Engineers are being called upon to solve many of society's ever-increasing challenges. In many technical fields the low-hanging fruits have been plucked and creative solutions are required to solve the problems at hand. Creative thought can be at its best only when individuals with diverse life experiences participate in the process. All individuals irrespective of differences in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, age, etc., bring invaluable contributions to the engineering profession. It is crucial that we address the social and historical barriers that have prevented or marginalized underrepresented minorities in engineering education, so their life experiences become available as practicing engineers to develop creative solutions to intractable problems.
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