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WISE Washington Internships for Students of Engineering

WISE Washington Internships for Students of Engineering. 2006 WISE interns with current IEEE-USA President & former 2004-2005 Region 5 Director John Meredith. Goals.

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WISE Washington Internships for Students of Engineering

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  1. WISE Washington Internships for Students of Engineering 2006 WISE interns with current IEEE-USA President & former 2004-2005 Region 5 Director John Meredith

  2. Goals • groom future leaders in engineering professions who can contribute to legislative and regulatory public policy decision-making • learn how policymakers (Congress, President, agency staff) make decisions on complex technological issues "As a Congressman and engineer, I am very pleased to see the engineering societies help future leaders of the engineering profession learn about the role of public policy in science and technology. WISE is a truly outstanding program.“ -- Joe Barton, U.S. Representative, Texas

  3. History Founded 1980 through the collaborative efforts of several professional engineering societies Silver Anniversary in 2005 – all 1980 WISE interns gathered in DC for a weekend celebration Current participating societies – ASME, ASTM, SAE, AIChE, ASHRAE, ANS & IEEE; with support from AAES Alumni? Many pursued jobs working in government agencies, think tanks, national labs; or working as professors, policy analysts, lawyers, doctors, industry managers (and they seem to have lots of kids). http://www.wise-intern.org/alumni/index.html

  4. WISE Basics • GUIDANCE? • 2007 - The students work under the guidance of a prominent engineering professor who serves as Faculty-Member-in-Residence (FMR) (Dr. William Jackson, IEEE & ASME Fellow, adjunct professor at George Wash. Univ.) • Also mentored by representatives of their sponsoring societies. • DAILY ACTIVITIES? • Group visits & meetings set up by the societies and FMR; additional individual meetings set up by you as necessary for your research. • Interactions with Congressional, Administration, industry, prominent non-governmental organization (NGOs) leaders, includes in-house and site visits. • YOUR ASSIGNMENT? • Research and present a paper on an engineering-related public policy issue that is important to the sponsoring society.

  5. Ensuring America's Competitiveness:  Strengthening K-12 Education - Anthony Azevedo (University of California at Berkeley) Fuel Economy Standards and Risk in the Automotive Industry - Irene Berry (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) Patent Reform: Addressing Patent Trolling in the IT Industry while Balancing Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights - Emily M. Van Vliet (Cedarville University) Thorium for use in Plutonium Disposition, Proliferation-Resistant Fuels for Developing Countries, and Future Reactor Designs - Brian Johnson (Oregon State University) Using Financial Incentives to Encourage Wind Power Project Development - Sasha Kemmet (Iowa State University) Biomass to Liquid Fuels Production through Agenda 2020: An Analysis of Technical and Political Challenges - Chelsey A. MacNeill (Michigan Technological University) Near Term Energy Potential Realization of Domestic Methane Hydrate Deposits: The Need for Funding and Industry Participation - Liz Morel (University of Kansas) Cooperative Planning:  Building a Sustainable Nuclear Energy Industry - Megan Sharrow (University of Wisconsin-Madison) 2006 WISE Policy Papers

  6. About WISE 2007 Orientation Day

  7. About WISE 2007 • Nine week Program (June 3 –August 4) • Eleven outstanding engineering students selected in a US-wide competition • IEEE sponsors, one each: • -- Technical Activities Board (TAB) • -- IEEE-USA • -- Life Members Committee • 2007 IEEE INTERNS? • --Andrew Quecan – Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL (Patent Reform) • --David Pietrocola – Trinity College, Hartford, CT (Effects of the DMCA on the Consumer Electronics Industry) • --Sarah Rovito – Case Western Reserve, Cleveland (Standards for Electronic Voting Machines)

  8. About WISE 2007 Students are provided with: -- a stipend of $2,100.00 -- $100.00 Metro fares -- Lodging in an apartment-style dormitory on the campus of George Washington University -- Office space and computers at the sponsoring societies in the heart of Washington, DC (within walking distance of the dorms)

  9. How To Apply • WHO? Outstanding engineering students with leadership skills and a keen interest in public policy. • QUALIFICATIONS? Applicants must be: • --juniors, seniors, or students entering their final year of undergraduate studies in engineering (or computer science), or engineering grads beginning Masters level study in a technology policy-related degree • --citizens or legal permanent residents of the U.S. • WHAT? Application, essays, transcripts

  10. For More Information http://www.wise-intern.org/ WISE Program c/o IEEE-USA1828 L Street, NW, Suite 1202Washington, DC 20036-5104Tel: 202.785.0017 Fax: 202.785-0835Email: m.springer@ieee.org "WISE was the most intensive, stimulating, broadening, and fun-filled ten weeks I've ever spent. It also had a major influence on my career goals." -Paul E. Faeth, Executive Director, Global Water Challenge,1980 WISE Intern

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