Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Center for International Security and Cooperation Stanford University


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January 11, 2007

Perry to chair National Academy of Engineering committee on ideas

CISAC, FSI Stanford News

The National Academy of Engineering has announced that it is inviting ideas for "Grand Challenges for Engineering," or ways engineering can help shape the world's future. Former Secretary of Defense William Perry will chair the international committee of experts in science and technology selected to review ideas and identify the set of engineering challenges. Former President Jimmy Carter leads off the online discussion with the first in a series of exclusive essays available at EngineeringChallenges.org.