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WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mechteld Veltman Hillsley, Penn State University; Karen A High, Clemson University; Stephanie Butler Velegol, Penn State University; Michael John Janik, Penn State University; Jennifer S. Brown, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

. Her primary research foci include graduate student and faculty development, graduate well-being, asset-based approaches to engineering education, and mentorship of women in STEM. Her background is in advanced manufacturing and design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 WIP: Chemical Engineering Faculty Attitudes towards Evidence Based Instruction Practices and Growth MindsetJennifer S. Brown, Karen High, Mechteld V. Hillsley, Michael J. Janik, Stephanie B. VelegolIntroductionIn the Chemical Engineering (CHE) department at a large public R1 university, we are workingon changing the climate and culture of our department through a multipronged approachinvolving

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Preparing Future Chemical Engineers

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maureen Tang, Drexel University

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Paper ID #45591A Faculty Flowchart for Student Disengagement and Mental HealthMaureen Tang, Drexel University Maureen Tang joined the faculty of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Drexel University in 2014 and obtained tenure in April 2020. She received her BS in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2007 and her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 2012. Dr. Tang completed postdoctoral work at Stanford University and research internships at Kyoto University, the University of Dortmund, and DuPont. She is the recipient of a NSF CAREER award. Her research at Drexel studies materials and

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 7: Innovative Pedagogy

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron; Nidaa Makki, University of Akron; William Grover Brown

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Paper ID #38734A Comparison between Individually-Prepared and Team-Prepared StudyGuides in a Sophomore Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics CourseDr. Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron Donald P. Visco, Jr. is the former Dean of the College of Engineering at The University of Akron and currently a Professor of Chemical, Biomolecular and Corrosion Engineering.Nidaa Makki, University of Akron Dr. Nidaa Makki is an Associate Professor in the LeBron James Family Foundation College of Education at The University of Akron, in the department in Curricular and Instructional Studies. Her work focuses on STEM curriculum integration

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 3: Work-in-Progress Part 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; Lisa G. Bullard, P.E., North Carolina State University, Raleigh

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Paper ID #37143Work-in-Progress: Developing a Research Plan for a RetrospectiveAnalysis of the Effect of Bridging Courses on Student Success inGraduate StudiesDr. Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Dr. Matthew Cooper is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University where he teaches courses in Senior Design, Unit Opera- tions, Transport Phenomena, Material & Energy Balances and Mathematical/Computational Methods. Dr. Cooper’s research interests include effective teaching, process safety education and conceptual learning

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WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nagma Zerin, The Johns Hopkins University; Sakul Ratanalert, Columbia University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #41931Work in Progress: Do Growth Mindset Interventions Work? Observationsfrom a Case Study in a Chemical Engineering Core CourseDr. Nagma Zerin, The Johns Hopkins University Dr. Nagma Zerin is a Lecturer in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChemBE) department at the Johns Hopkins University. She has a high interest in understanding the mindsets of undergraduate students and implementing inclusive classroom strategies.Dr. Sakul Ratanalert, Columbia University Sakul Ratanalert is a Senior Lecturer in Discipline in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Columbia University. He received his BS in Chemical

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 2: Community Retrospectives

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo D. Koretsky, Tufts University; Lisa G. Bullard, P.E., North Carolina State University, Raleigh; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Vanessa Svihla, University of Texas, Austin; Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Perspectives on Chemical Engineering EducationAbstractThis study investigated faculty perceptions and needs salient to the future of the journalChemical Engineering Education (CEE). Specifically, we sought to understand (a) how facultyuse CEE and what they value about it; (b) barriers and improvements to publication and use; and(c) perceptions of the “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consideration Requirement,” whichbegan in 2021. To guide this work, we posed the following research questions: 1) What is theperceived utility of CEE? How do faculty use CEE? What do they value about the journal?; 2)What are the opportunities for improvement? What barriers preclude publication and use?; and3) What are the perceptions of the “Diversity, Equity, and

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Joint Session: Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division and Chemical Division

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Barr, University of Michigan; Sarah A Wilson, University of Kentucky; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Joanne Beckwith Maddock, Carnegie Mellon University; Tracy L. Carter, Northeastern University; Samira Azarin Azarin; Amy J. Karlsson, University of Maryland

