next-generation engineering: design of a new major
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Next-Generation Engineering: Design of a New Major
Sustainability Engineering
Economic, environmental, and legal trends all point to Sustainability Engineering becoming an unavoidable part of our future. It will become necessary for the world and has the qualities a major needs to thrive in industry, and within UCB.
Project Definition: Wide ViewDiscipline
Major
Department
To identify and design a new engineering discipline that encompasses a key, yet underutilized, spectrum of knowledge.
Stage 1 Research: Project Parameters
Interview: Robert Giomi, Assistant Dean College of Engineering
Internet Personal Experiences
Key Stakeholders
• Students• Faculty• University• Industry• End-Users
Key Stakeholders: Faculty
Support Example: Computer Engineering – Created Due to 2
or 3 faculty interest
Teach Example: Bio-Engineering – Took 2 years to recruit
faculty
Research
Key Stakeholders: University
2 Stages for Approval University Internal
Engineering Science Study Committee College of Engineering Vote COCI – Committee on Courses of Instruction
ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)
Logistics Housing Organization of Faculty Organization of Financing
Key Stakeholders: Industry
FundingExample: Bio-Engineering – Grown because
of need from: Region, State & Federal Government.
Employment
Constraints
Major Constraints• Current Course Catalog• Faculty to Teach• Funding of the Major• Housing of the Major
Project Constraints• Surveying Issues (time, sample size, contacts)• Timeframe• Team Resources
Competition & Status Quo
Competition Internal
21 Engineering Programs (including double major programs)
78 other possible overlapping degrees
External Similar Programs Nationwide
Definition of a Desirable Major
Satisfies Key Stakeholders
Obeys Given Constraints
Differentiated from Competition
Narrowing Process
Brainstorming – 100 Ideas
Top 10 Ideas
Top 3: Conservative: Nano-Engineering Intermediate: Sustainability Engineering Radical: Recreation Engineering
Stage 2 Research – In-depth Analysis of Top 3
Internet Student Surveys
Nano-Engineering
Nano-Engineering combines the science and engineering of nanometer scales in order to develop novel nanoscale systems and technologies.
Nano-Engineering
Pros Cons• Cutting edge• Strong industry trend• Substantial research and knowledge base
• Competition from other programs• Unpredictable future
Recreation Engineering
Recreation engineering integrates fields such as logistics, psychology, ergonomics, civil/mechanical engineering, and others to plan, develop and manage events, installations, hotels, theme parks, customer service operations, etc.
Recreation Engineering
Pros Cons• Wide variety of applications• Industry trend• Increase Gross National Happiness
• Radical idea• Lack of faculty
Sustainability Engineering The combination of engineering methods with scientific
tools to design product, facility, and infrastructure life cycles in ways compatible with long-term considerations, including focuses on energy conservation and the reduction of lost resources.
Sustainability Engineering
Pros Cons• Progressive field• Broad subject range• Significant worldwide impact
• No well-defined curriculum• Developing field
Top 3 ComparisonSatisfies Key Stakeholders
Obeys Given Constraints
Differentiated from Competition
Nano -Engineering
Recreational Engineering
Sustainability Engineering
Sustainability Engineering
Sustainability Engineering
It currently requires about 300 kilograms of natural resources to generate US$100 of income in the world's most advanced economies. Given the size of these economies, this volume of materials represents a truly massive scale of environmental alteration.
First quarter 2003, US GDP = $10.6 Trillion. Equates to 30 Trillion kilograms of natural resources
Source: http://www.wri.org/trends/
Source: http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/html/documents/summit_docs/criticaltrends_1408.pdf
Satisfying the Stakeholders
End Users - Users of Technology and Products Developed as a Result of a New Engineering Discipline
A study published in 1997 by the Berne Declaration calculated that every Swiss franc of official development assistance generates a net return of 1.26 francs in Switzerland.
Source: http://www.foundation.novartis.com/development_assistance.htm
Satisfying the StakeholdersIndustry – 1999 ITT/Discover survey results In your opinion, what will be the greatest challenge solved by civil engineers in the
21st century? 22.1% Water Supply 20.6% Infrastructure development and replacement 16.2% Transportation 13.2% Environmental Concerns
Chemical Engineers? 29.9% Environmental Concerns 20.9% Developing new energy sources 9.0% Water supply
Mechanical Engineers? 30.9% Developing new energy sources
Electrical Engineers? 27.6% Developing new energy sources
Source: http://www.ieeeusa.org/newspubs/features/ittsurvey.htm
Satisfying the Stakeholders
University EPA region III serves Delaware, District of
Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
13 projects were funded by EPA in region III between 1996 and 1999
Popularity of SE projects has grown since then
Source: http://www.epa.gov/r3chespk/sdcg.htm
Satisfying the StakeholdersFaculty Research undertaken by faculty at Centre for
Sustainable Design at University College, UK Integrated Product Policy and Eco-Product Development
(IPP-EPD) project The Eco-Design Training for Manufacturing, Use and 'End-
of-Life' for SMEs (ETMUEL) project The Strategic Comprehensive Approach for Electronics
Recycling and Re-use (SCARE) project Sustainability Integrated Guidelines for Management
(SIGMA) project
Source: http://www.cfsd.org.uk/research/index.html
Satisfying the Stakeholders
Students Student surveys
Need – Challenging studiesNeed - Opportunity for employment
3 Major Emphases Production
Product quality improvement and design for obsolescence, equipment selection and reliability, process efficiency improvement and impact reduction, packaging, and materials selection and handling.
