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The Magazine for Professional Engineers
September 2017

Profession X

Engineering technology has been called a “stealth profession,” with a lack of knowledge or understanding about what its practitioners do. But recent efforts are attempting to shed light on the field and the ways engineering technologists and technicians contribute. Read more

Featured Articles

Engineering for Independence

According to the Census Bureau, almost 20% of people in the country have a disability. Rehabilitation engineers work with these clients one-on-one. Their goal: maximize independent living and create personalized assistive technology.  

In Focus It Doesn’t Pay to Play

Pay-to-play schemes and fraudulent acts are in direct violation of the principles outlined in the NSPE Code of Ethics. When professional engineers fail to place the duty to serve ethically and in the best interest of the public welfare over political influence and financial gain, the consequences can ruin reputations and careers.  

Departments & Columns

You Said It

Nurture and Support; The Citizen Engineer

PE Report

A Day to Celebrate
Summit Brings Global Attention to ‘Grand Challenges’
NSPE Convenes Meeting of Societies To Address Licensure Threat
Vermont Board Approves Mandatory Continuing Education Requirement

Concepts

Cured-in-Place Pipe: The Role of Engineers in Worker and Public Safety

Legal Beat

Failure to Pay, Design Delegation Rules

On Ethics

Diversity and Equity Get a Place in Civil Engineering Code of Ethics
Team-Building Project Garners Annual Ethics Prize
You Be the Judge Measuring an Arm’s Length

Leading Insight

Kentucky EIT’s Devotion to Community Service Drives Her Career and Leadership Priorities

PE Community

Construction Contractors Struggle to Make Prefabrication Effective
Construction Human Behavior Affects Construction Disputes As Much As Physical Factors
Education Giving to Students and Profession Motivates Hardworking Award Winner
Education Liberian Bridge Project Earns NCEES Education Award
Government Grid Faces Increasing Risks, Report Says
Government Learning Focus Contributes to Award Winner’s Success
Industry Closeness Makes a Team Grow Stronger
Industry DOE Report: Wind and Solar Workforces Increase Significantly
Private Practice Where Many Mergers Fail, This One Didn’t. Here’s Why.
Private Practice Lifting Them Up

NSPE Now

Focusing on the Future: Scenes from PECON 2017
2017 Professional Engineers Conference Highlights
State Society Leaders Approve New Membership Model, Prepare for New Era
NSPE Adopts New Policy on Diversity
In Memory: Charles “Chuck” Samson, P.E., F.NSPE
Outlook Aiming for True North
Policy Perspectives NSPE Fights EPA’s Attempt to Undermine PEs In Critical Rulemaking

PEople

NSPE people on the move

Variables

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