Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading Edge Engineering from the 1996 NAE Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering (1997)

Space may have been called the "final frontier," but there are new frontiers to discover every day and engineers are the ones exploring them. Through groundbreaking research and cutting-edge technologies, engineers are now able to go beyond traditional boundaries, doing things that would have been all but impossible just a few short years ago. A sample of these exciting frontiers is revealed in this new publication from the National Academy of Engineering, which looks at new and emerging technologies to explain how they were developed and what new benefits they will bring. The book also highlights the kinds of pioneering research and technological work being done by some of the country's emerging leaders in engineering. Topics covered include microelectromechanical systems, design research, computer-generated visualization for design and display, and innovations in materials and processes.

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Design Research 1-2

Designing Vehicles in Changing Times 3-8

Development of Performance-Based Seismic Design Procedures 9-12

Information in the Design Process 13-16

Product Modularity: A Key Concept in Life-Cycle Design 17-22

Visualization for Design and Display 23-24

Visualizing Aircraft Aerodynamic Design 25-28

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Aircraft Design and Manufacturing 29-31

The Frontiers of Virtual reality Applied to High Performance Computing and Communications 32-36

Digitizing the Shape and Apperance of Three-Dimensional Objects 37-46

Microelectromechanical Systems 47-56

Fabrication Technology and the Challenges of Large-Scale Production 57-62

Frontiers in MEMS Design 63-66

Large-Market Applications of MEMS 67-72

Innovations in Materials and Processes 73-82

Silicone Satellites 83-85

Novel Ceramic Ferroelectric Composites 86-90

Co-Continuous Composite Materials from Net-Shape Displacement 91-94

Dinner Speech 95-96

Institutional Cultures and Individual Careers 97-106

Contributors 107-114

Program 115-116

Participants 117-123

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Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading Edge Engineering from the 1997 NAE Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering (1998)

Space may have been called the final frontier, but there are new frontiers to discover every day, and engineers are the ones exploring them. Through groundbreaking research and new technologies, engineers are able to go beyond traditional boundaries to do things that would have been all but impossible just a few years ago. This book, the most recent in a series of publications, describes new and emerging technologies and explains how they were developed and the benefits they will bring. It also offers highlights of the pioneering research and technological work being done by some of the country's emerging leaders in engineering. Topics include biomechanics, sensors and control for manufacturing processes, safety and security issues, decisionmaking tools for design and manufacturing, and intelligent transportation systems.

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Biomechanics 1-20

Sensors and Control for Manufacturing Processes 21-38

Safety and Security Issues 39-76

Decision-Making Tools for Design and Manufacturing 77-88

Intelligent Transportation Systems 89-102

Dinner Speech 103-108

Appendixes 109-125

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Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading Edge Engineering From the 1998 NAE Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering (1999)

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Biomaterials and Optical Imaging for Biomedicine 1-34

Advanced Materials 35-62

Simulation in Manufacturing 63-84

Robotics 85-110

Dinner Speech 111-122

Contributors 123-130

Program 131-134

Participants 135-144

Glossary 145-146

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Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading Edge Engineering from the 1999 NAE Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering (2000)

Frontiers of Engineering is the fifth book highlighting the presentations of the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) annual symposium series, Frontiers of Engineering. The 1999 NAE Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering was held October 14-16, at the Academies' Beckman Center in Irvine, California. The 101 emerging engineering leaders (ages 30-45) from industry, academia, and federal laboratories who attended the meeting heard presentations and discussed cutting-edge research and technical work in four engineering fields. Symposium speakers were asked to prepare extended summaries of their presentations, and it is those papers that are contained here. The intent of this book, and of the four that precede it in the series, is to describe the content and underpinning philosophy of this unique meeting and to highlight some of the exciting developments in engineering today.

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1 Drowning in Data 1-24

2 Making Sense of the Human Genome 25-28

3 Engineering Novel Structures 29-48

4 Energy for the Future and Its Environmental Impact 49-70

5 Optics 71-90

6 Dinner Speech 91-98

Appendix A: Break-out Session Outcomes 99-110

Appendix B: Contributors 111-116

Appendix C: Program 117-118

Appendix D: Participants 119-128

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Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering From the 2000 NAE Symposium on Frontiers in Engineering (2001)

In 1995 the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) initiated the Frontiers of Engineering Symposium program, which every year brings together 100 of the nation's future engineering leaders to learn about cutting-edge research and technical work in different engineering fields. On September 14-16, 2000, the National Academy of Engineering held its sixth Frontiers of Engineering Symposium at the Academies' Beckman Center in Irvine, California. Symposium speakers were asked to prepare extended summaries of their presentations, and it is those papers that are contained here. The intent of this book, and of the five that precede it in the series, is to describe the content and underpinning philosophy of this unique meeting and to highlight some of the exciting developments in engineering today.

