Commitment to President Obama: 20,000 GRAND CHALLENGE ENGINEERS in a decade Schools will specially prepare new generation to take on societal aspirations PostedApril 17, 2015 AT 9:59 PM President Barack Obama greets science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) leaders including National Academy of Engineering President C. D. Mote Jr. during the 2015 White House Science Fair, in the Map Room of the White House, March 23, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) In a letter of commitment presented to President Barack Obama today, more than 120 U.S. engineering schools announced plans to educate a new generation of engineers expressly equipped to tackle some of the ... Read More
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Poll results PostedFebruary 27, 2008 AT 2:27 PM Visitors to this site have been choosing the Grand Challenge that is most important to them. The results of that poll are ranked here by the number of votes each engineering challenge received during the period February 15 through June 30, 2008: 1. Make solar energy economical 2. Provide energy from fusion 3. Provide access to clean water 4. Reverse-engineer the brain 5. Advance personalized learning 6. Develop carbon sequestration methods 7. Engineer the tools of ... Read More
News Conference Feb.15, 2008 PostedFebruary 15, 2008 AT 8:10 PM The unveiling of the Grand Challenges for Engineering on Feb. 15, 2008. Read More
