NAE Elects New Members https://www.nae.edu/204037.aspx PostedFebruary 8, 2019 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced the election of 86 new members and 18 foreign members.
Digital Holographic Microscopy for 3D Imaging of Complex Fluids and Biological Systems https://youtu.be/bkm26rNozqA PostedJanuary 23, 2019
Spiderwebs That Sing https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=xvT-HcWMAaQ PostedJanuary 14, 2019 acoustical, spider silk, materials science, sine wave, FOE alum Markus Buehler at MIT engineered "Spider’s Canvas," an exploration that sonifies the threads of a spider web by applying different frequencies of sound to different lengths of spider webs. Spider webs feature hierarchical structures similar to the complex harmonies and rhythms music.
Register for NSF's Partnerships for Innovation Webinar https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=297442&WT.mc_id=USNSF_13&WT.mc... PostedDecember 17, 2018 Register for the January 10 webinar about developing your NSF-funded research into a prototype or proof-of-concept through the Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) program, one of the National Science Foundation’s technology translation programs.
Engineering and Science for Grades 6-12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBpZ22VBcb8 PostedDecember 3, 2018 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.
Register for Nov. 29 Webinar: A Program for Women Inventors https://bit.ly/2PJMeEv PostedNovember 21, 2018 Join Mary Juhas, director of the REACH for Commercialization™ program and Caroline Crisafulli, Ohio State ADVANCE Entrepreneur-in-Residence to discuss how to dismantle systemic barriers for women innovators and address the persistent gender gap across academia, industry, and government.
Watch Grand Challenges for Engineering Speaker Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGuzFHPdzyU PostedNovember 13, 2018 NAE member Edward Kavazanjian, Jr. at Arizona State University discusses the Grand Challenge to restore and improve urban infrastructure within the theme of sustainability as part of NAE's engaging speaker series in partnership with the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network.
Will AI Diversify Human Thinking or Replace It? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2bjRbt1TjE&feature=youtu.be PostedOctober 29, 2018 A new global study from Tata Communications and UC Berkeley Professor Ken Goldberg separates fact from fiction and shows how AI could lead to a more productive and inclusive future for humans.
Register for Oct. 30 Webinar: Developing Biomarkers for Neurological Disorders and Pain https://bit.ly/2pD37kR PostedOctober 5, 2018 This webinar on the NINDS Neuroscience and NIH HEAL Biomarker Programs with director Mary Ann Pelleymounter will highlight special biomarker initiatives for pain indications that are part of the NIH HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-Term) Initiative. Hosted by the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR).