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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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May 2, 2012

Congratulations to NAE Members and Foreign Associates elected to the NAS

Congratulations to NAE Members and Foreign Associates elected to the NAS. Debenedetti, Pablo G.; Class of 1950 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science and professor of chemical and biological engineering, department of chemical and biological engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, ...
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April 25, 2012

Enter to win by downloading the USA Science & Engineering Festival Grand Challenges Passport app

In honor of the USA Science and Engineering Festival Grand Challenges for Engineering tracks , the NAE has partnered with students at the University of Texas at El Paso to develop a Grand Challenges Passport mobile application. Kids (actually, anyone!) can download the NAE Grand Challenges ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Program Officer for Media/Public Relations 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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March 16, 2012

NAE President Charles Vest on Science Friday Discussing America's High-Tech Talent
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March 16, 2012

NAE Mourns the loss of former Foreign Secretary Harold K. Forsen

Harold K. Forsen, 79, Retired Senior Vice President, Bechtel Corporation, died on March 7, 2012. Dr. Forsen was elected to the NAE in 1989 for outstanding technical and leadership contributions to fission, fusion, and energy technology in industry and academia. A memorial service ...
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March 15, 2012

NAE Member Judea Pearl Wins Turing Award
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February 29, 2012

Kavli Foundation Video Contest based on NAE Grand Challenges

The Kavli Foundation is hosting its 2nd Annual 2012 Save the World Through Science & Engineering Video Contest for students in grades 6-12 across the nation. The video challenge theme is based off of the NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering , an exploration into a more technologically ...
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February 23, 2012

FIRST award focuses on NAE Grand Challenges
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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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February 7, 2012

NAE President Charles Vest to Speak at De Lange Conference VIII

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Media Relations Officer National Academy of Engineering, The National Academies Phone: 202-334-1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu
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February 7, 2012

NAE Members Crawley, Seible, and Wadsworth elected to Chinese Academy of Engineering

Three National Academy of Engineering members have been elected as foreign members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) :Edward F. Crawley , professor of engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Frieder Seible , dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego, ...

Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Media Relations Officer The National Academy of Engineering Phone: 202-334-1508 Email: atkins@nae.edu
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February 6, 2012

US Frontiers of Engineering Nominations Open until March 9

NAE members are invited to nominate one or two young engineers to be considered for participation in the NAE’s 2012 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (US FOE). The meeting, which is scheduled for September 13-15, at the GM Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, will bring together a ...

Contact: Janet Hunziker Janet Hunziker Senior Program Officer Phone: 202-334-1571 Email: jhunzike@nae.edu
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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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December 13, 2011

Real World Engineering Education call for nominations

The National Academy of Engineering invites nominations of engineering or engineering technology programs that have successfully infused real world experiences into their undergraduate program. Nominated programs will be reviewed by a committee and those chosen as model programs will be included ...
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November 3, 2011

EngineerGirl! Essay Contest for Youth Now Open for Entries

Engineergirl's 12th Annual Essay contest on Food Engineering
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November 1, 2011

Go Viral to Improve Health: IOM-NAE Health Data Collegiate Challenge

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