Conference Session

Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jeffrey Stransky, Rowan University; Caleb Hill; Robert John McErlean, Rowan University; Jacob Willetts, Rowan University; Landon Bassett, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

environment?MethodsThis section will contain an overview of our study design, a description of the interventionContents Under Pressure (CUP), and discuss the data analysis performed.Study DesignThis study consisted of a semester long pre-/post- research design involving the use of CUP as anintervention. A total of 187 senior chemical engineering students, enrolled in either a seniordesign or process safety course from three different institutions, participated in the study. Inorder to understand how senior chemical engineering students prioritize criteria relevant toprocess safety decisions, they were asked to complete a pre-reflection where they sequentiallyranked the criteria (budget, personal relationships, plant productivity, safety, and time

Conference Session

Outreach and Beyond in the Chemical Engineering Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron Hempel, University of Arizona; Paul Blowers, University of Arizona; Kasi M. Kiehlbaugh, University of Arizona

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

of the46 following four areas: academic and career advising, high school preparation, engineering structure and47 curriculum, and faculty relations[9]. This paper focuses on faculty relations because, historically, 148 universities have relegated retention issues to staff and advisors. The importance of faculty influence on49 student retention is an under-researched and under-explored area. Specifically, faculty relations can be50 shaped through specific teaching practices instructors can use to increase student retention. Research51 supports the claim that student-professor relationships are vital in promoting the success of engineering52 students [10], [11]. One

Conference Session

ChemE Curriculum: Junior, Senior, and Graduate

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney

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Chemical Engineering

ethics (50%) and broader impacts (46%). Graduate student ESI education wasperceived to be even weaker; 76% rated ethics education insufficient and 74% rated broaderimpacts education insufficient. At the median, chemical engineering faculty identified threedifferent types of courses where they believed undergraduate students in their program learnedabout ESI, most commonly capstone design (72%). Over half of the chemical engineeringinstructors reported teaching safety, professional practice issues, engineering decisions underuncertainty, environmental protection issues, sustainability, ethical failures, and the societalimpacts of technology in their courses. The survey and follow-up interviews with three chemicalengineering faculty members

Conference Session

Focus on Entry Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Chemical Engineering

,more effective marketing is needed to show the connections between engineering and helpingsociety. 22Respected Influencers. These women were influenced in their decision by both family membersand a campus mentor who was particularly influential at Institution B.Family. Half of the women were influenced significantly by members of their families tobecome engineers. In our study, family members who were engineers showed these women thebreadth of the discipline, the job security and the ability to reach career and personal goals. My uncle’s an engineer, a chemical and a mechanical engineer, and if I graduate out of this program, I’ll be the first female chemical engineer in my family, and I think that’s really exciting for me

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Ekenseair, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Bayer, University of Texas, Austin; Margaret Phillips, University of Texas, Austin

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Chemical Engineering

pursue a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, working with Dr. Nicholas A. Peppas at the University of Texas at Austin as an NSF-IGERT fellow. Her research explores the biosensing properties of conductive and recognitive hydrogels. She has authored 1 refereed publication in press, and 1 refereed publication in submission, in addition to conference presentations and proceedings.Margaret Phillips, University of Texas, Austin Margaret A. Phillips is a doctoral student in Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Margaret graduated magna cum laude from Saint Louis University in 2006 where she received her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering. An NSF-IGERT fellow, she is

Conference Session

Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #9271Integrating Freshmen into Exploring the Multi-faceted World of Engineeringand Sustainability through Biofuels Synthesis from Waste Cooking OilMs. Laura-Ann Shaa Ling Chin, Villanova University A Malaysian native, Laura-Ann Chin attended the University of Arizona where she completed her B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering. Throughout her undergraduate career, Laura has worked with numerous cut- ting edge projects including studying endocrine disrupting compounds in wastewater, researching genetic stability of E.Coli in a novel COSBIOS reactor (RWTH, Aachen Germany) and designing an automated zebrafish tracking

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Young, Ohio University-Athens

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Chemical Engineering

Page 15.1118.7open the question of whether non-participants did not hear from their peers about the EFLCs, orwhether they were uninfluenced by what they heard.The general agreement between the electronic survey results and the EFLC course evaluationresults lends confidence to some tentative analysis of the remaining electronic survey data, inspite of the low response rate.Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) at Ohio University denotes an optional, limited-enrollment, 1-credit class associated with a regular course. PLTL sections are led by upperclass students whohave succeeded in the course, with an experienced faculty member coordinating sections,training peer leaders, and providing study exercises. Questions on the electronic survey coveredPLTL

