Aaron Opdyke, a Cal Poly civil engineering alumnus now working as a research assistant, will present “Solving Society’s Audacious Challenges: The Nexus of Engineering and the Humanities.” After the talk, he will answer questions from the audience.

At the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in September, 193 nations committed to three extraordinary tasks: end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and address climate change. Opdyke will discuss the need for interdisciplinary teams to solve these pressing societal challenges.