michigan ohio university transportation center k12 education of future transportation professionals...

Michigan OhioUniversity Transportation Center

K12 Education of Future K12 Education of Future Transportation ProfessionalsTransportation Professionals

Dr. Leo E. Hanifin - DirectorDr. Leo E. Hanifin - Director


Powering the Car of Tomorrow

alternative fuels high school curriculum

supported and distributed nationally by the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (PAS) Program

also sponsored by US DOT, MDOT, DAPCEP and the University of Detroit Mercy


Developers

• Stokes Baker – Biology faculty • Mark Benvenuto – Chemistry faculty

• James Graves – Biology faculty

• Dan Maggio – Pre-college programs director

• Art Haman – Associate Dean • Mark Schumack – Mechanical Engineering faculty

Piloted by in Saturday DAPCEP classes on campus and in schools at Pershing - Detroit and West Bloomfield High Schools


9. Ethanol Production from Grains and Celluose

10. Production of Combustible Gas (Methane)

11. Electric Vehicles12. Hydrogen Production13. Fundamentals of Internal

Combustion Engine Operation

14. Engine Performance for Alternative Fuels

15. Fundamentals of Hybrid Vehicles

16. Which Fuel is Best?

1. Introduction to Alternative Fuels

2. Nonrenewable Energy Resource Depletion

3. Chemistry of Combustion4. Pollution from Burning Fuels5. Production of Biodiesel6. Production of Ethanol and

Methanol7. Ethanol Producing

Microorganisms8. Food Compounds for

Ethanol Producing Microorganisms


ChemistryActivity Name Type Description

Chemistry of Combustion

Lab experiment Provides an understanding of combustion fundamentals

Pollution from Burning Fuels

Lab experiment Provides an understanding of the source of unwanted combustion products

Production of Biodiesel

Lab experiment

Introduces students to biofuels (ethanol and biodiesel) and teaches students how to make and test biodiesel

Production of Ethanol and Methanol

Lab experiment Teaches students how ethanol can be produced from sugar and yeast

Hydrogen Production

Lab experiment Introduces students to how hydrogen can be produced


BiologyActivity Name Type Description

Ethanol Producing Microorganisms

Lab experiment Teaches students about microorganisms that can produce ethanol

Food Compounds for Ethanol Producing Microorganisms

Lab experiment

Teaches students about the suitability of sucrose, starch, and cellulose as feedstock for ethanol

Production of Combustible Gas (Methane)

Lab experiment Teaches students about the anaerobic formation of methane gas

Ethanol Production from Grains and Celluose

Lab experiment Teaches students about how ethanol is produced from grains and cellulosic material


Engineering

Activity Name Type

Introduction to Alternative Fuels Group brainstorming

Nonrenewable Energy Resource Depletion

Data manipulation and analysis using Excel

Electric Vehicles Lab experiments

Fundamentals of Internal Combustion Engine Operation

Pencil and paper calculations and graphing

Engine Performance for Alternative Fuels

Group research

Fundamentals of Hybrid Vehicles Computer simulation

Which Fuel is Best? Group research and PowerPoint presentation creation


• List of outcomes and linkages to standards

• Narrative/demonstration

• Questions to pose to students

• Activity description/procedure

• Post-activity analyses

• Post-activity assessment


IC engine

electric motor

hydraulic or pneumatic motor

fuel tank

battery

solar wind hydro

fuel cell

flow of fuel

flow of electric current

flow of pressurized fluid coal

nuclear hydrogen

gasoline diesel fuel natural gas ethanol methanol biodiesel

energy conversion

energy sources

energy storage

accumulator


US Oil

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Power density

Energy density

Battery type specific energy (Wh/kg)

specific power (W/kg)

efficiency (%) cycle life cost ($/kWh)

Lead acid 40 250 80 750 125 NiMH 70 250 70 1500 250 Lithium ion 105 250 95 1000 200 gasoline 12,500


Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle Simulation in Excel


Fuel consumed

Fuel cost ($) Fuel economy (mpg)

Amount of raw material used

CO2 produced (lbs)

gasoline

diesel

ethanol

biodiesel

hydrogen (produced from solar; used in fuel cell)

(mi/lb) NA

coal (electricity)

(mi/lb) NA

Which fuel is best?


