Implementation of the Italian school-work alternating programme within chemical engineering activities
Publication date: Available online 14 November 2018Source: Education for Chemical EngineersAuthor(s): Cristina Moliner, Elisabetta AratoAbstractThis paper shows the implementation and the results of the application of the problem-based learning methodology within the framework of the school-work alternating programme (SWAP) in Italian High Schools. This methodology was articulated through five specific projects aimed at different student profiles inside a research group of Chemical Engineering at the University of Genoa (Italy).The proposed activities were aligned with the expected learning outcomes where creativity and or...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - November 14, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Application of the microsoft excel solver tool in the solution of optimization problems of heat exchanger network systems
Publication date: Available online 3 November 2018Source: Education for Chemical EngineersAuthor(s): L. Briones, J.M. EscolaAbstractOptimization of heat exchanger networks (HENS) is a field of interest in Chemical Engineering. The aim is to use the residual heat of process streams to raise the temperature of other process streams which are cold, thus minimizing the use of hot and cold utilities. The usual way to deal with this task is to pose a linear programming problem according to a transshipment model in order to minimize either the general services consumptions or the number of hot and cold stream matchings required. ...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - November 4, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Practical Demonstrations Designed and Developed by the Students for Pedagogical Learning in Transport Phenomena
Publication date: Available online 25 October 2018Source: Education for Chemical EngineersAuthor(s): Paulo A. Augusto, Teresa Castelo-Grande, Angel M. EstevezAbstractCore disciplines in chemical engineering master, like the case of Transport Phenomena, and although its content is 100% related to the master, are always hard to understand by the students. We have implemented a new methodology where teams of students should perform the concept, design and development of practical demonstrations of Mass Transfer Phenomena and Theoretical Background, in order for all of them to be able to really get involved in the thematic, an...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 25, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Advancing experiential learning through participatory design
In this study, PD was employed for design and development of a systems control and reaction engineering laboratory project. The nature of stakeholder interaction at various levels was analysed and specific examples for how such an approach improved the development process is presented. Current students provided feedback on how the module was perceived by their peers and participated in developing solutions to make the learning process more inclusive. Senior students and graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) were able to contribute at a higher technical design level. Students were intellectually stimulated by the module desig...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 24, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Improving the internship experience in the master of chemical engineering at the university of granada
Publication date: Available online 21 September 2018Source: Education for Chemical EngineersAuthor(s): M.A. Martín-Lara, I. Iáñez-Rodríguez, G. LuzónAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the current status of the internship program of Master of Chemical Engineering at the University of Granada and establish a systematic model to become acquainted annually the satisfaction of students. It will allow the improvement of the internship program according to the opinions of students. The authors have examined a total of 33 items grouped in 7 different blocks. The results showed that the majority of students were s...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 5, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Everyday chemical product design as platform for teaching transport phenomena
Publication date: October 2018Source: Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 25Author(s): Felipe Salcedo Galán, Hugo Mauricio Buitrago Mora, Alexa Tatiana Jiménez Heredia, Laura Lucía Sierra Peñuela, Andrés Fernando González BarriosAbstractTransport phenomena is proposed as the second paradigm as a consequence of the inadequacy of the unit operations field for solving process and product engineering problems. The appearance of Bird’s transport phenomena textbook put transport phenomena as an engineering science along with thermodynamics for chemical engineers. Even though this field provides some important fundam...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 5, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
BIOPRO World Talent Campus: A week of real world challenge for biotechnology post-graduate students
Publication date: Available online 28 August 2018Source: Education for Chemical EngineersAuthor(s): Isuru A. Udugama, Hannah Feldman, Simoneta Caño las Heras, Arathi Kizhedath, Jesper Bryde-Jacobsen, Frans van den Berg, Seyed Soheil Mansouri, Krist V. GernaeyAbstractFocus on sustainable processes and renewable raw materials, combined with rapid advancements in technology developments across scales, makes bio-based production processes a subject of great interest to both industry and academia. Despite this increasing prominence of bio-based production processes, there is a lack of a single course that can provide a thoroug...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - August 29, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Professional design of chemical plants based on problem-based learning on a pilot plant
