Technical Creativity, AI Tools, and Biomolecular Measurement Technologies for Global Health
The goal of the course is to teach students technical creativity (generating ideas that solve problems) and how to use artificial‑intelligence tools to enhance their creativity further. Because technical creativity requires a specific context, the course focuses on quantitative measurement technologies and global health challenges. This course combines three parts. First, students will dive deeply into human and AI‑augmented technical creativity. Second, students will dive into the fundamentals that underpin biomolecular measurement technologies used in biomedical discovery and human diagnostics. Finally, students will collaborate in teams to apply their creativity to global‑health challenges by inventing new measurement technologies. AI tools will be introduced to aid students in generating and evaluating ideas. Students will be encouraged and helped, but not required, to develop their inventions further by working with OTTCP and entrepreneurial resources on campus. The course benefits from the enrollment of students with diverse backgrounds and interests. Students are encouraged to contact the instructor to discuss enrollment.