PE Magazine

The Magazine for Professional Engineers
November 2016

Making It a Federal Case

One year ago, this polluted river drew attention to the PE’s role in the federal government. NSPE is making sure that attention doesn’t wane. Read more.

Featured Articles

Roads 2.0

Autonomous vehicles are a hot topic these days. But the way transportation will look in decades to come rests on more than just AVs. In fact, the vehicles literally rest on another element: roads and highways. A wide variety of stakeholders are driving development in this area, including state DOTs—with some out in front showing us how the road will meet the rubber. »

In Focus: Team Engineering

To tackle the engineering challenges of the 21st century, professional engineers need help. They need teams. And teams mean teamwork. »

Departments & Columns

You Said It

But Can They Think; Protecting a Good Name; The Profession of Tomorrow

PE Report

New York Society Praises Indictment for Falsified Hurricane Sandy Engineering Reports
NSPE, Kentucky Society Repel Attack on QBS
EPA’s New Emissions Rule Requires PEs
Society Report Shows Breadth of Licensing Exemptions
NCEES Votes Down Structural Licensure Motion
Licensed Canadian Engineers Earn Climate Change Certification
Engineering the Global Economy

Concepts

Navigating Quickly Crowding Skies

Legal Beat

Retirement Planning, Foreign Travel, Drug Laws

On Ethics

Survey Puts Lying, Abuse at Top of Misconduct List
You Be the Judge: Acceptable Exchange?

Leading Insight

Building Your Future With Focus

Communities

Construction: Can Incentives Improve Disaster Resilience?
Education: New Initiative Launches to Increase Numbers of Black Engineers
Education: Building Calculus Confidence May Help Women in STEM, Report Says
Education: China Joins Washington Accord
Government: Creating a Community
Industry: Final Report on Contamination of West Virginia Drinking Water Finds Multiple Failures
Industry: New Telecommunications Standards Have the Mark of a PE
Private Practice: Good Sports

NSPE Today

NSPE Urges Additional Safety Protections in Federal Autonomous Vehicle Guidelines
NSPE’S Communities Continues to Grow
Outlook: The Future Is Now
Policy Perspectives: Lobbying Beyond Legislation

PEople

NSPE people on the move

Variables

Engineering the Sound of Sax