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Highlights the papers presented at the National Academy of Engineering's 2012 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium.

Presents the summary of a workshop convened in December 2012 to consider best practices for ethics education programs in science and engineering.

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.

Manufacturing is in a period of dramatic transformation. But in the United States, public and political dialogue is simplistically focused almost entirely on the movement of certain manufacturing jobs overseas to low-wage countries. This title summarizes the workshop and the topics discussed by participants.

US Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) symposia bring together 100 outstanding engineers to exchange information about leading-edge technologies in a range of engineering fields. Part of the "USFOE" series, this book describes research on disparate tools in software security, decoding the mechanome, and modeling human cultural behavior.

Given the growing importance of cyberspace to various aspects of national life, a secure cyberspace is vitally important to the nation, but cyberspace is far from secure. This title offers a strategy for research aimed at countering cyber attacks. It also explores the nature of online threats.

Contains 15 papers from the National Academy of Engineering's 2006 US Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) Symposium held in September 2006. This title contains papers that describe research on commercializing auditory neuroscience, developments in bionanotechnology, sustainable urban transportation, and managing disruptions to supply chains.

The announcement of a hydrogen fuel initiative in the President's 2003 State of the Union speech substantially increased interest in the potential for hydrogen to play a major role in the nation's long-term energy future. This report provides an assessment of hydrogen as a fuel in the nation's future energy economy.

Contains fifteen presentations from a workshop on best practices in managing diversity, hosted by the NAE Committee. This report discusses how to increase the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women and underrepresented minorities in engineering careers. It also focuses on mentoring, globalization, and dealing with lawsuits.

Examines the structure of energy system from several perspectives. This book explores the changing patterns of supply and demand, offers insights into the forces that are driving the changes, and discusses energy planning strategies that take advantage of such insights.

Offers guidance to students on planning careers. This booklet is designed for graduate science and engineering students currently in or soon to graduate from a university, as well as undergraduates in their third or fourth year of study who are deciding whether or not to pursue graduate education.

Examines industrial circulation of materials, energy efficiency strategies, "green" accounting, life-cycle analysis, and other approaches for preventing pollution and improving performance. This book also looks at issues of special concern to business, such as measuring and shaping public perceptions and marketing "green" products to consumers.

Presents a dialogue between engineers and environmental scientists as they consider the many technical as well as social and legal challenges of ecologically sensitive engineering. This volume looks at the concepts of scale, resilience, and chaos, and is useful for policymakers, practitioners, researchers, educators, and students.

Identifies principles aimed at improving manufacturing systems. This book provides recommendations for manufacturers, leading to action in three areas: Management philosophy and practice; Methods used to measure and predict the performance of systems; and Organizational learning and improving system performance through technology.

Provides a policy outline and specific steps for a revamping of US and multilateral export controls. This volume presents information on issues, such as: the successes and failures of US export controls, including a look at US laws, regulations, and export licensing; US participation in international agencies; the role of industry; and more.

Offers a study on the ethical, legal, and societal issues relating to the research on, development of, and use of rapidly changing technologies with low barriers of entry that have potential military application, such as information technologies, synthetic biology, and nanotechnology.