Summit Series on the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges

Ned Sauthoff, director of U.S. Contributions to ITER Project, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is speaking about Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Project (ITER). http://www.iter.org/default.aspx

According to Sauthoff, our sun uses both gravity and magnetic fields for confinement. ITER uses magnetic fields for confinement.

The first speaker to resume the Raleigh Summit Series on the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges after lunch on Thursday March 4, 2020 is Edward Moses, principal associate director NIF & Photon Science.

Moses stated that most of the world is energy impoverished, the world’s need for energy will triple by 2050, and we are a carbon society and will be for a long time.

He asked why should there be fusion in our future. And the answer is fusion may be one component in solving out future energy needs.

Fusion can be accomplished In three ways:
Gravitational confinement

The Raleigh Summit will resume Thursday March 4 with registration and a continental breakfast between 7:15 and 8:15 am. For a full schedule of events: http://www.grandchallengesummit.org/raleigh-summit

Student Tours of NC State University will commence soon and should wrap-up at approximately 5:30 pm. The tour consists of:

Nuclear Reactor Tour
BTEC (Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center) Tour and refreshments
FREEDM Systems Center Tour (NSFs Engineering Research Center for Future Renewable Energy Electric Energy Delivery and Management Systems)
EBIII Hard Hat Tour (future home of the Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and joint NCSU/UNC-CH Dept. of Biomedical Engineering)

Other activities for students include:
Building electrosurgical units
Family Feud
1 vs. 100 (game)
Scavenger Hunt

Between now and 3 pm today's attendees are participating in a NC State College of Engineering departmental showcase. NC State College of Engineering Departments include:

Biological and Agricultural Engineering (BAE): http://www.bae.ncsu.edu
Biomedical Engineering (BME): http://www.bme.ncsu.edu
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE): http://www.che.ncsu.edu
Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE): http://www.ce.ncsu.edu/
Computer Science (CSC): http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE): http://www.ece.ncsu.edu/

Engineering World Health has set up building stations. The students attending today are being guided through building electrosurgical units.

Melissa Driver Beard, executive director and chief executive officer of Engineering World Health is delivering a speech with a focus on the availability of usable medical equipment in developing countries, and providing training for the use of medical equipment.

Engineering World Health: http://www.ewh.org/

Related Link:
NC State Biomedical Engineering Department: http://www.bme.ncsu.edu/

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