In Progress Understanding the Engineering Education-Workforce Continuum Over a 20-month period, an ad hoc committee will explore a set of questions about the career choices of engineering graduates and those employed as engineers with non-engineering degrees in the United States in order to provide a comprehensive view of the career pathways and related decision ... Latest UpdateOctober 19, 2015 Read More
Completed Understanding and Improving K-12 Engineering Education in the United States This study explores the status and prospects for K-12 engineering education in the United States. Latest UpdateAugust 2, 2013 Read More
Completed U.S.-China Cooperation on Electricity from Renewables A joint consensus study to assist the U.S. and China in developing strategies to meet renewable energy goals, to highlight prospects for technology cooperation between countries, and to identify areas ripe for future collaboration. Latest UpdateApril 13, 2011 Read More
Completed Toward Integrated STEM Education: Developing A Research Agenda The National Academy of Engineering and NRC Board on Science Education are overseeing a new study of integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (iSTEM) education at the K-12 level. The project aims to develop a strategic research agenda for determining the approaches and ... Latest UpdateSeptember 2, 2014 Read More
In Progress The Engagement of Engineering Societies in Undergraduate Engineering Education Professional engineering societies can play an important role in building the capacity of the field. This goal is often approached through efforts to improve and make more accessible the educational opportunities available to those in or wishing to gain entry to the profession. Among many roles, ... Latest UpdateApril 11, 2018 Read More
Completed Technology for a Quieter America This multi-year study reviewed state-of-the-art noise-control engineering, described the technological, economic and political climate for noise control, and identified gaps in research. Latest UpdateApril 12, 2011 Read More
Completed Technological Literacy NAE projects focusing on Technological Literacy and K-12 education address important issues raised by the pervasive role of engineering and technology in society. Latest UpdateJune 8, 2011 Read More
Completed Systems Engineering to Improve Traumatic Brain Injury Care in the Military Health System The workshop summary from the National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine discusses potential operational systems engineering tools and techniques for improving the care of patients with traumatic brain injury in the Military Health System. Latest UpdateOctober 7, 2010 Read More
Completed Synthetic Biology and Engineering Ethics This project involved a workshop that brought together synthetic biology researchers and experts in engineering ethics and science and technology studies to discuss how engineering ethics can contribute to the positive potential of the field of synthetic biology. It was held in Washington DC on Sept. 29-30, 2010. Latest UpdateAugust 9, 2012 Read More
Completed Sustainable Cities and Interdisciplinary International Education NSF funded Partnership in International Research and Education (PIRE) grant on "Developing Low-Carbon Cities in the USA, China & India through Interdisciplinary Integration Across Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences & Public Health" Latest UpdateAugust 9, 2017 Read More
In Progress Summit Series on the Grand Challenges Series of summits for leading scientists and engineers, educators, policy leaders, innovators and corporate executives to sustain critical dialogue and engagement with grand challenges Latest UpdateFebruary 15, 2017 Read More
Completed Strengthening HBCU Engineering Education Research Capacity Through this NSF-supported (HRD-0411994) project, HBCU deans identified annually 3-person teams that included at least 2 engineering faculty and up to 1 faculty member from a social science or education discipline. Each team participated in a one-year cycle of activities in 2004, 2005, or 2006. ... Latest UpdateJanuary 5, 2016 Read More
Completed State Educators' Symposium on Technological Literacy One-day symposium for state education leaders in mathematics, science, assessment, and curriculum to learn about and discuss technological literacy. Latest UpdateJune 8, 2011 Read More
Completed Social Dynamics of On-Campus Change Workshop This workshop, supported by NSF (via grant DUE-0523255), brought together engineering education researchers and sociologists to frame a research agenda by which to begin to explore the challenge of integrating pedagogical and curricular innovations into the engineering classroom. In order to ... Latest UpdateFebruary 21, 2013 Read More
Simon Ramo Founders Award The Founders Award was established in 1965 by the Academy to honor an outstanding NAE member or foreign member who has upheld the ideals and principles of the NAE through professional, educational, and personal achievement and accomplishment. Awarded during NAE's annual meeting in October, ... Latest UpdateApril 3, 2018 Read More
Completed Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding of the National Academies and the U.S. Institute of Peace A New Forum for Innovation in Preventing and Managing Violent Conflict. The roundtable is a forum for key stakeholders from government, industry, academia, and the NGO community to 1) consider how the application of technology and of knowledge and methods from engineering and science can serve the goals of violent conflict prevention, peacemaking, and peacekeeping and 2) explore opportunities for stakeholder collaboration and action on key issues Latest UpdateFebruary 11, 2015 Read More
Completed Rebuilding a Real Economy: Unleashing Engineering Innovation The 2009 NAE Annual Meeting public forum convened seven prominent leaders of the innovation system to discuss the challenges facing the United States, and what the nation needs to do to remain a global leader in the turbulent world of the 21st century. Latest UpdateJune 9, 2011 Read More
Completed Peer Reviewed Research Offering Validation of Effective and Innovative Teaching (PR2OVE-IT) A digital clearinghouse summarizing research on educational interventions to enhance student learning, retention, and professional success in post-secondary engineering and science Latest UpdateNovember 25, 2013 Read More
In Progress Overcoming Challenges to Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers This project convened current and emerging leaders in ethics and engineering who are working to improve the ethical development of engineering students at a workshop. Latest UpdateOctober 31, 2017 Read More
Completed Opportunities and Challenges in the Emerging Field of Synthetic Biology : A Symposium The 2009 international symposium convened representatives from the scientific, engineering, legal, ethical and policy communities along with members of the public to explore the opportunities and challenges posed by the emerging field of synthetic biology. Latest UpdateOctober 7, 2010 Read More