Future engineers need to understand their work’s human impact – here’s how my classes prepare students to tackle problems like climate change Posted byGordon D. Hoople January 4, 2022 Leave a comment on Future engineers need to understand their work’s human impact – here’s how my classes prepare students to tackle problems like climate change Solving mathematical equations is only part of the job. Students should be spending more time thinking about the human dimensions of the problems they are trying to solve.