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  • 2002 NAE Annual Report
    In January 2002, NAE hosted a two-day retreat for 28 leaders from academia, industry, and government to discuss the establishment of a center for scholarship on engineering education at NAE and to provide guidance on structuring and carrying out the activities of the NAE center.
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    National Academy of Engineering
    Copyright: 2002
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  • 2003 NAE Annual Report
    In 2003, CEE completed the first phase of its pivotal Engineer of 2020 project. The phase one report, The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century, depicts compelling visions of the future for engineering and engineers, and it lays out bold challenges to the engineering ...
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    National Academy of Engineering
    Copyright: 2003
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  • 2004 NAE Annual Report
    In 2004, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) had a great opportunity to expand its focus on preparing to face ongoing and future challenges.
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    National Academy of Engineering
    Copyright: 2004
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  • 2005 NAE Annual Report
    In 2005, CEE released Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century, the second report of the Engineer of 2020 Project. The study committee was chaired by Wayne Clough (NAE) of Georgia Institute of Technology.
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    National Academy of Engineering
    Copyright: 2005
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  • 2006 NAE Annual Report
    The pages that follow describe the broad scope of NAE work done in 2006 in more detail. These activities have been conceived and executed to pursue our goal of proactively “promoting the technological welfare of the nation.” This report also lists the financial support of our members ...
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    National Academy of Engineering
    Copyright: 2006
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  • 2007 NAE Annual Report
    The pages that follow provide more detail of the broad scope and depth of NAE work performed in 2007. These activities have been conceived and executed to pursue our goal of providing objective and independent advice and proactively “promoting the technological welfare of the nation.” ...
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    National Academy of Engineering
    Copyright: 2007
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  • 2007-2008 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory
    This report, the latest in a series of biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), summarizes findings for the 2007-2008 period, during which 95 volunteer experts in a variety of fields in science and engineering visited ARL annually, received ...
    Laboratory Assessments Board Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences National Research Council
    ISBN: 978-0-309-14390-X5
    Copyright: 2009
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  • 2008 NAE Annual Report
    NAE continues to engage in activities that support NAE’s mission of building and enhancing relationships with engineering communities worldwide and providing a global perspective to relevant NAE and NRC studies. The pages that follow provide more detail on the broad scope and depth of NAE ...
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    National Academy of Engineering
    Copyright: 2008
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  • 2009 NAE Annual Report
    Provides details on the scope and depth of NAE work performed in 2009.  These activities have been conceived and executed to pursue our goal of providing objective, independent advice to the federal government and the engineering community and to proactively promote the technological welfare ...
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    National Academy of Engineering
    Copyright: 2009
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  • 2010 NAE Annual Report
    Provides details on the scope and depth of NAE work performed in 2010.  These activities have been conceived and executed to pursue our goal of providing objective, independent advice to the federal government and the engineering community and to proactively promote the technological ...
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    National Academy of Engineering
    Copyright: 2010
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  • A Database for a Changing Economy
    Information on job characteristics and the people who perform those jobs is valuable for career guidance, reemployment counseling, workforce development, human resource management, and other purposes. In 1998. the U.S. Department of Labor launched the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), ...
    Committee on National Statistics Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education National Research Council
    ISBN: 978-0-309-14769-9
    Copyright: 2009
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  • A Matter of Size
    The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) was created in 2000 to focus and coordinate nanoscience and nanotechnology research and development (R&D) funded by several federal agencies. The purpose of NNI is to ensure that research leads to the responsible development and deployment of ...
    National Materials Advisory Board Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences National Research Council
    ISBN: 0-309-10223-5
    Copyright: 2006
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  • A New Biology for the 21st Century
    Recent advances in biology have increased the likelihood that the results of biological research can contribute to practical solutions to major challenges in the 21st century, particularly sustainable food production, ecosystem restoration, optimized biofuel production, and improved human health. ...
    Board on Life Sciences Division on Earth and Life Studies National Research Council
    ISBN: 978-0-309-14488-9
    Copyright: 2009
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  • A Path to the Next Generation of U.S. Banknotes
    The rapid pace at which digital printing is advancing is posing a very serious challenge to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of Printing (BEP) to stay ahead of the evolving counterfeiting threats to U.S. currency. To help meet that challenge, the BEP asked the NRC to undertake ...
    Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences National Research Council
    ISBN: 0-309-10578-1
    Copyright: 2007
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  • A Performance Assessment of NASA's Astrophysics Program
    While a number of remarkable discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics have taken place over the past 20 years, many important questions remain. Continued progress in these fields will require NASA’s leadership. To help determine if NASA can meet this challenge, Congress, in the 2005 NASA ...
    Space Studies Board Board on Physics and Astronomy Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences National Research Council
    ISBN: 0-309-10490-4
    Copyright: 2007
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  • A Research Agenda for Geographic Information Science at the United States Geological Survey
    In 2006, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) founded the Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS) to develop and distribute geospatial data in a way that meets national needs in our rapidly changing information-technology environment. USGS asked the National Research Council ...
    Board on Earth Sciences and Resources Division on Earth and Life Studies National Research Council
    ISBN: 0-309-11154-4
    Copyright: 2007
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  • A Review of the DOE Plan for U.S. Fusion Community Participation in the ITER Program
    As an ITER partner, the United States will have an opportunity to explore, with ITER’S other partners, the frontiers of plasma science and to bring the promise of fusion energy closer to realization. Seven international partners, China, the European Union, India, Japan, the Republic of ...
    Board on Physics and Astronomy Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences National Research Council
    ISBN: 978-0-309-12475-1
    Copyright: 2008
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  • A Review of the Draft Ocean Research Priorities Plan:
    The National Research Council was asked to review the draft Ocean Research Priorities Plan (ORPP), "Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United States: Research Priorities for the Next Decade." The draft ORPP, the first coordinated national research plan involving all federal ...
    Ocean Studies Board Division on Earth and Life Studies National Research Council
    ISBN: 0-309-10403-3
    Copyright: 2006
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  • A Review of the NIOSH Roadmap for Research on Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongate Mineral Particles
    Although asbestos is no longer mined in the United States, exposures to asbestos continue to contribute to respiratory diseases, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) drafted a research road map, "Asbestos Fibers ...
    National Research Council Institute of Medicine
    ISBN: 978-0-309-14015-7
    Copyright: 2009
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  • A Review of the Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy
    Ocean research has yielded countless benefits, from improving fisheries management to discovering new drugs and enabling the early detection of tsunamis and hurricanes. At the request of the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST), the National Research Council established a ...
    Ocean Studies Board Division on Earth and Life Studies National Research Council
    ISBN: 0-309-11063-7
    Copyright: 2007
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