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1 Engineering Grand Challenges CAETS Calgary July 2009

2 Why aren’t more kids inspired to study Engineering?

3 Generation Gap For one thing, there’ For one thing, there’s the…

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5 Why aren’t more kids inspired to study Engineering?

6 Why aren’t more kids Inspired to study Engineering?

7 Inspired to meet Grand Challenges They can be

8 “Make no small plans because they have no power to stir the soul.” Niccolo Machiavelli

9 Grand Challenges for Engineering Proposed by a committee of amazingly accomplished and innovative people. Extremely challenging and important. Deemed to be doable in the next few decades.

10 Grand Challenges Committee Bill Perry, chair Sir Alec Broers Farouk El-Baz Wes Harris Bernadine Healy Daniel Hillis Calestous Juma Dean Kamen Ray Kurzweil Bob Langer Jaime Lerner Bindu Lohani Jane Lubchenco Mario Molina Larry Page Rob Socolow Craig Venter Jackie Ying

11 Make Solar Energy Economical Manage the Nitrogen Cycle Advance Healthcare Informatics Prevent Nuclear Terror Advance Personalized Learning Provide Energy From Fusion Provide Access to Clean Water Engineer Better Medicines Secure Cyberspace Engineer the Tools of Scientific Discovery Develop Carbon Sequestration Methods Restore and Improve Urban Infrastructure Reverse Engineer the Brain Enhance Virtual Reality Engineering Grand Challenges

12 Make Solar Energy Economical Provide Energy from Fusion Develop Carbon Sequestration Methods Manage the Nitrogen Cycle Provide Access to Clean Water Engineer Better Medicines Advance Health Informatics Secure Cyberspace Prevent Nuclear Terror Restore and Improve Urban Infrastructure Reverse Engineer the Brain Enhance Virtual Reality Advance Personalized Learning Engineer the Tools of Scientific Discovery

13 Engineering Grand Challenges www.engineeringchallenges.org Energy Environment Global Warming Sustainability Improve Medicine and Healthcare Delivery Reducing Vulnerability to Human and Natural Threats Expand and Enhance Human Capability And Joy

14 Engineering Grand Challenges See the NAE website. Energy Environment Global Warming Sustainability Improve Medicine and Healthcare Delivery Reducing Vulnerability to Human and Natural Threats Expand and Enhance Human Capability And Joy EDUCATIONINSPIRATION

15 Engineering Grand Challenges See the NAE website. Energy Environment Global Warming Sustainability Improve Medicine and Healthcare Delivery Reducing Vulnerability to Human and Natural Threats Expand and Enhance Human Capability And Joy NECESSITY EDUCATIONINSPIRATION

16 Engineering Grand Challenges See the NAE website. Energy Environment Global Warming Sustainability Improve Medicine and Healthcare Delivery Reducing Vulnerability to Human and Natural Threats Expand and Enhance Human Capability And Joy EDUCATIONINSPIRATION And … NECESSITY

17 Energy Flows in the U.S. Economy, 2007 They require Serious Engineering

18 Engineering Grand Challenges See the NAE website. Energy Environment Global Warming Sustainability Improve Medicine and Healthcare Delivery Reducing Vulnerability to Human and Natural Threats Expand and Enhance Human Capability And Joy NECESSITY EDUCATIONINSPIRATION INNOVATION & ACTION

19 INNOVATION & ACTION Meeting the Grand Challenges MediaIndustryGovernment

20 INNOVATION & ACTION Meeting the Grand Challenges Students Universities MediaIndustryGovernment

21 Some Activities Stimulated by NAE Grand Challenges Duke/USC/Olin Summit 2nd Summit planned for West Coast IIT/Chicago Event Columbia Univ. Earth Systems/UN Event Numerous University Courses and Projects Arizona State Reorganized Engineering School Modular Video Production Possible Economic Simulator for Policy Makers

22 And maybe 3?

23 Thank you.

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