UEF Updates

Dream Big! Engineering Wonders of the World
$337,000 to ASCE, to build an engineering outreach program targeted towards informal educators at science centers and museums as a critical component of Dream Big! Engineering Wonders of the World an IMAX film and educational project.

Engineering for Change
$250,000 to ASME, IEEE and Engineering for Change (with a large group of participating societies) to support the next phase of development efforts for Engineering for Change Solutions Library 2.0.

National Society of Black Engineers
$82,000 to the National Society of Black Engineers, to support The 50K Coalition host a two-day convening to promote diversity in the Field of Engineering.

Engineering Public Policy Symposium
$28,000 – Approximately 100 leaders from over 40 engineering organizations – including the President, President-Elect and Executive Directors from the sponsoring organizations – attended the event which address important public policy issues facing society.

Development of an Engineering Intersociety Web Platform
$124,000 – Support the launch of the IEEE Global History Network (GHN) to accommodate pan-engineering content and recruit other engineering societies to join in this endeavor, in order to move toward the vision of a true pan-engineering site.

DiscoverE Educator Recognition Platform
$68,750 – DiscoverE (National Engineers Week) Increase program participation in the DiscoverE Educator Awards among educators, engineers, and college engineering students, while increasing the public awareness of these amazing educators that are inspiring kids to discover engineering.

Creating an Engineering Competency Model
$50,000 – Developing an engineering competency model was identified as a key priority by the American Association of Engineering Societies’ (AAES’) Lifelong Learning Working Group (“working group”) to help educators, employers, professionals and future engineers understand the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in the workplace.

Engineering for Change Projects
$100,000 – Support development efforts for E4C’s three signature programs and the E4C 2.0 website. These three signature programs include: the E4C Webinar Series, the E4C Appropriate Solutions Evaluation Program (ASEP), and the E4C News Plus program.

Designing for Disaster Teaching Kit
$74,400 – National Building Museum – The nationwide dissemination of an engineering-centered “Designing for Disaster Teaching Kit,” created with UEF funds in 2013. Elevating, enriching, and expanding STEM opportunities for students throughout the United States, the teaching kit inspired by an eponymous exhibition that opened at the Museum in 2014, charts the impact of natural disasters, casts teens in the role of forensic engineers, and offers vivid examples of how engineers and designers directly engage with their communities to help save lives.

“The Next MacGyver” Potential Screenplay
$147,850 – National Academy of Engineering – The project sought ideas for a scripted television show featuring a female engineer character in a leading role. The goal of the competition is to create a TV series that inspires young people, especially women, to pursue careers in engineering.

Engineering Strategies for a Sustainable Food Supply Chain
$62,000 – Develop a workshop to address the global inefficiencies of the food supply chain. These inefficiencies lead to vast amounts of food loss and waste, with associated losses in natural, energy, and water resources, while resulting in adverse environmental and climate impacts. The solutions to these problems will need to be multi-faceted, with engineers playing a lead role in advancing the technological breakthroughs that will create economic drivers.

Development of an Engineering Intersociety History Web Platform

Invenciones de la Inventiva ‘ “Engines of Our Ingenuity

Enhancing Engineering for Change – Webinar Series

Sustainable Energy R&D for Unconventional Oil & Shale Gas Production

Land Divided, World United, Building the Panama Canal Centennial Website

Engineering Solutions to Major Water Challenges Workshop

United Web Platform for History of Technology & Engineering

Inspire Innovation: National Engineers Week Toolkit

Designing for Disaster Youth Curriculum Program Kit

Bridging the Climate Change/Engineering Gap Webinar

Professional Responsibility & Standards of Practice Ethics Video

Implementation of AAES & Engineering Societies Planning

Emerging Leaders Alliance Program Sustainability

Engines of Our Ingenuity Continued Development

WGBH – Design Squad: Informal Pathways to Engineering

NAE “Changing the Conversation” Effectiveness Study

Engineering for Change (E4C) Projects

Engineering Public Policy Symposium

Sustainability Metrics and Assessment Techniques

Invenciones de la Inventiva – “Engines of Our Ingenuity” Development