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Teaching Engineering and Public Policy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Boerger, Engineering Economic Associates, LLC

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Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2008-2849: A TAXONOMY OF EPP PROBLEMSPeter Boerger, Engineering Economic Associates, LLC Peter Boerger is an independent consultant specializing in solving problems that incorporate both technological and economic aspects. He has worked and published for over 20 years on the interface between engineering, economics and public policy. His education began with an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, adding a Master of Science degree in a program of Technology and Public Policy from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in Engineering Economics from the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. His firm, Engineering Economic

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Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Engineering and Public Policy

engineering enterprise ofunderrepresented populations, and d) enhancing the infrastructure for research and education [1]Despite this philosophy, few metrics by which to gauge grantees’ progress in broadeningparticipation exist. Included within the suite of possible responses to the Broader ImpactsCriterion of the NSF Merit Review Criteria are those activities that advance the goal ofincreasing the participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) bythose individuals who are traditionally underrepresented in NSF fields (e.g., women, minorities,and persons with disabilities) and/or institutions that are underrepresented as recipients of NSFgrants (e.g., community colleges, minority serving institutions, baccalaureate colleges

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Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Kamyar Haghighi, Purdue University

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Engineering and Public Policy

technological or interpersonal structures are used in learning,interactions of learners and learning facilitators, why a given topic is deemed important to learn,and the internal and external influences on learning systems including the goals of variousstakeholders). An example of engineering education research applied to student retention isgiven by Fortenberry et al.[10].We believe U.S. engineering education practice could benefit from the pursuit of engineeringeducation research and the careful application research findings. For example, the statistics onthe drop-out rates of engineering programs indicate there is room for improvement in currentpractice. On average, 40% of undergraduate students nationally leave engineering beforegraduation, with

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Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zarjon Baha, Purdue University; Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton

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Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2008-1032: TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL AND ENGINEERING EDUCATIONIN AFGHANISTANZarjon Baha, Purdue University Zarjon Baha is currently professor of Building Construction Management at the College of Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Prof. Z. Baha received his BS degree from Kabul University and Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, MS degree from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, and Ph.D. from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. Prof. Z. Baha has been teaching at Purdue University since 1982. Prior to 1982 he was working at the Faculty of Engineering at Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan. He served as the head of

Conference Session

Teaching Engineering and Public Policy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Dunn, University of Maine; Kenneth Nichols, University of Maine

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Engineering and Public Policy

enabling students to provide a public service asthey accumulated knowledge and experience; however, both projects missed the opportunity tocreate cross-disciplinary student teams. (The DOT-commissioned survey arose, in part, frombelated recognition that transportation engineers needed to work closely with dozens ofcommunities in the major road-improvement initiative of which this one but one segment.) Afterall, productive future relationships emerge through a common working environment whereasproblems often result from misunderstanding or poorly understanding the perspectives andresponsibilities of other parties Consequently, at our university, a professor of public administration and one ofconstruction management technology are

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Teaching Engineering and Public Policy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Gillespie, Rowan University; Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University

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biodiesel emissions characterization from engines and home heating equipment, wind measurement and assessment, and methanol fuel cell flow field design and visualization. Before joining Rowan, Bhatia actively studied reformate gas carbon monoxide poisoning of hydrogen fuel cell catalyst layers for automotive applications as well as hybrid and electric vehicle power train design.Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University Peter Mark Jansson is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rowan University teaching AC and DC electric circuits, power systems, sustainable design and renewable energy technology. He leads numerous Sophomore, Junior and Senior Engineering Clinic Teams

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Teaching Engineering and Public Policy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Orndoff, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2008-2726: A STUDENT OVERVIEW IN PRACTICAL SUSTAINABILITYCindy Orndoff, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. CYNTHIA (CINDY) ORNDOFF is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering. She received a B.S. in 1984, an M.S. in 1997 and a Ph.D. in 2001, all in Civil Engineering from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Prior to her coming to FGCU she was an Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Missouri, Columbia. She has taught courses in infrastructure management, planning, introduction to transportation and construction management. She has a passionate interest in sustainability as well as policy which led to her

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Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Paul Newton, The Boeing Company; Rick Stephens, The Boeing Company; George Backus, Sandia National Labs; Barry McPherson, Boeing - Learning, Training & Development

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initiatives both inside and outside The Boeing Company to bring innovative PLM training solutions to the Boeing engineering community at large. Page 13.1262.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 THE SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY ECO-SYSTEM: PRESSURES FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GLOBALIZATIONAbstract:The National Academies’ 2007 report “Rising Above the Gathering Storm”: Energizing andEmploying America for a Brighter Economic Future,” was a response to a bipartisan request byCongress. It proposes a coordinated set of policy actions consisting of four recommendations andtwenty specific actions to “enhance the science and technology (S&T) enterprise so that theUnited States can successfully