Changing the Conversation: From Research to Action

该奖项由2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)资助。授予美国国家工程院的工程研究奖将把NAE 2008报告《改变对话：改善公众对工程的理解的信息》的建议转化为行动计划，从而提高工程专业更积极、更准确的形象的知名度。该项目将通过发展和支持一项协调的全国宣传运动来增加该报告的影响。这项工作的两个组成部分将是为工程思想领袖举办的研讨会和信息资源的在线工具包。我们经济和技术的持续发展有赖于吸引、留住和培养更多的工程师。改善工程学作为一种职业的形象，系统地纠正公众对工程师做什么以及谁可以成为工程师的误解，将有助于增加工科学生和未来工程劳动力的数量和多样性。这项工作将对推进这一目标产生重大影响。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)This engineering research award to the National Academy of Engineering will increase visibility of a more positive and accurate image of the engineering profession by translating the recommendations of the NAE 2008 report, "Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving the Public Understanding of Engineering," into an action plan. This project will increase the impact of that report through development and support of a coordinated national messaging campaign. The two components of this effort will be a workshop for engineering thought leaders and an online toolkit for messaging resources. Our continued economic and technological development depends on attracting, retaining, and educating more engineers. Improving the image of engineering as a profession and systematically correcting public misconceptions about what engineers do and who can become an engineer will help increase the number and diversity of engineering students and the future engineering workforce. This work will have a significant impact on advancing that goal.