Dr. Susan Nesbit
Senior Instructor
Senior Instructor
Location: CEME - Room 2013
Telephone: 604.822.8703
Facsimilie: 604.822.6901
Email: nesbit@interchange.ubc.ca
BIOGRAPHY
Before receiving a doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of British Columbia for research on ink detachment mechanisms during paper recycling, I obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering, then worked as a research engineer studying novel methods of chlorine dioxide production.
Since joining the University of British Columbia's Civil Engineering Department in 2000, I have obtained extensive training in adult education through the Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth (TAG) at the University of British Columbia.
TEACHING PRACTICE
Courses I have designed and am currently teaching:
CIVL 201 and 202 - Introduction to Civil Engineering Practice
These consecutive core courses, offered since the 2007/08 academic year, introduce students to civil engineering
practice by asking student teams to work with community partners to complete service-learning projects aimed
at enhancing community assets (see McKnight at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset-based_community_development).
For descriptions of projects completed by student cohorts to date, see: http://csl.ubc.ca/about/previous-cslcbr-projects/description-by-course/#Civil201
The CSL component in CIVL 201/202 was developed in partnership with Dr. Margo Fryer, the founding director of UBC’s Learning Exchange and the UBC-Community Learning Initiative ( csl.ubc.ca). Several UBC-CLI staff members have also had significant input into the on-going course development and evolution, including Alaya Boisvert, Danielle Blonde, Kate Murray, Tracey Mason, and the co-director of the UBC-CLI, Susan Grossman. I am extremely grateful for their hard work and thoughtful advice.
CIVL 598b - Civil Engineering and Sustainability
This student-driven course, developed in partnership with Dr. Thomas Froese, first introduces students
to the fundamental concepts of sustainability in civil engineering practice, then asks students to develop
material that demonstrates sustainability in civil engineering.
Selected Publications and Presentations
Click here for a complete list of publications.
Refereed Journals
- Nesbit, S., & Mayer, A. “Shifting Attitudes: The Effects of Field Trip Experiences on Student Beliefs” Transformative Dialogues 4(2): 1-22 (2010).
- Holden, M., Elverum, D., Nesbit, S.E., Robinson, J., Yen, D., J. Moore, "Learning Teaching in the Sustainability Classroom". Ecological Economics, 64: 521 – 533 (2008).
- Nesbit, S.E., Pinder, K.L., Bowen, B.D. “A Novel Method of Measuring Flexographic Ink Retention in Repulped Newsprint Fibers”, Progress in Paper Recycling, 9(2): 25-29 (2000).
- Nesbit, S.E., Pinder, K.L., “Mini-Plant Tests of the Sulphur Reduction Process for Chlorine Dioxide Generation”, Paprican PGRLR #604, June, 1995.
Conference Proceedings
- Nesbit, S., Fryer, M. "Service Learning in Civil Engineering: Does Reflecting on the Community Service Learning Experience Facilitate an Understanding of Sustainability?", Ninth International Research Conference on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, Ottawa, October 9-12, 2009.
- Holden, M., Nesbit, S. "Learning Teaching in the Sustainability Classroom", International Conference on Urban Justice and Sustainability, Vancouver, August 22 – 23, 2007.
- Nesbit, S.E., Bowen, B.D., and Pinder, K.L. "Flexographic Ink Behaviour Mechanisms During Model Repulping of Printed Newspaper", PAPTAC’s 5th Research Forum on Recycling Proceedings, Ottawa, Sept. 28-30, 1999.
Non-Refereed Journals
- Mazzi, E., Reynolds, C., and Nesbit, S.E., "UBC Sustainability and Engineering Seminar Series" Innovation: A Journal of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC, Accepted November, 2005.
- Hodge, A., and Nesbit, S.E., "Moving Towards Sustainability: The New Professional Imperative" Innovation: Journal of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC, vol. 3 (6), July/Aug. 1999, 16 -17.
Books
- Dunwoody, A. B., Crammond, P. J., Nesbit, S. E., Paterson, C. S., Teslenko, T. N. Fundamental Competencies: Preparing the 21st Century Engineer, Oxford University Press, 2006 (187 pages).
