First-Year Seminar: Convergent Research: Solving the Grand Engineering Challenges of the Future

This first-year seminar introduces students to the new scientific language of convergence research. Through studying the grand challenges of engineering, we will learn how experts from various fields intermix their knowledge, theories, methods, data, and research communities, enabling new discoveries to emerge. Students will participate in various in-class activities, group discussion and problem-solving coaching to enhance understanding of how chemistry, physics, materials science, biology, math, and computer sciences are applied to engineering.