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED), Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

engineering curriculum and (b) expecting laboratory instructorsto assess thirteen different learning outcomes for student success is unrealistic.Therefore, a survey was designed to gain an understanding of the outcomes most important to thevarious lab stakeholders (faculty, non-academic engineers, and students) and the currentsuccesses and gaps of chemical engineering laboratory curricula in addressing those outcomes.This paper describes responses received from chemical engineering students. Including thestudent voice is important in higher education curricular development and can have positiveoutcomes in terms of student perceptions of courses and their engagement in them [2].Additionally, students are more intrinsically motivated by course

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Promoting Inclusivity and Broadening Participation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois at Chicago

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #44252Fostering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering Education: A CaseStudy of UIC Chemical Engineering DepartmentDr. Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois at Chicago Betul Bilgin is a Clinical Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering (CHE) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Fostering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering Education: A Case Study of UIC Chemical Engineering DepartmentAbstractThe persistent lack of diversity in engineering remains a pressing challenge, with limited signs

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas McKean, University of Arkansas; Ranil Wickramasinghe P.E., University of Arkansas; LaShall Bates; Gary Bates; Jacquelyn Wiersma-Mosley, University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #42280Board 22: A Multi-Tiered Mentoring Community Approach to ExpandedResearch Experiences for Local Students from Complex and UnderrepresentedMinority BackgroundsMr. Thomas McKean, University of Arkansas Thomas McKean III is a Ph.D. candidate in the Materials Science and Engineering program and the Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas working under Dr. Ranil Wickramasinghe. Thomas holds his MS from the University of Arkansas in Microelectronics Photonics and BS in Chemical Engineering from Syracuse University. He has extensive experience mentoring new graduate students and

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Safety and Sustainability in the ChE Classroom

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura P Ford, The University of Tulsa; Gary A Aurand, Penn State University; Chris Barr, University of Michigan; Frank Bowman, University of North Dakota; Hema Ramsurn, The University of Tulsa; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Tracy L. Carter, Northeastern University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Luke Landherr, Northeastern University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Stephen Ward Thiel P.E., University of Cincinnati; Bruce K Vaughen P.E., American Institute of Chemical Engineers; Troy J. Vogel, University of Notre Dame

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, L. Landherr, D. Silverstein, S. Thiel, B. Vaughen and T. Vogel, "Process Safety Across the Curriculum," in AIChE Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2023.[2] L. P. Ford, K. D. Dahm, D. Crowl, C. Barr, J. Brennan, T. Carter, L. Landherr, D. Silverstein, S. Thiel, B. Vaughen and T. Vogel, "The 2023 Timepoint in the Development of Process Safety Education," Chemical Engineering Education.[3] M. S. Mannan and D. K. Startz, "Process Safety Curriculum in US Universities," Centerline, vol. 10, no. 1, 2006.[4] P. B. Hasan, "Process Safety Curriculum Survey," Centerline, vol. 16, no. 2, 2012.[5] J. A. Shaeiwitz and S. Abubakr, "Hazards Associated with Chemical, Physical, and/or Biological Processes in the ChE Curriculum," in AIChE

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 2: Community Retrospectives

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Daniel Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael David Mau Barankin, Colorado School of Mines; Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Laura P. Ford, The University of Tulsa; Tracy Q. Gardner, Colorado School of Mines; Milo Koretsky, Tufts University; Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Matthew W Liberatore, The University of Toledo

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #38803Preliminary Reflections and Assessment of the 2022 Chemical EngineeringSummer SchoolDr. Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University Margot Vigeant is a professor of chemical engineering at Bucknell University. She earned her B.S. in chemical engineering from Cornell University, and her M.S. and Ph.D., also in chemical engineering, from the University of Virginia. Her primary researcDr. Daniel Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Daniel Anastasio is an associate professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received a B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 2009

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WIP: Classroom Innovations

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Miles Phillips, Baylor University; Alexandre Yokochi, Baylor University; Anne Marie Spence, Baylor University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, with Juniors and Seniors, with all students having takenThermodynamics and some having taken Heat Transfer. The students read and followed theprocedures shown in Appendix B. The method by which the intervention was evaluated was a pre/post heat conceptinventory, shown in Appendix A. The concept inventory comprised of 16 questions from theAIChE Concept Warehouse [9] with a follow-up companion question asking for the student’sconfidence in the answer they gave. The intervention took place during one lab session, with apre-read before the pre-test and a post-analysis before the post-test.Results and Discussion Figure 4 shows a comparison of correct answers given with high or moderate confidence.As shown, most questions had minimal

