Justin Romberg, assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and David Sholl, professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) are two of 86 young engineers selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) 16th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium.  

Engineers ages 30 to 45 who are performing exceptional engineering research and technical work in a variety of disciplines will come together for the event. The participants – from industry, academia and government – were nominated by fellow engineers or organizations and chosen from approximately 265 applicants. The symposium will be held in September and will examine cloud computing, autonomous aerospace systems, engineering and music and engineering inspired by biology. Sponsors for the 2010 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering are IBM, The Grainger Foundation, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Defense (DDR&E), National Science Foundation, Microsoft Research and Cummins Inc. 

The National Academy of Engineering is an independent, nonprofit institution that serves as an adviser to government and the public on issues in engineering and technology.