L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award Thu, February 13, 2020 NAE member and FOE alum Kristi Anseth at the University of Colorado, Boulder has been recognized for her outstanding contribution in converging engineering and biology to develop innovative biomaterials that help tissue regeneration and drug delivery. Read More
Seventeen FOE Alumni Elected to NAE Mon, February 10, 2020 Check out the list of FOE alumni newly-elected as NAE members. Read More
PigeonBot Brings Aircraft Closer to Feathered Flight Thu, February 06, 2020 Stanford University's David Lentink (USFOE 2016) has engineered a radio-controlled "PigeonBot" with wings made with 40 real feathers, bringing us closer to building an aircraft that can fly as nimbly as birds, whose morphable wings allow for faster, tighter turns and more efficient gliding. Read More
Living Concrete Made From Bacteria Mon, February 03, 2020 The University of Colorado Boulder's Wil Srubar (USFOE 2017) is engineering bacteria that has mechanical properties similar to concrete but that can continue to grow at exponential rates and could make energy-intensive concrete production more environmentally friendly utilizing photosynthesis. Read More
What Happens at the US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium? Thu, January 30, 2020 Read papers from the 2019 US FOE online, or purchase the publication in print. Included is leading-edge research in Advanced Manufacturing in the Age of Digital Transformation; Engineering the Genome; Self-Driving Cars: Technology and Ethics; and Blockchain Technology. Read More
The Superpowers of Super-Thin Materials Mon, January 27, 2020 FOE alumni Tomás Palacios at MIT and Jeff Urban at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab are engineering embedded electronics using super-thin materials that will be the linchpin of the internet of everything, from a window that forecasts weather to concrete monitors in tunnels and bridges. Read More
Upcoming Jun 22 2020 - Jun 24 2020 2020 Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium The 2020 Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering symposium will be held in the United States. Sixty of the most promising early career engineers from Japan and the United States will meet for an intensive 2-1/2 day symposium on developments at the cutting edge of engineering ... Irvine, California
Upcoming Sep 14 2020 - Sep 16 2020 2020 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium The 2020 US Frontiers of Engineering will be hosted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, September 14-16. About 100 outstanding early career engineers will meet for an intensive 2-1/2 day symposium to discuss cutting-edge developments in four ... National Renewable Energy Lab Golden, Colorado
Upcoming Oct 19 2020 - Oct 21 2020 2020 EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium The 2020 EU-US Frontiers of Engineering symposium will be held October 19-21 at Nokia in Murray Hill, New Jersey. About 60 outstanding engineers under the age of 45 will meet for an intensive 2-1/2 day symposium to discuss cutting-edge developments in four areas: Advances in ... Nokia Murray Hill, New Jersey
Register for Feb. 20 Webinar: Navigating the New Arctic This GUIRR webinar on NSF's forward-looking response and search for fundamental convergence research across the social, natural, environmental, and computing and information sciences, and engineering to address profound challenges and opportunities presented by warming Arctic temperatures and wide-scale changes to natural, social, economic, and political systems of the Arctic and across the globe. Read More
National Academy of Medicine Seeks Reviewers and Applicants for Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards The Catalyst Awards will give 450 awards of $50k each for bold, innovative ideas that could extend the human health span through disease prevention, mobility, functionality, social connectedness, longevity, and more. Click here for the Call for Reviewers. Read More
Apply for the L'Oreal For Women in Science Fellowship Applications are due January 31, 2020 for the L'Oreal For Women in Science fellowship program, which awards five women postdoctoral scientists annually with grants for their contributions in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields and commitment to serving as role models for younger generations. Read More
Bacteria That Grows Into Bricks Wil Srubar (USFOE 2017) at the University of Colorado Boulder is engineering living hybrid building material that exhibits both structural and biological functions. Read More
Project Confluence Focus on Engineers and Scientists Darshan Karwat (USFOE 2018) at Arizona State University provided a link to a recent webinar (Webinar 2) related to his work with re-Engineered. Read More
Register for Mathematical Frontiers Webinars Mathematical foundations and opportunities in cryptography and cybersecurity will be discussed in this week's webinar, part of a monthly series on exciting and upcoming mathematics research across an array of topics. Read More
Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change This video introduces a new study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine asserting that climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for--and in many cases is already affecting--a broad range of human and natural systems. Read More
