Project Grant 2306544

This $150,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will support four Frontiers of Engineering Symposia in 2023 organized by the National Academy of Sciences. The Symposia will bring together approximately 100 early career U.S. engineers and 30 engineers each from Germany, Japan, and EU countries to share research insights and foster collaborative networks. Specific events include the German-American FOE in March 2023 focused on sustainable production and supply chain resiliency, the Japan-America FOE in July 2023 on computational infectious disease approaches and materials design, the U.S. FOE in September 2023 addressing engineered quantum systems and healthcare complex systems, and the EU-U.S. FOE in October 2023 on topics such as the quantum era challenge and green hydrogen. Sessions will present cutting-edge engineering research and innovations to facilitate cross-disciplinary knowledge transfer. Papers and materials from the Symposia will be made available online to further disseminate outcomes from this Project Grant.