2008 Frontiers of Engineering Symposia (U.S., Japan-America, and German-American)

该奖项部分支持美国国家工程院举办的三个国内和国际工程前沿(FOE)研讨会：美国的FOE(2008年9月18-20日，在新墨西哥州的阿尔伯克基)、德美的FOE(2008年4月25-27日，加利福尼亚州的欧文)和日美的FOE(2008年11月17-19日，日本筑波)。每个研讨会集中在四个主题领域。2008年的主题包括认知工程、自然语言处理、新兴纳米电子设备、生物技术和医疗保健、药物输送系统、用于医疗治疗的纳米技术、了解和应对大规模毁灭性武器的扩散、微制造/微加工工程、替代能源、能源收集、先进成像技术和传感器。每个研讨会都有60到100名杰出的早期职业科学家和工程师参加。会议包括演讲者关于前沿研究、新兴技术以及跨科学和工程领域合作机会的演讲。研讨会促进了跨学科和国际合作，并为美国许多新兴的研究和创新前沿提供了一个参考点。美国之友研讨会的报告将发布在NAE之友的网站上。

This award partially supports a series of three national and international Frontiers of Engineering (FOE) Symposia by the National Academy of Engineering: U.S. FOE (September 18-20, 2008, in Albuquerque, NM), German-American FOE (April 25-27, 2008, in Irvine, CA), and Japan-America FOE (November 17-19, 2008, in Tsukuba, Japan).Each symposium focuses on four topical areas. Topics for 2008 include cognitive engineering, natural language processing, emerging nanoelectric devices, biotechnology and healthcare, drug delivery systems, nanotechnology for medical therapies, understanding and countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, micromanufacturing/microprocessing engineering, alternative energy, energy harvesting, advanced imaging technologies, and sensors. Between 60 and 100 outstanding early career scientists and engineers particpate in each symposium. Sessions consist of presentations by speakers on leading edge research, emerging technologies, and opportunities for collaboration across science and engineering fields. The symposia foster interdisciplinary and international collaborations and serve as a reference point for many of the emerging frontiers in research and innovation in the U.S. Presentations from the U.S. FOE seminar will be posted on the NAE FOE web site.