Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2009 Symposium (2010)
Chapter: Program
Program
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
2009 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
September 10–12, 2009
Chair: Andrew M. Weiner, Purdue University
ENGINEERING TOOLS FOR SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
Organizers: J. Christopher Love, Naren Ramakrishnan, and Louise Hamlin
Digital Holographic Microscopy for 3D Imaging of Complex Fluids and Biological Systems
Vinothan Manoharan
Engineering Tools for Studying Marine Mammals
Sean Wiggins
The Kepler Mission: A Search for Terrestrial Planets
Riley Duren
Computational Sustainability: Computational Methods for a Sustainable Environment, Economy, and Society
Carla Gomes
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NANO/MICRO PHOTONICS AND NEW APPLICATIONS
Organizers: Nelson Tansu and Michal Lipson
Optical Antennas: A New Technology That Can Enhance Light-Matter Interactions
Lukas Novotny
Nano-Opto-Mechanics: Using Light Forces in Guided-Wave Nanostructures
Oskar Painter
Engineering Light: Intersubband Optoelectronics
Claire Gmachl
Light-Emitting Diode Technology for Solid-State Lighting
Mike Krames
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ENGINEERING THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM
Organizers: Stephanie Guerlain and Eva K. Lee
Why Health Information Technology Doesn’t Work
Elmer Bernstam
Calibration in Computer Models for Medical Diagnosis and Prognostication
Lucila Ohno-Machado
Medical Informatics for Detecting Adverse Events
Genevieve Melton
Managing and Coordinating Health Care: Creating Collaborative, Proactive Systems
David Dorr
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RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
Organizers: Seth Guikema and Patrick O’Mara
America’s Infrastructure Report Card: Causes, Costs, and Solutions
Kristina Swallow
Infrastructure Resilience to Disasters
Stephanie Chang
The Environmental Footprint of Infrastructure
Arpad Horvath
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DINNER SPEECH
Developing GPS: Conception, Applications, Surprises, and the Future
Bradford W. Parkinson
