Session: #58 - Sustainability and Renewable Energy in the Curriculum (04002)


Monday, November 5, 2007: 8:30 AM-11:00 AM
Room 254 C (Salt Palace Convention Center)
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#58 - Sustainability and Renewable Energy in the Curriculum (04002)
Many undergraduate and graduate curricula in chemical engineering have begun to incorporate projects, themes, and entire courses in renewable energy and sustainability. This reflects society's increasing awareness and needs for chemical engineers prepared to meet the challenges of sustainability, in various manifestations. This session will highlight some of those efforts nationally and internationally.
Chair:	Charles J. Coronella
CoChair:	Brian G. Lefebvre
8:30 AM	58a	Energizing An Introductory Chemical Engineering Course with Biodiesel Katherine A. Taconi, R. Michael Banish
8:55 AM	58b	Bioproduct Capstone Design Project for Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Biodiesel Production Ping Wang, Weilu Lin
9:20 AM	58c	Global Projects in Engineering- a Multidisciplinary Course Allyson Frankman, Jacob Jones, W. Vincent Wilding, Randy S. Lewis
9:45 AM	58d	Teaching Of “Sustainability, Technology, And Society” At Northwestern University Harold H. Kung
10:10 AM	58e	Microbial Fuel Cells as a Multidisciplinary Teaching Tool Mohammad A. A. Dewan, Bernard J. Van Wie, Zbigniew Lewandowski, Haluk Beyenal
10:35 AM		Panel Discussion

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