July/August 2010

Progressive Engineer is an online magazine and information source covering all disciplines of engineering in the continental Unites States. The magazine features profiles of engineers and companies and stories on projects that detail the accomplishments of engineers from a human perspective in an easy-to-read style. It also has a job board and directories of engineering firms, sustainability-related firms, engineering organizations, engineering schools, and professional engineer licensing boards. Our mission: inspire engineers, educate outsiders about the profession, encourage youngsters to become engineers, and promote sustainability in engineering. We show the fun in engineering!

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Light Rail Rules in the Desert

In Phoenix, Arizona, engineers started from scratch in designing the popular new Metro Light Rail system.

By Mary Holden

StormwateRx:
Focuses on treating industrial stormwater.

Charlie Camarda:
Former astronaut passes on the joy
of engineering to students at his
alma mater.

By Sherry Bithell