EngineeringSandia Lab hosting conversations on engineering
U.S. prosperity depends on effective use of engineering to turn scientific innovation into products that come rapidly to market and increasingly are made in the United States. Sandia Lab has launched a series of conversations a aimed to help identify what the nation’s engineering community can do to make sure technical talent will be available in the future, prepare engineers for the twenty-first century, and secure U.S. leadership in a global economy which is increasingly focused on innovation.
Sandia president and laboratories director Paul Hommert says U.S. prosperity depends on effective use of engineering to turn scientific innovation into products that come rapidly to market and increasingly are made in the United States.
A Sandia Lab release reports that the National Engineering Forum (NEF) and Sandia brought together regional leaders for a conversation about engineering on Wednesday, 29 May, in Albuquerque. The event aimed to help identify what the nation’s engineering community can do to make sure technical talent will be available in the future, prepare engineers for the twenty-first century, and secure U.S. leadership in a global economy which is increasingly focused on innovation.
“Publicly funded research at Sandia National Laboratories benefits the nation in countless ways. Our multidisciplinary scientists and engineers solve complex problems, address issues of national and even global importance and translate basic science into technological discovery and innovation that strengthens U.S. competitiveness,” Hommert said before the forum.
The event is the second in a series of regional dialogues scheduled this year in cities that have played a prominent role in shaping engineering in the United States. The forums will culminate next year with a gathering in Washington, D.C., to bring together leaders and ideas from the regional events to emphasize the importance of engineering to the nation’s economic security.
The NEF brings together industry executives, academics, policymakers, engineering groups, and others concerned about sustaining engineering in the United States and its impact on the nation’s security and prosperity. Lockheed Martin Corp., the Council on Competitiveness, and the National Academy of Engineering launched the National Engineering Forum in 2012.
