Title: Educating Engineers in the Sustainable Futures Model with a Global Perspective 2nd International Conference on Sustainability Engineering
1Educating Engineers in the Sustainable
Futures Modelwith a Global Perspective2nd
International Conference on Sustainability
Engineering ScienceFebruary 20-23, 2007
- James R. Mihelcic, Kurtis G. Paterson, Linda D.
Phillips, - Qiong Zhang, David W. Watkins, Brian Barkdoll,
- Valerie J. Fuchs, David R. Hokanson
- Civil Environmental Engineering
- Sustainable Futures Institute
- Michigan Technological University
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- Trussell Technologies, Pasadena, California
- www.cee.mtu.edu/sustainable_engineering
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- www.sfi.mtu.edu
2Lets review five motivators for our
efforts(figure from Mihelcic Hokanson, 2005)
3Existing Emerging Environmental Issues (UNEP,
2002)
Globalization, trade development Coping w/
climate change variability The growth of
megacities Human vulnerability to climate
change Freshwater depletion and
degradation Marine and coastal degradation Populat
ion growth Rising consumption in developing
countries Biodiversity depletion Biosecurity
4Top 10 Causes on Minds of Young People(Cone
Inc., AMP Insights, 2006)
5Millennium Development Goals, Health, and
Sustainable Development
- Healthy life is an outcome of sustainable
development, as well as a powerful and
undervalued means of achieving it. We need to see
health both as a precious asset in itself, and as
a means of stimulating economic growth and
reducing poverty. -
- Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland,
- Director-General Emeritus,
- WHO, 2005
6Opportunities to increase diversity
We need to understand why in a society so
dependent on technology, a society that benefits
so richly from the results of engineering, a
society that rewards engineers so well,
engineering isnt perceived as a desirable
profession. . . . Our profession is diminished
and impoverished by a lack of diversity -William
A. Wulf, President of the National Academy of
Engineering
7Mission Statement of Michigan Technological
University Civil Environmental Engineerings
International Sustainable Development Initiative
- In the upcoming decades, engineers will play a
critical role in the eradication of poverty and
hunger and facilitation of sustainable
development, appropriate technology, beneficial
infrastructure, and social change. - Our mission is to promote international
sustainable development engineering by nurturing
and educating young people to value and implement
this vision of a better world.
8International Sustainable Development Initiatives
Available to Students
- Engineers without Borders-USA
- International Senior Design
- 3-year Engineering Enterprise
- Masters International Graduate Program
- Water Society Centers partnerships with Mexico
Canada - National Science Foundation Doctoral Training
Program (IGERT) in Sustainability - National Science Foundation Program that
Integrates an International Research Experience
in Bolivia with Sustainable Development
Engineering Education
9Locations where students serve, learn, and
perform research
Macedonia
Uzbekistan
Mauritania
Jamaica
Belize
D.R.
Mali
Philippines
Honduras
Uganda
Samoa
Palau
Panama
Ghana
Kenya
Cameroon
Vanuatu
East Timor
Bolivia
Madagascar
10Service Serving Learning Engineers without
Borders International Senior Design
11International Senior Design
- Goal is to provide students a service-learning
design experience situated in the developing
world so they can explore the technical,
economical and social implications of engineering
design and construction. - Integration of the U.S. Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditation
criterion throughout the design experience is
crucial to this activity.
12International Design Experience within context of
Undergraduate Certificate in International
Sustainable Development Engrg
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
ENG 3530 Undergraduate Colloquium
in Sustainability (1 Credit)
French/Spanish Language or Culture (3 Credits)
Business International Elective (3 credits)
HU4702 (3 credits) Ethical Theory or HU4625 (3
credits) Risk Communication
CE4905/4910 International Senior Design (3
credits)
CE3503 Intro Environmental Engineering (3
credits)
SS Technology Society Elective (3 credits)
In Country Construction Design Experience
13Masters International Program
- Partnership with U.S. Peace Corps in a
scarce-skill area - Coursework at Michigan Tech for 2-3 semesters
- 2-3 months of Peace Corps training (cultural,
language, technical) - At least 2 years of service in Peace Corps
(student maintains full-time enrollment status) - Return to Michigan Tech to complete research
requirement
14Integrating Graduate Education with Service
Research
- Masters International program is integrated
with a Graduate Certificate in Sustainability
that combines breadth and depth in sustainability
through coursework in social, economic,
environmental, and integrated systems
15Specialized Courses
- Rural Community Development Planning and Analysis
- Field Engineering in the Developing World
- Colloquiums in Sustainable Development
- French and Spanish Language
16International Sustainable Development Engineering
Research Experience
International SustainableDevelopment Eng.
Certificate
Graduate Certificate in Sustainability
17Program Integration
Sonora Water Resource Class
AquaTerra Tech Enterprise
Masters International Peace Corps
Sustainable Dev. Research
Sustainable Dev. Research
Int. Senior Design
International Sustainable Development Eng.
Certificate
Engineers Without Borders
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Academic Year
18Student Numbers
19Does Sustainable Futures Model integrate with an
International Experience?
- In response to a question about what he learned
from his international experience, a graduate
student answered that along with gaining
valuable engineering skills, he also learned what
it was like to put engineering into practice
while taking into consideration the social,
economic, and environmental limitations of the
developing world.
20To date approximately 300 students (49 female)
that represent 11 engrg and 9 non-engrg
disciplines have partnered with communities in 21
countries
21Learn More
Acknowledgements
- Mihelcic, JR Educating Tomorrows Global
Engineer through a Unique Partnership with the
U.S. Peace Corps, Woman Engineer, 30-33, Fall,
2004. - Mihelcic, JR, Educating the Futures Water
Professional, Water Environment Technology,
16(9) 86-92, 2004. - Mihelcic, J.R. and D.R. Hokanson, Educational
Solutions For a more Sustainable Future, in
Environmental Solutions, Eds N.L. Nemerow and
F.J. Agardy, Elsevier, 2005. - Mihelcic et al., Integrating a Global
Perspective into Education Research
Engineering International Sustainable
Development, Environmental Engineering Science,
23(3) 426-438, 2006. - Paterson, K., D. Watkins, J. Mihelcic and L.
Phillips, International Service Engineering
Across Academic Borders, Proceedings American
Society of Engineering Annual Conference
Exposition, June 18-21, Chicago, IL, 2006. - Fuchs, V.J. and J.R. Mihelcic, Engineering
Education for International Sustainability
Curriculum Design under the Sustainable Futures
Model, Proceedings of 5th Annual ASEE Global
Colloquium on Engineering Education, Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, October 9-12, 2006. - Hokanson et al., Educating Undergraduate
Graduate Engineers to Achieve a More Sustainable
Future Education Diversity Initiatives with a
Global Perspective, International Journal of
Engineering Education, in press, 2007.
- Our International Partners
- U.S. Peace Corps
- U.S. National Science Foundation
Questions?
www.cee.mtu.edu/sustainable_engineering