Conference Session

Best of Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

research on the background of their project problemstatement and develop proposed solutions taking into consideration the social,environmental, and economic needs and policies in Brazil. They are required to writeand present a proposed detailed action plan to the company supervisor detailinginnovative ideas and designs for how the company can be more sustainable for theirassigned problem. Students validated the lessened environmental impact of theirdesigns by calculating reduction of fossil fuel use, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,and raw material consumption through material and energy balances. Thesecalculations directly correlate to the technical course content which provides real-worldexamples of how sustainability can be measured. They are