NAE Activities

The National Academy of Engineering is tasked with identifying and illuminating issues at the intersections of engineering, technology, and society that impact our quality of life. Studies, symposia, and public information activities are carried out both independently by the NAE Program Office and jointly with other units of the National Academies.

Inform Public Policy

Energy

The NAE works with organizations in the US and internationally on projects aimed to develop policies and identify technologies to solve the global energy challenge without causing undue harm to the environment.

Environment

Engineering and the natural environment are inexorably linked. Today's engineers at the forefront in efforts to mitigate negative environmental impacts, and is providing policy and technical guidance to government, the private sector, and the public on ways to create a more environmentally sustainable future.

Healthcare

Engineering has a critical role in improving services and keeping down the cost of healthcare. The NAE has engaged in several cross-displinary projects in the area of healthcare.

Improve Understanding of Engineering

NAE’s Public Understanding of Engineering program seeks to highlight the critical societal roles played by engineers and the technologies they create. Engineering has been a vehicle for change and progress throughout history, as well as a strong influence on our quality of life and economic prosperity. A better understanding of engineering challenges is crucial to being an informed member of society. A better understanding of engineers, and what they have to offer, will help drive society's progress forward.

Technology and Engineering in K-12 Education

American competitiveness depends on a well educated workforce.  The NAE has wide body of work in the field of K-12 education and technological literacy.

Media and Journalism

The NAE works to help reporters correctly talk about technologies and engineering related news especially in emergency situations such as a terrorists attack.         
 

Help develop the Engineering Workforce

Competitiveness

The NAE routinely undertakes projects designed to advance the understanding of engineering's contribution to major sectors of the U.S. economy, and to identify areas where engineering and technology may be further leveraged to enhance economic performance in service of broad societal goals in the context of a global economy.

Diversity

The NAE recognizes the health, viability, and vitality of a diverse engineering workforce are crucial to the continued success of our profession and our nation.  Since 1999 the NAE has undertaken projects that work towards widening the talent pool of the field and convening stakeholders to initiate actions to address the diversity needs. 

Engineering Education

The Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) is the first operating center of the National Academy of Engineering. We are dedicated to achieving excellence in engineering education, education that is effective, engaged, and efficient.

Ethics

The NAE's Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society brings ethical and societal challenges of engineering to the attention of the engineering profession and to promotes discussion and understanding of these issues in the engineering community.  The Online Ethics Center features case studies, useful resources, and links on ethics issues in engineering.

Honoring Engineers

The National Academy of Engineering salutes leaders in engineering for their commitment to the profession and to advancing the human condition through engineering achievements or innovations in engineering and technology education.