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The Magazine for Professional Engineers
February 2011

STEM-tastic!

The letters "stem" used to conjure up thoughts of plant life or maybe stem cells. But recently, these four letters have morphed into the identity of a popular mission to help young people find inspiration ...
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Featured Articles

The Federal PErspective

The PE license has a long history of protecting the public health, safety, and welfare at the state level. At the federal level, however, an exemption from state law means that the PE license is not always recognized or understood. >>

Departments & Columns

You Said It

Letters

PE Report

Court Backs Law Removing New York City PE Requirement
Months to Wait for Official Insight on PEs and Deepwater
PE Oversight Needed on Offshore Oil Rigs, NSPE Says
NCEES Begins Using New Standard to Evaluate Degrees
Guam Senator Seeks Higher Pay For Public Works Engineer
Congress, President Give Boost To Science, Engineering

Concepts

Loss of the Deepwater Horizon: Another View

Legal Beat

Proposal Agreements, Licensure Board Authority

On Ethics

Willingness to Blow the Whistle Depends on Managers' Attitudes
A Test of Ethical Behavior
A Duty to Report?

Leading Insight

The Literate Engineer

PE Community

Firms Save Energy via Smart Planning, Efficiency Upgrades
Report: Half of Manufacturers See Economic Growth in 2011
Three Things You Need to Read Before You Finalize That Project!
LEEDing Indicators Point To Market Growth
Small World
A Long-Time Rivalry Takes an Engineering Twist
In New PBS Series, Engineering Hits The Road
Public-Private Partnership Stirs Controversy in California
Highway Quality Definition Omits PEs

NSPE Now

EWeek Celebrates Anniversary
JETS Joins Partnership Under Army Grant
Upholding the Standard of Care
Audit Finds FEMA Did Not Follow Brooks Act
So, You Want to Change Your State's Engineering Law?
None of My Business—Or Is It?
EJCDC Updates Contract Documents

PEople

PEople

Variables

Kitty Kinematics