A New Vision For Center Based Engineering Research

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials and Manufacturing Board,Committee on a Vision for the Future of Center-Based Multidisciplinary Engineering Research
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309459051

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A New Vision for Center-Based Engineering Research by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials and Manufacturing Board,Committee on a Vision for the Future of Center-Based Multidisciplinary Engineering Research Pdf

The future security, economic growth, and competitiveness of the United States depend on its capacity to innovate. Major sources of innovative capacity are the new knowledge and trained students generated by U.S. research universities. However, many of the complex technical and societal problems the United States faces cannot be addressed by the traditional model of individual university research groups headed by a single principal investigator. Instead, they can only be solved if researchers from multiple institutions and with diverse expertise combine their efforts. The National Science Foundation (NSF), among other federal agencies, began to explore the potential of such center-scale research programs in the 1970s and 1980s; in many ways, the NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) program is its flagship program in this regard. The ERCs are "interdisciplinary, multi-institutional centers that join academia, industry, and government in partnership to produce transformational engineered systems and engineering graduates who are adept at innovation and primed for leadership in the global economy. To ensure that the ERCs continue to be a source of innovation, economic development, and educational excellence, A New Vision for Center-Based Engineering Research explores the future of center-based engineering research, the skills needed for effective center leadership, and opportunities to enhance engineering education through the centers.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials and Manufacturing Board
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309449731

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A Vision for the Future of Center-Based Multidisciplinary Engineering Research by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials and Manufacturing Board Pdf

Out of concern for the state of engineering in the United States, the National Science Foundation (NSF) created the Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) with the goal of improving engineering research and education and helping to keep the United States competitive in global markets. Since the ERC program's inception in 1985, NSF has funded 67 ERCs across the United States. NSF funds each ERC for up to 10 years, during which time the centers build robust partnerships with industry, universities, and other government entities that can ideally sustain them upon graduation from NSF support. To ensure that the ERCs continue to be a source of innovation, economic development, and educational excellence, NSF commissioned the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to convene a 1-day symposium in April 2016. This event featured four plenary panel presentations on: the evolving global context for center-based engineering research, trends in undergraduate and graduate engineering education, new directions in university-industry interaction, and emerging best practices in translating university research into innovation. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the symposium.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Cross-Disciplinary Engineering Research Committee
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1986-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309035989

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The New Engineering Research Centers by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Cross-Disciplinary Engineering Research Committee Pdf

Within the past decade, six Engineering Research Centers opened on university campuses across the United States. This book reviews the lessons learned as the centers got under way, and examines the interrelationship among universities, government, industry, and the research establishment. Leaders from business, government, and universities discuss in this volume the challenges now facing American industry; the roots and early development of the research center concept; the criteria used in selecting the six centers; the structure and research agenda of each center; the projected impact of the centers on competitiveness of U.S. technology; and the potential for further research in biotechnology, electronics, robotics, and related areas.

Author : National Materials
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Engineering
ISBN : 0309449707

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A Vision for the Future of Center-based Multidisciplinary Engineering Research by National Materials Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Engineering
ISBN : OCLC:666941166

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The New Engineering Research Centers by Anonim Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Engineering Research Board
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1987-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309037471

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Directions in Engineering Research by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Engineering Research Board Pdf

Surveying the dynamic field of engineering research, Directions in Engineering Research first presents an overview of the status of engineering research today. It then examines research and needs in a variety of areas: bioengineering; construction and structural design; energy, mineralogy, and the environment; information science and computers; manufacturing; materials; and transportation. Specific areas of current research opportunity are discussed in detail, including complex system software, advanced engineered materials, manufacturing systems integration, bioreactors, construction robotics, biomedical engineering, hazardous material control, computer-aided design, and manufacturing modeling and simulation. The authors' recommendations call for funding stability for engineering research programs; modern equipment and facilities; adequate coordination between researchers; increased support for high-risk, high-return, single-investor projects; recruiting of new talent and fostering of multidisciplinary research; and enhanced industry support. Innovative ways to improve the transfer of discoveries from the laboratory to the factory are also presented.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Advanced Engineering Environments
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999-07-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309065412

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Advanced Engineering Environments by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Advanced Engineering Environments Pdf

Advances in the capabilities of technologies applicable to distributed networking, telecommunications, multi-user computer applications, and interactive virtual reality are creating opportunities for users in the same or separate locations to engage in interdependent, cooperative activities using a common computer-based environment. These capabilities have given rise to relatively new interdisciplinary efforts to unite the interests of mission-oriented communities with those of the computer and social science communities to create integrated, tool-oriented computation and communication systems. These systems can enable teams in widespread locations to collaborate using the newest instruments and computing resources. The benefits are many. For example, a new paradigm for intimate collaboration between scientists and engineers is emerging. This collaboration has the potential to accelerate the development and dissemination of knowledge and optimize the use of instruments and facilities, while minimizing the time between the discovery and application of new technologies. Advanced Engineering Environments: Achieving the Vision, Phase 1 describes the benefits and feasibility of ongoing efforts to develop and apply advanced engineering environments (AEEs), which are defined as particular implementations of computational and communications systems that create integrated virtual and/or distributed environments linking researchers, technologists, designers, manufacturers, suppliers, and customers.

