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Authors

  • Margot Vigeant Bucknell University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18260/2-1-370.660-129621

Abstract

Here’s a fun open-ended design exercise for you and your students. How much CO2 does it take to carbonate a typical can of soda pop? And knowing that, can you come up with an easy-to-use home system for beverage carbonation? As your class will likely know, the current consumer solution to this problem is high-pressure home carbonation systems like the SodaStream.™ But as with any design problem, that’s only one solution. Let’s travel back to 1956 and the design path of another attempted solution to this challenge, a story that ends in the production of -  dare I say - the most chemically-engineered candy available.

Author Biography

Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University

Margot Vigeant is Rooke Professor of Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University. She teaches chemical engineering thermodynamics, applied food science and engineering, and capstone design.  Margot’s broad research area is effective pedagogy in engineering, including approaches to conceptual learning and inquiry-based activities for thermodynamics and heat transfer.  She is also interested in “making” in engineering and using technology to broaden engagement and access.  Margot completed her doctorate at the University of Virginia.  She is an ASEE Fellow, Apple Distinguished Educator, and chair of the 2022 ASEE Chemical Engineering Summer School.   

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Published

2021-12-08

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 1 (2022): Winter 2022

Section

Food For Thought