​“Imagine the excitement of working on the frontiers of macroscopic engineering--- the domain of larger and larger and more and more complex systems for energy, the environment, communications, health care, manufacturing, and logistics. Innovation and success here will be essential for meeting the daunting challenges of a world with a burgeoning population, limited resources, and justified demands for a better quality of life and more economic opportunity.”

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Charles M. Vest, Nov 2nd, 2007

President U.S. National Academy of Engineering

Former President of MIT