Session: Sustainability Education (2009 Annual Meeting)

Description:

Sustainability is a vital issue for long-term, healthy development of human society. ABET specified that sustainability is a key element that should be integrated into engineering curricula. This session provides a forum for the discussion of challenges and efforts on sustainability education in the campus or in the community. Topics are solicited in all areas, such as design of teaching module, course development, community outreach, etc.

Sponsor:

General

Co-Sponsor(s):

Sustainable Engineering Forum (23)

Chair:

David R. Shonnard
Michigan Technological University
Department of Chemical Engineering
1400 Townsend Dr.
Houghton, MI 49931
Phone Number: 906-487-3468
Email: drshonna@mtu.edu

Co-Chair:

Dr. Robert Hesketh

Papers:

274a

Sustainability Initiatives at Several U.S. Institutions of Higher Education
M. P. Sharma, University of Wyoming; Robert W. Peters, University of Alabama at Birmingham

274b

Interdisciplinary Tribal Energy Design Project
Daniel T. Schwartz, University of Washington

274c

Education Modules for Teaching Sustainability in An Mass and Energy Balance Course
Kailiang Zheng, Lamar University; Doyle P. Bean, Lamar University; Helen H. Lou, Lamar University; Thomas Ho, Department of Industrial Engineering, Lamar University; Yinlun Huang, Wayne State University

274d

A Sustainable Design Project for the Process Separations Class
Jeffrey R. Seay, University of Kentucky; Richard A. Liner, University of Kentucky; Jason B. Gish, University of Kentucky

274e

State of Green Construction Building in the State of Alabama: LEED Certification of Selected Buildings
Robert W. Peters, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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