Conference Session

ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karyn L. Biasca, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point; Steve Hill, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-1678: ASSESSMENT OF ABET STUDENT OUTCOMES DUR-ING INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIPSDr. Karyn L. Biasca, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Karyn Biasca is a Professor in the Paper Science and Engineering Department, where she has taught since 1989. She received her B.S in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1981 and worked for Kimberly-Clark Corporation as a process engineer for three years. Finding the career paths available within the corporate environment unappealing, she returned to graduate school, earning her Ph.D. from the Institute of Paper Chemistry (Appleton, WI) in 1989. Her current research interests include the scholarship of teaching and learning, especially on

Conference Session

Novel Student Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Esther W. Gomez, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Manish Kumar, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

career REU person participants and/or graduate education plans; Suggestions for REU program improvement Changes in REU students’ skill levels; Interviews with Experiences and challenges in working Administered in After completion of mentoring with students; Benefits obtained from person and over REU faculty REU collaboration; Suggestions for REU the phone

Conference Session

Virtual and Web Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard A. Davis, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Chemical Engineering

, adaptability). 3. Function well on a team. 4. Develop time and project management skills. 5. Apply knowledge to problem solving. 6. Gain hands-on experience with modern engineering tools and practices. 7. Practice effective business and technical communication skills. 8. Start networking and develop professional references. 9. Explore various career paths and refine personal career goals. 10. Exceed the company’s expectations through personal initiative and self-direction.This list of professional skills is not comprehensive, and is subject to modification, both in termsof the number and types of skills. We periodically revisit the needs of our students andemployers of our coops, interns and graduates as part of our process of continuous

Conference Session

Business and Professional Literacy Within Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Benjamin Goldschneider, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

ways, if any, do student understandings change between their first and second years?Broader Project BackgroundThis analysis used an existing data set generated as part of a larger project that encompasses sixuniversities across three countries. Member institutions are equally distributed, two each fromthe United States, United Kingdom, and South Africa. The research team for this project includesfaculty and graduate students from all three countries, with direct representation from five of thesix included institutions. The objective of the project is to capture various aspects of the studentexperience over the course of a student’s undergraduate career and is thus a longitudinalundertaking beginning in the first year and ending with the

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Blowers, University of Arizona

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Chemical Engineering

toconstrained schedules and competing time demands. However, frequent contact with individualsover time allows advisors to build student strengths in self-determination while tailoring advicedirectly to changing interests.The talk will highlight advising opportunities from outreach, through retention, continuing tograduation, and post graduate interactions that fit within student progress towards theirindividual careers. Appropriate advising content for a technically rigorous chemical engineeringprogram will be used as examples of how to motivate students towards exploring options andmaking decisions that open new doors to professional development. The issue explored is thatself-determination comes from inside the student and that confidence in

Conference Session

Professional Skills Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Jane Kulhanek; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

sophomore level chemical engineering students. This classwas designed to include many game-based activities. Because of these factors, it is uncertainhow transferrable these results may be to other classroom environments, and these results maynot be generalizable to other student populations. This class contained more males than females;therefore, male reflections had more of an impact on the overall top three themes identifiedwhere there was a difference in perceptions between males and females.ConclusionsEffective communication is an important aspect to any field, including engineering. Withoutproficient communication skills, catastrophic events can occur and a successful industry career isunlikely. However, many engineering graduates do not have

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: What Works to Retain Students in Chemical Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Donald P. Visco, Tennessee Technological University; Susan M. Montgomery, University of Michigan; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Colleen A. McDonough, Michigan State University; Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Amanda M. Portis, Michigan State University; Eldred H. Chimowitz, University of Rochester; Willie (Skip) E. Rochefort, Oregon State University; Keith L. Levien, Oregon State University; Nimir Elbashir, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Condit, University of Rochester ; Stephen Lindeman

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Chemical Engineering

career guidance to the students looking for the correct career path, as well aspersonal attention they need to make these decisions, and to fully integrate them into the“CBEE community” at the very beginning of their college experience. The retentionactivities include two first year courses that are heavily project oriented; individualizedstudent advising with a faculty member in the student’s chosen discipline; an active andsupportive CBEE Student Club (AIChE Student Chapter); K-12 outreach activities withfirst year students acting as mentors for middle and high school students; and the JohnsonScholar and Internship Program, a summer research experience for up to 20 first yearstudents. These retention activities will be discussed in more detail

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Rafael Hernandez; Priscilla Hill, Mississippi State University; Hossein Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Todd French, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