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maureen Tang, Drexel University; Tamara Galoyan Galoyan; Shannon Capps

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

makessense mid-semester.Remediation tools employed by busy faculty must be a) simple to use, b) require minimal extragrading burden or face-to-face meeting time, and c) compatible with the typical exam-basedinfrastructure that already exists in most courses. This work-in-progress aims to develop toolsthat maximize student impact while meeting these constraints. We seek feedback on the twointerventions described below.Intervention #1: student-generated screencasts.Faculty frequently assign students to watch supplemental or remedial videos [4]. The creation ofstudent-generated screencasts is less common, but previous work has found them effective[5]–[7]. The benefits of creating screencasts are intuitive. Synthesis is a higher level on Bloom’staxonomy

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 10: Teaming and Professional Skills

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; Hseen Baled; Michael McMahon

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

clock on the screen and announced the startingtime asking students to proceed. The proctor went around the tables, completing instructions forcertain groups as designed (appointing the leader for team C, right after the announcement ofstarting time, reminding the 2 minutes period for team B) and checking on instructions to befollowed. Some warnings were needed as some groups started to depart from instructions (i.e.,communicating in cases that were not allowed for).Table 1. Strategies for completing the word search by each group. Group Strategy A Every member works independently. No communication allowed B Group takes no more than 2 minutes to arrange for a plan. No communication after that time C A leader is

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ariel Chan, University of Toronto; Jackie Anjie Liu, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

correct/incorrect steps are noted. The incorrect steps must be corrected before further operation can be carried out. In the game environment, students can also see the control system and operate it (Figure 1c-d). The control system and output stream information are generated to mimic real-life operations. Students can use the data to solve some problems encountered in the game. They can practice and repeat the experience at their own pace and time. These two steps help students remember a valve's location and how to complete the operating procedures. The immersive 3D works similarly but requires a VR-enabled headset (Figure 2a-b). (3) Additionally, students can also use VR walkthrough (Figure 3)to gain

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Preparing Future Chemical Engineers

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sourojeet Chakraborty Ph.D., EIT, Johns Hopkins University; Daniela Galatro, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

today exists at a very interesting transition, with a new generation of industrial revolution (Industry 5.0,hereafter termed I.D. 5.0; a table of abbreviations/acronyms used in this work is presented in Appendix B) beingushered in with the unprecedented rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI). A direct impact of this is a pedagogical revolutionin Higher Education Institutes (HEIs), leading to the swift transformation of Education 4.0 [12, 50] to Education 5.0(hereafter referred to as E.D. 5.0). Some hallmark identifiers of E.D. 5.0 are the seamless convergence of intelligent 1tutoring, robotics, and the Internet of things (IoT) [1], Machine Learning (ML) [1,12], Augmented and Virtual

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Improving Student Problem Solving and Performance

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huan Gu, University of New Haven

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

. The instructor would summarize the key points of eachchapter and go through the important examples during lectures, with the emphasis shifted towardsapplication and demonstrating problem-solving skills. This approach to reading assignment freedup valuable lecture time for the PSS sessions and enabled the instructor to facilitate interactiveproblem-solving among students. By flipping the classroom, the instructor was able to promoteactive problem solving, observe and identify specific problem-solving skill gaps in students,offering more targeted coaching.Figure 1. Interactive activity for introducing decision tree. (a) Decision tree used in organizing theprinciple and knowledge of RK. (b) Representative student’s response of the ‘Guess the

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 7: Innovative Pedagogy

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Landherr, Northeastern University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

proposed for themselves. Only 11 percent of students had Proposed Grade Students in Course to be brought down to a lower final grade based on the A 35.2% instructor’s assessment of the breadth and depth of their A-/A 7.4% portfolio and overall body of work; in comparison, the A- 20.4% instructor used their reserved discretion to bring 28 B+/A- 9.3% percent of students up to a higher grade than proposed. B+ 3.7% B/B+ 1.9% It should be noted that of the 54 students in the course

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 9: Student Experiences in Laboratory Courses

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of Texas, Austin; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Jennifer R. Brown, Montana State University, Bozeman; Stephanie G. Wettstein, Montana State University, Bozeman; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, University of New Mexico

