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Engineers: The Next Generation – Do we need more? Who will they be? What will they do?

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Charles M. Vest, National Academy of Engineering: The Next Generation Do we need more engineers?

  • “The distinguished National Academy volunteers who wrote the influential report Rising Above the Gathering Storm believed that we need to increase the number of engineers graduating in this country. Not everyone agrees with this assessment and I am frequently asked, “Do we really need more engineers?” I think the answer is “Yes,” for at least four reasons:
    • U.S. industry, including the national security industry, is facing a wave of retirements in the coming years;
    • It is not crystal clear that we will forever be able to fill the engineering gap with the best and brightest from other countries;
    • Many high-tech companies report that they cannot find qualified U.S. citizens to fill critically important engineering and technology jobs, including in manufacturing; but most important of all,
    • We need a new generation of brilliant engineers, researchers, and entrepreneurs to create a vibrant future, just as preceding generations did.
    • So, yes, I think we need more engineers and better engineers.”
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