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Systems Engineering Challenges of the International Space Station 1-9

Battlefield Management 10-16

Software Development at Microsoft 17-22

Physically Based Animation 23-29

Data Mining and Visualization 30-40

Digital Geometry Processing 41-44

The Human Genome Project: Elucidating Our Genetic Blueprint 45-53

Current Genomic Research: The Proteins Have It 54-61

Bioengineering for the Science and Technology of Biological Systems 62-74

Genomics and Ethics 75-80

From Clusters to Automobiles: Processing and Applications of Granular Nanomaterials 81-88

Science and Technology of Nanotube-Based Materials 89-92

Nanoscale aterials: Sysnthesis, Analysis, and Applications 93-104

Bits Versus Atoms -- The Future of Information Technology 105-114

Appendix A: Contributors 115-123

Appendix B: Program 124-125

Appendix C: Participants 126-134

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Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2001 NAE Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering (2002)

This collection includes summaries of presentations given at the NAE Symposium in March 2001. Topics include flight at the leading edge, civil systems, wireless communications, and technology and the human body

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Active Flow Control: Enabling Next-Generation Jet Propulsion Aerodynamics 1-9

Miniature Spy Planes: The Next Generation of Flying Robots 10-20

Toward Micromechanical Flyers 21-30

Dynamic Planning and Control of Civil Infrastructure Systems 31-39

Improbable Is Not Impossible: Decision Making Under Uncertainty 40-46

Interdependencies in Civil Infrastructure Systems 47-56

Design Challenges for Future Wireless Systems 57-63

Next-Generation Mobile Wireless Internet Technology 64-67

Service Architectures for Emerging Wireless Networks 68-77

Wireless Integrated Network Sensors (WINS): The Web Gets Physical 78-84

Applying Simulation Technology to the Life Sciences 85-90

Reengineering the Paralyzed Nervous Systems 91-98

Merging Living Cells and Microsystems Engineering 99-104

Technology Innovation in the New Era 105-110

Appendix A: Contributors 111-118

Appendix B: Program 119-120

Appendix C: Participants 121-128

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Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2002 NAE Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering (2003)

This collection includes summaries of presentations given at the NAE Symposium in September 2002. Topics include chemical and molecular engineering in the 21st century, human factors engineering, the future of nuclear energy, and engineering challenges for quantum information technology.

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Chemical and Molecular Engineering in the 21st Century 1-28

Technology for Human Beings 29-52

The Future of Nuclear Energy 53-90

Engineering Challenges for Quantum Information Technology 91-108

Dinner Speech 109-118

Appendix: Contributors 119-126

Appendix: Program 127-130

Appendix: Participants 131-140

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Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2003 NAE Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering (2004)

This volume includes 14 papers from the National Academy of Engineering's Ninth Annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium held in September 2003. The U.S. Frontiers meeting brings together 100 outstanding engineers (ages 30-45) to learn from their peers and discuss leading-edge technologies in a range of fields. The 2003 symposium covered these four areas: environmental engineering; fundamental limits of nanotechnology; counterterrorism technologies and infrastructure protection; and biomolecular computing. Papers in the book cover topics such as microbial mineral respiration; water-resource engineering, economics, and public policy; frontiers of silicon CMOS technology; molecular electronics; biological counterterrorism technologies; Internet security; DNA computing by self-assembly; and challenges in programming living cells, among others. A talk by Aerospace Corp. president and CEO William F. Ballhaus, Jr. titled The Most Important Lessons You Didn't Learn in Engineering School is also included in the volume. Appendixes include summaries of the breakout session discussion that focused on public understanding of engineering, information about the contributors, the symposium program, and a list of the meeting participants. The book is the ninth in a series covering the topics of the U.S. Frontiers of Engineering meetings.

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Environmental Engineering 1-24

Fundamental Limits of Nanotechnology: How Far Down is the Bottom? 25-74

Counterterrorism Technologies and Infrastructure Protection 75-102

Biomolecular Computing 103-130

Dinner Speeches 131-140

Appendix A: Breakout Session 141-152

Appendix B: Contributors 153-158

Appendix C: Program 159-162

Appendix D: Participants 163-170

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