The National Academy of Engineering, or NAE, has selected Marina Radulaski, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, to participate in The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2023 Symposium. 

She is among but 81 highly accomplished early-career engineers who will attend the invite-only event at the University of Colorado, Boulder from September 10 to September 13. 

"The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering symposium helps foster a collaborative spirit in early-career engineers by bringing together a diverse group from different technical areas and work sectors to spark innovation, broaden perspectives on new approaches to engineering problems, and develop long-term relationships that are critical in advancing engineering efforts that are critical to our nation's future," said NAE President John L. Anderson. 

The 2023 symposium will explore four themes, which include "Engineered Quantum Systems," "Mining and Mineral Resource Production," "Resilience and Security in the Information Ecosystem" and "Complex Systems in the Context of Health Care." 

Radulaski, who joined the University of California, Davis, in 2018, will contribute to the theme of engineered quantum systems. She will attend talks and social events to meet other young researchers in the field to develop new ideas. 

"The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering symposium opens the door for collaborative efforts across all engineering disciplines and, in doing so, helps build engineer leaders," Anderson said. 

Since the program's inception in 1995, more than 5,000 early-career engineers have participated in previous symposia, many of whom have become national leaders in the engineering community. 

The participants — from industry, academia and government — must be nominated by fellow engineers or organizations in the NAE. Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Jerry M. Woodall nominated Radulaski for the prestigious event. 

"I was lucky to be identified by the committee as someone who can contribute to this interdisciplinary discussion," Radulaski said. "I attended a similar Frontiers in Science event in 2019 organized by the National Academy of Sciences and was able to meet early-career experts in the field that I'm still in touch with and even jumpstart a funded research project with a colleague." 

"The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering symposium is going to be an invaluable scientific opportunity to exchange ideas with experts in my field and the three other represented fields."