Completed Integrated Network for Social Sustainability (INSS) INSS seeks to convene the a diverse group of individuals and experiences to accelerate the rate at which social aspects of sustainability are more authentically included in policy, planning, and research about the built environment. The INSS network will provide annual summits and year-long opportunities for networking and collaboration. Latest UpdateMay 22, 2019 Read More
In Progress Global Grand Challenges Summits Series of global summits for leading scientists and engineers, educators, policy leaders, students, and the public to address grand challenges. Latest UpdateApril 23, 2019 Read More
Completed Developing an On-line Resource for Ethics Education in Science and Engineering This project modified and enhanced the Online Ethics Center (OEC) to help principal investigators and institutions respond knowledgeably to NSF requirements for ethics education instituted as part of the America COMPETES Act of 2007. Latest UpdateMarch 20, 2019 Read More
Completed Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding of the National Academies and the U.S. Institute of Peace A New Forum for Innovation in Preventing and Managing Violent Conflict. The roundtable is a forum for key stakeholders from government, industry, academia, and the NGO community to 1) consider how the application of technology and of knowledge and methods from engineering and science can serve the goals of violent conflict prevention, peacemaking, and peacekeeping and 2) explore opportunities for stakeholder collaboration and action on key issues Latest UpdateNovember 28, 2018 Read More
Completed Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers This project reviews and recognizes the variety of exceptional programs and strategies for improving engineers’ understanding of ethical and social issues and creates a resource for those who aim to improve the ethical development of engineers at their own institutions. Latest UpdateNovember 28, 2018 Read More
In Progress Becoming the Online Resource Center for Ethics Education in Engineering and Science This project expands the National Academy of Engineering’s Online Ethics Center (OEC) to be the go-to online source for these critical resources and support for ethics and ethics education in science and engineering. Latest UpdateOctober 15, 2018 Read More
Completed EthicsCore: Practical Guidance for Ethics Education In 2010, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) received funding from the National Science Foundation to develop an online resource to provide “easy access to high quality case studies, best practices, and original scholarship in ethics in science, mathematics, and ... Latest UpdateJuly 13, 2018 Read More
In Progress Overcoming Challenges to Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers This project convened current and emerging leaders in ethics and engineering who are working to improve the ethical development of engineering students at a workshop. Latest UpdateJuly 13, 2018 Read More
Completed Energy Ethics in Science and Engineering Education This collaborative educational project of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and Arizona State University (ASU) will develop new research and educational activities for graduate and undergraduate students focused on the international issue of energy in the 21st century. Latest UpdateJune 27, 2018 Read More
In Progress Online Ethics Center The Online Ethics Center provides students, educators, and practicing engineers and scientists with resources for understanding and addressing ethically significant problems that arise in their work. Latest UpdateJune 27, 2018 Read More
Center for Engineering Ethics and Society (CEES) Addressing Issues CEES activities address ethically significant issues that arise in engineering and scientific research, education, and practice. These issues arise for individual engineers and scientists as well as for social organizations and institutions. CEES projects engage a wide ... Latest UpdateJune 6, 2018 Read More
Completed Sustainable Cities and Interdisciplinary International Education NSF funded Partnership in International Research and Education (PIRE) grant on "Developing Low-Carbon Cities in the USA, China & India through Interdisciplinary Integration Across Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences & Public Health" Latest UpdateAugust 9, 2017 Read More
Completed Ethical and Societal Implications of Advances in Militarily Significant Technologies that are Rapidly Changing and Increasingly Globally Accessible The National Academies will develop a consensus report on the topic of ethical, legal, and societal issues relating to research on, development, and use of increasingly globally accessible and rapidly-changing technologies with potential military application, such as information technologies, ... Latest UpdateMay 26, 2015 Read More
Completed CCEP I: Partnership for Education on Climate Change, Engineered Systems, and Society This NSF funded Phase I Climate Change Educational Partnership (CCEP) focuses on the impacts of climate change for engineered systems. The goal of the partnership is to develop a national network to catalyze, transform, and enhance education on the issues of climate change and engineered systems, including issues of governance, sustainability, justice, trust, and public engagement, to prepare current and future engineers, policymakers, and the public to meet these challenges. Latest UpdateAugust 29, 2014 Read More
Completed Emerging Technologies and Ethical Issues in Engineering New technologies have the potential to produce positive and unforeseeable (and possibly negative) results; among these are innovations in sustainability, nanotechnology, neurotechnology, and energy technology. By virtue of their expertise, engineers are in a unique position to understand, assess, ... Latest UpdateAugust 15, 2012 Read More
Completed Ethics Education and Scientific and Engineering Research This project consisted of a 2-day workshop held on August 25 and 26, 2008, which covered several topics including the social environment of science and engineering education; the need for ethics education for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in science and engineering; models for effective programs; and assessment of approaches to ethics education. Latest UpdateAugust 14, 2012 Read More
Completed Engineering, Social Justice, and Sustainable Community Development This 2-day workshop co-sponsored by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics in October, 2008, extended the discussion of engineering ethics into new areas of social justice and sustainable community development. Latest UpdateAugust 14, 2012 Read More
Completed Synthetic Biology and Engineering Ethics This project involved a workshop that brought together synthetic biology researchers and experts in engineering ethics and science and technology studies to discuss how engineering ethics can contribute to the positive potential of the field of synthetic biology. It was held in Washington DC on Sept. 29-30, 2010. Latest UpdateAugust 9, 2012 Read More