Expertise
Chemical engineering education, ABET, capstone design, AI-enhanced learningResearch Interests
AI-enhanced engineering education, metacognition, Socratic tutoring, capstone learning, hybrid pedagogy, professional identity formation.Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.): Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dissertation / Thesis Title: "Development of a thermodynamic database, evaluation of experimental enthalpy departure data, and modeling phase behavior in weak aqueous electrolyte mixtures." - Master of Science (M.S.): Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Colorado School of Mines - Golden, Colorado
Dissertation / Thesis Title: Computer Prediction of Natural Gas Hydrates - Bachelor of Science (B.S.): Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland - College Park, Maryland
Biosketch
Eric L. Maase is a teaching professor and associate Chair for undergraduate programs in the Department of Chemical Engineering at UMass Lowell. He has taught more than 14 core chemical engineering courses and leads curriculum development, advising, assessment, and ABET accreditation activities. His work includes capstone and laboratory modernization, hybrid and active-learning methods, and equitable pathways to professional experience. His emerging scholarship focuses on AI-supported metacognitive learning and Socratic tutoring in engineering education.Selected Awards and Honors
- Travel Award for Undergraduate Research (Poster Session) (2010), Scholarship/Research - Lafayette-Lehigh Undergraduate Research Presentation
- Appreciation Award (2008) - AIChE National Conference, CAST Group 10E
- Engineering Faculty Member of the Month (2008), Teaching - Lafayette College
- ASEE Poster Session 1st Place Award (2007), Teaching - ASEE
Selected Publications
- Weitzen, J.A., Rashid, M.M., Johnston, S.P., Maase, E.L., Willis, D.J. (2015). A methodology for restructuring our first year introduction to engineering sequence at University of Massachusetts Lowell (122nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Making Value for Society:). American Society for Engineering Education
- Levinson, J., Maase, E., Tennyson, G. (2014). Automated process control laboratory experience: Simultaneous temperature and level control in a continuously stirred tank reactor System. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
- Maase, E.L., High, K.A. (2008). ACTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS in a Graduate Course on Numerical Methods. CEE: Chemical Engineering Education, 42(1) 23.
- Madihally, S.V., Maase, E.L. (2006). Biomedical and Biochemical Engineering for K-12 Students. CEE: Chemical Engineering Education, 40(4) 283.
Selected Presentations
- AIChE Education Division (2022, 2023)
- ASEE (2014, 2015); selected presentations on chemical engineering education, computational methods, process control, and capstone learning.
- Changes in Postcommunist Gender Regimes: The Case of Central and Eastern Europe in Comparative Perspective - ISA Annual Convention, March 2011 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Computational Chemical Engineering - AIChE, November 2010 - Salt Lake City, UT
- Lessons and Discoveries from teaching (nearly all) the core Chemical Engineering courses over a three year period - AIChE, November 2010 - Salt Lake City, UT
- Modeling Flow Patterns and Nutrient Consumption in Three-Dimensional Bioreactors for Tissue Engineering - AIChE, November 2010 - Salt Lake City, UT
- Modeling Oil Pricing and Financial Market Behavior by Considering Chemical Engineering Principles in Operations and Production - AIChE, November 2010 - Salt Lake City, UT
- Practical Process Control - Designing, Building and Operating Process Control Systems in Unit Operation Labs - AIChE, November 2010 - Salt Lake City, UT
- Practical Process Control in Undergraduate Unit Operation Labs - AIChE, November 2010 - Salt Lake City, UT
- Practical Process Control Ð Designing, Building and Operating Process Control Systems in Unit Operation Labs - ASEE Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, April 2010 - Lafayette College, PA
- Computational Chemical Engineering: Process Simulators, Math Solvers, Spreadsheets and Computer Programming Languages - AIChE, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA
- Moral Theory, Ethics and Economics: Decision-Making Tools - AIChE, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA
- Technology in Computer Lab Environments: Challenges and Opportunities - AIChE, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA
- Development and Structure of an Introductory Course in Programming for Engineers using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA - American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Meeting, 2008 - Pittsburgh, PA
- Graduate Student Active Learning in Modeling and Numerical Methods - AIChE, 2007 - Salt Lake City, UT
- Oral Drug Delivery - Introductions To Methods And Practices In Chemical Engineering - AIChE, 2007 - Salt Lake City, UT
- Simulation and Validation of Nutrient Transport Models in Tissue Engineering Scaffolds - AIChE, 2007 - Salt Lake City, UT
- "Kangaroo" Thinking: Mathematics, Modeling, and Engineering in Introductory Computer Programming for Engineers - American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Meeting, 2007 - Honolulu, HI
- Implementing Factorial Design of Experiments into Undergraduate Chemical Reaction Engineering - American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Meeting, 2007 - Honolulu, HI
- Problem Based Learning in a Graduate Course on Modeling and Numerical Methods - American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Meeting, 2007 - Honolulu, HI
- Multilayer Composite Scaffolds: Combining Natural and Synthetic Polymers for Tissue Regeneration - MRS Fall Meeting, 2007 - Boston, MA
- Composite Layered Scaffolds for the Regrowth of Heterogeneous Tissue - AIChE, 2006 - San Francisco, CA
- Integrating Process Simulators and Factorial Design of Experiments into Undergraduate Chemical Reactor Design Course - AIChE, 2006 - San Francisco, CA
- Introducing Bioprocess Engineering for K-12 Students - AIChE, 2006 - San Francisco, CA
- Introducing Biomedical and Biochemical Engineering for K-12 Students - American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Meeting, 2006 - Chicago, IL
- Biodegradable Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering - AIChE, 2005 - Cincinnati, OH
- Synthetic Scaffolds Mimicking Small Intestinal Submucosa - AIChE, 2005 - Cincinnati, OH
- Spreadsheets in Teaching: Teaching with a Dynamic Presentation Medium and the Benefit of Interactive Notes - AIChE, 2004 - Austin, TX
- Teaching Chemical Reactor Design and Optimization Techniques to Undergraduates through Process Simulation - AIChE, 2003 - San Francisco, CA
- GPA Thermodynamic Database - Gas Processors Association 79th Annual GPA Convention, 2000 - Atlanta, GA
- Designing an Education - American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE) Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, 1993 - Pittsburgh, PA