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
NAE Offices will be closed Monday, June 20, Juneteenth Freedom Day, to pause and reflect on this defining moment in our nation Mon, June 20, 2022 This Monday, June 20, NAE will observe Juneteenth, the oldest-known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States and now an official national holiday. 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
National Academy of Engineering Elects Leaders to the NAE Council 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 body 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