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Engineering education and practice in the united states national academy of sciences national research council washington dc the national research councils panel on engineering interactions with society was formed to examine the functioning of the engineering profession in the context of and in relation to american society. Over the past half century engineering education in the united states has undergone a profound transformation from a strong focus on engineering practice and design before world war ii to the current emphasis on scientific fundamentals and mathematical analysis. The engineering deans council of the american society for engineering education asee is the leadership organization of the engineering deans in the united states currently the council has approximately 350 members representing over 90 percent of all us engineering deans the objectives of the engineering deans council are 1