The three-day event will bring together engineers ages 30 to 45 who are performing exceptional engineering research and technical work in a variety of disciplines.  The participants — from industry, academia, and government — were nominated by fellow engineers or organizations and chosen from more than 260 applicants.

Ghosh, of Plum Borough, earned his doctorate in civil and environmental engineering from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh. He also has a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Wyoming in Laramie, and a bachelor’s degree from Jadavpur University in Calcutta.  He joined Alcoa in 2005 and is involved in managing a wide range of strategic environmental projects.  Prior to joining Alcoa, he was a senior technical consultant for The RETEC Group and a lecturer at CMU.  Currently an inventor on one patent with three additional patents pending, Rajat has published 25 external papers and has authored one book.  

The symposium will be held Sept. 24-26 at Microsoft Research in Redmond, Wash., and will examine trustworthy computer systems, safe water technologies, modeling and simulating human behavior, biotechnology for fuels and chemicals, and the control of protein conformations. 
 
About NAE
The National Academy of Engineering is an independent, nonprofit institution that serves as an adviser to government and the public on issues in engineering and technology.  Its members consist of the nation's premier engineers, who are elected by their peers for their distinguished achievements.  Established in 1964, NAE operates under the congressional charter granted to the National Academy of Sciences in 1863. A meeting program and more information about Frontiers of Engineering is available at www.nae.edu/frontiers

About Alcoa Technology
Alcoa’s global technology organization is comprised of thousands of scientists, engineers and researchers around the world dedicated to discovering and developing the next-generation of Alcoa products, processes and services. Alcoa’s scientific community is connected globally to research centers and universities in Russia, China, India, Europe and the United States. Founded on the innovative spirit of Charles Martin Hall and his patent that sparked the entire aluminum industry, Alcoa has more than 2,600 active patents today. The company also owns the world’s largest light metals research and development center. Alcoa annually invests approximately 1% of its revenues in R&D, which is helping to build a foundation for Alcoa’s future. 

About Alcoa
Alcoa is the world's leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components including flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoaâ wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, structures and building systems.  The company has 116,000 employees in 44 countries and has been named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com