[Work-in-Progress] Broadening Engineering Formation: Lessons Learned from Multidisciplinary Engineering (MDE) Degree at The University of Connecticut

Daniel D. Burkey; Jorge Paricio Garcia; Davis Chacon-Hurtado; Edward Paul Weingart; Shareen Hertel; Shoshana Armington; Kathryn Libal

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Conference: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Location: Baltimore , Maryland
Publication Date: June 25, 2023
Start Date: June 25, 2023
End Date: June 28, 2023
Conference Session: Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 4
Tagged Division: Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)
Tagged Topic: Diversity
Page Count: 12
DOI: 10.18260/1-2--42343
Permanent URL: https://peer.asee.org/42343
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Daniel D. Burkey University of Connecticut

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Daniel Burkey is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Professor-in-Residence in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Connecticut. He received his B.S. in chemical engineering from Lehigh University in 19

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Jorge Paricio Garcia University of Connecticut orcid.org/0000-0002-3154-8867

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Dr. Jorge Paricio is an Associate Professor-in-Residence in Industrial Design, at the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Connecticut. He is also the co-director of the Krenicki Arts and Engineering Institute at the University of Connecticut; a nexus that connects the School of Fine Arts and the School of Engineering, to oversee new specializations and research projects in areas like entertainment engineering and industrial design. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the Complutense University of Madrid. He also holds a Master's Degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute and a PhD from the Complutense University in Madrid, Spain, with a dissertation on Freehand Drawing in Industrial Design. He is currently finishing a second Master's in Human Resources Management from Johnson & Wales University.
He has taught Industrial Design for over 20 years at various institutions: Rhode Island School of Design, Ohio University, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, The Art Institute of Colorado, Pratt Institute, Parsons School of Design, and the Istituto Europeo di Design in Madrid, Spain. He has practiced product design and exhibit design in New York City, Denver and Madrid, Spain, and has helped write patents and developed concepts for Colgate Palmolive among other companies. He has written two books, Perspective Sketching and Hybrid Drawing Techniques for Interior Design. Hi area of specialty is concept drawing for product design, digital rendering, design thinking, and product development.

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Davis Chacon-Hurtado University of Connecticut orcid.org/0000-0001-5722-3545

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Davis Chacon Hurtado, Ph.D., is an assistant research professor at UConn. He co-directs the Engineering for Human Rights Initiative, which is a collaboration between UConn’s Office of the Vice Provost for Research, the School of Engineering, and the Human Rights Institute, to promote and advance interdisciplinary research in engineering with a clear focus on societal outcomes. Davis is working with a number of faculty on campus to develop research and curriculum at the intersection of human rights and engineering, such as the one discussed herein. Davis completed his Ph.D. in Transportation and Infrastructure Systems at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, in 2018. His research interests include transportation equity, environmental justice, and economic resilience. He grew up in Cusco, Perú, where he obtained his B.S. in civil engineering at the University of San Antonio Abad of Cusco. He also earned an MSCE degree from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.

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Abstract

Engineering and technological improvements have been deemed essential to solving some of the most pressing contemporary issues in society and our environment. Newer generations of engineers are now required to bring not only technical skills and knowledge but also the capacity to work in multidisciplinary teams and make decisions using system-based perspectives (NAE, 2005). The variety of scenarios and complex systems have traditionally been addressed by different specializations in engineering and other related disciplines; however, rapidly changing and emerging fields in engineering require a dynamic educational environment that can ensure the workforce in the near future can respond to the challenges posed by diverse, complex new societal challenges. In that view, multidisciplinary engineering degrees offer a more rigorous, flexible, and mission-driven vehicle for developing this workforce than conventional engineering instruction. This paper describes a multidisciplinary degree program in the School of Engineering at the [XXXX] and key lessons from its creation.

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Burkey, D. D., & Garcia, J. P., & Chacon-Hurtado, D., & Weingart, E. P., & Hertel, S., & Armington, S., & Libal, K. (2023, June), [Work-in-Progress] Broadening Engineering Formation: Lessons Learned from Multidisciplinary Engineering (MDE) Degree at The University of Connecticut Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--42343