Incorporation of Green Principles into Organic Chemistry for Engineers

摘要

Promoting environmentally responsible engineers and scientists necessitates the integration of green chemistry into the undergraduate engineering curriculum. In response to this need we have developed a pollution prevention (P2), Green Chemistry, and Green Engineering course designed for undergraduate engineering students that have taken general chemistry. Instead of the option of adding an additional course to a packed curriculum, we have modified a course that is required of all Mechanical and Industrial Engineering students at Kettering University--Chem 145: Industrial Organic Chemistry. The course would be a lab/lecture hybrid course entitled: "Green Industrial Organic Chemistry". This course would meet all of the learning objectives for the traditional organic chemistry course for engineers while using the 12 principles of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering as the spine of the course. Our pedagogy includes the engagement of students in interactive dialog, internet research on the web, networking opportunities with industry, government, and academic professionals that are knowledgeable and well experienced in the field of P2, the twelve principles of Green Chemistry and the principles of Green Engineering. In addition, laboratory exercises will be conducted in order to facilitate the learning of organic chemistry. The students' understanding of the learning objectives of organic chemistry will be assessed and compared to other sections taught without the incorporation of the green principles. Students' understanding of the green chemistry will also be assessed through both formative and summative assessment tools. The class will be assessed through peer review by the chemistry and engineering faculty. Development of this course is supported by Michigan Pollution Prevention Retired Engineers Technical Assistance Program (RETAP) Internship Program, administered by the Department of Environmental Quality, Environmental Science and Services Division.