Here are some of the top-viewed articles of 2012, along with staff picks. Check out any you may have missed, or revisit them.
- Standing Out (Cover feature, Jan/Feb)
Agricultural engineering became a victim of its own success. Now this engineering discipline is searching for a new identity. >>
- Infrastructure: How We Got Here (Cover feature, May)
Well-built bridges + a down economy = higher priorities than a crumbling
infrastructure. >>
- Engineering Road Trips (Cover feature, July)
Your children and spouse have threatened to hop on the next plane to Disneyland if you make them go look at another suspension bridge. Here are some unique engineering-related trips that the whole family can enjoy. >>
- Four Public Policy Victories for Engineers (Policy Perspectives, August/September)
NSPE helped secure four major public policy victories for the engineering profession. Break out the party hats and read on. >>
- No Good Deed (Cover feature, August/September)
Many PEs want to volunteer their services after disaster strikes. But without the right legal protection, the risk may be too great. >>
- A Moribund Profession? (Communities, Education)
The vital signs may be shaky, but there is treatment. >>
- Looking to the Stars (Cover feature, October)
Curiosity propels engineers into the limelight. >>
- Offshore Oil Drilling Rule Requires PE Involvement (PE Report, October)
The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement issued a final rule that makes permanent the additional safety measures authorized after the fatal explosion of the BP Deepwater Horizon offshore. >>
- What's on the Minds of Young Engineers? (Feature, December)
We picked the brains of the 2012 Young Engineers of the Year to see what matters most to them. >>
- Forensics and Fire (Cover feature, December)
PEs at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have one mission: finding the truth. >>
