Informing an Environmental Ethic in Future Leaders Through an Environmental Engineering Sequence

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at Austin in Environmental Engineering. Most recently, he graduated with his Ph.D. from the Colorado School of Mines in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He teaches Water Resources Planning and Management, Environmental Science, and Environmental Engineering Technologies. Col. Jeffrey A. Starke, United States Military Academy COL (Ret) Jeff Starke served as a Military Intelligence officer with command and staff experiences at the battalion, brigade, joint task force and combatant command levels. His most recent operational experience was as a strategic planning at the United States Central Command in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (actions against ISIS). Academically, COL Starke specializes in environmental engineering with research and teaching interests in drinking water, public health, and microbial-mediated processes to include renewable energy resources. COL Starke taught senior-level design courses in Physical and Chemical Processes, Biological Treatment Processes, and Solid and Hazardous Waste Technologies. COL Starke has published several peer reviewed research articles and has presented his research at national and international conferences. He maintains a focus on the scholarship of teaching and learning in engineering education. COL Starke is a registered Professional Engineer (Delaware), member of several professional associations, and is a member of the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCEES).

Engaging Students Through an Interactive Mass Balance Fundamentals Demonstration

“…Currently, 72 percent of students in our environmental engineering sequence are humanities majors while only 28 percent are in a STEM based major. Teaching environmental concepts over the three-course engineering sequence has been shown to increase environmental knowledge and positively influence environmental attitudes to a wide range of majors [3], [4], [5].…”

The Impact of Periodic Low Stakes Testing on Environmental Engineering Education

“…Impacts from the following student testing parameters were assessed: open versus closed-note testing and announced versus unannounced testing. This study aims to examine the value of periodic low-stakes testing among non-engineering students enrolled in an environmental engineering course as part of a required engineering sequence at the United States Military Academy (West Point) [5,6].…”