Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 21 This is the 21st Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign members. These volumes are intended to stand as an enduring record of the many contributions of ... Read this Volume
ISBN978-0-309-48708-5 Copyright2018 Engineering Societies' Activities in Promoting Diversity and Inclusion As part of a series of workshops on the role of engineering societies in engineering education in the United States, the National Academy of Engineering held a workshop titled “Engineering Societies’ Activities in Promoting Diversity and Inclusion” on June 4, 2018. The goals were ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of Engineering; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateDecember 11, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48551-7 Copyright2018 An Assessment of the Center for Neutron Research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology At the request of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has, since 1959 annually assembled panels of experts from academia, industry, medicine, and other scientific and engineering environments to assess the quality ...Authoring institutionLaboratory Assessments Board; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateNovember 30, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48545-6 Copyright2018 An Assessment of Four Divisions of the Physical Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology An Assessment of Four Divisions of the Physical Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology: Fiscal Year 2018 assesses the scientific and technical work performed by four divisions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physical Measurement ...Authoring institutionLaboratory Assessments Board; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateOctober 31, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48571-5 Copyright2018 Feasibility of Addressing Environmental Exposure Questions Using Department of Defense Biorepositories The past decade has seen advancements in methods for measuring environmental exposures in biological specimens, such as blood or tissue. Chemicals can now be measured more accurately and with smaller volumes of specimens. Biorepositories that store many biospecimens are maintained by the ...Authoring institutionDivision on Earth and Life Studies; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateOctober 19, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48235-6 Copyright2018 Geologic Capture and Sequestration of Carbon Geologic carbon capture and sequestration encompasses approaches for relatively permanent storage of carbon in the Earth's geologic formations. Carbon dioxide (CO2) that has been captured from flue gas or other waste streams as pressurized fluids can be trapped geologically through ...Authoring institutionDivision on Earth and Life Studies; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateSeptember 5, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-47740-6 Copyright2018 Future Directions for the U.S. Geological Survey's Energy Resources Program Reliable, affordable, and technically recoverable energy is central to the nation's economic and social vitality. The United States is both a major consumer of geologically based energy resources from around the world and - increasingly of late - a developer of its own energy resources. ...Authoring institutionBoard on Earth Sciences and Resources; Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateAugust 29, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48287-5 Copyright2018 Creating Capability for Future Air Force Innovation The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop on March 12-14, 2018 at the behest of the U.S. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. The goal of the workshop was to address the challenge of innovation adoption within the organization with a focus on understanding how ...Authoring institutionAir Force Studies Board; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateAugust 24, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48234-9 Copyright2018 Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs for the Next Ten Years and Beyond The Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program was created by the United States after the dissolution of the Soviet Union to provide financial assistance and technical expertise to secure or eliminate nuclear weapons delivery systems; warheads, chemical weapons materials, biological weapons ...Authoring institutionPolicy and Global Affairs; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateAugust 14, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-47850-2 Copyright2018 Autonomy on Land and Sea and in the Air and Space Autonomy is multidisciplinary, multicultural, and global in its development and applications. Autonomous vehicles rely on communications, artificial intelligence, sensors, virtual and enhanced reality, big data, security, and many other technologies. Each year the annual meeting of the National ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of EngineeringPublication DateJuly 31, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-47901-1 Copyright2018 Understanding Measures of Faculty Impact and the Role of Engineering Societies On January 26, 2017, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), held a workshop in Washington, DC, on the engagement of engineering societies in undergraduate engineering education. Since then, the NAE has held a series of follow-up regional ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of EngineeringPublication DateJuly 31, 2018 More Info
The Third Global Grand Challenges Summit Summary On July 18–20, 2017, the third and largest Global Grand Challenges Summit was held in Washington, DC on the campus of George Washington University. Nearly 900 people attended, half of them undergraduate or graduate students from 150 universities/colleges. Authoring institutionNational Academy of Engineering Publication DateJuly 30, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-47954-7 Copyright2018 Data Science: Opportunities to Transform Chemical Sciences and Engineering: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief New technologies and approaches are generating large, diverse data sets, and data science offers the tools that are needed to interrogate, analyze, and manage these data sets. Biology, material sciences, and other fields have embraced data science tools and used them to gain insights into, for ...Authoring institutionChemical Science Roundtable; Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology; Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJuly 27, 2018 More Info
Copyright2018 NAE Annual Report 2017 Provides details on the scope and depth of NAE work performed in 2016. These activities have been conceived and executed to pursue our goal of providing objective, independent advice to the federal government and the engineering community and to proactively promote the technological welfare of the ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of EngineeringPublication DateJuly 17, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-47875-5 Copyright2018 Examining the Impact of Real-World Evidence on Medical Product Development On March 6–7, 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held the second workshop of a three-part series titled Examining the Impact of Real-World Evidence on Medical Product Development. The workshops are intended to advance discussions and common knowledge among ...Authoring institutionForum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation; Board on Health Sciences Policy; Health and Medicine Division; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJuly 11, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-47855-7 Copyright2018 Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Approaches for Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is a technology that integrates biomass conversion to heat, electricity, or liquid or gas fuels with carbon capture and sequestration. BECCS could provide a significant portion of the global energy supply if deployed to its theoretical maximum ...Authoring institutionBoard on Chemical Sciences and Technology; Board on Energy and Environmental Systems; Board on Earth Sciences and Resources; Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Ocean Studies Board; Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJuly 10, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-47874-8 Copyright2018 Deploying Sustainable Energy During Transitions The widespread destruction of California, Houston, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands from extreme events, along with continued future transition planning exercises for building and rebuilding, have increased the focus on the potential role of sustainable energy deployment. To discuss the ...Authoring institutionScience and Technology for Sustainability Program; Policy and Global Affairs; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJuly 10, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-47220-3 Copyright2018 Discovering the Deep Blue Sea The 14th annual National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI), “Discovering the Deep Blue Sea: Research, Innovation, and Social Engagement”, brought together 170 marine scientists, professional artists, engineers, biomedical researchers, oceanographers, music professors, and ...Authoring institutionThe National Academies Keck Futures InitiativePublication DateJune 21, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-47369-9 Copyright2018 The State of Resilience: A Leadership Forum and Community Workshop: Proceedings of a Workshop Over the past decade, resilience has gained significant traction across the nation and innovative programs are showing exciting progress in building resilient communities. For communities to be prepared for future extreme weather and climate events, as well as the chronic daily stressors, the ...Authoring institutionRoundtable on Risk, Resilience, and Extreme Events; Policy and Global Affairs; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJune 6, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-47805-2 Copyright2018 Combat Search and Rescue in Highly Contested Environments The Personnel Recovery (PR) and Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) missions are core mission functions of the U.S. Air Force (USAF). PR refers to the broad range of operations and forces that provide recovery of personnel, whether the environment is hostile or peaceful. CSAR refers to more ...Authoring institutionAir Force Studies Board; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJune 4, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-47758-1 Copyright2018 Providing Reliable and Affordable Electricity in Countries with Energy Deficits The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized an international workshop on February 27 - March 1, 2018 to discuss increasing access to reliable and affordable electricity in energy deficit regions of the world. The workshop was meant to identify under-valued activities ...Authoring institutionDevelopment, Security, and Cooperation; Policy and Global Affairs; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJune 1, 2018 More Info
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