About EngineerTeen

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) strives to strengthen the engineering workforce and ensure it is truly representative of the nation and open to anyone with an interest in shaping the future.

In 2001, we launched EngineerGirl to inform girls and women about the exciting opportunities available within engineering, because many girls were not being told that engineering was a career for them.

With EngineerTeen, we are expanding our audience so we can share resources and a community of engineers with teens across the nation. Engineering and engineers remain central to the process of innovation, and innovation drives economic growth.

If the creative problem-solvers of tomorrow are going to represent the best talent the nation has to offer, then youth everywhere need to have access and opportunity to pursue technical careers. EngineerTeen is a place where the engineering community can help to provide that access and help young people chart their pathway for the future.

The EngineerTeen platform is still in development, and we welcome your feedback and ideas. Many of the resources are based upon those developed for EngineerGirl, and we are building upon and expanding those resources every day.

The mission of the NAE 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. They support programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourage education and research, and publicly recognize the superior achievements of engineers.

The NAE was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government.

You can find out more about the NAE by visiting the NAE website.