Publication date: Available online 27 August 2018Source: Education for Chemical EngineersAuthor(s): Fernando Vega, Benito NavarreteAbstractThis work describes a novel teaching methodology and its application in a subject framed in the last course of the master's degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Seville. The main aim consists of promoting a way to facilitate professional practice in this field to the students. Authors also aim at guiding the transition to the new learning requirements demanded by the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).The novel methodology is based on the development of a detailed desi...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - August 28, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Potential impact on the recruitment of Chemical Engineering graduates due to the Industrial Internship
Publication date: Available online 25 August 2018Source: Education for Chemical EngineersAuthor(s): G. Feijoo, A. Arce, P. Bello, M. Carballa, M.S. Freire, J.M. Garrido, D. Gómez-Díaz, J. González-Álvarez, S. González-García, M. Mauricio, R. Méndez, M.T. Moreira, A. Mosquera-Corral, J.M. Navaza, M.C. Palacios, E. Roca, E. Rodil, H. Rodríguez, O. Rodríguez, J. SineiroAbstractPreparing, finding and making the transition from a Bachelor degree level to a successful job in the profession of Chemical Engineering requires not only an investment of time and effort but also prior training in a work placement environment, ...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - August 26, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
A successful experience with the flipped classroom in the Transport Phenomena course
Publication date: Available online 24 August 2018Source: Education for Chemical EngineersAuthor(s): Mario M. Valero, Maria Martinez, Francesc Pozo, Eulàlia PlanasAbstractTransport Phenomena is a core subject in Chemical Engineering studies. Its fundamentals need significant effort to be understood. Furthermore, students must apply theory to solve practical engineering problems, and it is usually problem resolution which has the largest weight in course assessment. However, due to the high amount of theory that must be covered in Transport Phenomena courses, usually little classroom time is reserved for practice and proble...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - August 25, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Incorporating life cycle assessment and ecodesign tools for green chemical engineering: A case study of competences and learning outcomes assessment
Publication date: Available online 24 August 2018Source: Education for Chemical EngineersAuthor(s): M. Margallo, A. Dominguez-Ramos, A. AldacoAbstractChemical engineers assume a broad range of roles in industry, spanning the development of new process designs, the maintenance and optimization of complex systems, and the production of intermediate materials, final products and new technologies. The technical aptitude that enables chemical engineers to fulfill these various roles along the value chain makes them compelling participants in the environmental assessment of the product in question. Therefore, the introduction of...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - August 24, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Implementation and Assessment of an Undergraduate Tissue Engineering Laboratory Course
This study focused on examining how students’ perception and understanding of the tissue engineering field changed as a result of their participation in a hands-on experiential learning module. The module involved the cellular and biochemical characterization of three-dimensional cultures of mesenchymal stem cells in chondrogenic media. Students were instructed to complete concept maps depicting their perception of the tissue engineering field both prior to and after completion of the module. Similarly, they had to respond to provided design prompts and identify experimental tests and questions for doctors that would all...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 21, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Workshops of innovation in chemical engineering to train communication skills in science and technology
Publication date: Available online 20 July 2018Source: Education for Chemical EngineersAuthor(s): P. San-Valero, A. Robles, M.V. Ruano, N. Martí, A. Cháfer, J.D. BadiaAbstractThis paper shows the application of an innovate pedagogical approach based on the project-based learning technique, focused on the training of communication skills in the framework of a workshop of innovation in chemical engineering. Written, graphical verbal, and non-verbal communication were tackled. For that purpose, a project of technological innovation was developed by the students in teams within the specific area of chemical engineering. A pr...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 21, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Monitoring questionnaires to ensure positive interdependence and individual accountability in a chemical process synthesis following collaborative PBL approach
Publication date: Available online 17 July 2018Source: Education for Chemical EngineersAuthor(s): A. Aranzabal, E. Epelde, M. ArtetxeAbstractTeammates in a Project Based Learning (PBL) methodology do not all start with the same motivation, expectations or self-commitment, which can lead to disappointing learning experiences. Thus, the main difficulties in cooperative learning are promoting positive interdependence and individual accountability. This work aims to analyze whether monitoring questionnaires (MQs) allow rating each teammate’s individual accountability in a chemical process design project. Students took MQs ju...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 18, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Sieving the class: Teaching particle size distributions and analysis
Publication date: April 2018Source: Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 23Author(s): Colin Brown, Clive Davies, Nicola Brown, Tony PatersonAbstractSome engineering subjects, while mathematically straightforward, can be conceptually difficult for students to understand. Traditional lecture methods using textbooks and PowerPoint point slides, while popular with some lecturers, are not always the best teaching tool when critical concepts require embedding. In this paper we consider the development of a simple exercise to introduce and teach principles of particle size analysis. A practical exercise we have termed ‘siev...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 11, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
