Grant given to interdisciplinary institute to tackle problems facing our nation's infrastructure. Engineers from minority backgrounds find support from others at an NSF workshop. Exchanges in 1997 point toward collaborative work in petrochemical, biochemical, and food-processing research. Tibbetts awardees show that small businesses are bigger than you think. ENG's Advisory Committee maps ways to measure progress toward a stronger engineering workforce.
Engineers gear up to show America what they're made of.
Dr. Rita Colwell, of Bethesda, Maryland, is the President of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute and a Professor of Microbiology at the University of Maryland. The annual NSF Conference on Design and Manufacturing in January will attract an international cadre of experts and entrepreneurs.