Biomimicry and Engineering

Catalog description

Prepares participants to understand the field of engineering; identify the types of engineers and what each one does; what constrains engineers work under, materials selected by engineers, how to present biological ideas to engineers and how to integrate ideas from their discipline into sustainable engineering designs using biomimicry principles. Most examples used are of large engineered structures. These structures play critical functions in human systems, have a significant impact on the environment and last for over 100 years, so it is important to imbed as much sustainability into their design as possible. Requires a final team project designed to put these ideas into practice.