Looming engineering skills crisis will cripple productivity
Australia has for too long imported engineering skills to prop up the economy, but crunch time will hit by the end of the decade.
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Australia has for too long imported engineering skills to prop up the economy, but crunch time will hit by the end of the decade.
Posted2/15/2021 3:10 PM ROSEMONT -- Christopher B. Burke has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the premier engineering organization in the country and part of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Election to the NAE is highly selective and is commonly regarded as one of the highest professional honors an engineer can achieve. Over a 38-year career, Burke has established himself as a leader in the engineering profession, academia and community involvement. In electing him to the Class of 2021, the NAE recognized Burke's "leadership in executing compl...