American Association for the Advancement of Science AAAS
ENGINEERING SECTION M

 

The Engineering Section of AAAS is one of 24 disciplinary sections of AAAS. Currently (2022) 5,085 AAAS members have chosen Engineering as their primary Section, 2,524 members have chosen Engineering as their secondary Section, and 2,210 members have chosen Engineering as their tertiary Section. Twenty-three Affiliated Organizations of AAAS have chosen to be affiliated with the Engineering Section.

The Section Committee holds an annual business meeting during the AAAS Annual Meeting. All members of AAAS who have chosen section M as their primary, secondary or tertiary section are invited to attend the Engineering Section business meetings.

 

Activities of the Engineering Section

A major activity of Section M is the development of symposia on engineering topics to be presented at the AAAS Annual Meeting which is typically held in February of every year. This effort is consistent with the view of most engineering members that the Association is an outstanding medium for the creation of an effective bond between science and engineering. The Annual Meeting provides a forum in which engineers have an opportunity to help scientists and the general public (due to the outstanding coverage of the meeting by the media) stay abreast of the latest in technology. Conversely, the meeting gives engineers an opportunity to learn about the latest developments in science, science education and public policy relating to technology and science.

Over the years Section M has sponsored many outstanding symposia at AAAS Annual Meeting. The ideas and proposals for these symposia have come from many section members, but largely from members who were present at the business meetings. The section encourages input from the representatives of the organizations which have elected to affiliate with the Engineering Section. The representatives should be in the best position to determine which new technological developments in their disciplines should be good candidates for a AAAS symposium.

Another important function of the Section is the nomination by the Steering Group of candidates for election to the Grade of Fellow of AAAS (see FELLOWS in AAAS ). Nominations are made following the AAAS Annual Meeting, and elections of nominees by the AAAS Council takes place in October. All Section members are urged to submit suggestions for nominees to any member of the Steering Group (names and addresses listed below). Nominations may also be made by any group of three AAAS Fellows.


Section Committee: February 21 to December 31, 2022

The Section Committee consists of the Steering Group and the Council Delegate.

 

The Section Steering Group consists of the three Section officers and the three Members-at-Large of the Section Committee.

 

Steering Group

Section Officers:

 

Members-At-Large:

 

Council Delegate

 

Representatives of Affiliated Organizations