WISEWashington Internships for Students of

Engineering

2006 WISE interns with currentIEEE-USA President & former 2004-2005 Region 5 Director John Meredith

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

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

WISE BasicsGUIDANCE?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.

2006 WISE Policy Papers 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)

About WISE 2007Orientation Day

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)

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)

How To ApplyWHO? 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

For More Information

http://www.wise-intern.org/

WISE Program c/o IEEE-USA1828 L Street, NW, Suite 1202Washington, DC 20036-5104

Tel: 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