Toghiani is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering. He received his B.S.Ch.E, M.S.Ch.E and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. A member of the Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers, Dr. Toghiani has taught a variety of courses at MSU, including Process Control, Transport Phenomena, Reactor Design, both Unit Operations Laboratories and graduate courses in Advanced Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena and Chemical Kinetics. He is the faculty advisor for the student chapter of the Society of Plastics Engineers. His research in the areas of catalysis, fuel cells and nanocomposite materials is supported by DOE, DOD, and

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cox, Purdue University; Angie Andriot, Purdue University; Stephen Beaudoin, Purdue University

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Chemical Engineering

facultyresearchers.”6 In addition to allowing students to explore new ideas, undergraduate researchexperiences benefit students in numerous ways. These experiences can have positive effectsupon students' heightened interests in post-graduate science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) careers,7 students' decisions to pursue graduate studies,8 and students'persistence to graduation.9 Kardash10 found that both students and faculty mentors thought that Page 15.576.2students had increased their research skills during their undergraduate research experiences. Onekey distinction within these programs that is often touted is the direct supervision of

Conference Session

A Virtual Community of Practice for Developing and Implementing Evidence-based Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida; Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Brittany Nelson-Cheeseman, School of Engineering, University of St. Thomas; Cheryl A Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Joseph De-Chung Shih, Stanford University; Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University; Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Richard E Eitel, Stevens Institute of Technology (SSE)

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Chemical Engineering, Materials

informed us that exams were not used in the class this year. Some of the faculty havesuggested that they gave more challenging exams because of their perception that students wereachieving deeper learning. This question has not yet been explored with every member of thevirtual community, but our informal analysis suggests that it may be difficult to compare examperformance between the control group and the intervention. PARTICIPANTS’ EXPERIENCES AND RESULTS At the conclusion of the second semester of the VCP, each participant had implemented his orher course transformation using RBIS. From the conversations during the VCP sessions, the ideaemerged for the participants to disseminate their RBIS experiences with the broader communityat the ASEE

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in Silico

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Ben Uriel Sherrett, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

deliverables.End of • Design Memo Meeting (DMM) Student teams meet with the expert to discuss design strategy.Week 1 o Initial run parameters Upon approval of strategy and parameters, students are given a o Experimental strategy username and password to access the Virtual Laboratory Project.End of • Update Memo Meeting Student teams meet with expert to discuss progress, issues, andWeek 2 o Progress to date receive feedback.End of • Final Recipe Teams deliver a 10-15 minute oral presentation to the expert, 2Week 3 • Final Report other faculty members, and the other students in the laboratory

Conference Session

Business and Professional Literacy Within Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dayoung Kim, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Alison J. Kerr, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

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Chemical Engineering

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) emphasizes ethical practice of theirmembers by stating in the AIChE Code of Ethics that members shall “hold paramount the safety,health, and welfare of the public and protect the environment in performance of their professionalduties” [1]. This is similar to other professional engineering societies including the NationalSociety of Professional Engineers. Aligned with such codes of ethics of various professionalsocieties and broader societal needs, ABET has included “an ability to recognize ethical andprofessional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments” [2] as arequired student outcome for engineering programs. However, while there have been continuingendeavors to

Conference Session

Business and Professional Literacy Within Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kristen Ferris, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Susannah C. Davis, University of New Mexico; Sang M. Han, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

lab studying solar energy.Learner-centered altruism sometimes means helping students with problems outside the course,such as finding an internship and preparing application materials. One faculty member took apoll of seniors and discovering their concern about the future (both entering graduate school andindustry) chose to implement a series of workshops in their course rather than overburdeningstudents with content. This faculty member implemented workshops designed to bring outsidespeakers with advice and knowledge the students felt as though they lacked (determined throughthe survey). Workshops allowed students to ask questions and gain advice from experts in areassuch as graduate admissions, industry hiring practices, and startup

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering

and form relationships to arrive at asolution, for they cannot solve the problems alone. Obvious partners are the other team members,at first strangers but hopefully colleagues and friends as the term progresses. A successful teamlearns to see each member as a potential learning partner who both offers opportunities forlearning but also is a learner him/herself. Other learning partners can be outside experts that thegroups are encouraged to consult such as physicians, family members, faculty members,graduate students or post-docs working in labs as well as the faculty facilitator who guides thegroup. In providing a learning environment in which forming relationships is essential tosuccess, students are ideally moving from a model of learning

Conference Session

Novel Classrooms

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie L. P. Jessop, University of Iowa; Anna L. Flaming, University of Iowa