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] M. Wilson-Fetrow, V. Svihla, B. Burnside, and A. K. Datye, "Course-based undergraduate research experiences in a chemical engineering laboratory promote consequential agency," Journal of Chemical Education, under review.[4] J. R. Mohrig, "The problem with organic chemistry labs," Journal of Chemical Education, vol. 81, no. 8, p. 1083, 2004, doi: 10.1021/ed081p1083.[5] D. H. Jonassen, "Toward a design theory of problem solving," Educational Technology Research and Development, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 63-85, 2000, doi: 10.1007/BF02300500.[6] R. M. Felder, D. R. Woods, J. E. Stice, and A. Rugarcia, "The future of engineering education II. Teaching methods that work," Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 34

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WIP: Classroom Innovations

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sakul Ratanalert, Columbia University; Franklin Hsu, The Johns Hopkins University; Nagma Zerin, The Johns Hopkins University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

throughout the demonstration)produced desired product D (yellow), and the other where C formed undesired byproduct B(blue) (Figure 1). The demonstration allows users to manipulate up to five variables: the molarflow rate of reactant C, the single-pass fractional conversion of C, the fractional selectivity, theseparator temperature, and the recycle ratio.The block flow diagram labels streams and units. The purge Stream 6 (brown) and the recycleStream 7 (green) arrows grow and shrink in size to visualize the recycle ratio, e.g. with a lowrecycle ratio, Stream 6’s arrow would be large and Stream 7’s arrow would be small. Below theblock flow diagram are visual representations of the system variables that can be manipulated.Single-pass fractional

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Perspectives in Chemical Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Rasmussen, University of Utah; Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #41485Curriculum and Teaching Load in Top-Ranked U.S. Chemical EngineeringDepartmentsZachary Rasmussen, University of Utah Zachary Rasmussen is a sophomore in chemical engineering at the University of Utah. He’s an undergraduate researcher with an interest in the application of machine learning networks in chemical engineering processes.Prof. Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah Anthony Butterfield is an Associate Chair and Professor (Lecturer) in the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Utah. He received his B. S. and Ph. D. from the University of Utah and a M. S. from the University of

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Laboratory and Research Skill Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Prpich, University of Virginia; Natasha Smith, University of Virginia; Caroline Elizabeth Crockett, University of Virginia; Anukriti Shrestha, University of Virginia

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

(red).(B) A more complex electrical circuit that requires the diode (red) and electric motor be placed inparallel for both components to be functional.The second circuit (Figure 3B) posed a significantly greater challenge than the first. In this task,students were instructed to integrate an electric fan motor into the operational circuit. Additionalconnectors were provided. If the students placed the electric motor in series with the diode andthe switch, the circuit would not function. To achieve circuit functionality, the diode and themotor needed to be placed in parallel. This exercise aimed to demonstrate to students that theycould not solely rely on isolating, testing, and tracing methods used in the previous example,highlighting the

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 7: Innovative Pedagogy

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiamin Zhang, University of California, Riverside; John Ellington Byars, Auburn University; Eric Burkholder, Auburn University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Journal of Science Education, vol. 33, no. 18, pp. 2463–2488, 2011. [2] T.-R. Sikorski and D. Hammer, “Looking for coherence in science curriculum,” Science Education, vol. 101, no. 6, pp. 929–943, 2017. [3] E. Kuo, M. M. Hull, A. Elby, and A. Gupta, “Assessing mathematical sensemaking in physics through calculation-concept crossover,” Physical Review Physics Education Research, vol. 16, no. 2, p. 020109, 2020. [4] F. Zhao and A. Schuchardt, “Development of the sci-math sensemaking framework: categorizing sensemaking of mathematical equations in science,” International Journal of STEM Education, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 1–18, 2021. [5] T. O. B. Odden and R. S. Russ, “Sensemaking epistemic game: A model of student sensemaking processes

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 6: First-Year & Sophomore Year Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Landherr, Northeastern University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

this comic was helpful?”Q3 = “Would you recommend science comics like this to others as a means of learning?”Figure 5. Number of students (n=32) reporting degree of confidence in fugacity both before and afterreading the comic./Comparison of student answers for the ConcepTest questions was far less indicative of clear improvementin student understanding. In answering the questions, students could essentially fall into five categories: ifthey changed their answer from pre-comic to post-comic, they could either a) change from being incorrectto correct, b) change from correct to incorrect, or c) change from being incorrect to another incorrectanswer; if they held their answer the same, they could either d) remain correct or e) remain

