Research
Engineers and computer scientists at the Centre for Engineering in Society are doing boundary-spanning work focused on some of the biggest and most exciting issues of our times.
Faculty and their research interests
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Brandiff Caron
A philosopher exploring ethics of technology, democratization of science and technology policy, and the ramification of these issues for engineering pedagogy.
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Govind Gopinkumar
Investigating the dynamics of the interaction of global and urban/regional factors on processes of change in urban infrastructures in developing countries.
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Ketra Schmitt
Characterizing the economic impacts associated with terrorism and natural disasters and combining information from disparate health studies for environmental contaminants.
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Tanja Tajmel
Exploring the identity narratives and barriers that are holding back gender parity and diversity in STEM.