Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, Purdue University / Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

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Engineering and Public Policy

public policy impacted the citizens (society, general public). None, again, discriminate interms of the scope of the impact. None mentioned topics related to commitment, neither for Page 23.391.3decisions.Subjects showed high interest in pursuing public policy careers and in taking public policycourses. Among the 24 respondents, 17 (70%) said that they are or might be interested in a careerin public policy. 20 (83%) have not taken any policy related course, yet 16 (66%) were interestedin taking public policy related courses.17 subjects (70%) have never been involved in creating or influencing public policy, but 22(92%) agreed that understanding

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mickey R. Wilhelm P.E., University of Louisville

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Engineering and Public Policy

more than the rate of inflation over thepast two decades, and that is not the case.The Time article1 claims that the U.S. has been obsessed with the production of STEMgraduates since the 1950’s in order to be competitive with the Soviets during the ColdWar years.Meanwhile, Congress is proceeding to enact initiatives designed to stimulate theproduction of STEM majors through passage of legislation such as the 2007 AmericaCompetes Act. This legislation is designed to produce more, and better qualified, teachersin STEM areas for K-12. The idea is that this legislation will lead to more high schoolgraduates ready to enter colleges and universities in the U.S. and prepare for careers inSTEM fields.The NSF and agencies of the federal government are

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ida B Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dennis R. Depew, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Jane Dark, Purdue University; Rylan C. Chong, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

engineering careers because of the expectationthat they would be able to help people, during their studies they find a lack of opportunities to doso 10, 11. These students are assumed to be searching for ways to use technical material tocontribute positively to society. This opportunity to benefit society is one of the main attractionsfor students, at both undergraduate and graduate levels, to biomedical, environmental-ecological, and agricultural-biological engineering disciplines12; it is especially noteworthy thatthese engineering disciplines also have the largest ethnic and gender diversity in enrollments.Engineering/technology and public policy could serve as a method to maintain these students’interest in engineering because of its socially

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rylan C. Chong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dennis R. Depew, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ida B Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Jane Dark, Purdue University

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Engineering and Public Policy

or a strong connection to technology use to help students connect technical and policy subjects.Since the range of breadth and depth of the energy history is so vast, the case study proposedcovers the years between 1880 and 1935, highlights a series of legislative pursuits and impactson the private energy sector, the evolution of the energy product, and the development of theenergy industry. This case study will expose students to a portion of energy policy history in theUnited States and therefore help them understand the development of the current energy policyenvironment.Sample Case Study This section outlines the case study selected for this module. This case study follows aportion of the career of Samuel Insull and the

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew J Bates, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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Engineering and Public Policy

monitored construction schedules and continually communicated progress to all appropriate stakeholders, and designed a construction lay down area with the Army Corps of Engineers and the contractor and coordinated alternative traffic flow with emergency response and facility personnel. Mr. Bates’ career in the Air Force provided experience with several Department of Defense construction projects where he was able to refine his leadership and construction management skills. He planned, resourced, and executed the design-build of over thirty construction projects involving airfield pavements, base facilities, maintenance and repair ranging from $25K to $180M. He wrote project statements of work, performed periodic