Memorial Tributes 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
ISBN978-0-309-48235-6 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 3rd 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
ISBN978-0-309-47369-9 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
ISBN978-0-309-47700-0 Copyright2018 Direct Air Capture and Mineral Carbonation Approaches for Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration Direct air capture (DAC) refers to a range of technologies that capture and concentrate carbon dioxide (CO2) from ambient air. These technologies can include chemical scrubbing processes that capture CO2 through absorption or adsorption separation processes. DAC can also refer to the process that ...Authoring institutionDivision on Earth and Life Studies; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateMay 29, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-47377-4 Copyright2018 Changing Sociocultural Dynamics and Implications for National Security Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral Sciences for Applications to National Security . The first workshop focused on changing ...Authoring institutionBoard on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateMay 16, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-47387-3 Copyright2018 Emerging Trends and Methods in International Security Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral Sciences for Applications to National Security . The second workshop focused on emerging trends and ...Authoring institutionBoard on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateMay 16, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-47406-1 Copyright2018 Atlantic Offshore Renewable Energy Development and Fisheries The development of offshore energy on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) is overseen by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). In support of its mission to conduct its activities in an environmentally and economically responsible way, BOEM engaged a steering committee of the National ...Authoring institutionOcean Studies Board; Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateApril 16, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-47492-4 Copyright2018 Progress Toward Transforming the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program Over the past several years, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been transforming the procedures of its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), a program that produces hazard and dose‒response assessments of environmental chemicals and derives toxicity values that can be used to ...Authoring institutionBoard on Environmental Studies and Toxicology; Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateApril 11, 2018 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-45814-6 Copyright2018 Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (CUAS) Capability for Battalion-and-Below Operations The development of inexpensive small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) technologies and the growing desire of hobbyists to have more and more capability have created a sustained sUAS industry, however these capabilities are directly enabling the ability of adversaries to threaten U.S. interests. In ...Authoring institutionBoard on Army Science and Technology; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateMarch 29, 2018 More Info
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