Divergent Engineering

Alex M. Phan, M.A.E. ! Karcher Morris, M.A.E.

Phuong Truong, S.E. ! Lydiamarie Worku, N.E.
Advisor: Professor Todd Coleman

January 6, 2015

 Non-profit and self-funded engineering team

Mission Statement
Committed to promoting diversity, ingenuity, and
interdisciplinary collaboration among student scientists
and engineers through an integrated engineering
environment based on team projects.

The Vision, The Students

Goal development and execution; a place (lab, community, and

abundant UCSD resources)to begin accomplishing these goals; and a
supportive setting to tinker, learn, challenge, and engineer.
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Concept, Process, & Infrastructure

Interdisciplinary projects
Business
Rapid prototyping
Project-based learning
Goal oriented projects
Other organizaSons
Technical Base
Programming & Logic
Program Arduino boards
Basic control (sensors)
Mechanical (controls, CAD)
Electrical (circuits)
Soldering

Team Building
Thinking and Thought Process
Independent, collaboraSve
CriScal
Interdisciplinary
Communica6on, Leadership
Cost Benet Analysis / Project Management
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Implementation: July 2014

Fall 2014

Fall 2014

Pitch Day
All projects in Divergent are presented at
Pitch Day
Significance, cost benefit analysis, project
implementation, resources, and planning
All projects are assessed by their peer
engineers and scientists for soundness;
approved by presidents
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Divergent Engineering Team

An engineering team, not a microcontroller team
The workshop normalizes the experience
Provides a base for technical and soft skills

Allows for contribution from all members

The Divergent Engineering Team works on all types of
engineering projects!
Goal oriented

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Current Team & Projects

To date, we have 19 members, 12 workshop, total: 31

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Finances

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Outlook
+6
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$ 6000

$ 4000

$ 3000

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SU 14

FA 14

WI 15

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SP 14

+5

SU 14

+15

FA 14

+15

WI 15
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Potential, Uniqueness, Necessity

Incubator: personal projects, start-ups, rapid prototyping,
interdisciplinary community, support and resources
Launch engineering education and execution of goals
The sooner the students start, the better!

Well developed projects

Giving students the tools
Growth and development; What works? What doesnt?
Building engineering intuition and judgment

Need & Value: 100% turn out from Fall

Applying knowledge from coursework theoretical + practical

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Thank you

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