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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University

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Environmental Engineering

between the grades of Non-WRM majors and WRM department majors. However, given that the WRM students enrolled in the class in any semester vary from none to three compared to the high number of Non- WRM majors, it is statistically not viable to come to a definite conclusion about the performance difference between these groups. In the near future, the situation is expected to remain the same as the WRM department is comparatively smaller than other departments. b. From Figure 2, it can be seen that there was a definite increase in student enrollment in the post Fall 2009, after starting to implement Connect2U except for Fall 2013. While the class size was defined as 25, in some semesters, given the needs

Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-based Learning in Environmental Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phil Dacunto P.E., United States Military Academy; Victoria Rose Varriano, United States Military Academy; Jason Ko, United States Military Academy

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level is maintained a few centimeters above thesurface when the filter is not in use, keeping the biofilm alive and thus enabling the filter to beoperated only when the need arises (instead of constantly as required with traditional slow sandfiltration).6 Slow sand filters have typical loading rates of 3-8 m3/m2-day.8 In this case, thefilters could be filled via a spigot and hose directly from the cistern; alternatively, workers coulddrain water from the cistern into jerry cans to pour into the top of the filter. The treated watercould then be put into additional “clean” jerry cans for subsequent disinfection. (a) (b) (c) Figure 2. (a) Conceptual image of a

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Problem- Project- and Case-based Learning in Environmental Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maeghan Marie Brundrett, Texas Tech University; Dylan Christenson, Texas Tech University; Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University; Kevin A. Nguyen, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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getting their samples from other locations that makes it even nicer for comparisons of each location in lab. It makes the lab a lot more interesting compared to when we would just get samples in the boring chemistry labs. I would recommend using the field Page 26.1353.8 studies for sure! It was a great experience for us to actually see something other than alaboratory. It keeps you interested throughout the semester to see how terrible the water isbefore it gets treated. Definitely should keep the grab sampling lab field trip in future labs.” (a) (b)Figures. (a) Students using pH, TDS

Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-based Learning in Environmental Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University; Maeghan Marie Brundrett, Texas Tech University; Dylan Christenson, Texas Tech University; Kevin A. Nguyen, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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subsequent sections. Students were not required, but highly encouraged, toparticipate in the actual design competition and participation did not impact final student gradesof the capstone design course.During the first semester, EnvE 5305, students were provided a real-world problem of providingupgrades for the municipal WWTP adapted from the WEAT student design prompt. The studentswere required to address enhanced nutrient removal to meet future stringent regulations,enhanced solids treatment for production of biosolids A versus biosolids B and provide 1 milliongallon per day (MGD) type 1 reclaimed water. Students were tasked with performing a capacityanalysis, performance evaluation, develop a design process selection criterion for selection

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #13518Developing a Course-based Master of Environmental Engineering DegreeProf. Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Michelle Marincel Payne is an assistant professor in the civil engineering department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Michelle will earn her Ph.D. this year in environmental engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She completed her M.S. in environmental engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology, and her B.S. in nuclear engineering from the Univer- sity of Missouri-Rolla. Michelle is interested in developing opportunities for

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel A Brennan P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #14096A New Program in Sustainable Engineering: A Platform for Integrating Re-search and Service into the Classroom through Global Engagement.Dr. Rachel A Brennan P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park Rachel Brennan, Ph.D., P.E., is an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering at Penn State Uni- versity, a Senior Consultant with Golder Associates, and a Faculty Advisor to Engineers Without Bor- ders. She has over 16 years of practical experience in environmental remediation, with expertise in the development and application of enhanced bioremediation technologies for treating contaminated soil

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Problem- Project- and Case-based Learning in Environmental Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #13131Providing Students with Hands-on Experiences through the Construction ofa Treatment WetlandDr. Jennifer Mueller Price PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 26.1283.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Providing Students with Hands-on Experiences through the Construction of a Treatment WetlandAbstractBecause of their natural water treatment capabilities, wetlands have been constructed for onsitetreatment of stormwater and wastewater. As municipalities work to reduce

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University; Semih Aslan, Texas State University, San Marcos; Jesus Alejandro Jimenez, Texas State University; Yoo-Jae Kim, Texas State University; Hassan Salamy, Texas State University

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Paper ID #11416Engaging Students in Sustainability Education and Awareness of Green En-gineering Design and Careers through a Pre-Engineering ProgramDr. Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in the College of Educa- tion at Texas State University. Araceli is Director of the LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research and teaches graduate courses in Integrated STEM Curriculum and Instruction. She collaborates on various state and national STEM education programs and is PI on major grant initiates with NASA Educator Pro

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University

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Environmental Engineering

give an opportunity to all thestudents to participate effectively in discussion. The reporter takes notes of the relevant outcomeswhile the leader leads the discussion by asking fellow members questions and also contributingto the discussion. As the course requires the students to exercise critical thinking which is a higher order thinking and learning, it becomes necessary to evaluate the student performance on the basis of Bloom’s levels of learning. Students improved grades by participating in the SI sessions (Fig. 1). It should be noted that the grade improvement from B to A is observed to be common and the percentage of grade improvement is acceptable which does not skew the overall grade of the class. Students who achieve a grade of A

