Rich Cimino
Rich Cimino
Senior University Lecturer, Chemical & Materials Engineering
321 C Tiernan Hall (TIER)
About Me
Dr. Cimino came to NJIT from the Experiential Engineering Education Department at Rowan University. He received his Ph.D in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering at Rutgers University, with a concentration in adsorption science and the characterization of porous materials. His research interests include the intersection of engineering ethics and process safety, and broadening inclusivity in engineering, with a focus on the LGBTQ+ community.
Education
Ph.D.; Rutgers University-New Brunswick; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; 2016
M.S.; Rutgers University-New Brunswick; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; 2013
B.S.; Rutgers University-New Brunswick; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; 2011
M.S.; Rutgers University-New Brunswick; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; 2013
B.S.; Rutgers University-New Brunswick; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; 2011
Experience
Rowan University
Lecturer, ExEED (Experiential Engineering Education), September 2017 - June 2019
2024 Spring Courses
MTEN 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 706 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CHE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
MTEN 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHE 312 - CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY
CHE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 360 - SEPARATION PROCESSES I
CHE 632 - VIS COM WITH CHEM MAT ENG DATA
MTEN 492 - RESRCH AND INDPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
MTEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
MTEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHE 312 - CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY - HONORS
CHE 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 701B - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 701C - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 705 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 701B - MASTERS THESIS
MTEN 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 706 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CHE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
MTEN 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHE 312 - CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY
CHE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 360 - SEPARATION PROCESSES I
CHE 632 - VIS COM WITH CHEM MAT ENG DATA
MTEN 492 - RESRCH AND INDPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
MTEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
MTEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHE 312 - CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY - HONORS
CHE 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 701B - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 701C - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 705 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 701B - MASTERS THESIS
Teaching Interests
Material & Energy Balances, Process Safety, Separations, Visual Communication with Engineering Data
Past Courses
CHE 201: MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES
CHE 210: CHEMCL PROC CALCULATIONS I
CHE 210: CHEMICAL PROCESS CALCULATIONS I
CHE 312: CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY
CHE 312: CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY - HONORS
CHE 342: CHEM ENG THERMODYNAM II
CHE 342: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS II
CHE 360: SEPARATION PROCESSES I
CHE 489: PROCESS DYNAMICS AND CONTROL
CHE 632: VISUAL COMMUNICATION WITH CHEMICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING DATA
CHE 210: CHEMCL PROC CALCULATIONS I
CHE 210: CHEMICAL PROCESS CALCULATIONS I
CHE 312: CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY
CHE 312: CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY - HONORS
CHE 342: CHEM ENG THERMODYNAM II
CHE 342: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS II
CHE 360: SEPARATION PROCESSES I
CHE 489: PROCESS DYNAMICS AND CONTROL
CHE 632: VISUAL COMMUNICATION WITH CHEMICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING DATA
Research Interests
Dr. Cimino’s research centers on developing a framework for undergraduate engineering ethics instruction that weaves together aspects of safety, virtue ethics, and personal identity. This platform includes both instructional interventions and assessment strategies, with a focus on ethical decision making.
Some questions that interest him are the following:
How do the ethical perspectives and behaviors of engineering students vary over the course of the curriculum?
How can ethical behavior and decision-making be improved through new teaching methods?
How are implicit and explicit biases manifested in the ethical decision-making processes of engineering students?
How can we improve student moral agency?
Some questions that interest him are the following:
How do the ethical perspectives and behaviors of engineering students vary over the course of the curriculum?
How can ethical behavior and decision-making be improved through new teaching methods?
How are implicit and explicit biases manifested in the ethical decision-making processes of engineering students?
How can we improve student moral agency?
Conference Paper
It’s All Relative: Examining Student Ethical Decision Making in a Narrative Game-Based Ethical Intervention
Frontiers in Education 2022, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2022
Engineering Ethics Through High-Impact Collaborative/Competitive Scenarios (E-ETHICCS): Initial Results and Lessons Learned
American Society of Engineering Education, August 2022
Talk (Engineering) Ethics to Me: Student Group Discussions about Ethical Scenarios
American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), August 2022
Frontiers in Education 2022, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2022
Engineering Ethics Through High-Impact Collaborative/Competitive Scenarios (E-ETHICCS): Initial Results and Lessons Learned
American Society of Engineering Education, August 2022
Talk (Engineering) Ethics to Me: Student Group Discussions about Ethical Scenarios
American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), August 2022
Conference Proceeding
Engineering Ethics Through High-Impact Collaborative/Competitive Scenarios (E-ETHICCS)
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2021
“Mapping” the Landscape of First-Year Engineering Students’ Conceptualizations of Ethical Decision Making
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2021
Work in Progress: Let's Talk About Ethics! A Qualitative Analysis of First-year Engineering Student Group Discussions Around Ethical Scenarios
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access , July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2021
“Mapping” the Landscape of First-Year Engineering Students’ Conceptualizations of Ethical Decision Making
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2021
Work in Progress: Let's Talk About Ethics! A Qualitative Analysis of First-year Engineering Student Group Discussions Around Ethical Scenarios
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access , July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020