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The Magazine for Professional Engineers
May 2016

Tragic Reminders

Recent events such as tainted drinking water, a safety scare in the nation’s capital, and a toxic waste release reiterate the irreplaceable role that professional engineers play in ensuring the public health, safety, and welfare. Read more

Departments & Columns

You Said It

Conflicts of Interest; The Strength of the PE; Behind the Wheel

PE Report

EPA Proposes PEs on Risk Management Teams
Texas Board Expands Global Reach, Permits Early Exam Taking
NSPE, Kansas Society: Don’t Downplay QBS
Ohio PEs Gain ‘Good Samaritan’ Protections
Earnings Higher for PEs than Unlicensed Colleagues
Virginia Court Ruling May Affect Product Specification

Concepts

Go Figure: AlphaGo Defeats Human Go Champion

Legal Beat

Industry Liability, Cost Warranty, Expert Witness

On Ethics

NSPE Code of Ethics Helps Make ‘Exemplary’ Ethics Programs
You Be the Judge A Claim Too Far?

Leading Insight

A Young PE’s Advice to New Grads

PE Community

Construction NSPE Member Knows Crane Accidents Like Few Others
Education Rebalancing Engineering Education
Government The Power of the Sun and the Stars
Industry Better PE Oversight Still Needed For Oil and Gas Pipelines
Industry US to Overtake China in Manufacturing Competitiveness, Report Says
Private Practice Professional Engineers in Private Practice Sustaining Firms
Private Practice 60 Years in the Making

NSPE Now

Hear, Hear
NSPE’s ‘New Face’ Helps the Helpers
Operations Flight Commander Wins 2016 Federal Engineer of the Year
Outlook Ongoing Threats Prove Need for Aggressive Advocacy
Policy Perspectives NSPE Leaders Meet with PEs in Congress To Advance Profession
Project PE University Green Building ‘Once-in-a-Career Opportunity’ for PE

PEople

NSPE people on the move

Variables

Revealed! The Hidden History of US Infrastructure