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Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Bodde, Clemson University

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Engineering and Public Policy

, which held the authority to grant the R-101’s certificate ofairworthiness. Apparently appalled at the condition of the airship, McWade wrotedirectly to the Air Ministry Office in London, pointing out the seriousness of thesituation. However, his supervisor did not pass the memo to the secretary of the AirMinistry, but rather sent it to the director of development at the Royal Airship Works,one R. B. Gilmore. Thus, the first formal sounding of alarm was sent to the partycharged with keeping the R-101 on schedule. In response, Gilmore returned a soothingmemo claiming the problems well in hand, and McWade’s warning never reached the AirMinistry. McWade’s supervisor counseled that he should pay attention only to theexecution of the plans then in

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Sicker, University of Colorado at Boulder; Tom Lookabaugh, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Engineering and Public Policy

to gain an understanding of public policy as it related to their discipline. Wefound that many of these students did value such knowledge. We also found that the more seniorstudents and the students with work experience overwhelmingly valued such material.As a follow-up to this research, we surveyed approximately one hundred engineers in a variety ofhiring positions in industry to determine their view on the inclusion of public policy in anengineering curriculum. Among the questions included in the survey, we asked, “Do you believethat engineering students should be exposed to public policy issues as part of their education?”We also addressed a number of other issues, including: 1) How do these engineers define publicpolicy? 2) Should the

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Nathan Vizzi, Rowan University; Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University; Ryan McDevitt, Rowan University

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Engineering and Public Policy

. Marchese, J. Mariappan and S. A. Mandayam, "The Engineering Clinic: A four-year designsequence," presented at the 2nd An. Conf. of Nat. Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, Washington, D.C.,1998.5 NJCEP Rebates http://www.njcep.com, New Jersey Clean Energy Program6 NJBPU Press Release http://www.njcleanenergy.com/html/5library/pdf/PR041206.pdf , “New Jersey Leads theNation with Expanded Commitment to Solar and Clean, Renewable Energy”7 New Jersey Pineland National Reserve (Pinelands Commission Site): http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/8 P.M. Jansson, B. Hill and R. McDevitt "Renewable Energy Resource Assessment: New Jersey Winds" ASEE2006 Annual Conference, June 18-21, 2006, Chicago, IL9 NJCEP Solar Renewable Energy

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Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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