Event
NAE President Charles Vest, Keynote Speaker at CEE Research Review Day
Friday, April 6, 2012
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
Charles Vest, the president of the National Academy of Engineering and president emeritus of MIT, will be the keynote speaker at a Civil and Environmental Engineering Department event on Friday, April 6.
Dr. Vest will speak on "Why Engineering Education and Research Matter in the 21st Century."
Dr. Vest's talk is part of CEE's "Kirlin Poster Review Day," which runs from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Alumni Center. CEE posters will be on display from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with Dr. Vest's talk following at 4:30 p.m.
Abstract of Dr. Vest's talk
The primary product of research universities is opportunity: opportunity for individuals, regions, and nations. Our ability to provide opportunity for our nation and for our graduates will be especially dependent on the quality and forward-looking nature of engineering educations and research. Much of the exciting engineering frontier lies in work at the nano scale and in utilizing biological processes, but the frontier of large, complex systems may be even more important.
