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Studies and programs related to engineering and technology cut across the many operational units of the National Academies, including those of the NAE, NAS, IOM, and NRC. The results of these activities are published as reports and proceedings that add to the growing body of knowledge on engineering and technology practice and policy.

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You can order these publications or read them online at the website of the National Academies Press, the publishing arm of the National Academies. Most reports are available as free PDFs.

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Frontiers of Engineering: 2012

This volume includes 12 papers from the National Academy of Engineering's 2012 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) Symposium held in September 2012. USFOE meetings bring together 100 outstanding engineers (ages 30 to 45) to exchange information about leading-edge technologies in a range of ... Read More

Author: National Academy of Engineering

Release Date: January 1, 2013
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Educating Engineers: Preparing 21st Century Leaders in the Context of New Modes of Learning:

In response to integration with new science, particularly nanoscale science and biology; increased emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship to drive economic growth. Read More

Author: National Academy of Engineering

Release Date: January 1, 2013
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Colloquy on Minority Males in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE), with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), convened the Colloquy on Minority Males in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) following the release of reports about educational challenges facing minority males. NSF ... Read More

Author: National Academy of Engineering

Release Date: December 1, 2012
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Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding:

The Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding convened a workshop to investigate data sharing as a means of improving coordination among US government and nongovernment stakeholders involved in peacebuilding and conflict management activities. This report presents workshop ... Read More

Author: National Academy of Engineering; United States Institute of Peace

Release Date: December 1, 2012
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Adapting Agricultural Extension to Peacebuilding:

Societies have sought to improve the outputs of their agricultural producers for thousands of years. Efforts to convey agricultural knowledge to farmers became known as extension services, a term adopted from programs at Oxford and Cambridge designed to extend the knowledge generated at ... Read More

Author: National Academy of Engineering; United States Institute of Peace

Release Date: November 1, 2012
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Assuring the U.S. Department of Defense a Strong Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce

The ability of the US military to prevail during future conflicts, and to fulfill its humanitarian and other missions, depends on continued advances in the nation’s technology base. A workforce with robust science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) capabilities is critical for ... Read More

Author: Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; with Board on Higher Education and Workforce; Policy and Global Affairs Division; National Research Council and National Academy of Engineering

Release Date: October 25, 2012
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Infusing Real World Experiences into Engineering Education

This report showcases 29 engineering programs at US colleges and universities that effectively incorporate real world experiences in their curriculum, and highlights best practices for schools seeking to create such programs. Best practices include incorporating multidisciplinary team-based ... Read More

Author: National Academy of Engineering

Release Date: November 13, 2012
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Lifelong Learning Imperative in Engineering:

The United States is facing a crisis in its engineering workforce just as global competition is becoming very intense. As the pace of technological change accelerates, the United States has one of the lowest rates of graduation of bachelor-level engineers in the world—just 4.5 ... Read More

Author: Debasish (Deba) Dutta and Lalit Patil; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; James B. Porter, Jr.; E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company; In cooperation with the National Academy of Engineering

Release Date: September 28, 2012
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Making Value: Integrating Manufacturing, Design, and Innovation to Thrive in the Changing Global Economy

Manufacturing is in a period of dramatic transformation. But in the United States, public and political dialogue is simplistically focused almost entirely on the movement of certain manufacturing jobs overseas to low-wage countries. Read More

Author: National Academy of Engineering

Release Date: September 18, 2012