Cultural Perspectives of the 2015 Nonlinear Mechanics and Dynamics Summer Research Institute
This paper discusses the results of a study to determine the impact of culture on engineering. The study took place during the 2015 Nonlinear Mechanics and Dynamics Summer Research Institute, a six-week research program sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico consisting of 24 graduate students participating in seven different projects. Twenty-two of the participants and two of the mentors were interviewed to study the effects of cultural background on engineering processes and interactions. The results of this study indicate that cultural differences drive engineering practices.