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Community heritage and food process technology project: Oral history, salt production, Hakka food tradition and experiential learning in Yimtintsai Village, Sai Kung

Project Overview
Project Title	Community heritage and food process technology project: Oral history, salt production, Hakka food tradition and experiential learning in Yimtintsai Village, Sai Kung
Project Leader	Prof Marshal YS LIU and Prof S W CHEUNG
School / Dept	SHSS/HUMA & SENG/CBME
Project Duration	Sep 2016 - Aug 2018
Project Description	This project aims to develop a community heritage service program in Yimtintsai Village, Saikung, into an interdisciplinary experiential learning platform of “Community Heritage and Food Processing Technology” for two courses in the Division of Humanities and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, namely, HUMA3630 Community and Cultural Identity and CENG4630 Food Processing Technology, and one USEL (Undergraduate Student-initiated Experiential Learning) Program in School of Engineering, respectively.
Project Outcome	The project is still ongoing. Project outcomes will be updated upon project completion.
Status	Ongoing
Project Documents (Only accessible by HKUST users)	Project Plan
Adaptation	Full Project

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Extension of Safety Education to Industrial Chemical Plant Safety by Anlysis of Process and Instrument Diagrams (P and ID) integrated with a HAZOP (Hazard and Operability) Methodology and Industrial Case Studies

Project Overview
Project Title	Extension of Safety Education to Industrial Chemical Plant Safety by Anlysis of Process and Instrument Diagrams (P and ID) integrated with a HAZOP (Hazard and Operability) Methodology and Industrial Case Studies
Project Leader	Prof J P Barford
School / Dept	SENG / CBME
Project Duration	Jan 2016 - Sep 2017
Project Description	The project aims to extend the present safety training at CBME by introducing 1) the Process and Instrument Diagrams (P and ID) that are commonly used in the industry; and ) industrial accident case studies.
Project Outcome	A HAZOP training package was developed for undergraduate teaching which incorporated both laboratory and industrial safety examples. Specifically, P.&I.D. symbols and P.&I.D. drawing were addressed for laboratory application. Industrial safety was addresses usinga Plant HAZOP Quiz and videos of Industrial Accidents. The intention is for the package to be a self- contained and self- learning package.
Status	Completed
Project Documents (Only accessible by HKUST users)	Project Plan
Adaptation	Full Project

Heuristics for Work Plan Preparation, Particularly Strengthening the Link between Experimental Procedures and Risk Assessment/HAZOP and Interpretation of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Project Overview
Project Title	Heuristics for Work Plan Preparation, Particularly Strengthening the Link between Experimental Procedures and Risk Assessment/HAZOP and Interpretation of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Project Leader	Prof John Barford
School / Dept	SENG / CBME
Project Duration	Aug 2013 – Dec 2014
Project Description	In this project, a safety training module is provided to CBME undergraduate students to enhance their learning by the use of heuristics. By using this module, the students are asked to prepare work plans, which will be reviewed by faculty members to the extent the work plans have identified and mitigated risks and that the proposed actions would have prevented the occurrence of the safety incident.
Project Outcome	A heuristics approach to safety education and training was developed, resulting in a novel teaching tool (Hazard identification Software H.I.S.) A software base training safety module HIS (Hazards identification system) developed, it specifically addressing the link between experimental procedures and risk assessment / HAZOP and the interpretation of MSDS safety data sheets. An work plan evaluation rubrics was developed. This provided a clear guideline for self and peer evaluation of the completeness of the work plan.
Status	Completed
Project Documents (Only accessible by HKUST users)	Project Plan Final Report Project-end Review by Project Leader
Adaptation	Full Project

