Guru Madhavan Elected to 2019 AAAS Fellows Tue, November 26, 2019 NAE Director of Programs Guru Madhavan, has been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as a fellow for distinguished contributions in applying systems engineering principles to inform health policy and for enhancing public appreciation of engineering through ... Read More
International Student Team Wins Global Engineering Competition Wed, October 23, 2019 An international team of student engineers from different universities across the UK, the US and China has won a global engineering competition with an elegant and practical idea to empower women in developing countries by providing cheap sanitary pads made from recycled clothing. Read More
NAE Members John Goodenough and M. Stanley Whittingham awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry Wed, October 09, 2019 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 rewards the development of the lithium-ion battery. This lightweight, rechargeable and powerful battery is now used in everything from mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles. It can also store significant amounts of energy from solar and wind power, making ... Read More
National Academy of Engineering Names Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar Mon, October 07, 2019 The National Academy of Engineering has named Guru Madhavan, current director of NAE programs, as the inaugural Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar. Read More
National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of 2019 Simon Ramo Founders and Arthur M. Bueche Awards Fri, October 04, 2019 The Simon Ramo Founders Award will be presented to Cato Thomas Laurencin for his research contributions and leadership in engineering. The Arthur M. Bueche Award will be given to Roderic Ivan Pettigrew for his contributions to technology research, policy, and national and international cooperation. Read More
NAE Annual Meeting Examines Apollo Legacy, Future of Human Space Flight Wed, October 02, 2019 Media Advisory: Oct. 6-7 NAE Annual Meeting Examines Apollo Legacy, Future of Human Space Flight National Academy of Engineering members will gather Oct. 6-7 in Washington, D.C., to induct new members and welcome distinguished speakers who will discuss the legacy of the Apollo ... Read More
EngineerGirl Announces 2019 Class of Student Ambassadors Thu, September 05, 2019 The National Academy of Engineering today announced the new class of the EngineerGirl Ambassadors program. The 16 selected 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
NAE Receives $2 Million Investment from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation to Expand EngineerGirl Mon, July 01, 2019 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced today that it is receiving a $2 million investment from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation to support and expand EngineerGirl, NAE’s premier program that brings national attention to the exciting opportunities that engineering represents for ... Read More
Innovative Young Engineers Selected to Participate in NAE’s 2019 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium Fri, June 28, 2019 87 of the nation’s brightest young engineers have been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) 25th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) symposium. Read More
National Academies Presidents Affirm the Scientific Evidence of Climate Change Tue, June 18, 2019 The National Academies Presidents are speaking out in support of the cumulative scientific evidence for climate change and the scientists who continue to advance our understanding. Read More
HostingAdvice.com story on NAE Thu, May 30, 2019 The National Academy of Engineering: Serving the U.S. Through Education, Research, and Independent Advice to the Federal Government Read More
EngineerGirl Announces 2019 Writing Contest Winners Wed, May 15, 2019 The National Academy of Engineering today announced the winners of its 2019 EngineerGirl writing competition. This year’s contest asked students in grades three to 12 to write a story that celebrates engineering design and problem solving. Read More
National Academy of Engineering Elects President, Foreign Secretary and Four Councillors Tue, May 14, 2019 The National Academy of Engineering has elected a president, foreign secretary and four members to its governing Council. All terms begin July 1, 2019. Read More
NAE Selects Five Student Teams to Represent U.S. at the 2019 Global Grand Challenges Summit Fri, May 10, 2019 The U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE) today announced five teams and an alternate, selected from more than two dozen U.S. competitors, to represent the United States in a business plan competition at the 2019 Global Grand Challenges Summit in London on September 12–18, 2019. Read More
NAE Member Receives 2018 Turing Award Thu, March 28, 2019 NAE member Geoffrey Hinton along with Yoshua Bengio and Yann LeCun received the 2018 Turing Award for their pioneering work in artificial intelligence. Read More
NAE Awards The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grants for Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research Fri, March 15, 2019 Two Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grants of $30,000 each have been awarded to attendees of the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) 2018 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (FOE) Symposium. Read More
NAS, NAE, and NAM Presidents Highlight Facts on Vaccine Safety in Light of Measles Outbreaks Fri, March 08, 2019 To help counter misinformation, we created a website that provides clear, concise, and evidence-based answers to questions about vaccine safety and other commonly asked questions about health and science as identified through our partnership with Google. Read More
NAE Members Awarded 2019 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Tue, February 12, 2019 NAE members Bradford Parkinson and James Spilker have been awarded the The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering along with Hugo FrueHauf and Richard Schwartz for their work on GPS. Read More
National Academy of Engineering Elects 86 Members and 18 Foreign Members Thu, February 07, 2019 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., today. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,297 and the number of foreign members to 272. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is ... Read More
A Message from the Presidents of the NAS, NAE, and NAM: Looking Ahead in 2019 Mon, February 04, 2019 As long-standing bastions of nonpartisan science and evidence, the National Academies can unite others around consensus revealed by the evidence and spur innovation in ways that no other institution can. Read More