Membership Members
Membership levels
The levels of membership in the Academy are Member, Senior Member and Fellow, dependent upon experience and recommendations. At all levels, candidature for membership requires demonstration of actual experience in forensic engineering,including testimony under oath subject to cross examination. Recommendations are required from practicing attorneys or senior claims managers familiar with the candidate’s forensic experience. Copies of current professional engineering registrations, NSPE and technical membership are required.
For those persons interested in forensic engineering who are ineligible for membership in NAFE, the following affiliations are available: Correspondent, International Affiliate and Student Affiliate.
Member's benefits
The services that NAFE members receive include:
- Listing in the NAFE Directory, which is available to major bar associations, insurance groups, engineering societies and others.
- A copy of the NAFE Directory.
- A subscription to The Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, which publishes papers by NAFE Members on a variety of issues of concern to practicing forensic engineers.
- The NAFE Newsletter and special mailings with current information of particular interest to forensic engineers.
- Special (low cost) insurance program for forensic engineers available to NAFE members.
- Information on NAFE seminars, held at least semi-annually. NAFE seminars provide an opportunity to meet directly with other forensic engineering practitioners and receive counsel and advice from Academy officers, and members.
- Access to the NAFE1 Yahoo Discussion Group which was formed by the members of NAFE to exchange forensic engineering information. The goal of the NAFE1 Yahoo Discussion group is to improve and advance the practice of Forensic Engineering. The NAFE1 Yahoo Discussion group is for education and technical information exchange by NAFE members only and is limited to matters of Forensic Engineering practice.