EngineerGirl Announces 2021 Class of Student Ambassadors Tue, September 14, 2021 The National Academy of Engineering today announced the new class of the EngineerGirl Ambassadors program. The 24 new ambassadors will participate in a yearlong program designed to build leadership skills in female high school students by helping them promote engineering to younger students in ... Read More
We Must Never Forget Fri, September 10, 2021 The presidents of the National Academies join the nation in commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In a statement, they said, “We must never forget that fateful September day, nor how the country came together as one in response.” Read More
Gender Participation in STEMM Research Careers Mon, August 23, 2021 An interesting new analysis of individuals embarking on research careers has been presented by Ludo Waltman and coworkers looking at about 6 million researchers in the huge SCOPUS database. Read More
The Real Story of Pixar Thu, August 12, 2021 In a new book from MIT Press and an article in IEEE Spectrum, NAE member Alvy Ray Smith gives his account of the famous story of Pixar--snatching victory from the jaws of defeat time and again--which involves a who’s who of NAE members, including Ed Catmull, Rob Cook and Steve Jobs. Read More
National Academy of Engineering Introduces New Suite of Initiatives: Focus on People, Systems, and Culture Tue, August 10, 2021 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is launching a new programs portfolio as part of its 2021-26 Strategic Plan, set to release later this month. The new programs target interlinked objectives across the guiding themes of people, systems, and culture. Read More
2021 Mirzayan Fellowship Class Announced Fri, August 06, 2021 The Policy and Global Affairs Division announced the 2021 class of fellows of the Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program. Read More
Oct22021 Oct 02 2021 - Oct 04 2021 2021 National Academy of Engineering Annual Meeting On behalf of the officers and councillors of the National Academy of Engineering, I am pleased to invite you to attend the NAE 2021 Annual Meeting, October 2-4. With the programmatic theme Engineering Responses to Climate Change , the meeting will take place virtually because of the COVID-19 ... Virtual Read More
Oct62021 Oct 06 2021 - Oct 21 2021Promising Practices and Innovative Programs in the Responsible Conduct of Research The Promising Practices and Innovative Programs in the Responsible Conduct of Research virtual workshop will be held October 6, 7, 20, and 21, 2021. It will provide a forum for interdisciplinary discussions of (i) effective strategies for building a culture of responsible conduct of research ...Virtual
Oct202021 Engineering for a Healthy and Resilient FutureJoin us on Oct. 20 for an international webinar—Engineering for a Healthy and Resilient Future—organized by the US National Academy of Engineering, Chinese Academy of Engineering, and UK Royal Academy of Engineering, highlighting the role of engineering in solving the many and varied challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.