On-line Interactive Virtual Labs for CBME, BIEN, CIVL and MECH Classes

Project Overview
Project Title	On-line Interactive Virtual Labs for CBME, BIEN, CIVL and MECH Classes
Project Leader	Dr Marshal Liu; Dr Carrie Ling and Prof Thomas Hu
School / Dept	SENG / CBME, IPO / BME/BIEN & SENG / CIVL
Project Duration	Jul 2013 – Feb 2015
Project Description	This project intends to offer CBME, BIEN, CIVL and MECH students a series of on-line virtual labs that the teachers can use to supplement teaching and the students can participate in the relevant experiments by changing key parameters. A virtual lab consists of three major components: Model simulation of the essential properties of the system; Virtual lab view of the interactive user; and Narration of system information and instructions on how to use the virtual lab.
Project Outcome	8 virtual CBME experiements, including Evaporation, Drying, Fluid Flow, Heat Exchange, Bioreactor, Oxygen Tranfer have been developed. The contents of the experiments consist of introduction, theory, industrial process, equipment, experiment, discussion questions and online resources etc. 4 virtual experiments for BIEN, CIVL and MECH have been developed to present the concepts about material/tissue testing, loading and deformation of structures etc. The experiments allow students to analyze and prepare lab reports by providing simulated 'experimental data' that containing random errors. Students can also visualize the qualitative behavior of structures. Lecture notes of corresponding CIVL course have been re-designed.
Status	Completed
Project Documents (Only accessible by HKUST users)	Project Plan Final Report
Adaptation	Full Project

Extension of HAZOP Study Animated Module to Incorporate Prioritization of HAZOP Actions

Project Overview
Project Title	Extension of HAZOP Study Animated Module to Incorporate Prioritization of HAZOP Actions
Project Leader	Prof David C W Hui
School / Dept	SENG / CENG
Project Duration	Oct 2004 - May 2006
Project Description	The original project was designed to guide students to identify process hazards. The adaptation required a more definitive decision making approach in order to classify the HAZOP actions into categories, i.e. prioritize the actions. Currently, students have great difficulty understanding risk assessment of chemical engineering projects as they have no experience to relate it too. By incorporating the risk assessment element of a HAZOP into the animated visualization, students were able to relate this to a real life context (albeit an animated one). This risk assessment was both qualitative and quantitative.
Project Outcome	For each of the five case study incidents a semi-quantitive risk analysis method was developed and its solution. This entailed the students becoming involved and experiencing a decision making role while using the training module. The enhanced module was then used in two courses with two groups of students: CENG 303 Plant Design, Economics (HKUST) with 60 students and PM3 MSc in Project Management, Ecoles Des Mines De Nates (France) with 12 students.
Status	Completed
Project Documents (Only accessible by HKUST users)	Project Plan Progress Report: First \| Second \| Final Report
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An Interactive Software Tool for the Design of Pharmaceutical Products and Processes

Project Overview
Project Title	An Interactive Software Tool for the Design of Pharmaceutical Products and Processes
Project Leader	Prof Ka Ming Ng
School / Dept	SENG / CENG
Project Duration	Jan 2004 - Jun 2005
Project Description	Chemical engineering students should gain experience in design and development of the pharmaceutical processes and products. But the design procedure involves many calculations that may stifle creative thinking. To facilitate teaching and learning, this project aimed to develop software to integrate and simulate the design of unit operations, the complete process and dosage form. Students focused on choosing product attributes and manipulating the operating conditions; hence optimizing the product quality; production, capital and labour cost. The tool also allowed them to solve realistic problems and gain experience in product-centred pharmaceutical engineering in an interactive, virtual environment.
Project Outcome	The ProWare® was rewritten using another programming language, C++. It was named as “Pharmaceutical Products and Processes Simulation System (P3S2)”. P3S2 had a totally new theme of graphic user interfaces. Unit operations of reactions, separations, solids processing and final dosage forms in pharmaceutical processes were incorporated. It could simulate a complete pharmaceutical process and was more powerful and user-friendly than the previous version. Together with the source code of P3S2, a user guide and a design document were prepared. In addition, an in-class demonstration of this software was carried out in one of the lectures of CENG 367 – Pharmaceutical Engineering. Students tested the tool and used it to solve two homework problems. An evaluation regarding the improvement in teaching and learning and user-friendliness of the software was conducted.
Status	Completed
Project Documents (Only accessible by HKUST users)	Project Plan Progress Report: First \| Second \| Final Report
Adaptation	Full Project

Dynamic Interactive Software to Enhance Understanding of Animal Cell Metabolism For Recombinant Protein Production