TRANSIT Summer Camp


Camp ObjectivesProvide a summer camp experience

for high school students.Give an introduction to

transportation and civil engineering.

Help students understand the field of transportation and its impact on communities.

Help students see the future impact of technology on transportation.

Allow the participants to meet professionals in the fields of engineering and transportation.


Project TeamDan Maggio

Director of Pre-College Programs, University of Detroit Mercy

James BuriAdministrator with the Detroit

Public Schools and the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP), retired

Profs. Alan Hoback, Utpal Dutta, James LynchCivil and Environmental

Engineering, University of Detroit Mercy

Robert SantaviccaCurriculum Head, Detroit High

School for Technology, Detroit


Camp Agenda Monday

Flow of Transportation Dean Leo Hanifin

Role of SEMCOG (Southeast Michigan Council of Governments) Tiffany Draper, SEMCOG, Traffic Division

MDOT TRAC Activity Robert Santavicca

Tuesday Traffic Flow at Signalized Intersections

Prof. Dutta, UDM How Concrete is Made

Prof. Lynch, UDM MDOT TRAC Activity

Robert Santavicca Wednesday

Field trip to Road Commission of Oakland County Gary Piotrowicz, Dawn Bierlein, Danielle Deneau

Vehicle Infrastructure Integration, Auto Traffic Control Problem, Real Time Signals, Auto Traffic Control Management



Camp Agenda Thursday

Social Justice in Transportation Prof. Hoback

Architecture of Urban Planning and Transportation School of Architecture, Urban Planning

Vehicle Integrated Intelligence Steven J. Cook, Structural Fabrication Engineer, Michigan Department of Transportation


Friday Perspectives from a Traffic Engineer

Cheryl Gregory, Spalding DeDecker Testing Concrete

Prof. Lynch Intelligent Vehicles

Joe Stinnett, Engineer, Ford Motor Company Research The Future of Transportation

Dean Leo Hanifin MDOT TRAC Activity

Robert Santavicca


Camp Demographics - 200817 students9 male, 8 female13 under-represented minority

studentsGrade level

Rising 9th grade – 2 Rising 10th grade – 9Rising 11th grade – 6

Worked with the DAPCEP organization on recruitment

Pre-Post Summary1

I understand and can explain how traffic is controlled in the Metro Detroit community.

+2.2

2 I can explain several components that make up the Michigan’s Traffic Management System. +2.3

3I can list several steps in the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) we need to make between

now and 2030 to maintain our mobility.+3.0

4 I can define and name several characteristics of the “Flow of Transportation”. +2.9

5 I can identify and describe several social implications of reducing car congestion. +2.4

6 I understand SEMCOG’s role in transportation flow in our area. +3.2

7 I can identify and describe the process of forming and testing cement for our roads. +2.7

8 I can define careers related to the ‘Flow of Transportation’. +1.6

9I see myself involved in a career related to the field of

transportation.+2.0

10 I rate this program high, a positive experience. (post only) 4.3 / 5.0

* All Pre-Post questions given on a 5-point scale, 1=strongly disagree and 5=strongly agree

TOTAL K12 STUDENTSProgram 2007 2008 2009 total

Alt Fuel Saturday

20 20 20 60

Alt Fuel in High Schools

42 tbd 42

TRANSIT Camp

23 17 tbd 40

Total to date

43 77 20 142

This presentation is available at

http//mioh-utc.udmercy.edu

All curricular materials will soon be available from the MIOH UTC. Contact Pat Martinico at [email protected]

michigan ohio university transportation center k12 education of future transportation professionals...

Documents

field of transportation

excel slide

hanifin director slide

activity assessment

ethanol production

production of ethanol

detroit public schools

pershing detroit