Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s D80 Conference! The conference featured 12 presentations and 2 workshops by Michigan Tech undergraduate and graduate students, along with one workshop by a faculty member on behalf of a student overseas. The keynote presentation by Professor James Boyce, University of Massachusetts, illustrated some social and economic “pitfalls” that can affect engineering project outcomes, and encouraged students to think holistically about benefits and costs, as well as who gains and loses from a project.
All presentations are available for viewing on-line:
What is D80?
Many challenges confront our planet's inhabitants, particularly the 80% not typically considered by designers of infrastructure, goods and services. Engineers must play a critical role in elevating the quality of life for all while ensuring future generations can thrive.
The fall 2012 senior design team presentations of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department were presented to the University community Tuesday, December 11 and Thursday, December 13 . This semester students in five sections have undertaken a wide range of interesting projects to fulfill the Department’s design project requirement.
