Guru Madhavan is the Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar and senior director of programs at the National Academy of Engineering. His new book is Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World (W.W.

Abstract: Aerospace engineers constantly face “wicked problems,” which are ill-defined and complex sociotechnical problems with undefined and often-shifting constraints and requirements. However, the ...

Engineering is about more than just churning through equations, and Chuck Stricker wants people to realize that. That talent in math is the defining trait needed to become an engineer is a myth that ...

Throughout history's evolutionary arc, nature has solved many of the elemental problems modern engineers face. Biomimetics is a branch of science devoted to seeking out and emulating such natural ...

Every engineer is going to have a bad day, but only an unlucky few will have a day so bad that it registers on a seismometer. We’ve always had a morbid fascination with engineering mega-failures, few ...

Today’s world is loaded with information. For someone with the right computer skills, that data can represent tremendous opportunities to help people. College of Engineering and Computing senior Lara ...

If you’re in manufacturing, it may feel like disruption is happening faster than you can react to it. Skills shortages and supply chain issues are threatening production targets and profitability. New ...

Eric Nauman's lab looks like the kind of place where engineering problems are unraveled and solved. Students work on novel biomedical and sports-related projects in every corner of the University of ...