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Dean Shoop Appointed to New National Academy Of Engineering Committee

POSTED ON: July 26, 2023

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Barry L. Shoop, Dean of the Albert Nerken School of Engineering, has been appointed to the new Cultural, Ethical, Social, and Environmental Responsibility (CESER) in Engineering Advisory Committee of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).  

The National Academy of Engineering is a private, independent, nonprofit institution that provides engineering leadership in service to the nation. The NAE's mission is to advance the welfare and prosperity of the nation by providing independent advice on matters involving engineering and technology, and by promoting a vibrant engineering profession and public appreciation of engineering. 

The CESER program is an outgrowth of one of the four “I’s” identified in NAE President Anderson’s 2019 inaugural address: Instill a culture of ethical and environmental responsibility in engineering. CESER builds on the foundation in these areas established by NAE’s Center for Engineering Ethics and Society (CEES) and its Online Ethics Center (OEC). CEES and OEC played important roles in focusing the talents of the nation on addressing the ethical and social dimensions of engineering, and maintaining a digital repository of resources on science, engineering, and research ethics.  

CESER is animated by two goals: to seamlessly integrate cultural, ethical, social, and environmental responsibility considerations into the practice of engineering, and to raise awareness of how engineering design and the engineering mindset can responsibly contribute to addressing society’s greatest challenges. It aims to expand the understanding of how cultural, ethical, and social circumstances, and the environment affect and are affected by the practice of engineering and promote consideration of these issues through engagement with engineers, educators, industry leaders, professional societies, governmental entities, and the general public. 

The Chair of the CESER Advisory Committee is Charles F. Bolden, The Charles F. Bolden Group LLC. and the Co-Chair is Lisa Perez Jackson, Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, Apple, Inc. 

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