The National Academy of Engineering is organized in twelve sections representing broad engineering categories; the names and scopes of these sections are below. All Members and Foreign Associates are required to select a primary section affiliation, and may also choose a secondary affiliation. Members may view section news by logging into the private Membership Homepage.
01 - Aerospace Engineering
Aeronautical, astronautical, space engineering and related systems.
02 - Bioengineering
Engineering applied to biological and medical systems in such areas as: applied genetic engineering, biocatalysis and bioreactors, biochemical separation and purification, bioprocess instrumentation and control systems, physiology and biophysics, biomimetics, rehabilitation and neural prosthesis, biomechanics, biomaterials, biosensors, bioenvironment, metabolic engineering, imaging, diagnostic and treatment procedures, artificial organs, and medical informatics.
03 - Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering and applied chemistry.
04 - Civil Engineering
Planning, research, design, construction, or operation in environmental, geotechnical, structural, transportation, or water resources engineering.
05 - Computer Science & Engineering
Software, CAD/CAM, computer architecture, databases, artificial intelligence, transaction processing, robotics, and computer networking.
06 - Electric Power/Energy Systems Engineering
Electric power and energy systems engineering, including the infrastructure, environmental interaction and management associated with fossil fuel, fission, fusion, and alternative source generation of power and with the storage, transmission, distribution, electronic conversion, and effective utilization of energy or electric power.
07 - Electronics Engineering
Devices (electronic and photonic); electronic materials and processing; magnetics; applied physics; circuit theory; control systems and theory; communication systems and theory; signal processing systems and theory; radiation, propagation and antennas.
08 - Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems Engineering
Design, planning, organization, management, and operation of systems involving people, materials, processes, equipment, and facilities for producing a product or delivering a service.
09 - Materials Engineering
The production, processing, structure and property relationships, and life-cycle performance of materials of engineering significance.
10 - Mechanical Engineering
Design and analysis of solid, thermal, and fluid mechanical systems (machines, materials, structures, and devices); heat transfer; tribology; combustion; solid and fluid mechanics, including biomechanics; and production engineering.
11 - Earth Resources Engineering
Engineering applied to the discovery, development and environmentally responsible production of nonrenewable earth resources.
12 - Special Fields & Interdisciplinary Engineering
Special fields, including acoustics, agricultural engineering, applied atmospheric sciences, hydrological engineering, military engineering, ocean engineering, and emerging technologies; interdisciplinary areas, including economics, education, law, management, systems engineering, and other disciplines, in their relation to engineering.