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Engineering and Sustainability: The Challenge of Integrating Social and Ethical Issues into a Technical Course

Year: 2020

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Her responsibilities include teaching various undergraduate courses in environmental engineering (such as Engineering for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering Science) and conducting research focused on emerging organic pollutants and their environmental fate.She specializes in the production of stabilized biosolids, its use as a fertilizer and its impact on environmental pollution concerning organic contaminants.She has also specialized in redesigning engineering courses to make them more student-centered and encouraging of active learning.More recently, she started work on engineering education research that analyses the incorporation and effectiveness of engineering macroethics in-class activities that focus on sustainable development.

Source: ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

DOI: 10.18260/1-2--30402

Authors: Natasha Andrade, David Tomblin

Institution: University of Maryland, College Park

Language: English

Topic: Engineering Education and Global Impact

Subfield: Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Responsible consumption and production, Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration