Each year, outstanding engineering students are selected to spend nine weeks in a special summer program in Washington, D.C. to learn how government officials make decisions on complex technological issues and how engineers can contribute to legislative and regulatory public policy decisions.  The WISE Program is ranked as one of the best Internship opportunities in the U.S. by the Princeton Review.

New and Notable

Help Publicize the 2009 WISE Program
Your help is appreciated in helping to publicize the Washington Internships for Students of Engineering (WISE) to potentially interested students.  The WISE 2009 program flyer has all the key dates and application information and can be copied and forwarded by email or printed and posted to a bulletin board.

WISE Presentations Set for Aug. 6 on Capitol Hill
The 2008 WISE Interns will present their research on Wednesday, 6 Aug (9am - 5:00pm) in the House Science Committee Hearing Room, Rayburn 2325.  Check the schedule for more details.

WISE Announces 2008 Faculty-Member-in-Residence
WISE is pleased to announce that Dr. Jeffrey C. King, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology will serve as Faculty-Member-in-Residence for the 2008 WISE Program.

WISE Interns Set for 2008 Program
The 2008 WISE Interns have been selected and announced by the sponsoring societies.  Congratulations to all those selected. and thank-you to all of those who applied.

2007 WISE Journal of Engineering & Public Policy
The final papers/presentations by the 2007 WISE Interns are available in the 2007 WISE Journal of Engineering and Public Policy.

Calling All Former ASME WISE Interns
ASME is conducting a survey of former WISE interns later this month. All former ASME WISE interns are encouraged to update their contact information on the WISE web site, or by e-mailing Melissa Carl, ASME WISE Program Administrator, at carlm@asme.org.

ASTM International and ASHRAE are
Newest WISE Sponsoring Societies
Known originally as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world.  ASTM Int'l will sponsor a student intern in the 2007 WISE program.  The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, has joined the list of sponsors for the 2007 WISE program. ASHRAE works to advance the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world.  Both joined as sponsors for the 2007 WISE program.

Calling All WISE Alumni! -- We need your input to help WISE develop proposals for new sponsors and funding sources.  Tell us how the WISE experience affected your career, what you learned from WISE and how you have used that knowledge and experience in your work, in your professional activities, and in your personal life.  Use the Alumni update report form or send your email directly to Chris Brantley.  Testimonials are especially welcome and will be posted at the WISE website to help attract and inspire future WISE applicants.

WISE Alumni Hail from 138 Colleges and Universities -- The 377 alumni of the Washington Internships for Students of Engineering program come from a wide variety of colleges and universities from national engineering universities like M.I.T. and Stanford to smaller schools such as Cedarville College and the Tuskegee Institute.  The wide distribution of students reflects the diversity of the program, one of the things that makes WISE a unique experience.

The WISE Alumni Bulletin Board can help you keep in touch with your colleagues from the WISE program. Let us know where you are in your career. Send your input to Chris Brantley, c.brantley@ieee.org.

WISE Webmaster: Chris Brantley, c.brantley@ieee.org
(Last Update:  08/04/08)