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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 1: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ChE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Esohe Fawole, University of California, Davis; Glaucia Prado, University of California, Davis; William Ristenpart, University of California, Davis; Jason White, University of California, Davis

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introductory food science course prior to pandemic-initiated remoteinstruction beginning in Spring 2020 (58.1% vs. 39.3%, p = 0.042). While the remote instructionperiod eroded this impact, it is our hope and expectation that as most classes at UC Davis havereturned to in-person instruction, students taking The Design of Coffee will once again bemotivated to change into and persist in STEM majors, adding much needed talent to the pool ofperspective scientists and engineers.Introduction and MotivationIntroductory design experiences are recommended by the National Academy of Engineering forrecruiting and retaining students into STEM and engineering in particular [1]. These experienceshave the potential to be particularly impactful for students

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 1: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ChE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deesha Chadha, Imperial College, London; Jerry Y.Y. Heng; Emerald Sun

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University of Edinburgh who suggestthat: ‘[EDI provision] means promoting an inclusive, fair, respectful and welcoming culturein which all staff and students can flourish.’ Useful definitions are provided for each of theterms individually: equality enables individuals to access the same opportunities, diversityconcerns valuing the difference between people, and inclusion is a measure of how safe andwelcome people feel in their environment.1 This is simpler in theory than in practice asinclusive, fair and respectful are subjective terms, especially for students and staff from1 It should be pointed out that the terminology used in the UK is somewhat different to that used in the USAwhereby diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts are discussed

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 1: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ChE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Burkholder, Auburn University

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. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Opportunity gaps for women in chemical engineering: a quantitative critical investigationINTRODUCTIONData collected by the National Science Foundation generally show that chemical engineering ismore diverse with respect to gender than other engineering fields [1]. A more recent study showsthat roughly 39% of matriculating chemical engineering students are women – the highest of anyengineering discipline [2]. Yet, the discipline still falls short of gender parity, even at theundergraduate level, while other disciplines, such as biology, now see classes that may bemajority women [3]. As one looks to higher levels of education in chemical engineering, genderdiversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 1: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ChE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mechteld Veltman Hillsley, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University

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class toanswer our research questions: 1. Does the sense of belonging within the learning community, within the class, and within the department change with mixed-mode versus in-person, lecture-based versus flipped, 1st class versus 2nd class, and expected course grade? 2. Do students perceive a benefit in their learning by participating in the learning communities? 3. What are the factors that influence how the groups are formed and if they are changed throughout the semester?Students in the current offering of the fluid mechanics course, which uses learning communitiesand some active learning, took one of two offerings of the material balances class: one a flippedclass using learning communities and one a lecture

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 1: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ChE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kavitha Chintam, Northwestern University; Alexis N. Prybutok, University of Washington; Willa Brenneis; Jonathan M. Chan; Joie Green; Ruihan Li; Meagan Olsen; Sapna L. Ramesh; Carolyn E. Ramirez; Dhanvi Ram Vemulapalli; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University

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pandemic, andviolence against unarmed Black people brought the nation to a racial reckoning. Structuralracism in the form of redlining, lower pay, unequal access to education and healthcare, and manymore forms of institutionalized bias laid a foundation for disproportionate negative health andenvironmental impacts for minoritized groups in the U.S. [1], [2]. The coronavirus pandemic,whose peak in 2020 in particular had a disproportionate effect on Black and Latinx patients,highlighted the inequalities faced by these populations who often had higher exposure to thevirus, more underlying health conditions, and less access to healthcare than their whitecounterparts [3]–[5]. The Black Lives Matter movement and the protests following the murdersof

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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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Temileye Omopariola Ibirinde; Adebayo Iyanuoluwa Olude, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi, P.E., Morgan State University; Niangoran Koissi, Morgan State University; Krishna Bista; Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Frank Efe; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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toevaluate knowledge gains.Keywords –experimental-centric learning, hands-on, curiosity, engagement.IntroductionLaboratory experiments help students understand basic chemistry ideas. Simple experiments work best, butcomplicated experiments can cause confusion and boredom. Over time, students may forget what they learnedand cannot use the information in other areas [1], [2]. There is often a disconnect between the teachingmethods used by educators and the learning styles of individual students, leading to a lack of engagement andunderstanding. There have been numerous studies conducted on this topic, and several factors have beenidentified as contributing to the gap between teaching and learning, including teaching methods that are notaligned with

