02.15.2013 - By Texas Department of Transportation
From the smallest microchip to the largest aircraft carrier, and from cell phones to highway overpasses, modern life and technology wouldn't be possible without engineers. At TxDOT, we're the state's largest employer of civil engineers, and it's their job to make sure the highways we all drive are designed, built and maintained to the highest safety standards. National Engineers Week, which begins Sunday, takes time to celebrate those who have dedicated their lives to improving ours as well as encouraging the next generation of engineers to complete their degrees and get into the field. For more, I spoke with Harold Cobb, president of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. For more information on National Engineers Week, log on www.eweek.org.