Project Grant 2430560

This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $866,879 to Arizona State University, Kennesaw State University, and Villanova University to transform engineering education by deeply integrating sustainability concepts into the curricula across the three universities. The transformative two-year initiative aims to fundamentally reshape how future engineers are trained, emphasizing the crucial role of sustainability in engineering practices. The project employs a dual-layered approach to engage both faculty and students, with an initial phase focused on establishing a collaborative network and developing action research projects, followed by iterative cycles of practice refinement. The final phase will focus on disseminating successful practices to foster broader adoption of sustainability-focused engineering education. The grant seeks to uncover curricular and instructional changes that promote student learning of sustainability and the factors affecting faculty efforts to integrate sustainability. The anticipated outcomes include documenting effective instructional strategies, advancing faculty teaching methods, and improving understanding of processes that aid engineering faculty in integrating sustainability into their teaching.