Engineering and Science for Grades 6-12 Centering science instruction around investigation and design can improve learning in middle and high schools and help students make sense of phenomena in the world around them. Read More
Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2019 Symposium This volume includes 12 papers from the National Academy of Engineering's 2019 US Frontiers of Engineering (US FOE) Symposium held in September 2019. US FOE meetings bring together 100 outstanding early career engineers to exchange information about leading-edge technologies in a range of engineering fields. The 2019 symposium covered four topic areas: Advanced Manufacturing in the Age of Digital Transformation; Engineering the Genome; Self-Driving Cars: Technology and Ethics; and Blockchain Technology. The papers describe leading-edge research on these topics, among others: next-generation robotic locomotion, using CRISPR to combat human disease vectors, the ethics of autonomous vehicles, and blockchain technology. Appendixes include information about contributors, the symposium program, and participants. This is the 25th volume in the US Frontiers of Engineering series. Read More
Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2018 Symposium This volume includes 12 papers from the National Academy of Engineering's 2018 US Frontiers of Engineering (US FOE) Symposium held in September 2018. US FOE meetings bring together 100 outstanding engineers (ages 30 to 45) to exchange information about leading-edge technologies in a range of engineering fields. The 2018 symposium covered four topic areas: Quantum Computers: Are We There Yet?, the Role of Engineering in the Face of Conflict and Disaster, Resilient and Reliable Infrastructure, and Theranostics. The papers describe leading-edge research on these topics, among others: quantum computing, combining formal and informal structures in crisis response, infrastructure resilience, and immune theranostics. Appendixes include information about contributors, the symposium program, and participants. This is the 24th volume in the US Frontiers of Engineering series. Read More
Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2017 Symposium This volume includes 12 papers from the National Academy of Engineering's 2017 US Frontiers of Engineering (US FOE) Symposium held in September 2017. US FOE meetings bring together 100 outstanding engineers (ages 30 to 45) to exchange information about leading-edge technologies in a range of engineering fields. The 2017 symposium covered four topic areas: Machines That Teach Themselves, Energy Strategies to Power Our Future, Unraveling the Complexity of the Brain, and Megatall Buildings and Other Future Places of Work. The papers describe leading-edge research on such topics as whether machines can spot diseases faster than humans, wireless charging of electric vehicles, brain-machine interfaces, and functional natural materials for high-rise structures, among other topics. Appendixes include information about contributors, the symposium program, and a list of meeting participants. This is the twenty-second volume in the US FOE series. Read More
Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2016 Symposium This volume includes 13 papers from the National Academy of Engineering's 2016 US Frontiers of Engineering (US FOE) Symposium held in September 2016. US FOE meetings bring together 100 outstanding engineers (ages 30 to 45) to exchange information about leading-edge technologies in a range of engineering fields. The 2016 symposium covered four topic areas: Pixels at Scale, Extreme Engineering, Water Desalination and Purification, and Technologies for Understanding and Treating Cancer. The papers describe leading-edge research on such topics as frontiers in virtual reality headsets, autonomous precision landing of space rockets, new materials for emerging desalination technologies, and engineering immunity against cancer, among other topics. Appendixes include information about contributors, the symposium program, and a list of meeting participants. This is the twenty-third volume in the US FOE series. Read More
Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2015 Symposium This volume includes 14 papers from the National Academy of Engineering's 2015 US Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) Symposium held in September 2015. USFOE meetings bring together 100 outstanding engineers (ages 30 to 45) to exchange information about leading-edge technologies in a range of engineering fields. The 2015 symposium covered four topic areas: Cybersecurity and Privacy, Engineering the Search for Earth-like Exoplanets, Optical and Mechanical Metamaterials, and Forecasting Natural Disasters. The papers describe leading-edge research on such topics as designing materials with unprecedented capabilities, building image-relaying mechanisms to better explore exoplanets, and improving medical device cybersecurity, among other topics. Appendixes include information about contributors, the symposium program, and a list of meeting participants. This is the twenty-first volume in the USFOE series. Read More