Memorial Tributes: Volume 26 This is the 26th volume of 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 contributions of ... Read this Volume
Copyright2015 Workshop on Effective Practices in Supporting Transfer Students Authoring institutionNational Academy of Engineering and American Society for Engineering EducationPublication DateAugust 31, 2015 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-26513-3 Copyright2012 Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding: Report of a Workshop by the NAE and the United States Institute of Peace The Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding convened a workshop to investigate data sharing as a means of improving coordination among US government and nongovernment stakeholders involved in peacebuilding and conflict management activities.Authoring institutionNational Academy of Engineering; United States Institute of PeacePublication DateDecember 1, 2012 More Info
ISBN0-309-09323-6 Copyright2005 Urbanization, Energy, and Air Pollution in China: In October 2003, a group of experts met in Beijing under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, and National Academy of Engineering/National Research Council of the National Academies to continue a dialogue and eventually chart a rational course of energy ...Authoring institutionNational Research Counci, National Academy of Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering More Info
ISBN978-0-309-48560-9 Copyright2018 Understanding the Educational and Career Pathways of Engineers Engineering skills and knowledge are foundational to technological innovation and development that drive long-term economic growth and help solve societal challenges. Therefore, to ensure national competitiveness and quality of life it is important to understand and to continuously adapt and ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of EngineeringPublication DateJanuary 1, 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
ISBN978-0-309-68976-2 Copyright2023 Transforming EPA Science to Meet Today's and Tomorrow's Challenges Since its establishment in 1970, the mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. EPA develops regulations, ensures compliance, and issues policies, in coordination with state, tribal, and local governments. To accomplish its mission, EPA should be ...Authoring institutionBoard on Environmental Studies and Toxicology; Water Science and Technology Board; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Cultural, Ethical, Social, and Environmental Responsibility in Engineering Program; National Academy of Engineering; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublication DateJanuary 1, 2023 More Info
ISBN0-309-10395-9 Copyright2007 Toward a Safer and More Secure Cyberspace Because much of the nation’s critical infrastructure depends on information technology (IT), the United States is vulnerable to adversaries who might exploit weaknesses in critical information systems. In addition, we do not adequately understand what makes IT systems vulnerable, the best ...Authoring institutionNational Research Council & National Academy of EngineeringPublication DateJanuary 1, 2007 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-04647-3 Copyright1992 Time Horizons and Technology Investments It is frequently argued that U.S. corporations have shorter time horizons for planning and investment than their Japanese and German competitors. This argument, though widely accepted in studies of U.S. competitiveness, has rarely been examined in depth. Time Horizons and Technology Investments ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of EngineeringPublication DateJanuary 1, 1992 More Info
ISBN0-309-10356-8 Copyright2006 Third Report of the NAE/NRC Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects This review of a June 1, 2006, draft study by the federal Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET), which was established in 2005 to evaluate the performance of the New Orleans regional hurricane protection system during Hurricane Katrina, is the third report in a series by a joint ...Authoring institutionNational Research Council and National Academy of EngineeringPublication DateJanuary 1, 2006 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
ISBN13-978-0-309-16000-1 Copyright2010 The Power of Renewables: Opportunities and Challenges for China and the United States The United States and China are the world's top two energy consumers and, as of 2010, the two largest economies. Consequently, they have a decisive role to play in the world's clean energy future. Both countries are also motivated by related goals, namely diversified energy portfolios, job ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of Engineering, National Research Council and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of EngineeringPublication DateJanuary 1, 2010 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-36901-5 Copyright2015 The Past Half Century of Engineering---And a Look Forward: Engineering is poised to make an even greater contribution to society in the next half century than it has made in the past half century. At its annual meeting in September 2014, the National Academy of Engineering celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding. A highlight of the meeting was a ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of EngineeringPublication DateApril 27, 2015 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-11483-7 Copyright2008 The Offshoring of Engineering: Facts, Unknowns, and Potential Implications Offshoring has transformed U.S. engineering. In some industries, offshoring has contributed to the creation and retention of engineering jobs in the United States. In others, however, the effects have been devastating. Because of significant gaps in the data on trade-in-services and employment, ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of EngineeringPublication DateJanuary 1, 2008 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-05294-8 Copyright1997 The Industrial Green Game: Implications for Environmental Design and Management Industrial ecology is a concept that has emerged in response to growing public concern about the impact of industry on the environment. In this framework the natural flow (or circulation) of materials and energy that takes place in biological ecosystems becomes a model for more efficient ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of EngineeringPublication DateJuly 10, 1997 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-29891-9 Copyright2014 The Importance of Engineering Talent to the Prosperity and Security of the Nation: The quality of engineering in the United States will only be as good as the quality of the engineers doing it. Given the crucial importance of engineering to US prosperity, security, health, and well-being, the recruitment and retention of talented young people into engineering should be top ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of EngineeringPublication DateJanuary 1, 2014 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-08973-9 Copyright2003 The Impact of Academic Research on Industrial Performance Drawing on the findings of sector-specific workshops, e-mail surveys, research literature, expert testimony, and committee and panel members expertise, this National Academy of Engineering study assesses the qualitative impact of academic research on five industries network systems and ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of Engineering More Info
ISBN0-309-09163-2 Copyright2004 The Hydrogen Economy The announcement of a hydrogen fuel initiative in the president’s 2003 State of the Union speech stimulated interest in the role of hydrogen in the nation’s long-term energy future. Prior to that time, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) had asked the National Research Council to ...Authoring institutionNational Research Council & National Academy of EngineeringPublication DateJanuary 1, 2004 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-04937-5 Copyright1994 The Greening of Industrial Ecosystems In the 1970s, the first wave of environmental regulation targeted specific sources of pollutants. In the 1990s, concern is focused not on the ends of pipes or the tops of smokestacks but on sweeping regional and global issues. This landmark volume explores the new industrial ecology, an emerging ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of EngineeringPublication DateJanuary 1, 1994 More Info
Copyright1996 The Global Agenda for American Engineering Authoring institutionNational Academy of Engineering More Info
ISBN978-0-309-04881-1 Copyright1993 The Future of Aerospace Few technological advances have affected the lives and dreams of individuals and the operations of companies and governments as much as the continuing development of flight. From space exploration to package transport, from military transport to passenger helicopter use, from passenger jumbo jets ...Authoring institutionNational Academy of EngineeringPublication DateJanuary 1, 1993 More Info