Ethics and Emotion: Implications for the Professional Formation of Future Engineers
Dr. Madeline Palmer • September 23, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern
There is a growing recognition for the role of emotion in engineering education as it is embedded in students’ responses to topics, experiences in the classroom, and interactions with peers. In tandem, emotion also relates to how people learn about ethics and engage in ethical design making. In this talk, Dr. Polmear will provide an overview of the intersection between emotion, ethics, and engineering education, including recent scholarship in this area and implications for the professional formation of future engineers.
Dr. Madeline Palmer is a lecturer (assistant professor) in engineering education at King’s College London. Her research relates to ethics, societal responsibility, and emotion in engineering education. She teaches introduction to engineering and design courses where she highlights sociotechnical integration in engineering. Madeline received her Ph.D. in civil engineering (University of Colorado, Boulder) and was previously awarded a Marie Sklodowska-Curie, EUTOPIA Cofund Fellowship at Vrije Universitiet Brussel, Belgium to study macroethiczal development among engineering students.
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