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Arman Bastavand•Jul 21, 2025
Arman Bastavand•Jul 21, 2025
Sheerin Kalia•Jul 10, 2025
Sheerin Kalia•Jul 10, 2025
Sheerin Kalia•Jul 10, 2025
The 18,000-Engineer Deficit: How the U.S. Talent Shortage is Reshaping AI and Frontier Tech
The United States is quietly bleeding engineering talent, and the numbers have finally caught up to the industry's anxieties. In a technological era defined by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and sustainable energy, human capital remains our most critical—and increasingly scarce—resource. According to a recent interview analyzing America's engineering workforce ...
David Miller•Mar 8, 2026
Georgia Tech’s New Aerospace Hub: A Strategic Investment in U.S. Aviation and Autonomy
In an era where the global race for aerospace dominance is intensifying—ranging from next-generation commercial travel to autonomous defense systems—the infrastructure supporting engineering education is becoming as critical as the curriculum itself. The Georgia Institute of Technology has announced plans to construct a new aerospace engineering building, a move backed by ...
David Miller•Mar 5, 2026
From Lab to Market: Texas A&M Engineers Earn NAI Honors for Commercial Impact
In the high-stakes landscape of American engineering, the bridge between theoretical research and tangible economic impact is often described as the "valley of death." It is here that many promising technologies stall, failing to make the leap from the laboratory bench to the commercial marketplace. However, for a select group of innovators at Texas A&M University, this gap ...
David Miller•Mar 2, 2026
NPS Mining Oversight: March 30 Deadline for Engineers to Weigh In on Critical Permitting Rules
NPS Mining Oversight: March 30 Deadline for Engineers to Weigh In on Critical Permitting Rules
By Caleb Sterling-Webb
For engineering teams managing extraction operations on federal lands, the regulatory landscape is often defined by the tension between resource development and conservation. This is nowhere more acute than within the National Park System, where "split ...
LearnFormula Editorial•Mar 1, 2026
URGENT: 72 Hours to OSHA’s March 2 Electronic Reporting Deadline—Are Your Records Public-Ready?
The Implication: Silence Triggers Scrutiny
For engineering leaders in high-hazard sectors, the most dangerous data point this week is the one you don't submit.
Come March 2, 2026 , the window to electronically report your 2025 injury and illness data to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) closes. Missing this deadline does more than flag a ...
LearnFormula Editorial•Feb 27, 2026
EPA Restores 2012 MATS Standards: Critical Compliance Actions for Power Plant Engineers
The Regulatory Pendulum Swings Back
For environmental engineers and plant managers in the power generation sector, regulatory stability is often as critical as grid stability. However, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent move has reintroduced significant volatility into compliance workflows. On February 19, 2026, the EPA finalized the repeal of specific ...
LearnFormula Editorial•Feb 26, 2026
Mandatory Compliance: Why the EPA’s 10-Year Lead Rule Means Engineering Action by 2027
The Grace Period Is Over
For the past two years, many municipal water systems operated under the assumption that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) aggressive timeline for lead service line (LSL) replacement might be softened by legal challenges or logistical delays. As we move through February 2026, that assumption is no longer viable. The Lead and Copper Rule ...
LearnFormula Editorial•Feb 23, 2026
EPA Section 401 Overhaul: What the 2026 Comment Period Closure Means for Infrastructure Permitting
EPA Section 401 Overhaul: What the 2026 Comment Period Closure Means for Infrastructure Permitting
By Engineering Staff
The regulatory pendulum governing the Clean Water Act (CWA) has swung once again, and for civil engineers in the infrastructure sector, the implications are immediate. On February 17, 2026 , the public comment period closed for the EPA's latest ...
LearnFormula Editorial•Feb 20, 2026
Cybersecurity for Engineering Firms
Cybersecurity for Engineering Firms
Engineering firms face unique cybersecurity challenges that extend beyond typical business concerns. With cyber attacks occurring every 39 seconds and global cyber attacks increasing by 30% in Q2 2024, according to SentinelOne , protecting sensitive client data, proprietary designs, and critical infrastructure plans has become essential ...
Arman Bastavand•Jul 21, 2025Avoiding Ethics Violations in Practice
Avoiding Ethics Violations in Practice
Engineering decisions shape the world around us, from the bridges we cross to the software that runs our daily lives. Yet almost two-thirds of employees (a global median of 65%) said that within the last 12 months, they observed at least one act that they deemed to be a violation of their organization's standards or the law, according ...
Arman Bastavand•Jul 21, 2025What is legal sovereignty and why is it important in international law?
Legal sovereignty is a political concept that gives States the power to govern themselves and the people within a state. It is the ultimate source of legal power and autonomy. In a monarchy, a king or queen has sovereign power. It is sovereignty that allows a State to create laws, like a constitution, and create/protect its border from other sovereign States. That is, one ...
Sheerin Kalia•Jul 10, 2025How does a Canadian court decide which legal system applies to an international contract?
If the proper law of the contract has not been identified in the contract through a governing law clause, and it cannot be inferred from the express or implied intentions of the parties, the court will apply its jurisdiction’s conflict of laws rules to determine which legal system applies to the contract. Where that analysis dictates that another jurisdiction’s legal system ...
Sheerin Kalia•Jul 10, 2025What does a governing law clause contain?
There are many ways to draft a governing law clause. For our purposes, and to keep things manageable, we will focus on three types of governing law clauses, which will be referred to as: 1) simplified, 2) excluding, and 3) combined clauses.
A simplified governing law clause names a governing law jurisdiction, such as Ontario or New York state. It is “simple” in that it is ...
Sheerin Kalia•Jul 10, 2025