Imagine yourself as an engineer working on a promising new technology. You may want to consider some of the technologies currently being developed to address one of Engineering’s Grand Challenges.
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( votes)Write an essay briefly describing the technology and what improvements you think it can provide in at least one of the four main areas of engineering responsibility:
- Safety
- Health
- Well-being, and
- Environmental sustainability
Discuss any challenges to safety, health, well-being, and sustainability that this technology might present, and describe what you, as an engineer, would do or consider to be sure that your responsibilities are fully addressed.
The contest is open to individual girls and boys in the following three competition categories :
- Elementary School Students (grades 3-5); Essays must be 400 to 700 words.
- Middle School Students in (grades 6-8); Essays must be 600 to 1100 words.
- High School Students (grades 9-12); Essays must be 1000 to 1500 words.
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by February 1, 2016 at 6:00 pm EST.
