@article{40934b35acaf4ec883c1bc6779747746,
title = "Preparing future engineers for challenges of the 21st century: Sustainable engineering",
abstract = "The field of engineering is changing rapidly as the growing global population puts added demands on the earth's resources: engineering decisions must now account for limitations in materials and energy as well as the need to reduce discharges of wastes. This means educators must revise courses and curricula so engineering graduates are prepared for the new challenges as practicing engineers. The Center for Sustainable Engineering has been established to help faculty members accommodate such changes through workshops and new educational materials, including a free access website with peer-reviewed materials.",
keywords = "Education, Green engineering, Sustainability, Sustainable engineering, Workshops",
author = "Davidson, {Cliff I.} and Hendrickson, {Chris T.} and Matthews, {H. Scott} and Bridges, {Michael W.} and Allen, {David T.} and Murphy, {Cynthia F.} and Allenby, {Braden R.} and Crittenden, {John C.} and Sharon Austin",
note = "Funding Information: The Center for Sustainable Engineering (CSE) was established in 2005 with support from the U.S. National Science Foundation and Environmental Protection Agency. As a partnership among Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Arizona State University, the CSE was organized to assist engineering faculty members in updating their courses and curricula to include pressing issues of the 21st century related to sustainable development. This term has been defined in numerous ways, although the definition most often cited is that of the [15] : Humanity has the ability to make development sustainable – to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This definition is “creatively ambiguous” and can mean different things to different people, according to [11] , who question what it is we are trying to sustain and what it is we are trying to develop. There is no unique answer, and while that fact has enabled many to use the term to suit their own purposes, the ambiguous definition is an impediment for engineers who must define terms precisely when working to solve problems facing society [4] . Funding Information: Earlier versions of some of this work were presented at the 2009 American Society of Engineering Education conference [8] and the Indo-US Workshop on Designing Sustainable Products, Services, and Manufacturing Systems [9] . The Center for Sustainable Engineering is funded by NSF Grant DUE- 0442618 , and by EPA Grant Agreement X3-83235101 . Although work in the Center has been funded in part by the EPA, this paper has not been subjected to the Agency's peer and policy review and therefore does not necessarily reflect the views of the agency, and no official endorsement should be inferred. The logistics of the workshops were coordinated by Nichole Dwyer, Barbara Bugosh, Andrea Rooney, and Gloria Dadowski. The preparation of this paper was facilitated by Mireille Mobley. ",
year = "2010",
month = may,
doi = "10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.12.021",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "18",
pages = "698--701",
journal = "Journal of Cleaner Production",
issn = "0959-6526",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "7",
}