A Conversation with National Academy of Engineering President Dan Mote Human Factors and Ergonomics Contribution to the NAE Grand Challenges

Learn directly from the president of the National Academy of Engineering about the NAE’s Grand Challenges for the 21st Century, which identifies 14 major issues confronting our future. The NAE Grand Challenges have been embraced widely across research, educational, and professional communities as a way to structure our thinking, direct our resources, and devote our energies going forward.In this conversational session, Imada will pose questions to President Mote about the thinking that went into the Grand Challenges, progress being made, and, most important, how human factors/ergonomics can contribute to addressing these issues. As HFES President William Marras has suggested, the Grand Challenges could be an important platform from which we can realize our Society's vision to be more relevant and make a significant contribution to the world.We encourage you to come and learn about these issues and consider this paradigm for guiding future efforts in our field.