Diana Moreno

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Diana Moreno is a leading voice in engineering education, with her work reshaping how foundational design principles are taught across disciplines. Her most influential contribution, the paper "Designettes: An Approach to Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Education" (2015), has garnered 79 citations and introduced a transformative pedagogical tool. Designettes—rapid, charette-inspired design challenges—break down the traditional silos of engineering curricula, embedding authentic, multidisciplinary problem-solving into core courses rather than isolating it in capstone projects. This innovation fosters a culture of creative, collaborative design from the earliest stages of a student’s education. Moreno’s research sits at the intersection of design methodology, curriculum development, and cognitive learning, demonstrating how short, intensive exercises can cultivate systems thinking and professional readiness. Her work has been widely adopted in engineering programs seeking to bridge theory and practice, and it continues to influence how educators approach the teaching of complex, open-ended problems. By championing accessible, high-impact learning experiences, Diana Moreno has made a lasting mark on the future of engineering education.