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
ISBN978-0-309-49123-5 Copyright2019 Together We Can Do Better: A Gathering of Leaders in Academia to Prevent Sexual Harassment In recent decades, important gains have been made with respect to the participation of women in science, technology, engineering, and medical (STEM) disciplines at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the United States. More women than ever are joining faculty ranks in these fields and moving ...Authoring institutionBoard on Higher Education and Workforce; Policy and Global Affairs; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateMarch 29, 2019 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48771-9 Copyright2019 Acquisition Strategies for Future Space-Based Optics: Unclassified Summary This study originated with congressionally directed language from the House Permanent Select Committee for Intelligence (HPSCI) in 2016 and titled “Acquisition Strategies for Future Space Based Optics”. This publication is an unclassified summary of the classified report. Authoring institutionAir Force Studies Board; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateFebruary 26, 2019 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48991-1 Copyright2019 Adapting to the 21st Century Innovation Environment The innovation environment of the 21st century is characterized by disruption, accelerated technology development, and globalized access to information, which is a dramatic shift from the largely government-controlled Cold War innovation environment of the previous century. The shift from an ...Authoring institutionGovernment-University-Industry Research Roundtable; Policy and Global Affairs; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateFebruary 19, 2019 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48750-4 Copyright2019 Frontiers of Engineering 2018 This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering's 2018 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young leaders in engineering to share their cutting-edge research and innovations in selected areas. The ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of EngineeringPublication DateJanuary 28, 2019 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48715-3 Copyright2019 Making Climate Assessments Work Climate assessment activities are increasingly driven by subnational organizations—city, county, and state governments; utilities and private companies; and stakeholder groups and engaged publics—trying to better serve their constituents, customers, and members by understanding and ...Authoring institutionBoard on Energy and Environmental Systems; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJanuary 11, 2019 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48288-2 Copyright2019 Forest Health and Biotechnology The American chestnut, whitebark pine, and several species of ash in the eastern United States are just a few of the North American tree species that have been functionally lost or are in jeopardy of being lost due to outbreaks of pathogens and insect pests. New pressures in this century are ...Authoring institutionBoard on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJanuary 1, 2019 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48781-8 Copyright2019 Continuous Manufacturing for the Modernization of Pharmaceutical Production On July 30-31, 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop titled Continuous Manufacturing for the Modernization of Pharmaceutical Production. This workshop discussed the business and regulatory concerns associated with adopting continuous manufacturing ...Authoring institutionBoard on Chemical Sciences and Technology; Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJanuary 1, 2019 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48829-7 Copyright2019 Examining the Impact of Real-World Evidence on Medical Product Development Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have traditionally served as the gold standard for generating evidence about medical interventions. However, RCTs have inherent limitations and may not reflect the use of medical products in the real world. Additionally, RCTs are expensive, time consuming, and ...Authoring institutionForum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation; Board on Health Sciences Policy; Health and Medicine Division; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJanuary 1, 2019 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48387-2 Copyright2019 Frontiers of Materials Research Modern materials science builds on knowledge from physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, computer and data science, and engineering sciences to enable us to understand, control, and expand the material world. Although it is anchored in inquiry-based fundamental science, materials research is ...Authoring institutionNational Materials and Manufacturing Board; Board on Physics and Astronomy; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJanuary 1, 2019 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48775-7 Copyright2019 Independent Assessment of Science and Technology for the Department of Energy's Defense Environmental Cleanup Program The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 contained a request for a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine review and assessment of science and technology development efforts within the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM). ...Authoring institutionNuclear and Radiation Studies Board; Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJanuary 1, 2019 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48972-0 Copyright2019 Building and Measuring Community Resilience The frequency and severity of disasters over the last few decades have presented unprecedented challenges for communities across the United States. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina exposed the complexity and breadth of a deadly combination of existing community stressors, aging infrastructure, and a ...Authoring institutionPolicy and Global Affairs; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJanuary 1, 2019 More Info
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
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