrease from A to B, one of those could be flipped, and that would be why there’s no energydifference between point A and B.”This response indicates the student was synthesizing information and connecting her

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Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn F. Trenshaw, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Troy J. Vogel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Chemical Engineering

Male ESTJ Mary A Female ESFP Patricia A Female INTJ John A Male INTP Robert B Male ESTJ Elizabeth B Female ESTJ Jennifer B Female ESTP Michael B Male ISTP William C Male ESTJ David C Male ESTP Richard C Male ENFJ Joseph C Male ENFP Charles D Male ESTJ Thomas D Male ESTJ Christopher D Male ISTP

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Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard L. Zollars, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

and correct. The solutionspresented during the second study session were not as complete and contained more areas whereeither the groups could not find a solution or had an error in their solution. The resultingdiscussions were much richer and involved more of the students. Page 24.1135.5In order to make it possible to implement SBL asynchronously and online, we have integratedChemProV with OSBLE, an online learning management environment developed in priorresearch.15 OSBLE supports three user interfaces: (a) student; (b) instructor; and (c) moderator.Students can submit problem solutions (using ChemProV) to be reviewed through the

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Virtual and Online Learning Tools in Chemical Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alec Steven Bowen, Oregon State University; Daniel Robert Reid, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

. Threshold capabilities: an emerging methodology to locate curricula Page 24.426.15 thresholds, Research in engineering education symposium. Madrid.8. Champagne, A., L. Klopfer, and R. Gunstone. 1982. Cognitive research and the design of science instruction. Educational Psychologist, 17, 31-53.9. Koretsky M.D. and B.J. Brooks. 2011. A Comparison of Student Responses to Easy and Difficult Thermodynamics Conceptual Questions during Peer Instruction. International Journal of Engineering Education, 27(4), 897-908.10. Brooks, B. J. and M.D. Koretsky. 2011. The Influence of Group Discussion on Students’ Responses

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Virtual and Online Learning Tools in Chemical Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University; Liz Rayfield, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University; Niraj Kashinath Palsule, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

1  1 1     mn  m m nFF =   1   n  nHome Problem Statement:  log( j a )  log    log( j b )   am1. Show that m  and n  given that a log j a  log  bnlog(j) = log(1–vm) and at v = a, j = ja and at v = b, j = jb. In your derivations, assume that thevalue vm <<1 such that log(1–vm) ~ –vm .. (since vm <<1).2. For a silicon solar cell with m=12.7 and n=1.14, find the fill factor.3. Find m and n when current density at 0.441V is 63.0 mAcm-2 and at 0.405V is 54.9 mAcm-2

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Virtual and Online Learning Tools in Chemical Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Garret Nicodemus, University of Colorado, Boulder; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado, Boulder; Will Medlin, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katherine Page McDanel, University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering; Jeffrey Steven Knutsen, University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Mechanical Engineering,

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Chemical Engineering

simulations related to chemical engineering topics are available at theWolfram Demonstrations site. These simulations can be used both in and out of class to promotestudent interaction with the material.Acknowledgments We gratefully acknowledge support from NSF Grant DUE 1244183 and thank Rachael L.Baumann for preparing many of the interactive simulations that we posted on the WolframDemonstration site.References Page 24.720.71. B. Means, Y. Toyama, R. Murphy, M. Bakia, K. Jones, Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies, U.S. Department of Education (2010). http://www2

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Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gladis Chávez-Torrejón, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Chemical Engineering

thinking, left to itself, is biased,distorted, partial, uninformed or downright prejudiced. Yet the quality of our life and that ofwhat we produce, make, or build depends precisely on the quality of our thought. Shoddythinking is costly, both in money and in quality of life. Excellence in thought, however, must besystematically cultivated1, 4.Critical thinking is the art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to improving it1.According to Elder and Paul2 whenever we think, we think for a purpose within a point of viewbased on assumptions leading to implications and consequences. Thus, a well-cultivated criticalthinker1, 2: a) Raises vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely b) Gathers and assesses relevant

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Improving Laboratory Education in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

Engineering Education with several teaching awards such as the 2004 National Outstanding Teaching Medal and the 2005 Quinn Award for experiential learning. Page 24.198.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Artificial Organs Leading to Real Engineering Learning [Work-in-Progress]AbstractExamined at a holistic level, the human body is composed of unit operations maintaininga steady state known as homeostasis. Many of these unit operations have engineeringanalogs. These parallels are explored readily for pedagogical purposes, either as novelproblems or

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Virtual and Online Learning Tools in Chemical Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M. Montgomery, University of Michigan

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #10068Incorporating the Online Encyclopedia of Chemical Engineering EquipmentInto Your Course ActivitiesDr. Susan M. Montgomery, University of Michigan Dr. Susan Montgomery is the G. Brymer Williams Collegiate Lecturer and Undergraduate Program Advi- sor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Michigan. She holds a BSE ChE degree from the University of Michigan and MSE and PhD ChE degrees from Princeton University. Page 24.732.1 c American Society for Engineering