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Chapter 8
Use of Living Systems to Teach
Basic Engineering Concepts
Kauser Jahan
Rowan University, USA
Hong Zhang
Rowan University, USA
Jess W. Everett
Rowan University, USA
Angela Wenger
New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Sciences, USA
Gina Tang
Rowan University, USA
Majid Noori
Cumberland County College, USA
Stephanie Farrell
Rowan University, USA
ABStrAct
Engineering educators have typically used non-living systems or products to demonstrate engineering
principles. Each traditional engineering discipline has its own products or processes that they use to
demonstrate concepts and principles relevant to the discipline. In recent years engineering education
has undergone major changes with a drive to incorporate sustainability and green engineering concepts
into the curriculum. As such an innovative initiative has been undertaken to use a living system such
as an aquarium to teach basic engineering principles. Activities and course content were developed
for a freshman engineering class at Rowan University and the Cumberland County College and K-12
outreach for the New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Sciences. All developed materials are available on a
dynamic website for rapid dissemination and adoption.
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