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May 14, 2012

National Academy of Engineering elects chair, home secretary, and four councillors

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The National Academy of Engineering has elected a chair, home secretary and four members to its governing Council. All terms begin July 1, 2012. Charles O. Holliday, Jr ., chairman of Bank of America and retired chairman and chief executive officer of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., will ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Media and Public Relations Officer Phone: 202-334-1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu
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May 9, 2012

NAE Recognizes 2012 Grand Challenges Scholars

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WASHINGTON – The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) congratulates 30 students for graduating as NAE Grand Challenges Scholars in 2012. The students will receive diplomas this month from Arizona State University, Duke University, Lafayette College, Louisiana Tech University, Franklin W. ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Media and Public Relations Officer Phone: 202-334-1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu
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March 19, 2012

NAE Awards The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grants for Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research

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NAE Awards The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grants for Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research WASHINGTON, DC – Two Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grants of $30,000 each have been awarded to attendees of the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins NAE Senior Media and Public Relations Officer Phone: 202-334-1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu ; Janet Hunziker Janet Hunziker NAE Senior Program Officer, Frontiers of Engineering Phone: 202-334-1571 Email: jhunziker@nae.edu
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February 17, 2012

NAE presents $1-million in prizes for engineering innovations

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February 9, 2012

NAE Elects 66 Members and 10 Foreign Associates

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January 5, 2012

Developers of Liquid Crystal Display and Designers of Innovative Curriculum Win 2012's Highest Engineering Honors

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The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announces the 2012 Draper Prize and Gordon Prize winners.

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Media Relations Officer Phone: 202-334-1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu
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December 14, 2011

Deepwater Horizon Committee issues final report

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After the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Department of the Interior asked the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council to convene a committee of experts to analyze the probable causes of the disaster and identify measures for preventing similar harm in the future.

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Media Relations Officer Phone: 202-334-1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu
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October 14, 2011

Innovator in Radar Meteorology and Pioneer in Planetary Remote Sensing to Receive Honors from National Academy of Engineering

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During its 2011 annual meeting, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) will recognize two individuals for extraordinary impact through work in the engineering profession. NAE will give the Academy’s Founders Award to David Atlas, often called the “Father of Radar ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Media Relations Officer Phone: 202.334.1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu
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October 7, 2011

Innovative Early-Career Engineering Faculty Selected to Participate in Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium

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Sixty-five of the nation's most innovative, young engineering educators have been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's third Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) symposium. Early-career faculty members who are developing and implementing innovative educational ...

Contact: Beth Cady Beth Cady Program Officer Email: ecady@nae.edu
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October 6, 2011

Gilbreth Lectures to Focus on Water Infrastructure and Cloud Computing

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Two engineers chosen by peers in the highly selective Frontiers of Engineering program will give talks before members of the National Academy of Engineering at its annual meeting in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Oct. 16. Jeanne VanBriesen, professor of civil and environmental engineering and ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Media Relations Officer Phone: 202.334.1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu
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September 14, 2011

Grants for Sparking Innovative Research to be Announced at Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

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The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) will announce at its 2011 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium two new grants to foster collaboration across disciplines. The symposium will take place at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 19-21. The Grainger Foundation ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Media Relations Officer Phone: 202-334-1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu
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August 2, 2011

Ron Latanision Named New Editor-in-Chief of "The Bridge"

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The NAE announces that Dr. Ronald M. Latanision will be the new editor-in-chief of its quarterly publication, The Bridge . Latanision is corporate vice president at the engineering consulting firm, Exponent. Prior to joining Exponent, Latanision was the director of The H.H. Uhlig Corrosion ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Sr. Media Relations Officer Phone: 202.334.1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu
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June 28, 2011

Creative Young Engineers Selected to Participate in 2011 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

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WASHINGTON – Eighty-five of the nation's brightest young engineers have been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) 17th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium. The participants -- engineers ages 30 to 45 who are performing exceptional engineering ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Media Relations Officer Phone: 202-334-1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu ; Janet Hunziker Janet Hunziker Senior Program Officer Phone: 202-334-1571 Email: jhunzike@nae.edu
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June 15, 2011

EngineerGirl! Website Announces Essay Contest Winners

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WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Engineering's EngineerGirl! website announced today the winners of its 2011 essay competition: Engineering and Human Service – Relief From a Disaster . This year’s national contest asked young people to describe an item that is used ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Media Relations Officer Phone: 202.334.1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu
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June 9, 2011

Winners of IOM-NAE Health Data Collegiate Challenge Announced

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WASHINGTON — With SleepBot, an app that charts users' sleep habits and benchmarks them against potential threats associated with sleep deprivation, a team of college students from Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York University, and Northwestern University won the ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Media Relations Officer Phone: 202-334-1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu
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May 17, 2011

National Academy of Engineering elects foreign secretary and four councillors

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The National Academy of Engineering has elected a new foreign secretary and four members to its governing Council. All terms begin July 1, 2011. Elected to a four-year term as foreign secretary is Venkatesh (Venky) Narayanamurti, Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Media Relations Officer Phone: 202.334.1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu
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May 11, 2011

NAE Recognizes 2011 Grand Challenges Scholars

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WASHINGTON – The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) congratulates 14 students for graduating as NAE Grand Challenges Scholars in 2011. The students will receive diplomas this month from Duke University, Louisiana Tech University, and Olin College of Engineering. There ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Media Relations Officer National Academy of Engineering Phone: 202-334-1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu
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February 17, 2011

IOM and NAE Launch Collegiate Challenge Aimed at Solving Health Problems Through Creative Technology Development

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WASHINGTON — “Go Viral to Improve Health: IOM-NAE Health Data Collegiate Challenge” was launched today by the Institute of Medicine and National Academy of Engineering to promote interaction among future health professionals, engineers, and scientists and to spur interest in ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Media Relations Officer National Academy of Engineering Phone: 202-334-1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu ; Christine Stencel Christine Stencel Senior Media Relations Officer Institute of Medicine Phone: 202-334-2138 Email: news@nas.edu
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February 8, 2011

NAE Elects 68 Members and Nine Foreign Associates

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WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 68 new members and nine foreign associates, announced NAE President Charles M. Vest today. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,290 and the number of foreign associates to 202. Election to the National Academy ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Media Relations Officer Phone: 202-334-1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu
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January 4, 2011

National Academy of Engineering to Present $1.5-million for Draper, Russ, and Gordon Prizes Winners to Meet with Students in Future City Competition

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WASHINGTON — The engineering profession's highest honors for 2011 will be presented by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) during a black-tie dinner event at Union Station in Washington , D.C. at 6:30 p.m. on February 22. Also, at 12:30 p.m. that day, the prize winners will ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Communications Officer Phone: 202-334-1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu

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