National Academy of Engineering Elects Member Leaders to NAE Governing Board Wed, May 11, 2022 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected a chair, vice president, and four members to its council, announced NAE President John L. Anderson today. The NAE Council is the governing board of the NAE with oversight for general policies and programs and all funds administered by the NAE. Read More
NAE Frontiers of Engineering to Be Renamed The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Wed, April 27, 2022 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is pleased to announce the renaming of its Frontiers of Engineering program to The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering. Read More
NAE Receives $10 Million Endowment from The Grainger Foundation Wed, April 20, 2022 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is pleased to announce a $10 million endowment from The Grainger Foundation to support the Frontiers of Engineering program. This generous commitment from The Grainger Foundation builds on more than a decade of philanthropic support to Frontiers of ... Read More
NAE Member Tapped to Serve on President's Committee Mon, March 28, 2022 President Biden announced his intent to appoint NAE member Rafael Bras to serve on the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science. Several members of the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medicine were also announced. Read More
Preparing for leadership is key for future engineers NAE President John Anderson discussed the future of engineering at University of Florida Leader in Residence program. Thu, March 17, 2022 “Emphasizing leadership at the undergraduate level in engineering is critical for success,” said John L. Anderson, president of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). During Engineers Week 2022, he visited and spoke to students, faculty, and university leaders in the University of ... Read More
NAE Awards the 2022 Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grants for Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research Tue, March 15, 2022 Two Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grants of $30,000 have been awarded to attendees of the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) 2021 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (FOE) Symposium. Read More
2002 DRAPER PRIZE RECIPIENT AND MODERNA CO-FOUNDER ROBERT LANGER ON USING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TO HELP PEOPLE Mon, March 14, 2022 Langer, whose innovations have helped create more than 100 products from artificial skin to messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, speaks on not being in it for the money and why diversity improves problem-solving. Read More
CHR Statement regarding Attacks on Health Care in Ukraine Thu, March 03, 2022 The Committee on Human Rights (CHR) of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is greatly concerned by reports of indiscriminate military attacks in Ukraine that have included health facilities. Read More
Engineering's Unique Role in S&T Policy Wed, February 16, 2022 A 21st century science and technology policy that works to solve society’s problems must fully incorporate engineering’s unique perspectives, write National Academy of Engineering President John L. Anderson and NAE member William S. Hammack in an article they co-authored for Issues in Science and ... Read More
NAE President John L. Anderson Congratulates Marcia McNutt on Election to Second Term as NAS President Fri, February 11, 2022 “On behalf of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) I congratulate Marcia McNutt on her election to a second term as president of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and chair of the National Research Council (NRC),” said John L. Anderson, NAE president and NRC vice chair. Read More
National Academy of Engineering Elects 111 Members and 22 International Members Wed, February 09, 2022 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 111 new members and 22 international members, announced NAE President John L. Anderson today. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,388 and the number of international members to 310. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is ... Read More
Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Awarded to Masato Sagawa Fri, February 04, 2022 The 2022 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering was awarded to Masato Sagawa of Japan for the discovery, development and global commercialization of the sintered neodymium-iron-boron (Nd-Fe-B) magnet. Read More
NAE Member Esther S. Takeuchi to Receive NAS Award in Chemistry Tue, February 01, 2022 Takeuchi has made breakthrough contributions to the materials and mechanistic understanding relevant to electrochemical energy storage, using chemical insight to address issues of critical importance. Read More
The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2022 Wed, January 26, 2022 The State of U.S. Science and Engineering shows that strengthening the U.S. S&E enterprise is critical to maintaining the U.S. position as a lead performer and collaborator of S&T activities globally. Read more in the latest National Science Board's Science and Engineering Indicators. Read More
Interview with NAE Member and Nobel Laureate Stan Whittingham Mon, January 10, 2022 Listen as Stan Whittingham is interviewed by the Materials Research Society about his work on lithium-ion batteries. Read More
Five NAE Members Inducted into the 2022 National Inventors Hall of Fame Mon, January 10, 2022 NAE members Dana Bookbinder, Raffaello D’Andrea, Ming-Jun Li, Mick Mountz, and Margaret Wu have been inducted into the 2022 class of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Read More
2022 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education Awarded to GCSP Pioneers Thu, January 06, 2022 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced today that the 2022 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education will be awarded to the Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP) pioneers Jenna P. Carpenter, Thomas C. Katsouleas, Richard K. Miller and Yannis C. ... Read More
RISC Chip Innovators Receive the 2022 Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering Wed, January 05, 2022 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced today that the 2022 Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering will be awarded to David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy, Stephen B. Furber, and Sophie M. Wilson “for contributions to the invention, development, and implementation of reduced ... Read More
Google Doodle Celebrates NAE Member Lotfi Zadeh Wed, December 01, 2021 November 30 Doodle celebrates world-renowned Azerbaijani-American computer scientist, electrical engineer, and professor, Lotfi Zadeh. In 1964, Zadeh submitted “Fuzzy Sets,” a groundbreaking paper that introduced the world to his innovative mathematical framework called “fuzzy logic.” Read More
The story of Blue LEDs developed by NAE members and international members Mon, November 29, 2021 LED lighting is all around us. From suburban lawns to off-the-grid areas of developing countries, nighttime lighting comes from solar-powered white LED lights with battery storage. But better colors are available now. Read More