Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Public Policy

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Harding, Purdue University; Paul McPherson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2009-1168: INCORPORATING STANDARDS INTO ENGINEERING ANDENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULA: IT'S A MATTER OF PUBLICPOLICYBruce Harding, Purdue University Bruce A. Harding is a Professor at Purdue and an ASEE Fellow whose scholarship and engagement activities revolve around the development and application of American National and ISO standards dealing with Technical Product Documentation (TPD) as it broadly relates to product realization and other technical aspects of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). He is a member of the board of directors of ANSI, the vice-chair of the ASME Board on Standardization and Testing and chairs the 62-country ISO worldwide standards committee on technical product

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Public Policy

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2009-256: DEVELOPING AN ENGINEERING-FOCUSED NARRATIVETELEVISION SERIESElizabeth Cady, National Academy of EngineeringNorman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering Page 14.449.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Developing an Engineering-Focused Narrative Television SeriesAbstractAs a means to enhance technological literacy, attract more young people to careers inengineering and contribute to the sustainment of the national capacity for technologicalinnovation, the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship at the National Academy ofEngineering seeks to increase public awareness of the role of engineering. We seek to buildupon our experience with

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Public Policy

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Lott, University of Texas, Austin; Carey King, University of Texas, Austin; Michael Webber, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2009-525: USING THE TEXAS INTERACTIVE POWER SIMULATOR FORDIRECT INSTRUCTIONMelissa Lott, University of Texas, Austin Melissa Lott is a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work includes a unique pairing of mechanical engineering and public policy in the field of energy systems research. She is a graduate of the University of California at Davis, receiving a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biological Systems Engineering. Melissa is currently working as a member of the Webber Energy Group at the University of Texas at Austin. She was a 2008 recipient of the Rylander Excellence in Teaching Endowment for her achievements in the