Grand Challenges of Engineering

4 Themes of the Grand Challenges of Engineering

• Sustainability, Health, Security, and Joy of Living

14 Grand Challenges of Engineering

• make solar energy economical

• provide energy from fusion

• develop carbon sequestration methods (clean air)

• manage the nitrogen cycle

• provide access to clean water

• restore and improve urban infrastructure

• advance health informatics

• engineer better medications

• reverse-engineer the brain (figure out how the brain works)

• prevent nuclear terror

• secure cyberspace

• enhance virtual reality

• advance personal learning

• engineer the tools of scientific discovery

The Engineering Design Process