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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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Olatunde Olu Mosobalaje, Covenant University; Moses Olayemi, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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) elements of the course. We propose this alignment beimplemented in classes either as a stand-alone course or an accompanying lab to help studentsunbox reservoir simulation. IntroductionBackgroundThe need to minimize risks and maximize returns associated with alternative petroleum reservoirdevelopment options is the compelling motivation for the task of reservoir performance prediction.Such predictions are necessary for investment and operational decisions. Reservoir simulation is astate-of-the-art performance prediction tool that deploys physics, mathematics, programming, andreservoir engineering to formulate and implement reservoir fluid flow models as a computerprogram [1]. Thus, students are typically

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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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. There is a needto bridge this knowledge gap in order to position each accepted student to succeed in graduatestudies.Since 2018 the department has offered a self-paced online course sequence consisting of twocourses, three credit hours each which are typically taken Fall/Spring or Spring/Summer, forstudents with a BS degree in a non-CHE science or engineering field. This two-course sequenceserves as a “bridging course” and teaches the core concepts in chemical engineering to students,covering material including material and energy balances, thermodynamics, transportphenomena, and reactor design. The course content, organization and continuous improvementhave been previously presented and documented [1-5].Now that the two-course sequence has

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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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Zeynep Ezgi Durak, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Oluwafemi Johnson Ajeigbe

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learning and being actively engaged with the topic with the help of learning ma-terial [1]–[3]. Freeman’s analysis of student performance in undergraduate STEM disciplinesshowed that students are 1.5 times more likely to fail when they are only exposed to verbal lec-turing [3]. The focus of learning is slowly shifting towards more student-centered learning andaway from instructor-centered learning as pedagogies broaden.Several important unit operations covered in the chemical engineering curriculum involvepacked or fluidized beds where surface interactions of solids and fluids are very important. Flu-idized beds are commonly used in industrial applications such as surface coating, catalytic crack-ing, heat transfer, adsorption, and combustion [4

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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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Deesha Chadha, Imperial College London; Umang Vinubhai Shah, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ

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meaningfulmentoring, and deep-rooted and critical evaluation consist of.IntroductionGraduate teaching assistants (GTAs) perform an important role in engineering departments and areusually required to teach in a variety of subjects and settings. Additionally, they are paid for the workthey do in this area, so are expected to be reasonably good in the role and are often relied upon to bean important role model for younger students [1]. However, there are times when the professionaldevelopment needs of GTAs have been neglected, for example through inadequate training which isusually accompanied by a loss of motivation [2]. Hence, it is important to pinpoint training needsamong the GTA population. In our particular context, we employ approximately 170 GTAs in

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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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Fernando Mérida, University of Florida; Carlos Rinaldi; Luis Gallego, University of Florida; Andrew Stephen Kraus; Hyeongbeen Joo; Elizabeth Louise Meier, University of Florida

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involves the contribution of studentsand faculty from chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer sciences, as a partof a Capstone design project looking for innovations on undergraduate engineering education.The chemical engineering lab-on-a-kit will contribute to modernize unit operations laboratoriesand provide opportunities for K-12 experimental demonstrations and outreach initiatives.IntroductionLaboratory-based courses provide engineering students with important skills including hands-onexperimentation, team dynamics, troubleshooting, and communications. These and other skillshave been recognized as well-defined pillars supporting the relevance of practical work inengineering majors[1], [2]. Unit operations laboratories (UOLs

