Grand Challenges for Engineering

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Poster Session at the 2009 Summit on the NAE Grand Challenges, hosted by Duke University[1]

The Grand Challenges for Engineering are a set of 14 goals identified by the National Academy of Engineering through a poll of technology experts as the most pressing and significant of our time.

Duke University and Duke's Pratt School of Engineering hosted the firstSummit on the NAE Grand Challenges March 2-3, 2009, in Durham, NC. The Summit organizers are Duke University, the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California, and Olin College. Part of the Summit included a Video and Essay Contest.


The Challenges

From the National Academy of Engineering web site on the Grand Challenges[2]

  • Make solar energy economical
  • Provide energy from fusion
  • Develop carbon sequestration methods
  • Manage the nitrogen cycle
  • Provide access to clean water
  • Restore and improve urban infrastructure
  • Advance health informatics
  • Engineer better medicines
  • Reverse-engineer the brain
  • Prevent nuclear terror
  • Secure cyberspace
  • Enhance virtual reality
  • Advance personalized learning
  • Engineer the tools of scientific discovery


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Big Idea Panel at the 2009 Summit on the NAE Grand Challenges, hosted by Duke University[1]


External Links

  • a b Duke University Photography
  • Grand Challenges for Engineering, accessed 15 August 2008