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
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
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
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 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
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
2019 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education Awarded to Georgia Tech and Emory University Educators Tue, January 08, 2019 The National Academy of Engineering announced today that the 2019 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education will be awarded to Wendy Newstetter, Joseph Le Doux, and Paul Benkeser from the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia ... Read More
Innovators of the Coronary Angioplasty Win 2019 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize Thu, January 03, 2019 The National Academy of Engineering and Ohio University announced today that the 2019 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize will be given to Julio Palmaz, Leonard Pinchuk, Richard Schatz, John Simpson, and Paul Yock for innovations leading to the widespread adoption of percutaneous coronary ... Read More
Investigation and Design Can Improve Student Learning in Science and Engineering Tue, November 13, 2018 Centering science instruction around investigation and design can improve learning in middle and high schools and help students make sense of phenomena in the world around them. Current approaches to science in many classrooms do not reflect this approach and constrain the opportunities afforded to ... Read More
National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of 2018 Simon Ramo Founders and Arthur M. Bueche Awards Fri, September 28, 2018 On Sunday, Sept. 30, during its 2018 annual meeting, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) will present two awards for extraordinary impact on the engineering profession. Read More
EngineerGirl Announces First Class of Student Ambassadors Thu, September 13, 2018 The National Academy of Engineering today announced the first class of the EngineerGirl Ambassadors program. The six selected EngineerGirl ambassadors will participate in a yearlong program that builds leadership skills in female high school students by helping them promote engineering to younger ... Read More
JOHN L. ANDERSON NOMINATED TO BE NEXT NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING PRESIDENT Fri, September 07, 2018 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) 2019 nominating committee has recommended John L. Anderson, President Emeritus and distinguished professor of chemical engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech), to stand as the sole candidate for the NAE presidency. Read More
NAE Recognizes 2018 Grand Challenge Scholars Wed, July 25, 2018 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) congratulates 153 students for graduating from the NAE Grand Challenge Scholars Program in 2018. Read More
Innovative Young Engineers Selected to Participate in NAE’s 2018 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium Thu, June 28, 2018 Eighty-four of the nation’s brightest young engineers have been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) 24th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) symposium. Engineers ages 30 to 45 who are performing exceptional engineering research and technical work in a ... Read More
To Prevent Sexual Harassment, Academic Institutions Should Go Beyond Legal Compliance Tue, June 12, 2018 A system-wide change to the culture and climate in higher education is needed to prevent and effectively respond to sexual harassment, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Read More