The National Academy of Engineering invited Victor Zavala, Richard H. Soit Assistant Professor of chemical and biological engineering, to be one of 84 participants in the 2018 United States Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. At the meeting, which will be held Sept, 5-7, 2018, in Lexington, Massachusetts, leading engineers from universities, industries, and government labs will share cutting-edge advances in the fields of quantum computing, technology for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, resilient and reliable infrastructure, and theranostics (custom medical therapies paired with precision diagnostic techniques).