Integrating sustainable engineering principles in material science engineering education

Bandita Mainali*, Joe Petrolito, John Russell, Daniela Ionescu, Haider Al Abadi

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Abstract

The increasing demands on earth's resources require the need for engineering disciplines to address the limitations of materials and energy as well as the need to reduce waste production. This requirement is particularly acute for material science engineers as their work has a lasting impact on our future sustainability. Recent developments and innovations in material science can be useful tools for achieving sustainable development, provided material science engineers are aware of the issues. They should be particularly aware of global sustainability challenges, and should be able to understand how they can contribute to the solutions of these problems. Therefore, this chapter discusses how sustainable engineering principles can be introduced into material science education. It also discusses the curriculum for the subject Sustainable Infrastructure that is offered at La Trobe University in Victoria (Australia) for senior Civil Engineering students.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCivil and environmental engineering
Subtitle of host publicationconcepts, methodologies, tools, and applications
Editors Information Resources Management Association
Place of PublicationHershey, US
PublisherIGI Global
Pages1318-1335
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9781466696204
ISBN (Print)9781466696198
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

A reprint of Mainali, B., Petrolito, J., Russell, J., Ionescu, D., & Al Abadi, H. (2015). Integrating sustainable engineering principles in material science engineering education. In H. L. Lim (Ed.), Handbook of research on recent developments in materials science and corrosion engineering education (pp. 273-291). (Advances in Chemical and Materials Engineering (ACME)). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8183-5.ch014

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