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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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and science inquiryWilliam Grover Brown ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Study Guide Generation in Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics: A Comparison Between Individual and Group PreparationIntroduction and BackgroundCollaborative environments have been linked to improved student learning across many differentvariables, from early childhood education [1] to graduate level quantum physics [2]. Specificallywithin engineering, first-year engineering students showed a statistically significant increasewhen working collaboratively on tutorials in a calculus course based on exam performancerelative to a control. [3]Of course, collaborative environments define a large umbrella of approaches, and

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 4: Junior & Senior Year Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura P. Ford, The University of Tulsa; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Bruce K. Vaughen, American Institute of Chemical Engineers; Marnie V. Jamieson, University of Alberta, Canada; Luke Landherr, Northeastern University; David L. Silverstein, P.E., University of Kentucky; Troy J. Vogel, University of Notre Dame; Christy Wheeler West, University of South Alabama; Stephen W. Thiel, University of Cincinnati

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time. The subject for 2022 was the capstone design experience,defined as containing "a culminating major engineering design experience which incorporatesappropriate engineering standards and multiple constraints, and is based on the knowledge andskills acquired in earlier course work" (ABET 5.d). We included process, product, and plantdesign. This capstone design experience may be one or more courses. Capstone design surveyresults from 2012 have been presented previously in 2013 [1].The survey itself is in Appendix A. Emails were sent via the AIChE Chairs listserv todepartment heads, asking them to send the survey link to the appropriate faculty in theirdepartments. The survey link was also included in AIChE Education Division newsletters

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 5: Work-in-Progress Part 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Lucian Alexander, P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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developed for the new student outcomes, which was preparedto ensure clarity of the student work evidence [1]. In a similar manner, Pejcinovic describes anextensive system of criteria and performance indicators that were adopted for an electrical andcomputer engineering department [2]. The faculty of a new engineering program at Angelo StateUniversity posited that a highly structured and clear assessment program is necessary for successin seeking initial accreditation, including the subdivision of SOs into clear and unambiguousparts for measurement of outcomes [3]. Other engineering faculty have described the substantialreliance on design courses for determination of student outcome attainment [4, 5]. The objectiveof this Work-in-Progress paper is

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luke Landherr, Northeastern University

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consideration of theirefforts and completed correct work.This paper will discuss these ungrading efforts in the course, student feedback throughout the semester, andrecommendations for other instructors interested in applying an ungrading approach in their courses.BackgroundThe process of assessment through standard letter grades and the traditional 100-point scale has developedover the past few centuries, driven by the push for uniformity and consistency in assessment betweeninstitutions.1 Of course, the degree to which uniform objective assessment system through grades has everbeen truly achieved can easily be questioned, as in part noted by the wide range of grades that could beassigned to the same submitted work from a range of different assessors

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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

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Christi L. Patton Luks, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Paper ID #37007Experiments for a Computing ClassDr. Christi L. Patton Luks, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Patton earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University, an M.S. in Applied Mathematics from The University of Tulsa, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from The University of Tulsa. She is currently Teaching Professor of Chemical Engineering at Missouri University of Science & Technology and serves as PIC 1 chair until June 2022. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Experiments for a Computing ClassAbstractThe

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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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Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University; Lisa G. Bullard P.E., North Carolina State University, Raleigh; Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Katie Cadwell, Syracuse University

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this group, we have found that there is much variation in thesupport, guidance, and promotion pathways depending on their individual institutions anddepartments. The purpose of this paper is to explore these differences and provide examples ofpolicies and procedures at a number of institutions to be used as a potential model.This paper has two specific objectives: (1) Discuss the results of a survey given to the faculty inthis group. This survey asks questions about the length of their service and contract, their titleand opportunities for promotion, support given to them for professional development, theirjourney to take a teaching-track position and the level of support they feel in their departments;and (2) Provide examples of teaching

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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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Emily Nichole Ingram, University of Kentucky; Malgorzata Chwatko, University of Kentucky

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.1-4 Proposed changes include discussion ofnew technology such as computer science or green chemistry or soft skills like professionalismwhich were not part of the curriculum 20 years ago. However, the same level of action is notseen in the articles regarding the graduate curriculum. There are limited papers on the integrationof new ideas into the graduate curriculum, and only one paper describing the course curriculumacross the US.1, 5-7 The study by David Kauffman attempts to capture the number of schools inthe US which require/suggest the core chemical engineering classes at the graduate level in2002.7 In the nearly 20 years since this paper was published, the research on graduate studiescurriculum in engineering has been lacking. This