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Chemical Engineering

Brookfield puts it, “think[ing] deeply about whatwe do and how best to introduce students to complex new knowledge or skillsets.”8 This guideis intended to help faculty members overcome concerns and potential difficulties cited in theliterature, including “workload for faculty, student resistance, lack of opportunities for just-in-time questions, technical issues, decreased interest and neglected material” (see p. 7 in Ref. 5).This paper will address strategies for making the most of these benefits and for overcoming thesechallenges.Julie – My decision to flip was based on a disconnect between my reality and my vision for myMEB class. Students tended to sit passively in my lectures (sometimes) taking notes, but Iwanted (and tried) to engage them in

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

culture: • Chemical engineering courses aimed at retention – (a departmental stakeholder cultural decision) • Bringing communication, soft skills, etc. into ChE curriculum (a departmental stakeholder decision) • The use of active learning and other ways to improve retention (if faculty members embrace these teaching concepts, they can modify the culture so that the students feel more engaged in the learning process and take ownership of their own learning). • The development of novel curriculum approaches and/or department level involvement (a departmental stakeholder cultural decision)Each of these classifications will now be discussed. In many cases, the concept ofretention is linked to an

Conference Session

ChemE Curriculum: Freshman and Sophomore

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Rae Tanner, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University

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Chemical Engineering

the First Year: A Mixed Methods ApproachAbstractFor any student in the first year of an undergraduate program, there are an overwhelming numberof decisions to make. One of the biggest of these is choosing what to study. This choice isinfluenced by many complex factors and is difficult to predict or fully understand. A betterrecognition of why a student opts into and stays in a major could yield a deeper understandinginto how students choose a major and what they expect from engineering careers. This paperexamines students who chose chemical engineering and completed a set of surveys administeredduring their first year of study. The surveys contained questions that were both quantitative andqualitative in nature. In

Conference Session

ChE: Departmental Issues and Integrating Freshmen into the ChE Program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pedro Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

Page 11.45.6to stay. During an internal study at Tennessee Tech, it was determined that success or failureduring the first math class (whatever it may be) was the most useful indicator of Engineeringstudents sustaining to graduation. Accordingly, we wanted to address any potential math concernsearly in the semester. About half of the class stayed back and, depending on the course, differentchemical engineering faculty worked with that group. Additionally, details on the Math Lab oncampus were provided to students who required some extra help.Class 4: I Finish My B.S. in Chemical Engineering and I Can Do What?A popular book used in Introduction to Engineering classes at various institutions (includingTennessee Tech) is “Engineering your Future

Conference Session

ChE: Curriculum Reform & Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Froyd; Jean Layne, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; David Ford, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

is tensionbetween the perspective of a curriculum as a unified whole that is intended to shape thecharacteristics of its graduates and the perspective of the curriculum as a collection of individualcourses for which individual faculty members accept responsibility. Fisher, Fairweather, andAmey described this as “the tension between collective responsibility and the boundaries ofacademic freedom”2. Understandably, faculty concern regarding curriculum tends to focus moststrongly on courses related to their area of professional expertise that they teach. Secondly,faculty members focus on courses that are prerequisite to courses of interest (specifically thedegree to which students emerging from these courses are prepared for the next course in

Conference Session

Looking at the ChE Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annette Jacobson, Carnegie Mellon University; Rosemary Frollini, Carnegie Mellon University; Susana Steppan, Carnegie Mellon University

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Chemical Engineering

. Page 13.1303.7Assessment from Students, Alumni and Corporate Scientists and EngineersSince, 1978, 342 undergraduate chemical engineers have elected this four course sequence,which comprises 10-25% of each chemical engineering graduating class at Carnegie Mellon.Once the minor was instituted in 2003, an average of 8 students elected the minor per year andall of these 40 students graduated the year their minor was granted. The BS graduates work inindustries that manufacture, for example, coatings, paints, pigments, surfactants, nanomaterials,polymers, food, personal care products, cosmetics and biomaterials; approximately 20% of thestudents that received the minor entered graduate school working toward a PhD after graduation.The initial eighteen

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Marlin, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

team of over 40 academics and practitioners investigated methods for quantifying benefits from automation; the results of this project were published in a manuscript. Dr. Marlin is currently director of the McMaster Advanced Control Consortium (MACC), which develops relevant research through collaboration among university researchers and numerous companies. MACC consists of five professors, 17 industrial members and 25 university researchers, principally graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. He teaches university courses in process control, process analysis, problem solving, and optimization and has published a textbook in process control (Process Control, Designing