Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2018 Symposium

This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering's 2018 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young leaders in engineering to share their cutting-edge research and innovations in selected areas. The 2018 symposium was held September 5-7 and hosted by MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts. The intent of this book is to convey the excitement of this unique meeting and to highlight innovative developments in engineering research and technical work.

• Front Matter
• QUANTUM COMPUTERS: ARE WE THERE YET?
• Quantum Computers: Are We There Yet? - Grace Metcalfe and Jerry Chow
• Quantum Computing: What It Is, Why We Want It, and How We're Trying to Get It - Sara Gamble
• Quantum Algorithms: Promise and Perspective - Shelby Kimmel
• Quantum Computing with Noisy Qubits - Sarah Sheldon
• Quantum Simulation: Advances, Platforms, and Applications - Norman Yao
• THE ROLE OF ENGINEERING IN THE FACE OF CONFLICT AND DISASTER
• The Role of Engineering in the Face of Conflict and Disaster - Francesca D'Arcangelo and Mira Olson
• Engineering for the People: Putting Peace, Social Justice, and Environmental Protection at the Heart of All Engineering - Darshan Mukesh Arvinda Karwat
• Combining Formal and Informal Structures in Crisis Response - Willow Brugh, Galit Sorokin, and Gerald R. Scott
• USAID Approaches to Engineering Innovation and Disaster Relief - Marissa Jablonski
• RESILIENT AND RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
• Resilient and Reliable Infrastructure - Julie Pietrzak and Iris Tien
• Communicating Advanced Infrastructure Resiliency Analytics to Diverse Groups of Stakeholders - Josh Vertalka
• Climate Change andInfrastructure Resilience - Firas Saleh
• THERANOSTICS
• Theranostics - Rebekah Drezek and Darrell Irvine
• Developing Targeted Theranostic Nanoparticles: Challenges and Potential Solutions - Andrew Tsourkas
• Synthetic Biomarkers for Cancer Detection and Diagnosis - Ester J. Kwon
• Immune Theranostics - Evan A. Scott
• APPENDIXES
• Contributors
• Participants
• Program