

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)
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