Bøger af National Academy of Engineering

To enhance the nation's economic productivity and improve the quality of life worldwide, engineering education in the United States must anticipate and adapt to the dramatic changes of engineering practice. The Engineer of 2020 urges the engineering profession to recognize what engineers can build for the future through a wide range of leadership roles in industry, government, and academia--not just through technical jobs. Engineering schools should attract the best and brightest students and be open to new teaching and training approaches. With the appropriate education and training, the engineer of the future will be called upon to become a leader not only in business but also in nonprofit and government sectors. The book finds that the next several decades will offer more opportunities for engineers, with exciting possibilities expected from nanotechnology, information technology, and bioengineering. Other engineering applications, such as transgenic food, technologies that affect personal privacy, and nuclear technologies, raise complex social and ethical challenges. Future engineers must be prepared to help the public consider and resolve these dilemmas along with challenges that will arise from new global competition, requiring thoughtful and concerted action if engineering in the United States is to retain its vibrancy and strength.

"Board on Science Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Board on Higher Education and the Workforce, Division of Policy and Global Affairs; National Academy of Engineering; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine."

Offers helpful advice on how teachers, administrators, and career advisers in science and engineering can become better mentors to their students. This guide covers topics on career planning, time management, writing development, and responsible scientific conduct. It also includes a list of bibliographical and Internet resources on mentoring.

Highlights the papers presented at the National Academy of Engineering's 2012 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium.

Presents the summary of a workshop convened in December 2012 to consider best practices for ethics education programs in science and engineering.

Presents the summary of two workshops hosted by the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine in February and May, 2013.

The primary federal program designed to ensure that all states are capable of participating the nation's research enterprise fall under the general rubric of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR). This book assesses the effectiveness of EPSCOR.

"Protecting National Park Soundscapes: Best Available Technologies and Practices for Reducing Park- Generated Noise," the workshop took place October 3-4, 2012, at NPS' Natural Resource Program Center in Fort Collins, Colorado.

The National Academy of Engineering's 2012 forum, "Educating Engineers: Preparing 21st Century Leaders in the Context of New Modes of Learning," opened with presentations by six speakers who looked at the future of engineering and engineering education from their perspectives as educators, administrators, entrepreneurs, and innovators.

"Workshop on using data sharing to improve coordination in peacebuilding of the National Academies and United States Insitute of Peace, May 23, 2012, Washington, D.C."--Page 41.

Manufacturing is in a period of dramatic transformation. But in the United States, public and political dialogue is simplistically focused almost entirely on the movement of certain manufacturing jobs overseas to low-wage countries. This title summarizes the workshop and the topics discussed by participants.

Builds on the 2008 NAE publication, Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering (CTC), which presented the results of a research-based effort to develop and test effective messages about engineering. This report summarizes progress in implementing the CTC messages.

"At the 2009 Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Engineering in Irvine, California, a public forum entitled "Rebuilding a Real Economy: Unleashing Engineering Innovation" brought together seven prominent leaders of the innovation system to discuss the challenges facing America"--Preface.