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Waterworks: An exciting venture to promote careers in water/wastewater utilities

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

Location

State College,, Pennsylvania

Publication Date

March 30, 2023

Start Date

March 30, 2023

End Date

April 12, 2023

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Diversity

Page Count

8

DOI

10.18260/1-2--45086

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https://peer.asee.org/45086

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Kauser Jahan Rowan University

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Kauser Jahan, is a Professor and Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University. She received her B.S.C.E. from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, an MSCE from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and a Ph.D. from the University of MInnesota. Dr. Jahan is invested in STEM education and pollution prevention research and has received many awards for her teaching and mentoring. She is a Fulbright scholar.

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Jeong Eun Ahn

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Jeong Eun Ahn is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University. She received her B.S. degree from Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea, her M.S. degree from Georgia Institute of Technology, and her Ph.D. from New York University, all in Civil Engineering. The overarching goal of her work is to develop a sustainable and resilient coastal system, to protect cities and environmental quality. Her research focuses on developing model systems to predict fluid movement and its impacts on the environment. Dr. Ahn is also actively engaging undergraduate students in various research. She has demonstrated commitment to innovation in teaching and engineering education.

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Ying Tang Rowan University

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Ying Tang received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Northeastern University, P. R. China, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and Ph. D degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 2001. She is currently Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA. Her current research interests lie in the area of discrete event systems and visualization, including virtual reality/augmented reality, modeling and adaptive control for computer-integrated systems, intelligent game-based learning environments, sustainable production and service automation, blockchain and Petri Nets. Her work has resulted in two USA patents, and over 210 peer-reviewed publications, including 73 journal articles, 2 edited books, and 6 book / encyclopedia chapters. Dr. Tang served as Associate Editor of IEEE Transaction on Automation Science and Engineering during 2009 – 2014, is currently Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man & Cybernetics: Systems, IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, and of Discover Artificial Intelligence, and Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Remanufacturing. She is a Guest Editor for the special section on Cyber-physical Social Intelligence for Metaverses in Cyber-Physical Social Systems in IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man & Cybernetics: Systems, special Issue on Behavioral Modeling, Learning, and Adaptation in Cyber-physical Social Intelligence in IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, the special issue of Intelligent Energy Solutions to Sustainable Production and Service Automation in IEEEE Transactions on Engineering Science and Automation, and the special issue of Advances in Green Manufacturing and Optimization in Processes. She is the Founding Chair of Technical Committee on Intelligent Solutions to Human-aware Sustainability for IEEE Systems, Man, & Cybernetic, and the Founding Chair of Technical Committee on Sustainable Production Automation for IEEE Robotic and Automation.

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Abstract

Waterworks is a USEPA funded project that focuses on exposure of careers in water and wastewater utilities to K-12 students and educators. The nation will face a shortage of workers in these utilities due to retirement. As such, there is a dire need to to inspire the next generation to contribute to these utility workforce. We are developing four innovative tools as part of our WaterWorks project. These are WaterMobile, WaterPal, WaterTalk and WaterCave. All four tools are instrumental in exposing the multi-faceted careers in these utilities using modern instruments such as VR. We have five partners 3 utilities, the City of Camden schools and a non profit the South Jersey Land and Water Trust. We are developing activities to expose careers via hands on modules, videos, and presentations that are shared on an interactive project website. Activities are also mapped in sync with the New Jersey Science Standards to aid educators with their lesson plans and development of course content.

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Jahan, K., & Ahn, J. E., & Tang, Y. (2023, March), Waterworks: An exciting venture to promote careers in water/wastewater utilities Paper presented at ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023, State College,, Pennsylvania. 10.18260/1-2--45086

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