Frontiers of Engineering

Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering From the 2000 NAE Symposium on Frontiers in Engineering

Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309073196
eISBN Pdf: 9780309502603
eISBN Epub: 9780309171199
Place of publication: United States
Year of digital publication: 2001
Month: February
Pages: 134
Language: English

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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.

Cover
Front Matter
Preface
Contents
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Systems Engineering Challenges of the International Space Station
Battlefield Management
Software Development at Microsoft
VISUAL SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS
Physically Based Animation
Data Mining and Visualization
Digital Geometry Processing
ENGINEERING CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GENOMIC ERA
The Human Genome Project: Elucidating Our Genetic Blueprint
Current Genomic Research: The Proteins Have It
Bioengineering for the Science and Technology of Biological Systems
Genomics and Ethics
NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
From Clusters to Automobiles: Processing and Applications of Granular Nanomaterials
Science and Technology of Nanotube-Based Materials
Nanoscale Materials: Synthesis, Analysis, and Applications
DINNER SPEECH
Bits Versus Atoms—The Future of Information Technology
APPENDIXES
Contributors