Conoscente Network Clarkson University Clarkson University See contact info See contact info See connections (500+) 500+ connections SELF-ACTUAL ENGINEERING is a new approach to civil engineering and technology development that serves the top of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. Whereas traditional civil engineering provides shelter, safety, food, and water, Self-Actual Engineering provides infrastructure that support human well-being, a sense of belonging, close personal relationships, human resilience, and self-actualization. Dr. Thomas P. Seager is an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment and leads a research group of scientists, engineers and students dedicated to creating new knowledge to provide infrastructure systems that provide human capbailities. He serves as the founding President of the Sustainability Conoscente Network, a 501c3 non-profit scientific society for the digital age. The Conoscente publishes an online journal https://figshare.com/search?q=Proc.+ISSST&quick=1 and hosts the annual International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technologies http://issst2016.net Additionally, Dr. Seager serves as a speaker, author, and analyst as President of Experiential Sustainability Ethics Training, LLC, a consulting and training company that builds economic models for investigation of ethical questions relevant to industry.