Are you looking to develop technology that┬ámakes a difference in our society?┬áDevelopment Engineering is a field of research and practice that combines the principles of engineering with economics, entrepreneurship, design, business, natural resources, and social science to create interventions in accordance with and for individuals living in low-resource settings. While people often associate these settings with ÔÇ£developingÔÇØ or ÔÇ£low-incomeÔÇØ countries, Development Engineering equips practitioners to work on societal problems in emerging┬áregions wherever they exist, whether in California or Cambodia.
Development Engineering students at UC Berkeley are gaining┬áthe skillsets they need to solve┬ácomplex global challenges across the corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors.┬áThe three-semester master of┬áDevelopment Engineering is headquartered at the┬áBlum Center for Developing Economies, home to the┬áDevelopment Engineering┬áPhD program, the undergraduate┬áGlobal Poverty & Practice program, and the┬áBig Ideas Contest, the University of CaliforniaÔÇÖs social entrepreneurship catalyst.
Watch this video of a recorded live webinar to hear from Dr. Yael Perez, Director of the Development Engineering Programs at UC Berkeley. Learn about the vision for the program, curriculum and admissions process. And, as always, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and interact with the presenter.
Panelist
Dr. Yael┬áPerez is the Development Engineering (DevEng) Program Director at UC Berkeley’s Blum Center for Developing Economies, managing the┬áDevEng Masters┬áand the DevEng PhD Designated Emphasis.┬áYael holds a PhD in Architecture from UC Berkeley with a scholarship┬áon co-design methodologies and technologies to support and empower communities and design practitioners in fostering sustainable development. For over a decade, she┬áhas been collaboratively leading┬áCARESÔÇöCommunity Assessment of Renewable Energy and SustainabilityÔÇöa team of UC Berkeley faculty and students working with Native American Citizens in their pursuit of sustainable development. Recently, this initiative grew into the┬áNative FEWS Alliance, a cross-institutional collaboration working to significantly broaden the participation of Native American students in Food, Energy, and Water Systems (FEWS) education and careers to address critical challenges facing their communities. Before joining the Blum Center, Yael was┬áa visiting scholar at IIT Mandi (India).
Moderator
Dr. Jesse Austin-Breneman is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2014 from MIT. He also holds a S.M. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and a B.S. in Ocean Engineering also from MIT. Previous to his academic career, he worked as a development engineer in Peru, working with rural communities on alternative business opportunities and with local doctorsÔÇÖ groups on medical device development. He also spent two years as a high school mathematics teacher in Boston, MA.┬áHe currently is the director of the Global Design Laboratory. The group focuses on developing design processes and support tools to help multi-disciplinary design teams think at a systems-level when performing complex system design tasks. This includes investigating the best way to incorporate system-level interactions between stakeholders in emerging markets into the design decision-making process.
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