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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

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Erick S. Vasquez, University of Dayton; Kelly Bohrer, University of Dayton; Matthew Dewitt, University of Dayton; Soubantika Palchoudhury

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the earlier portion of the course. Theauthors (instructors of the course) provide (1) ideas for experimental topics of interest which areapplicable to chemical engineering students, 2) focused research opportunities with facultymembers or local entrepreneurs and businesses, and 3) community-based learning experienceswith the ETHOS center at the University of Dayton. Once the instructor approves astudent-centered experiential learning project, the students define the specific objectives, performexperiments or simulations, and summarize the analysis and findings in a final technical report ormemorandum. After submitting the final report, students also provide a written reflection of theirwork and learning experience.In the most recent academic

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 5: Work-in-Progress Part 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Iram Rahman, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art; Amanda Simson, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

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chemical engineering curriculum.IntroductionThe impacts of climate change are global and unprecedented. According to the UN HumanRights Office, “Human-induced Climate Change is the largest, most pervasive threat to thenatural environment and societies the world has ever experienced, and the poorest countries arepaying the heaviest price” [1]. Nearly all nations have committed to limiting global warming toless than 2°C above pre-industrial levels [2]. Integrated assessment models that connectemissions, economy, and climate demonstrate that the path to remaining below this limit will beexceedingly challenging, and that following the current trajectory, the threshold will be exceededbetween 2034 and 2052 [2]. Students will need to solve problems in

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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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Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; E. Daniel Cardenas-Vasquez, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

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necessarily implementedduring the pandemic have impacted students’ perceived ability to complete capstone project taskswithout face-to-face interactions with teammates, further diminishing the value they place in in-person classroom attendance in capstone chemical engineering courses.2. Methods and Data2.1. Research QuestionsThe goal of this research is to understand the perceptions of senior undergraduate chemicalengineering students on factors influencing their classroom attendance and engagement with thecourse. The approach of this study is guided by the following research questions: 1. What factors do students feel contributed to themselves or others deciding not to attend classes in person in the Fall 2022 semester? 2. How do students

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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

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Adam T. Melvin, Louisiana State University and A&M College

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(UTAs) have been demonstrated to be a valuable instructionaland supportive resource for students and instructors both inside and outside of the classroom [1].They have been shown to be incredibly helpful in primarily undergraduate universities fordecades providing support in both traditional lecture-based classes and lab-based classes [2].Luckie et al recently summarized the various ways in which UTAs provide support and raisestudent learning in several ways spanning traditional uses like grading and holding office hoursto assisting in the laboratory in both experimental preparation and assistance in experimentaldesign [1]. In a survey of the literature, Luckie and colleagues found that using UTAs in peer-ledteam learning (PLTL) resulted in

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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

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Caroline Crockett, University of Virginia; George Prpich, University of Virginia; Natasha Smith P.E., University of Virginia

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laboratory equipment (self-efficacy) and the ability totroubleshoot or “debug” equipment. The motivation for considering these two outcomes is ourobservation that students’ troubleshooting abilities are limited and a hypothesis that students whoself-report higher self-efficacy may demonstrate better troubleshooting ability. This paper takesthe first step in determining how we might measure the two variables of interest: self-efficacyand troubleshooting ability.Engineering laboratory course objectives often include the use of engineering equipment tocollect data, to analyze data relative to engineering concepts, to correct for deviations in theexperimental procedure, and to identify experimental problems and intervene when appropriate[1]. Assessment

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin N. Johns, The State University of New York, Buffalo; Robert P. Hesketh, Rowan University; Matthew D. Stuber, University of Connecticut; Ashlee N. Ford Versypt, The State University of New York, Buffalo