Sample Companies: High-Tech and Traditional Manufacturing
Facilities Construction materials, energy optimization, waste reduction and
landscape impact. Sample Companies: Contractors, Developers and Consulting Companies.
Infrastructure Public policy and budgeting, environmental economics, transportation
systems and landscape design. Sample Companies: PG&E, Shell, Exxon, and consulting firms as well as
government service including CalTrans.
SE Curriculum – First Years
SE Curriculum - SpecializationProduction Facilities Infrastructure
New SE Classes
SE 122 – Sustainable Processing of Materials in Manufacturing Related to ME 122
SE 126A – Obsolescence
SE 126B – End-of-Life Considerations in Product Design
SE 174 – Senior Project
SE 180 – New Technology and Research Survey interest
Logistics
Department Status: Within Civil Engineering Department
Faculty: Arpad Horvath, As. Prof. Civil Engineering William W. Nazaroff, Prof. Environmental Engineering Kent S. Udell, Prof. Mechanical Engineering
Housing: Davis Hall
Competition Internal to UC Berkeley
Civil and Environmental Engineering Mechanical Engineering
External Programs Cornell University, graduate minor in Conservation and
Sustainable Development University of Arizona, College of Architecture and Environmental
Design Centre for Sustainable Design within The Surrey Institute of Art
& Design, University College, UK Independent research projects from universities, such as
Colorado State and University of Texas.
Stage 3 Research – User Testing
Interview: William W. Nazaroff, Professor of Environmental Engineering at UCB
Interview: Kent S. Urdell, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UCB
Current Engineering Surveys Industry Surveys
Interview: William W. Nazaroff
Prof. Environmental Engineering
Interested in Civil Engineering Aspects of Sustainable Development
Teaches Graduate Seminar – CE 292A “Technologies for Sustainable Societies”
Referred by Arpad Horvath
Results & Change Effected
Changed Major Name –
Sustainable Development Engineering to Sustainability Engineering
Input on Emphasis Infrastructure, Manufacturing
Focus on Engineering Economics
Interview: Kent S. Udell
Prof. Mechanical Engineering at UCB
Interested in Mechanical Engineering Aspects of Sustainable Development
Goal: To get Faculty perspective on Sustainability Engineering
Results & Change Effected
Use Existing Department Much easier to take small steps
Focus on Energy Conversion
Develop Main Emphases
Current UCB Engineering Students
Surveyed 61 Current Engineering Students, Variety of Engineering Fields, Variety of Course Level
Used a variety of qualitative and quantitative questions
Goal: To get input from current engineers to refine our major
Survey Results
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OpenHouse
Relatives Website Friends Teacher Class Catalog
How did you find outabout your major?
Web-Site
Survey Results
Question: “How important are these factors when considering a major?”
Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Avg.Job Opportunities? 1 2 1 1 5 5 18 11 17 8.05Interesting, Challenging? 2 1 3 1 11 17 26 8.79Possibility of becoming wealthy? 2 1 1 3 6 4 14 12 11 7 7.15Solves world problems? 2 5 8 13 5 10 2 9 7 6.28Protect the environment? 13 7 6 9 8 8 5 3 1 1 4.05Parent's approval? 11 5 6 9 7 8 6 3 2 4 4.62Good for society? 4 4 5 7 8 8 6 8 6 5 5.79Fun? 2 2 3 1 5 3 8 15 15 7 7.26
Web-Site
Survey Results Continued
Sample questions: “Did your major turn out like you expected?”
“What would you change about your major?”
Qualitative Results:
“Make the curriculum less flexible” – BioEngr major
“At Berkeley, I would make my major more focused…it’s really hard to chose your own path in bioengineering” – BioEngr major
“I wish they would have had more projects/labs earlier in the curriculum too, so you got to know your peers better earlier” – ME Major
Industry Engineering Surveys
Surveyed 5 Engineers Currently in Industry Goal: To gain additional perspective for
engineering major improvements.
Sample Question:
“What do you regret not learning in college?”
Industry Surveys Results
Desire: Better Writing and Presentation Skills Change: Moved E190 up to Junior Year, Most New
SE Courses are Project/Presentation Focused
Desire: Focus on more Emerging Technology Change: Included SE 180 – Year Long Emerging
Technology Course
Questions?
Team Members
Tom Wu Max Conserva Matt Hedges
Ira Pfeifer Anthony Paganini Harsh Karmarkar Daniel Doria
References
• Slide 5 Image: Zyvex, Inc., http://www.zyvex.com• Slide 7 Images: Clip Art (globe and city), Greenroofs.com,
www.greenroofs.com• Slide 9 Chart: IEEE Spectrum, January 2003 Issue,
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/resource/jan03/2003IEEEfellsurv.ppt
• Slide 10 Image: Ollner Design, www.ollnerdesign.com
Sustainability EngineeringIEEE Survey Results
22%
25%
35%
37%
48%
56%
59%
65%
60%
61%
57%
59%
48%
41%
32%
34%
14%
9%
1%
3%
4%
8%
18%
5%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Intellectual property protection
The digital divide
Technological literacy
Transportation
Waste disposal
Envorionmental protection
Fight against terrorism
Energy Development
More technological resources (8-10) Average technological resources (4-7)
Less technological resources (1-3)
Below is a list of broad social issues. Please indicate the amount of technological resources you feel will be needed in the next five years to address each issue. (10= need more technological resources; 1= need less technological resources)
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