Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 23 This is the 23rd 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 international members. These volumes are intended to stand as an enduring record of the many ... Read this Volume
ISBN978-0-309-68588-7 Copyright2022 Convergent Manufacturing: A Future of Additive, Subtractive, and Transformative Manufacturing A convergent manufacturing platform is defined as a system that synergistically combines heterogeneous materials and processes (e.g., additive, subtractive, and transformative) in one platform. The platform is equipped with unprecedented modularity, flexibility, connectivity, reconfigurability, ...Authoring institutionNational Materials and Manufacturing Board; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateMay 24, 2022 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-68646-4 Copyright2022 Digital Strategy for the Department of the Air Force The Air Force Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a three-part workshop series to examine the risks associated with the technical, programmatic, organizational, and governance challenges facing the Department of the Air Force (DAF) in its pursuit ...Authoring institutionAir Force Studies Board; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateMarch 31, 2022 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-27689-4 Copyright2022 Engineering Responses to Climate Change: Proceedings of a Forum At the forum held during the 2021 annual meeting of the National Academy of Engineering, distinguished engineers gathered virtually to explore the roles that engineers can play in both mitigating and helping society adapt to climate change. Through a series of brief presentations and responses to ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of EngineeringPublication DateFebruary 9, 2022 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-27344-2 Copyright2022 Educational Pathways for Black Students in Science, Engineering, and Medicine Academic preparation is critical to increase Black representation in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, but so, too, are such interrelated factors as providing mentoring and role models in sufficient numbers, adequately funding school and community support services, and analyzing the intentional ...Authoring institutionRoundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine; Policy and Global Affairs; Health and Medicine Division; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJanuary 31, 2022 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-09376-7 Copyright2022 Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education In November 2020, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a multi-day virtual symposium on imaging the future of undergraduate STEM education. Speakers and participants pondered the future and the past and shared their goals, priorities, and dreams for improving ...Authoring institutionBoard on Science Education; Board on Higher Education and Workforce; National Academy of Engineering; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJanuary 1, 2022 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-26328-3 Copyright2022 Indoor Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Practical Mitigation Approaches Overwhelming evidence exists that exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with a range of short-term and chronic health impacts, including asthma exacerbation, acute and chronic bronchitis, heart attacks, increased susceptibility to respiratory infections, and premature ...Authoring institutionBoard on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Health and Medicine Division; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; National Academy of EngineeringPublication DateJanuary 1, 2022 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-28708-1 Copyright2022 New Directions for Chemical Engineering Over the past century, the work of chemical engineers has helped transform societies and the lives of individuals, from the synthetic fertilizers that helped feed the world to the development of novel materials used in fuels, electronics, medical devices, and other products. Chemical engineers' ...Authoring institutionDivision on Earth and Life Studies; National Academy of Engineering; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJanuary 1, 2022 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-08602-8 Copyright2021 Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 23 This is the 23rd 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 international members. These volumes are intended to stand as an enduring record of the many ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of Engineering, Volume 23Publication DateSeptember 3, 2021 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-37206-0 Copyright2021 Engineering for Pandemics: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery The 2020 Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Engineering took place under the most unusual circumstances in the Academy's 56-year history. In January 2020 the first few cases of a respiratory illness caused by a newly identified coronavirus were reported in the United States. By March, ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of EngineeringPublication DateMarch 23, 2021 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-68561-0 Copyright2021 Assessing NASA's University Leadership Initiative NASA created the University Leadership Initiative (ULI) to engage creative and innovative minds in the academic arena to identify significant aeronautics and aviation research challenges and define their unique approach to their solution. The ULI was started in 2015 as part of the larger ...Authoring institutionAeronautics and Space Engineering Board; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateFebruary 8, 2021 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-26837-0 Copyright2021 Impact of COVID-19 on the Careers of Women in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine The spring of 2020 marked a change in how almost everyone conducted their personal and professional lives, both within science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) and beyond. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global scientific conferences and individual laboratories and ...Authoring institutionCommittee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine; Policy and Global Affairs; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJanuary 1, 2021 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-67880-3 Copyright2020 Assessment of the Physical Sciences Directorate at the Army Research Office This report summarizes the 2019 findings of the Panel on Review of Extramural Basic Research at the Army Research Laboratory, which reviewed the programs at the Army Research Office’s Physical Sciences Directorate. Authoring institutionPanel on Review of Extramural Basic Research at the Army Research Laboratory; Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board; Laboratory Assessments Board; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJuly 17, 2020 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-67812-4 Copyright2020 Air Force Software Sustainment and Maintenance of Weapons Systems Modern software engineering practices, pioneered by the commercial software community, have begun transforming Department of Defense (DoD) software development, integration processes, and deployment cycles. DoD must further adopt and adapt these practices across the full defense software life ...Authoring institutionAir Force Studies Board; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJuly 9, 2020 More Info
Copyright2020 NAE Annual Report 2019 Provides details on the scope and depth of NAE work performed in 2019. 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 7, 2020 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-67721-9 Copyright2020 Advancing Urban Sustainability in China and the United States In November 2018, National Academy of Sciences (NAS) President Marcia McNutt visited China for the first time in her official role. As part of this visit, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Science and Technology for Sustainability (STS) program and the Chinese ...Authoring institutionPolicy and Global Affairs; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJune 4, 2020 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-67182-8 Copyright2020 A Strategic Vision for Biological Threat Reduction The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine was asked to articulate a 5-year strategic vision for international health security programs and provide findings and recommendations on how to optimize the impact of the Department of Defense (DOD) Biological Threat Reduction Program ...Authoring institutionCommittee on International Security and Arms Control; Policy and Global Affairs; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateApril 14, 2020 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-67597-0 Copyright2020 Advances, Challenges, and Long-Term Opportunities in Electrochemistry Advances in electrochemistry are enabling new developments in energy storage, energy conversion, catalysis, synthesis, separations, and instrumentation. The workshop Advances, Challenges, and Long-Term Opportunities in Electrochemistry: Addressing Societal Needs, held in Washington, DC, on ...Authoring institutionChemical Sciences Roundtable; Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateApril 3, 2020 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-67244-3 Copyright2020 Human Spaceflight: Apollo 50 Years On Human Spaceflight: Apollo 50 Years On summarizes the 2019 National Academies of Engineering Annual Meeting plenary presentations and forum. The Annual Meeting celebrated not only the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission but human spaceflight in general, from the first ventures beyond ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of EngineeringPublication DateMarch 3, 2020 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-49942-2 Copyright2020 Building Capacity for Teaching Engineering in K-12 Education Engineering education is emerging as an important component of US K-12 education. Across the country, students in classrooms and after- and out-of-school programs are participating in hands-on, problem-focused learning activities using the engineering design process. These experiences can be ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of Engineering; Board on Science Education; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateFebruary 13, 2020 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-67260-3 Copyright2020 Bio-Inspired Signature Management for the U.S. Army The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop of subject-matter experts on September 16, 2019, to gather information that will improve understanding of the science and technology (S&T) issues and opportunities in signature management for future U.S. Army ...Authoring institutionBoard on Army Research and Development; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJanuary 29, 2020 More Info