The Fall 2025 issue explores the Materials Genome Initiative’s progress and future outlook, showcasing advances in autonomous experimentation, sustainable polymers, next-generation batteries, and the broader role of AI in engineering.

• A Word from the NAE Chair: The Critical Role of Leadership in Times of Challenge and Change
• Editor in Chief's Note Transitions
• Guest Editor's Note - The Materials Genome Initiative (MGI): Status and Future Outlook

This issue of The Bridge features fresh perspectives on artificial intelligence’s promises and risks from thought leaders across industry and academia.

• A Word from the NAE Chair: Expanding the US Engineering Workforce
• Editor in Chief's Note
• Guest Editors' Note: Realizing the Transformative Potential of AI

Guest edited by Wanda Sigur and Percy Pierre, this issue of The Bridge addresses the issues around sustaining a U.S. engineering workforce that builds on and integrates the talents and ideas of our diverse nation.

• A Word from the NAE Chair Increasing the National Academy of Engineering's Impact on Society
• The President's View The Power of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering
• Guest Editors' Note An Inclusive and Diverse Engineering Profession: Why It Is Important and How to Achieve It