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Fiegel, The University of Iowa; Charles Stanier, The University of Iowa

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

. Addressing this area requires greater faculty engagement to clarify gradingresponsibilities and expectations, given the variability across the department. Future plansinclude creating recorded models of effective student-TA interactions, expanding our case studiesto cover diverse teaching scenarios, and curating a library of engineering problems with feedbackthat emphasize metacognitive strategies. We will continue to gather data about the trainingprogram to assess its impact on TA confidence, teaching effectiveness, and student learningoutcomes. This ongoing evaluation will help refine the training by identifying areas forimprovement and ensuring alignment with both TA needs and departmental expectations.References[1] S. B. Philipp, T. R. Tretter

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 8: Lab Module Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy K. Firth, University of Utah; Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah; Mason John

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Engineering Department of the University of Utah. He received his B. S. and Ph. D. from the University of Utah and a M. S. from the University of California, San Diego. His teachinMason John ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Development and use of an adaptable Arduino-based control system for bench-top process control experimentsAbstractStudents’ chemical engineering laboratory experiences are challenging to approximate flexibly,and at low-cost and small-scale. As a result of this challenge and the COVID-19 quarantines,many students were left without adequate experimental experience.In this paper we present the framework for an Arduino-based system that can be used in

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 9: Student Experiences in Laboratory Courses

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer R. Brown, Montana State University, Bozeman; Stephanie G. Wettstein, Montana State University, Bozeman; Douglas J. Hacker, University of Utah

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evaluation as well aslessons learned from the scoring discussion. Additionally, we provide recommendations forincorporating an ‘instructor orientation’ prior to using rubrics to ensure effective use of the rubricacross multiple instructors.MethodsThe rubric underwent two rounds of validation. The first was in the 2022 spring semester and thesecond followed in the 2022 fall semester. For the spring rubric validation, six instructors gradedfour reports and used a rubric that consisted of 15 constructs ranging in value from 4 to 12 pointseach (Table 1) for a total of 100 points. Each construct on the rubric had five levels meant tocorrespond to “A”, “B”, “C”, “D” and “F” level work. The description of “A” level from therubric is listed in Table 1.In

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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado , University of Dayton; Ricardo Gómez González, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon; Jean M. Andino Ph.D., P.E., Arizona State University; Nilza D. Aples, University of Technology, Jamaica; Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston

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is: Does using EML micromoment activities enhancestudent learning related to heat exchangers in two Chemical Engineering courses through the useof concept maps? A secondary research question examines whether introducing a physical deviceenhances students’ EM assessment through the development of concept maps.The specific goals of this study are: a) To incorporate EML micromoment activities in Process Control and Heat Transfer courses, b) to deliver and assess EML micromoment activities to students in Chemical Engineering at two separate institutions, c) to contrast the micromoment interventions with a "hands-on" experimental module and d) to provide recommendations for future technical EML micromoment implementations.3

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Laboratory and Research Skill Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Stephanie G Wettstein, Montana State University, Bozeman; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Jennifer R Brown, Montana State University, Bozeman; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico

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project," Journal of Chemical Education, vol. 99, no. 6, pp. 2417-2424, 2022, doi: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00817.[13] A. Giddens, The constitution of society: Outline of the theory of structuration. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1984.[14] W. H. Sewell, Jr., "A theory of structure: Duality, agency, and transformation," AJS, vol. 98, no. 1, pp. 1-29, 1992, doi: 10.1086/229967.[15] M. Emirbayer and A. Mische, "What is agency?," AJS, vol. 103, no. 4, pp. 962-1023, 1998. [Online]. Available: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/231294.[16] V. Svihla, T. B. Peele-Eady, and A. Gallup, "Exploring agency in capstone design problem framing," Studies in Engineering Education, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 96–119

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Perspectives in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake Lopez, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

approach described in [15] can restrict the sizes of the module in addition to the number of modules.This approach maximizes a different measure of modularity with constraints to set the number of mod-ules and the size of modules within a given size. This is cast as a binary quadratic optimization program.Additionally, we can use the framework to provide a definition of a modular curriculum. A curriculumwill be considered modular if: (a) the topics in a module form a cluster of dense dependency, (b) connec-tivity between modules is sparse, and (c) the modules are within a set resource use (credit hours). Thesetwo approaches enable evaluating the modularity of the curriculum by determining modules that couldbe used to guide course organization and