Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Design I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Goldschneider, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Mid-Atlantic university. The guiding philosophybehind its design is that of the “t-shaped engineer,” which advocates for a combination of bothdeep disciplinary knowledge and the ability to work with professionals from a variety of fields[12]. Additionally, the increasing emphasis on the National Academy of Engineering’s GrandChallenges and similar problems which require input and solutions from experts in many fieldshas served as a catalyst for the program’s development [13]. Existing research has also indicatednumerous purely educational benefits to working on interdisciplinary teams, including 2developing the ability to effectively collaborate with experts from other fields and exposure