Author : Wendy C. Crone
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781681738000

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Introduction to Engineering Research by Wendy C. Crone Pdf

Undergraduate and first-year graduate students engaging in engineering research need more than technical skills and tools to be successful. From finding a research position and funding, to getting the mentoring needed to be successful while conducting research responsibly, to learning how to do the other aspects of research associated with project management and communication, this book provides novice researchers with the guidance they need to begin developing mastery. Awareness and deeper understanding of the broader context of research reduces barriers to success, increases capacity to contribute to a research team, and enhances ability to work both independently and collaboratively. Being prepared for what's to come and knowing the questions to ask along the way allows those entering researcher to become more comfortable engaging with not only the research itself but also their colleagues and mentors.

Author : National Academy of Engineering,Steve Olson
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309438964

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Grand Challenges for Engineering by National Academy of Engineering,Steve Olson Pdf

Engineering has long gravitated toward great human ambitions: navigation of the oceans, travel to the moon and back, Earth exploration, national security, industrial and agricultural revolutions, communications, and transportation. Some ambitions have been realized, some remain unfulfilled, and some are yet to be determined. In 2008 a committee of distinguished engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and visionaries set out to identify the most important, tractable engineering system challenges that must be met in this century for human life as we know it to continue on this planet. For the forum at the National Academy of Engineering's 2015 annual meeting, 7 of the 18 committee members who formulated the Grand Challenges for Engineering in 2008 reflected on what has happened in the seven year since. Grand Challenges for Engineering: Imperatives, Prospects, and Priorities summarizes the discussions and presentations from this forum.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Board on Science Education,Heidi A. Schweingruber,Andrew W. Shouse,Sarah Michaels
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309131940

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Ready, Set, SCIENCE! by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Board on Science Education,Heidi A. Schweingruber,Andrew W. Shouse,Sarah Michaels Pdf

What types of instructional experiences help K-8 students learn science with understanding? What do science educators, teachers, teacher leaders, science specialists, professional development staff, curriculum designers, and school administrators need to know to create and support such experiences? Ready, Set, Science! guides the way with an account of the groundbreaking and comprehensive synthesis of research into teaching and learning science in kindergarten through eighth grade. Based on the recently released National Research Council report Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8, this book summarizes a rich body of findings from the learning sciences and builds detailed cases of science educators at work to make the implications of research clear, accessible, and stimulating for a broad range of science educators. Ready, Set, Science! is filled with classroom case studies that bring to life the research findings and help readers to replicate success. Most of these stories are based on real classroom experiences that illustrate the complexities that teachers grapple with every day. They show how teachers work to select and design rigorous and engaging instructional tasks, manage classrooms, orchestrate productive discussions with culturally and linguistically diverse groups of students, and help students make their thinking visible using a variety of representational tools. This book will be an essential resource for science education practitioners and contains information that will be extremely useful to everyone �including parents �directly or indirectly involved in the teaching of science.

Author : University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,National Academy of Engineering,Lalit Patil,Debasish Dutta,Arden Bement, Jr.
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309368827

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Educate to Innovate by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,National Academy of Engineering,Lalit Patil,Debasish Dutta,Arden Bement, Jr. Pdf

Robust innovation in the United States is key to a strong and competitive industry and workforce. Efforts to improve the capacity of individuals and organizations to innovate must be a high national priority to ensure that the United States remains a leader in the global economy. How is the United States preparing its students and workers to innovate and excel? What skills and attributes need to be nurtured? The aim of the Educate to Innovate project is to expand and improve the innovative capacity of individuals and organizations by identifying critical skills, attributes, and best practices - indeed, cultures - for nurturing them. The project findings will enable educators in industry and at all levels of academia to cultivate the next generation of American innovators and thus ensure that the U.S. workforce remains highly competitive in the face of rapid technological changes. Educate to Innovate summarizes the keynote and plenary presentations from a workshop convened in October 2013. The workshop brought together innovators and leaders from various fields to share insights on innovation and its education. This report continues on to describe the specific skills, experiences, and environments that contribute to the success of innovators, and suggests next steps based on discussion from the workshop.

Author : University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556025721044

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Center for Transportation Research, Bureau of Engineering Research, the University of Texas at Austin by University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research Pdf

Author : Committee to Assess the Capacity of the U.S. Engineering Research Enterprise
Publisher : National Academy Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015062533743

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Engineering Research and America's Future by Committee to Assess the Capacity of the U.S. Engineering Research Enterprise Pdf

Leadership in innovation is essential to U.S. prosperity and security. In a global, knowledge-driven economy, technological innovation—the transformation of new knowledge into products, processes, and services of value to society—is critical to competitiveness, long-term productivity growth, and an improved quality of life. Preeminence in technological innovation depends on a wide array of factors, one of which is leadership in engineering research, education, and practice. A threedecade- long decline in the share of federal investment in research and development devoted to engineering and a perceived erosion of basic, long-term engineering research capability in U.S. industry and federal laboratories have raised serious questions about the long-term health of engineering research in the United States. This book illustrates the critical role of engineering research in maintaining U.S. technological leadership; documents major challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. engineering research enterprise; and offers specific recommendations for leaders in federal and state government, industry, and universities to help strengthen U.S. engineering research in the face of intensifying global competition.

Author : National Academy of Engineering
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309267717

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Educating Engineers: Preparing 21st Century Leaders in the Context of New Modes of Learning by National Academy of Engineering Pdf

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. Each speaker focused on just one facet of a tremendously complex picture. Yet together they outlined a new vision for engineering education based on flexible, interactive, lifelong learning and the merge of activities long held to be distinct. This summary of a forum recaps the six speaker's presentations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Earthquake engineering
ISBN : UIUC:30112075202900

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Newsletter by Anonim Pdf