The
Division of Technoogy, Culture, and Communication (TCC) received
a $50,000 gift from AT&T to fund a course in Earth Systems
Engineering and Management (ESEM). The course, believed to
be the first of its kind in the country, explores the impact
of engineering design decisions on the global environment.
It encourages students to broaden their scope of analysis
when investigating the costs of a particular design plan.
Braden Allenby (Law '78, Col '79), AT&T vice president
of health, environment and safety and one of the country's
leading experts in industrial ecology, came up with the
idea for the course. He is team teaching it with Matthew
Mehalik, an engineering post-doctural student, and Michael
Gorman, TCC chair.
