In 1995, the National Academy of Engineering initiated the Frontiers of Engineering Program, which brings together about 100 young engineering leaders at annual symposia to learn about cutting-edge research and technical work in a variety of engineering fields. The 2009 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium was held at The National Academies' Arnold O. and Mabel Beckman Center on September 10-12. Speakers were asked to prepare extended summaries of their presentations, which are reprinted in this volume. The intent of this book is to convey the excitement of this unique meeting and to highlight cutting-edge developments in engineering research and technical work.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Engineering Tools for Scientific Discovery
Introduction--Louise Hamlin, J. Christopher Love, and Naren Ramakrishnan
Digital Holographic Microscopy for3D Imaging of Complex Fluids and Biological Systems--Vinothan N. Manoharan
Engineering Tools for Studying Marine Mammals--Sean M. Wiggins
The Kepler Mission: A Search for Terrestrial Planets--Riley Duren
Computational Sustainability: Computational Methods for a Sustainable Environment, Economy, and Society--Carla P. Gomes
Nano/Micro Photonics and New Applications
Introduction--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--Matt Eichenfield, Ryan M. Camacho, Jasper Chan, Qiang Lin, Jessie Rosenberg, Amir H. Safavi-Naeini, and Oskar Painter
Light-Emitting Diode Technology for Solid-State Lighting--Mike Krames
Engineering the Health Care Delivery System
Introduction--Stephanie Guerlain and Eva K. Lee
Why Health Information Technology Doesn't Work--Elmer V. Bernstam and Todd R. Johnson
Calibration in Computer Models for Medical Diagnosis and Prognostication--Lucila Ohno-Machado, Frederic Resnic, and Michael Matheny
Medical Informatics for Detecting Adverse Events--Genevieve B. Melton
Managing and Coordinating Health Care: Creating Collaborative, Proactive Systems--David A. Dorr
Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure
Introduction--Seth Guikema and Patrick O'Mara
America's Infrastructure Report Card: Causes, Costs, and Solutions--Kristina L. Swallow
Infrastructure Resilience to Disasters--Stephanie E. Chang
The Environmental Footprint of Infrastructure--Arpad Horvath
Appendixes
Contributors
Program
Participants