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johanna Lönngren, Chalmers University of Technology; Magdalena Svanström, Chalmers University of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

engineering students’ approaches to WSPsThe current study builds on previous empirical research about engineering students’ approachesto a specific WSP: water shortage in Jordan. In a phenomenographic study, we previouslyidentified four distinct approaches towards the problem1,2. In an order of increasing complexity,these approaches are called (A.) simplify and avoid, (B.) divide and control, (C.) isolate andsuccumb, and (D.) integrate and balance. Approach A is characterized by a general lack ofsincere engagement with the problem. Approach B represents an instrumental approach todealing with the problem. The problem is assumed to be divisible into independent parts that canbe solved in isolation from each other. Approach C differs from approach B in

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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech

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://www.abet.org/uploadedFiles/Accreditation/Accreditation_Step_by_Step/Accreditation_Documents/Curre nt/2013_-_2014/eac-criteria-2013-2014.pdf14. Jones, B. D. (2009). Motivating students to engage in learning: The MUSIC model of academic motivation. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 21(2), 272-285.15. Brogan, D.S., Lohani, V.K., and Dymond, R.L., 2014. Work in Progress: The Platform-Independent Remote Monitoring System (PIRMS) for Situating Users in the Field Virtually. Proc. 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Indianapolis, Indiana.16. McDonald, W.M., Lohani, V.K., Dymond, R.L., Brogan, D.S., Bradner, A., 2014. Integrating a Real-Time Environmental Monitoring Lab into University

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University

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coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation-filtration experiments (A)and sludge volume observations (B) by the students in the laboratory during a laboratory session.For this experiment, the students were asked to prepare the experimental plan, collect the actualenvironmental samples from two different ponds on the campus, followed by experimental setupand execution. The students were asked to collect the samples from the ponds on the campus.But they were not provided any other information on the water quality or turbidity. This wasdetermined as part of the laboratory experiment. The student experiences and opinions from theevaluation survey are presented below. The students were asked to respond to the followingsimple questions and reflect over their

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jeffrey Alan Cole, Pasadena City College

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Environmental Engineering

Experience of Undergraduate Students; and Engineering Outreach Service Learning courses, among others. She is also a faculty advisor for the California Water Environment Association (CWEA), Engineers Without Boarders (EWB), and Society of Hispanic Professionals Engineers (SHPE) student chapters. Additionally, Dr. Palomo is the CE Water Analysis laboratory director and coordinates all teaching, research and safety training activities in the engineering laboratory. Dr. Palomo conducts research in surface water quality improvement via natural treatment systems, water and wastewater treat- ment processes, and water education. She is involved in outreach programs for K-12 students to increase the participation of Hispanic

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivar G. Johannesen, HiOA

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Environmental Engineering

this case. This neat example presents opportunities for some interesting discussions in the classroom. Page 26.1402.8The final example will simulate the flow into a vacuum cleaner attachment. We will consider theflow of air into the floor attachment nozzle of a typical household vacuum cleaner. The width of theslot is w = 2 mm, and its length is L = 35.0 cm. The slot is held a distance b = 2.0 cm above thefloor, as shown in the figure. The total volume flow rate through the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Environmental Engineering

significant.Table 2: The number of quiz grades turned in for re-grade based on the average quiz gradebefore the re-grade. The ± represent 95% confidence intervals. Average Initial # of quizzes turned in for re-grade Quiz Grade 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 average A 3 (18%) 4 (23%) 0 4 (23%) 2 (12%) 3 (18%) 1 (6%) 2.6 ± 1.0 B 3 (11%) 2 (7%) 4 (14%) 6 (22%) 9 (32%) 4 (14%) 0 3.0 ± 0.6 C 1 (7%) 1(7%) 0 0 5 (38%) 2 (15%) 5 (38%) 4.4 ± 1.1 D 0 0 2 (40%) 0 1 (20%) 1 (20%) 1 (20%) 3.9 ± 2.2Question #2: What are the reason students

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Paper ID #11278Sustainable, Global, Interdisciplinary and Concerned for Others? Trends inEnvironmental Engineering StudentsDr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She serves as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt is the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living-learning community where interdisciplinary students

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alandra Kahl, Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny

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Environmental Engineering

we engagethem early and in innovative ways. This paper details the inception and construction ofEnGAGE, an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Engineering Design course, and theCivic and Community Engagement course. EnGAGE is a community garden/gateway that willserve the region as well as provide educational opportunities for our students in both civicengagement and engineering.In fall 2014, McKeesport, Pennsylvania was identified as a site for community renewal by alocal non-profit, GTECH Strategies. Two faculty from the Penn State Greater Alleghenycampus, located in McKeesport, were invited to participate as project ambassadors in the effort.Students had previously conceived the idea of a community garden during

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Paper ID #11962Designing an engineering solution with the 4 P’s: People, Prosperity, Planet,PoliticsDr. Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Stephanie Butler Velegol has been teaching Environmental Engineering courses in the Civil Engineering Department at Penn State for 7 years. She has pioneered the use of Flipped classes to increase active lean- ing in the classroom. In addition she has worked with dozen on undergraduate students on a sustainable process using the seeds of the Moringa tree to produce clean water in developing communities around the world

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan E. Powers, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Stefan J. Grimberg, Clarkson University; Daqing Hou, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Monica Small, Clarkson University

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Paper ID #12529CLICS – Integrating Data from Campus Sustainability Projects across Disci-plinesProf. Susan E. Powers, Clarkson University Susan E. Powers is the Spence Professor of Sustainable Environmental Systems and the Associate Direc- tor of Sustainability in the Institute for a Sustainable Environment at Clarkson University. She received her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1992 and has had a variety of academic appointments at Clarkson University ever since. Her research includes technical and envi- ronmental assessment of sustainability efforts and energy and climate education