Download PDF Winter Bridge on Frontiers of Engineering December 15, 2022 Volume 52 Issue 4 From novel applications of microbes to DEI in engineering to the potential for hydrogen energy, Frontiers of Engineering participants tackle today’s challenging world issues. The winter issue of The Bridge showcases research by early-career engineers as shared at the 2022 US FOE symposium. Articles In This Issue Editor's Note: Frontiers for Engineers and for the Country Friday, December 16, 2022 AuthorRonald M. Latanision I knew little of the NAE’s Frontiers of Engineering program before I became editor in chief of The Bridge in 2012. But over the years since, I have been more and more impressed by its approach to engaging young, rising engineering leaders. Established in 1995, the goal of the Frontiers of ... Guest Editor's Note: The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2022 Symposium Friday, December 16, 2022 AuthorTimothy C. Lieuwen The winter issue of The Bridge is typically dedicated to papers from the annual US Frontiers of Engineering symposium, held in September each year. As the current chair of this event, I am the guest editor of this issue, which features a selection of papers from the 2022 US FOE meeting, hosted by ... Bioinspired Materials—based Approaches to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Thursday, December 15, 2022 AuthorCaitlin Howell Nature is inspiring the development of living and synthetic materials that can adapt to discourage microbial growth. The rise of antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest global public health challenges; the World Health Organization (WHO 2021) places it in the top 10 concerns facing ... "Life...Finds a Way": Sustainable Capture and Upcycling of Plastics by Microbes Thursday, December 15, 2022 AuthorRoss R. Klauer, Mark A. Blenner, and Kevin V. Solomon Advances in synthetic biology and machine learning enable new engineering approaches to enhance plastic degradation via enzymes. Plastics, widely used for their low cost and durability, pose a grand environmental challenge. Every year, more than 380 million tonnes of plastics are produced ... Engineering Solutions for Justice: Transformative Approaches to Address Transportation-Related Disparities Thursday, December 15, 2022 AuthorRegan F. Patterson When the problem statement accounts for the sociopolitical nature of the problem, opportunities emerge to reimagine and innovate systems toward equity and justice. How a problem is defined influences its possible solutions. Transportation is recognized as the largest contributor to greenhouse ... Resilient Engineering Identity Thursday, December 15, 2022 AuthorMonique Ross Stereotypes need to be discarded to change the conversation around engineering to reflect this truly admirable, exciting, and engaging field. Broadening participation in engineering is a long-standing challenge for the discipline that is being investigated by engineering education scholars from ... Green Hydrogen: The Cutting Edge in Clean Electrolysis Thursday, December 15, 2022 AuthorXiong Peng Advances in electrolysis techniques, materials, design, and diagnostic tools can make green hydrogen more economically competitive and accessible. Hydrogen is a chemically stable energy carrier that can be used to decarbonize various sectors. However, hydrogen produced by reformation or ... The Power of Being Negative: Producing H2 and Sequestered Carbon from Biomass and Waste Resources Wednesday, December 14, 2022 AuthorJoshua A. Schaidle, R. Gary Grim, Huyen N. Dinh, and Robert M. Baldwin Hydrogen can help decarbonize the economy, especially for the transportation, manufacturing, and chemicals sectors. Low-carbon hydrogen (H2) can be generated through a number of pathways, including steam methane reforming coupled with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), water electrolysis ... Reasserting US Leadership in Microelectronics: The Role of Universities Tuesday, December 13, 2022 AuthorMIT Microelectronics Group Reasserting US semiconductor leadership must leverage the resources and talent of universities in education, research, and startup formation. “US strength in semiconductor technology and fabrication is vital to US economic and national security interests.” – Congressional ...
Editor's Note: Frontiers for Engineers and for the Country Friday, December 16, 2022 AuthorRonald M. Latanision I knew little of the NAE’s Frontiers of Engineering program before I became editor in chief of The Bridge in 2012. But over the years since, I have been more and more impressed by its approach to engaging young, rising engineering leaders. Established in 1995, the goal of the Frontiers of ...
Guest Editor's Note: The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2022 Symposium Friday, December 16, 2022 AuthorTimothy C. Lieuwen The winter issue of The Bridge is typically dedicated to papers from the annual US Frontiers of Engineering symposium, held in September each year. As the current chair of this event, I am the guest editor of this issue, which features a selection of papers from the 2022 US FOE meeting, hosted by ...
Bioinspired Materials—based Approaches to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Thursday, December 15, 2022 AuthorCaitlin Howell Nature is inspiring the development of living and synthetic materials that can adapt to discourage microbial growth. The rise of antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest global public health challenges; the World Health Organization (WHO 2021) places it in the top 10 concerns facing ...
"Life...Finds a Way": Sustainable Capture and Upcycling of Plastics by Microbes Thursday, December 15, 2022 AuthorRoss R. Klauer, Mark A. Blenner, and Kevin V. Solomon Advances in synthetic biology and machine learning enable new engineering approaches to enhance plastic degradation via enzymes. Plastics, widely used for their low cost and durability, pose a grand environmental challenge. Every year, more than 380 million tonnes of plastics are produced ...
Engineering Solutions for Justice: Transformative Approaches to Address Transportation-Related Disparities Thursday, December 15, 2022 AuthorRegan F. Patterson When the problem statement accounts for the sociopolitical nature of the problem, opportunities emerge to reimagine and innovate systems toward equity and justice. How a problem is defined influences its possible solutions. Transportation is recognized as the largest contributor to greenhouse ...
Resilient Engineering Identity Thursday, December 15, 2022 AuthorMonique Ross Stereotypes need to be discarded to change the conversation around engineering to reflect this truly admirable, exciting, and engaging field. Broadening participation in engineering is a long-standing challenge for the discipline that is being investigated by engineering education scholars from ...
Green Hydrogen: The Cutting Edge in Clean Electrolysis Thursday, December 15, 2022 AuthorXiong Peng Advances in electrolysis techniques, materials, design, and diagnostic tools can make green hydrogen more economically competitive and accessible. Hydrogen is a chemically stable energy carrier that can be used to decarbonize various sectors. However, hydrogen produced by reformation or ...
The Power of Being Negative: Producing H2 and Sequestered Carbon from Biomass and Waste Resources Wednesday, December 14, 2022 AuthorJoshua A. Schaidle, R. Gary Grim, Huyen N. Dinh, and Robert M. Baldwin Hydrogen can help decarbonize the economy, especially for the transportation, manufacturing, and chemicals sectors. Low-carbon hydrogen (H2) can be generated through a number of pathways, including steam methane reforming coupled with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), water electrolysis ...
Reasserting US Leadership in Microelectronics: The Role of Universities Tuesday, December 13, 2022 AuthorMIT Microelectronics Group Reasserting US semiconductor leadership must leverage the resources and talent of universities in education, research, and startup formation. “US strength in semiconductor technology and fabrication is vital to US economic and national security interests.” – Congressional ...