National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of 2022 Simon Ramo Founders Award, Arthur M. Bueche Award, and Gibbs Brothers Medal Fri, September 30, 2022 On Sunday, Oct. 2, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) will present three awards for extraordinary impact on the engineering profession. 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
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