Perry to chair National Academy of Engineering committee on ideas

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 J. 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.