Engineering Leadership to Advance Women's Health Wed, November 16, 2022 More women in STEM Fields are needed to advance healthcare understanding and practice. Read More
COP27 Provides Opportunity for Progress on Climate Fri, November 04, 2022 The National Academies’ presidents urge world leaders to forge equitable solutions to the climate crisis. Read More
EngineerGirl Introduces 23 New Student Ambassadors Tue, October 18, 2022 The National Academy of Engineering announces the 2022 class of EngineerGirl Student Ambassadors Read More
Engineering and the Diversity Imperative Mon, October 17, 2022 Diversity leads to better outcomes, explains Gary S. May (Chancellor of the University of California, Davis) in the latest NAE Perspectives. Read More
NAE Annual Meeting Places Energy Transition as Top Priority Mon, October 10, 2022 Engineers are at the frontier in efforts to reduce the pace of climate change and enable adaptation to a future requiring massive electrification of the US energy system. Recorded events include Special Lecture on Meeting the Energy-Climate Challenge, Transitioning to Net-Zero Carbon Forum, Award ... Read More
Eliminating Poverty for a Cooler Planet Mon, October 10, 2022 Climate change, the provision of electric power, sustainable food cultivation, and poverty are massive, complex, and interconnected global problems. NAE members Robin Podmore and Anjan Bose examine the challenges of each area of concern and propose a system of systems approach to address them. Read More
NAE Announces 2022 Award Winners Fri, September 30, 2022 On October 2 at the NAE Annual Meeting, Rafael L. Reif was awarded the Simon Ramo Founders Award, retired General Ellen M. Pawlikowski was awarded the Arthur M. Bueche Award and retired Admiral Frank L. Bowman was presented the Gibbs Brothers Medal. Read More
From Microbes to AI - USFOE Attendees Exchange Information Fri, September 23, 2022 About 100 outstanding early career engineers met at the USFOE in Seattle to discuss cutting-edge developments in four areas: Microbes; Hydrogen; Conversational AI; and Technology and Racial Justice and Equity. Presentations are available for viewing. Read More
Understanding the Societal Challenges Facing Nuclear Power Sat, September 17, 2022 A new study co-organized by NAE and the National Academies, will assess the future of new and advanced nuclear reactor technologies, and identify the opportunities and barriers to commercialization. Study details and findings from a collaborative workshop are now available. Read More
Fostering International Cooperation: The 2022 China-America Frontiers of Engineering Mon, September 12, 2022 Approximately 60 early-career engineers from the United States and China brought palpable energy to the 2022 CAFOE held July 18-20. Read More
ENGINEERS ARE UNSUNG HEREOS OF GLOBAL HEALTH Mon, September 12, 2022 Madhukar Pai, a contributing writer to Forbes, interviewed 27 engineers, from various corners of the world. Read More
THE NAS 2023 AWARDS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Mon, August 22, 2022 The NAS has several awards honoring engineering including awards for Chemistry in Service to Society, Industrial Application of Science, and Chemical Sciences, the James Prize in Science and Technology Integration, and the Michael and Sheila Held Prize. Deadline, Oct. 3, 2022. Read More
NAE Member Robert D. Braun Awarded 2022 Yvonne C. Brill Lecture in Aerospace Engineering Sat, July 30, 2022 The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) are pleased to announce that Robert D. Braun, head of the Space Exploration Sector at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, has been selected as the distinguished recipient of ... Read More
NAE Member Selected as 2022 Global Energy Prize Laureate Mon, July 18, 2022 NAE member Kaushik Rajashekara honored as winner of the New Ways of Energy Applications category for “outstanding contributions to transportation electrification and energy efficiency technologies while reducing power generation emissions.” Read More
NAE member named 2023 Priestly Medalist Thu, July 14, 2022 Cato T. Laurencin, a member of the NAE, NAS and NAM, has been named the 2023 Priestley Medalist for breakthroughs in materials for biomedical applications and for leadership in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Read More
Innovative Early-Career Engineers Selected to Participate in The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2022 Symposium of the National Academy of Engineering Thu, June 23, 2022 Washington, D.C., June 23, 2022 — Eighty-four highly accomplished early-career engineers have been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2022 U.S.-based symposium. Read More
NAE Member Nominated to Lead OSTP Thu, June 23, 2022 President Biden has nominated Arati Prabhakar to serve as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2016, Prabhakar previously served as director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the National Institute ... Read More
EngineerGirl 2022 Writing Contest Winners Show How Engineering Can Help Meet United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals Thu, June 16, 2022 The National Academy of Engineering is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022 EngineerGirl Writing Contest. This year’s contest asked students in grades three through 12 to write an essay about how engineering can help humanity meet one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals ... Read More
NAE Regional Meetings Bring National to the Local Levels Tue, June 07, 2022 On March 30, 2022, more than two years after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the NAE held the first of three in-person regional meetings. These meetings bring NAE to the local level for information sharing and professional networking. Read More
NAE Member Receives Kavli Prize Wed, June 01, 2022 Dr. George M. Whitesides, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Sciences, is a co-recipient of the 2022 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience for work that “transformed surface science and has led to applications shaping our daily lives. Read More