Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Haws, Boise State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2007-130: MARGINALIZING DISSENT: ENGINEERING AND THE PUBLICHEARING PROCESSDavid Haws, Boise State University I like to think of myself as a boundary spanner—bridging between “hard” science and “soft” skills. The bridge metaphor is attractive, but it probably implies more precision than I deserve (urban sprawl comes more to my mind). My “professional” degrees are in Civil Engineering (an undergraduate degree from the University of Utah; and a master’s and Ph.D. from Brigham Young University). I also have an undergraduate degree in English from the University of California at Berkeley, and master’s degrees in Instructional and Performance Technology, and Technical Communication from Boise

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2007-484: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY POLICIES BYUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTSJohn Reisel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee John R. Reisel is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM.) He serves as Director of the Combustion Diagnostics Lab, Associate Director of the Center for Alternative Fuels, and co-Director of the Energy Conversion Efficiency Lab. His research efforts focus on combustion and energy utilization. Dr. Reisel was a 2005 recipient of the UWM Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award, the 2000 UWM-College of Engineering and Applied Science Outstanding Teaching Award, and a 1998 recipient of the SAE Ralph R