Engineering for One Planet (EOP) strives to transform engineering education to equip all engineers with the skills, knowledge, and understanding they need to protect and improve our planet and our lives.
During this quarter, EOP was present at a variety of engineering education and industry events and conferences and hosted another EOP Network Convening. We also launched the #EOPFrameworkFridays LinkedIn campaign to help familiarize partners with the Framework and other resources. Follow us there to learn more and to stay informed of the latest EOP news and upcoming events!
We’re excited to announce the first ABET and The Lemelson Foundation Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Innovation in Sustainability Award: Jennifer Watt, Director Sustainability Education, University of Utah. Congratulations to Jennifer and all the 2024 ABET Award winners! Their groundbreaking contributions in engineering education highlight excellence and innovation.
In case you missed it, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)-Lemelson Initiative on Environmental and Social Sustainability in Engineering Education is providing funding for EOP-related projects. Proposals submitted this year will be reviewed for consideration in the upcoming fiscal year.
With support from The Lemelson Foundation, the American Society for Engineering Education ASEE-EOP Mini-Grants program is offering financial support, guidance, and mentorship for educators to develop innovative sustainability-focused engineering curricula using the EOP Framework and companion teaching guides. Grant recipients are also connected with EOP’s wider community to share lessons learned and best practices.
ASEE recently announced 18 faculty teams selected for the Cohort III of the program, the largest cohort to date! ASEE also celebrated The Lemelson Foundation’s continuation grant supporting up to 48 awardees in total in 2025 and 2026 (Cohorts IV and V)! Cohort IV will open for applications this fall.
September 2-5, Lausanne
SEFI 2024
Cindy Cooper, EOP’s founding Senior Program Officer, will be presenting at the 2024 SEFI Annual Conference with the theme “Educating Responsible Engineers.”
September 9-11, Seattle
NSS Conference
EOP leaders Cindy Cooper and Cindy Anderson will be presenting at the inaugural National Sustainability Society Conference. This conference is focused on the themes “Sustainability Innovation, Closing the Implementation Gap, and Workforce Development.”
September 23-25, Boulder
ECL-USA Engineering Ideas Institute
EOP is a sponsor and participant of the 2024 ECL-USA Engineering Ideas Institute. Register now to join us!
March 27-30, 2025, Akron
Engineers for a Sustainable World’s 2025 Annual Conference
Engineers for a Sustainable World is hosting its annual conference next year at the University of Akron with the theme “Designing Our Sustainable Future: Circularity, Community, and Creativity.” Presentation proposals are being accepted until August 31. Read through the guidelines for submission and fill out this form to submit. Students are encouraged to apply!
EOP at Villanova University
In June, Villanova University hosted an Engineering for One Planet pilot faculty training workshop funded by The Lemelson Foundation. The workshop engaged five EOP grantee institutions with in-depth discussions on integrating sustainability concepts into engineering courses using the EOP Framework. An online version will take place in the fall. Stay tuned for future EOP faculty training opportunities.
ASEE Annual Conference
The EOP community had a large presence at the 2024 ASEE Annual Conference, hosting more than 20 events, sessions, and experiences, including a booth (with sustainable EOP water bottles) and a happy hour. Thank you to all who attended and presented EOP workshops and publications. Hundreds of individuals contributed valuable ideas about ways engineering educators and practitioners can create a more sustainable future by embedding social and environmental sustainability concepts across engineering education.
For more details about each event, check out the full guide to EOP-related sessions on our website.
EOP Network Convening
Following ASEE, 30 extraordinary EOP Network participants convened to celebrate their achievements and share promising practices, including course and program innovations, education research findings, and new approaches for measuring sustainability outcomes. Identified next steps included accelerating systemic change by further engaging administrators, students, and industry. If you are an administrator, a student, or work in industry and would like to get involved, email [email protected]
Tampa, FL, April 2024
ABET Symposium
In April, EOP Network member and strategy consultant Cindy Anderson attended the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Symposium, where she led a workshop guiding attendees through best practices for using the EOP Framework and Guides for ABET-accredited engineering programs.
Montreal, QC, May 2024
IISE Conference
In May, Cindy Anderson headed north and presented a special session about EOP at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Conference to introduce attendees to our resources to promote sustainability in Industrial and Systems engineering courses and programs.
Following the IISE conference, Cindy hit the airwaves and was featured on the IISE’s “Problem Solved” podcast. Listen to the full episode and also access her presentation from the conference!
We’ve created a brochure showing how engineers are uniquely equipped to help achieve the United Nations’ 17 SDGs — from addressing poverty, hunger, and health to improving infrastructure, sustainable cities, and climate action — and how the EOP Framework maps directly to these. Click here to access the brochure and share EOP’s message!
Every Friday through the end of this year, EOP’s LinkedIn channel is featuring a Framework Friday tip that highlights how the EOP Framework and accompanying guides make less work of curricular change. Posts will also feature inspiring engineers, students, and educators in our community of EOP Signatories. Click here for a Framework Friday message from EOP Signatory Abasiafak Udosen, a mechanical engineer and doctoral researcher at Purdue University, about his commitment to sustainability in engineering.