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Friday, March 23 • 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Biomimicry Cards Demonstrate How to Connect Engineering Problems to Biological Solutions

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Nature provides a rich source of engineering solutions, but undergraduate engineering students often have difficulty making the conceptual leap required to apply natural solutions to open-ended design problems. It is imperative that students uncover evidence that will enable the useful application of the laws of nature. The authors developed biomimicry cards to help students apply nature's laws to design problems. The prototype biomimicry cards are designed to expose students to the fundamental mapping problem between function and form. One stack of cards presents biological principles that might be applied to design problems. Another stack of cards presents design problems to be solved. The authors developed a card-based activity in which the students explore links between biological principles and engineering problems. This activity is designed to provide a quick, fun, interactive introduction to biomimicry.


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Darrell Kleinke

Darrell Kleinke has over twenty-five years of industry experience in the design and development of electro-mechanical systems. As a tenure-track facultymember of the UDM Mechanical Engineering Department, he has adopted a program of instruction that UDM has branded "Faces on Design."The... Read More →
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Terri Lynch-Caris

Terri Lynch-Caris is an Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University. She earned her doctoral degree in Industrial & Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2000 after working for Ford Motor Company and General Motors. She... Read More →
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Jonathan Weaver

Jonathan Weaver is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy. Weaver teaches a variety of courses, many of them focused on innovation, creativity, and the product development process. He holds a BS degree from Virginia Tech, and MS and PhD degrees... Read More →


Friday March 23, 2012 2:30pm - 4:00pm PDT
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