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workshop along with the relevant pedagogical background and some lessonslearned for future related workshops. Educators who did not attend the workshop are also a targetaudience of this paper as it provides tips and access to the relevant materials for implementingcomputational thinking through interactive coding templates into their classroom practices.IntroductionWe developed a workshop for the 2022 ASEE/AIChE Summer School for Engineering Facultyto address the need for training chemical engineering faculty in modern computationaltechniques, with the goal of equipping faculty to incorporate these techniques into theundergraduate chemical engineering curriculum. This paper is about both the workshop and theresources we created [1] and curated

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University

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widespread adoption of conceptmapping.Motivation and BackgroundCommunication is an indisputably important engineering skill. Writing can be a particularchallenge, as engineering is often characterized as a discipline of strictly math and science andengineers are prevalently stereotyped as being poor writers. While communication skills are inaccreditation criteria and many programs have writing requirements, writing may still be seen assomething external to engineering rather than as part of the discipline itself [1].Communicating or sharing expertise is among the many reasons practicing engineers write. Beingable to clearly do so requires a thorough understanding of both the content area and audience.Prewriting, a catch-all term used to describe

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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

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Tanner Hilsabeck; Breanne Crockett; Amir Parsaei; Kevin S. Xu, Case Western Reserve University; Matthew W. Liberatore, The University of Toledo

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devices from phones totablets to laptops. The high-quality visual experiences have led to a transition in sometechnologies in higher education, including textbooks. After about 100 years of static, papertextbooks being the primary resource for many engineering courses, online homework andinteractive textbooks have become more common and may be preferred with students who aredigital natives [1, 2]. Many interactive textbooks contain educational animations, which aremulti-step interactive visuals that present and explain new course concepts in small steps, orchunks, which aligns with cognitive load theory [3, 4].Computer-generated animations have become ubiquitous in online games, films, and web-basedvideo sites, like YouTube. However, educational

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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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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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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 4: Junior & Senior Year Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Swapana Subbarao Jerpoth, Rowan University; Robert P. Hesketh, Rowan University; Kirti M. Yenkie, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Sean Curtis; Michael Fracchiolla; David Anthony Theuma

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full-time research for the thesis dissertation. Moreover, the program provides the graduatestudents with a mentoring experience where they mentor a group of 4-5 undergraduate studentsevery semester. The undergraduate students are then graded based on their performance andcontribution to the team. Additionally, during the summer and the winter breaks, theundergraduate students are hired as paid interns to work full time and explore the project in amore detailed way. The federal fundings for the projects continues for a period of 1-4 yearsdepending upon the complexity of the work. Therefore, when the previous group of studentsgraduate from their curriculum a new group is formed and cycle continues until the total durationof the project.3.2

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher James Panebianco, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai; Neharika Bhadouria; Olivia Saebyul Kim; Jillian R. Frost, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art; Angela Huang; Poorna Dutta; Andrea Vernengo; Jennifer Weiser, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

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assessment,demonstrating that the module was effective for middle school outreach. Pre/post-surveyassessments showed no significant differences in attitudes towards STEM, which was likely dueto the fact that students in YES had a strong predisposition for STEM. Overall, results motivatethe use of this module, or similar hands-on IBL modules, for outreach with K-12 students who areunderrepresented in STEM.IntroductionBiomaterials is an interdisciplinary field that employs knowledge from biology, chemistry,materials science, and engineering to create materials that improve human health [1]. To date,biomaterials have been used as medical implants, methods to promote tissue healing, molecularprobes and biosensors, drug delivery systems, and scaffolds to

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; Robert Enick

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the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental and socialcontexts” require faculty to include content and experiences for engineering students todemonstrate their abilities in addressing these broader impacts. Our chemical engineeringdepartment has structured the core curriculum for the last 20 years in a series of six sequencedPillar courses (5-6 credits) [1], [2], [3], [4], five of them with a companion lab course (1 creditunit) [5], and the capstone process design course integrated with a course on Ethics and Safety (2credits). In order to directly and quantitatively assess the achievement of these student outcomes,competency is measured in a variety of required courses across our curriculum using variousassignments