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 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
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
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
National Academy of Engineering Launches New Strategic Plan Mon, October 04, 2021 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has announced its strategic priorities and action plan for the next five years to guide its role in providing engineering advice and leadership to the nation on some of the largest issues facing society. Read More
National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of 2021 Simon Ramo Founders and Arthur M. Bueche Awards Fri, October 01, 2021 On Sunday, Oct. 3, during the 2021 annual meeting, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced two awards for extraordinary impact on the engineering profession. Read More
EngineerGirl Announces 2021 Class of Student Ambassadors Tue, September 14, 2021 The National Academy of Engineering today announced the new class of the EngineerGirl Ambassadors program. The 24 new ambassadors will participate in a yearlong program designed to build leadership skills in female high school students by helping them promote engineering to younger students in ... Read More
National Academy of Engineering Introduces New Suite of Initiatives: Focus on People, Systems, and Culture Tue, August 10, 2021 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is launching a new programs portfolio as part of its 2021-26 Strategic Plan, set to release later this month. The new programs target interlinked objectives across the guiding themes of people, systems, and culture. Read More
Innovative Early-Career Engineers Selected to Participate in NAE's 2021 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium Wed, June 23, 2021 Eighty-three of the nation’s brightest early-career engineers have been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) 27th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) symposium. Engineers who are performing exceptional research and technical work in a variety of disciplines ... Read More
NAE Awards the 2021 Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grants for Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research Wed, June 16, 2021 Two Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grants of $30,000 have been awarded to attendees of the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) 2020 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (FOE) Symposium, which was held virtually in February 2021, after being postponed last year. Read More
EngineerGirl Announces 2021 Writing Contest Winners Thu, June 03, 2021 The National Academy of Engineering today announced the winners of its 2021 EngineerGirl writing competition. This year’s contest asked students in grades three to 12 to write an essay that salutes engineering’s role in meeting and defeating the challenges presented by COVID-19. Prizes were awarded ... Read More
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING ELECTS TREASURER AND FOUR COUNCILLORS Mon, May 17, 2021 The National Academy of Engineering has elected a treasurer and four members to its governing Council. All terms begin July 1, 2021. Read More
National Academy of Engineering Elects 104 Members and 24 International Members Tue, February 09, 2021 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 104 new members and 24 international members, announced NAE President John L. Anderson today. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,353 and the number of international members to 299. Read More
The NAE, CAE, and RAEng Joint Statement on COVID-19 Tue, January 19, 2021 Coming together in the spirit of the Grand Challenges initiative, the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) jointly affirm our commitment to foster and facilitate international action to respond to the global ... Read More
2021 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education Awarded to MIT Educators Thu, January 07, 2021 The National Academy of Engineering announced today that the 2021 Bernard M. Gordon Prize will be awarded to Linda Griffith and Douglas Lauffenburger of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Read More