Project Overview
Project Title	Dynamic Interactive Software to Enhance Understanding of Animal Cell Metabolism For Recombinant Protein Production
Project Leader	Prof John Barford
School / Dept	SENG / CENG
Project Duration	Sept 2003 - Jun 2006
Project Description	Animal cells play an important role in producing high value, recombinant protein products. They include many different cell types and bioreactors. The ability to compare these cells and cultivation methods results in a fruitful learning experience. This project developed dynamic interactive software that described production of recombinant protein products from animal cells. It allowed students to work out the effect of varying uptake rates of major substrates and nutrients, and the impact these had on internal metabolism and the resultant protein based end products. In addition, variations in different operating conditions (batch, fed-batch and continuous cultivation) and their impact on product yields and production rates could be examined in detail.
Project Outcome	An existing Fortran code was successfully transferred to a different interface based ob VB Excel. A beta version was evaluated by CENG students in CENG361 in Spring 2005.
Status	Completed
Project Documents (Only accessible by HKUST users)	Project Plan Progress Report: First \| Second \| Third \| Final Report
Adaptation	Full Project

To Develop a HAZOP Study Teaching Module

Project Overview
Project Title	To Develop a HAZOP Study Teaching Module
Project Leader	Prof Gordon McKay
School / Dept	SENG / CENG
Project Duration	Mar 2004 - Jan 2005
Project Description	This project aimed to develop a new Hazards and Operability (HAZOP) teaching module tailored to undergraduate teaching. In this way, students could work in a multidisciplinary team in a simulated office context. It also encouraged their communication, systematic thinking and problem-solving skills.
Project Outcome	Developed Animated HAZOP Software Package. Developed the course materials for the new teaching modules. Tested the HAZOP module with 61 students in CENG303.
Status	Completed
Project Documents (Only accessible by HKUST users)	Project Plan Final Report
Adaptation	Full Project

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Understanding the Practical Consequences of Metabolic Interactions Using Computer Simulations

Project Overview
Project Title	Understanding the Practical Consequences of Metabolic Interactions Using Computer Simulations
Project Leader	Prof John Barford
School / Dept	SENG / CENG
Project Duration	Sept 2002 - Oct 2004
Project Description	This project dealt with metabolic pathway interactions for energy generation and manufacture of intermediates in the process of making major components in cells, which are important areas in biochemistry courses. Currently students are weak in the quantitative understanding of such metabolism as well as the meaningful relationships (or results) of the pathway interactions. The project involved the design and development of an instructional software package allowing students to explore, visualize, and develop a quantitative understanding of metabolism and its effect on cellular energetics. Further practical applications were developed in other topics e.g. environmental biotechnology.
Project Outcome	Development of a calculator program for metabolism interaction using Excel. Preparing supporting learning materials (background theories and problem sets): to help students understand the quantitative aspects of metabolism interaction by utilizing the calculator, a document containing a user manual, the background theories and references, plus 4 problem sets were prepared and have been integrated into the program. Development of User-interface using Visual Basic, inlcuding instructional design, storyboarding, interface design and programming. Pilot testing and refinement of the program. The program was further tested in 2005 after the project completed.
Status	Completed
Project Documents (Only accessible by HKUST users)	Project Plan Progress Report: First \| Second \| Third \| Final Report
Adaptation	Full Project

The Development and Use of General and Discipline Specific Problem Sets to Enhance the Achievement of Learning Outcomes in the Course “Introduction to Computing with Excel VBA” and Development of Assessment Methodologies for Engineering Programming Skills

Project Overview
Project Title	The Development and Use of General and Discipline Specific Problem Sets to Enhance the Achievement of Learning Outcomes in the Course “Introduction to Computing with Excel VBA” and Development of Assessment Methodologies for Engineering Programming Skills
Project Leader	Prof John Barford
School / Dept	SENG / CBME
Project Duration	Nov 2011 - Jun 2013
Project Description	This project developed discipline-specific problem sets to compliment the learning outcomes in the course "Introduction to Computing with Excel VBA". It stimulated student’s interest in programming by the use of selected problem sets which directly related to material covered in subsequent discipline specific core courses. This interactive learning of engineering programming skills in the classroom environment served as a precursor to developing an online teaching module. In addition, the corresponding assessment methodologies to assess engineering programming skills would be developed.
Project Outcome	Development of Engineering Problem Sets in Selected Core Courses in CBME and Civil and Environmental Engineering, which build on and enhance the course material of Introduction to Computing with Excel VBA. Improvement in student learning by application of 1). Motivating students to replace abstract computer programming concepts with targeted applications that are interesting and practical. Development of rubrics to evaluate students' engineering programming skills.
Status	Completed
Project Documents (Only accessible by HKUST users)	Project Plan Final Report Project-end Review by Project Leader
Adaptation	Full Project

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