Title :
Research and Education in Green Materials: A multi-disciplinary program to bridge the gaps
Author :
Schoenung, Julie M. ; Ogunseitan, Oladele A. ; Eastmond, David A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. Eng. & Mater. Sci., Univ. of California, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
The University of California has recently funded a new Lead Campus program: Research and Education in Green Materials, a multi-campus graduate fellowship program designed to bridge the disciplinary boundaries of engineering, science, toxicology and social science. This paper describes the program and the graduate course on green engineering.
Keywords :
educational courses; educational institutions; engineering education; environmental factors; toxicology; University of California; education; graduate course; green engineering; green materials; multicampus graduate fellowship program; social science; toxicology; Bridges; Collaboration; Consumer products; Design engineering; Education; Educational programs; Manufacturing; Materials science and technology; Risk management; Toxicology; education; engineering; multi-disciplinary; sustainability; toxicology;
Conference_Titel :
Sustainable Systems and Technology, 2009. ISSST '09. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4324-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISSST.2009.5156760
