Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

(Gibson, Kozmetsky, & Smilor, 1992). As a result, the paradigm of the university has been changing. A 2002 report by Tornatsky, Waugaman, and Gray reinforced the critical importance not only of Stanford University but also several other research universities, such as Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia; Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio; and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in creating dynamic technology centers. The authors point out that research universities are becoming more innovative and entrepreneurial by taking on new roles in a knowledge economy. And other reports have shown how the research university has become more engaged in the venturing