The second focus area of ECL-USA Summit 8 was the stewardship role of engineers with respect to climate and extreme weather challenges. You can review the summit report on this topic by clicking on the link below.
What Are We Learning?
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Summit 8 Report – Bio-Medical Engineering
ECL-USA Summit 8, held at the Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute in Houston, Texas, included an exploration of the future of engineering through the lens of bio-medical engineering. You can review the summit report on this topic by clicking on the link below.
Summit 8 Wrap-Up
ECL-USA Summit 8 was held at the Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute in Houston. Summit 8 included an exploration of the future of engineering through the lens of biomedical engineering and the stewardship role of engineers with respect to climate and extreme weather challenges. Our provocateurs included: