Karimah Preston is close to attaining her second degree in engineering. But when she first matriculated to North Carolina A&T University, where she would graduate with a bachelor’s degree in ...

Guru Madhavan is the Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar and senior director of programs at the National Academy of Engineering. His new book is Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World (W.W.

From drug delivery and energy sources to agriculture and water treatment, some of the world’s largest, and the most complex problems can be solved today with the smallest, simplest structures using ...

Engineering education has long struggled with the gap between classroom exercises and real-world problem-solving. While ...

The modern oil and gas industry is considered by some as the backbone of the global economy. But despite its importance, this sector still has engineering problems to be solved; equipment failure, ...

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Suggested Citation: "APPENDIX I: Engineering Design in the Next Generation Science Standards." National Research Council. 2013. Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States. Washington, DC ...

How long does it take? This 129 credit program is designed to be completed in four years. Simply put, biomedical engineers develop technological solutions to medical problems. From prosthetic limbs ...

Rural youth are uniquely attached to their communities and may be discouraged from pursuing engineering careers because of the misconception that they would have to leave their communities to do so.

Last week, David Taylor of Trinity College Dublin argued that simply copying nature is no way to succeed at inventing. His main point is valid – there are indeed not many chances for engineers to make ...