Frontiers of engineering : reports on leading-edge engineering from the 2008 symposium.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

National Academies Press (U.S.)

Conference Name:

Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering (2008 : University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M.)

Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Systems engineering--Congresses.

Systems engineering.

Engineering--Technological innovations--Congresses.

Engineering.

Engineering--Research--Congresses.

Fuel--Biotechnology--Congresses.

Fuel.

Proteins--Conformation--Congresses.

Proteins.

Water--Purification--Congresses.

Water.

Human behavior--Computer simulation--Congresses.

Human behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington : National Academies Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Every year at the U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, 100 of this country's best and brightest engineers, ages 30 to 45, have an opportunity to learn from their peers about pioneering work being done in many areas of engineering. The symposium gives early career engineers working in academia, industry, and government in many different engineering disciplines an opportunity to make contacts with and learn from individuals they would not meet in the usual round of professional meetings. This networking may lead to collaborative work and facilitate the transfer of new techniques and approaches. It is hoped that the exchange of information on current developments in many fields of engineering will lead to insights that may be applicable in specific disciplines and thereby build U.S. innovative capacity. Different topics are covered each year, and, with a few exceptions, different individuals participate. The four general topics covered at the 2008 meeting were: drug delivery systems, emerging nanoelectronic devices, cognitive engineering, and countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The intent of this book is to convey the excitement of this unique meeting and to highlight cutting-edge developments in engineering research and technical work.

Contents:

""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS, Introduction

William J. Grieco and Efrosini Kokkoli""; ""Recent Developments in Needle-Free Drug Delivery

Samir Mitragotri""; ""Targeted Polymeric Nanotherapeutics

Jeff Hrkach""; ""Polymer Technology for Gene Therapy

Daniel W. Pack""; ""Traceable Drug Delivery: Lighting the Way with Qdots

Xiaohu Gao ""; ""EMERGING NANOELECTRONIC DEVICES, Introduction

Jia Chen and Victor Zhirnov ""; ""The Quest for the Next Information-Processing Technology

Jeffrey J. Welser""; ""Molecular and Polymer Nanodevices

Nikolai Zhitenev""

""Roll Printing of Crystalline Nanowires for Integrated Electronic and Sensor Arrays

Ali Javey, Zhiyong Fan, Johnny C. Ho, and Roie Yerushalmi""""The Role of DNA in Nanoarchitectonics

Mihrimah Ozkan and Cengiz S. Ozkan""; ""COGNITIVE ENGINEERING, Introduction""; ""Cognitive Engineering: It�s Not What You Think

Stephanie Guerlain""; ""Driving Attention: Cognitive Engineering in Designing Attractions and Distractions

John D. Lee""; ""Human Reliability Analysis in Cognitive Engineering and System Design

Ronald Laurids Boring""

""Cognitive Engineering Applications in Health Care

Ann M. Bisantz""""UNDERSTANDING AND COUNTERING THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, Introduction

J. Scott Goldstein and Gregory A. Hebner""; ""U.S. National Security in New Times

Steven D. Nixon""; ""Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction: Translating Strategic Guidance into Actionable Solutions

Charles L. Beames ""; ""Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century: The Role of Science and Engineering

Joseph C. Martz and Jonathan S. Ventura""

""Energy Policy and the Role of Technology in National Security

A.D. Romig, Jr. with Arnold B. Baker""""Contributors""; ""Program""; ""Participants""

Notes:

Conference held September 18-20, 2008 at the University of New Mexico.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612008061

9780309177405

0309177405

9781282008069

1282008064

9780309128223

0309128226

OCLC:

923279893