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Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Huiming Fan, East China University of Science and Technology; Huaizhong Shao, Zhejiang University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
Paper ID #16045Improving Engineers’ Ability by Strengthening University-Industry Collabo-ration: A Plan for Education and Training Outstanding Engineers (PETOE)in ChinaDr. Huiming Fan, East China University of Science and Technology I am a lecturer from Institute of Higher Education, East China University of Science and Technology. I got Ph.D. degree from Zhejiang University in 2014. I was also a visiting scholar at the area of University- Industry Collaboration at North Carolina State University from 2012.12-2013.7. My research focuses on engineering education, university-industry collaboration, entrepreneurial university
Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy II
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Andrew J Bates, Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
Paper ID #6462Implementation of a Risk Management Program to Address Public Policy Is-sues in Mega ProjectsProf. Andrew J Bates, Polytechnic Institute of New York University Professor Andrew Bates is an experienced senior construction manager with a proven ability to plan, di- rect and complete construction and engineering projects safely, on time and within budget. His ability to communicate, motivate people and devise successful action plans in both small and large organizations has allowed him to thrive in high stress, fast-paced work environments requiring multi-tasking and im- mediate decision making skills. Since
Conference Session
Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joel Haight, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
explicitly. One class approached it as a problem in engineering design. The otheraddressed it in terms of the emergency preparedness and planning effort in New Orleans. Thelatter is certainly closer to public policy than engineering design is, but it still focused more onwhat happened rather than what was planned or what policies drove the planning.In fact, the unfolding events and coverage, which still continues, made a top down approachrather impractical. Yet both instructors found that a great many policy issues were raised by thestudents in their projects and these are summarized and reported here. This is, then, an inductiveand student centered approach to engineering and public policy. We report on a “found policy”equivalent to what is
Conference Session
Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
viaformation, nurturance and sustaining an important targeted school-university urban educationalpartnership. Our university has partnered with large urban school districts to plan, deliver andsustain a targeted inservice teacher professional development and a middle and high schoolSTEM curriculum intervention. The partnership goals are to assist inservice middle and highschool science teachers in: (1) designing and implementing integrated science and engineeringcurricula and (2) development of instructional methods and strategies that enable teachers toeffectively (a) teach challenging content and research skills in middle and high school asdemanded by state/national science standards; (b) generate knowledge and transform practice inhigh school STEM
Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Ming Li, Beijing Foreign Studies University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
constructing world-class universities or disciplines, and has far-reaching nationalstrategic implications. The Chinese central government has successively implemented 211 Project,985 Project, 2011 Plan and Double First-rate Initiative, and is committed to constructing world-classuniversities and first-class disciplines. 211 Project was officially launched in 1995 after approval bythe State Council of PRC. 211 Project refers to the construction of about 112 colleges and universi-ties and a number of key disciplines in the 21 st century. 985 Project was officially launched in 1998.In May 1998, the Ministry of Education of PRC decided to support the construction of world-classuniversities and high-level universities in Peking University, Tsinghua
Conference Session
Public Policy in Engineering Education
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tom C. Roberts P.E., Kansas State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
AC 2011-2826: AN EVALUATION OF THE PARTICIPATION OF THE CIT-IZEN ENGINEERTom C. Roberts, P.E., FASEE, FNSPE, Kansas State University Assistant Dean, Recruitment and Leadership Development, College of Engineering, Kansas State Uni- versity Tom has more than 35 years experience in planning, organizational development, and leadership training programs. He worked for Black & Veatch for 16 years, formed Upward Consulting in 1989 and has served as a learning organization and process improvement consultant for a number of manufacturing and service companies, and educational institutions. Tom is past KSPE president, has assisted in sev- eral political campaigns, helped facilitate several citizen engineer workshops, and
Conference Session
Teaching Engineering and Public Policy
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Philip Dunn, University of Maine; Kenneth Nichols, University of Maine
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
administration and civil engineering fields are alwaysworking together in practice. Public administration professionals are decision makers whoprovide the long-term plan and vision for development within federal, state, and local levels. Asdecision makers, these professionals decide which projects are viable. Engineering professionalsdesign, analyze, and execute planned projects. These professionals take the vision to a realitythat ultimately the public uses and the public administration professional needs to maintain. Though public administration and engineering professionals work together, they oftenmisunderstand one another’s roles. The public administration professional works within a publicpolicymaking process and regulatory sphere that
Conference Session
Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Zarjon Baha, Purdue University; Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
, laboratories, and the bulk of the academic staff were provided by USSR as partof technical assistance. This program, too, had an organized plan to train Afghan faculty tocarry the academic operation of that institute in the future. The curriculum of Polytechnicwas devoted to the Civil Engineering, Mining, and Geology fields. The curriculum in eacharea was much more specialized at the undergraduate level than the typical undergraduateprogram in the US institutions of higher learning. The Polytechnic curriculum was a five-year BS program with six months practical. Most of the teaching materials were translatedinto the local languages, Pashto and Dari. In some cases, students in the last few semesterscould use Russian textbooks in their courses.Both male
Conference Session
Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
, and othernon-research institutions). Although NSF provides examples of such activities, there is currentlyno method by which to gauge grantee attention to the Broader Impacts Criterion or the success ofsuch efforts when they are asserted. To provide suggestions of possible metrics, The Center forthe Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) at the National Academyof Engineering (NAE), with NSF support, convened a workshop consisting of individualsbroadly representative of NSF’s grantee communities. The group suggested that, at a minimum,grantee institutions should provide both their existing affirmative action plans as well as specificinformation on collaborations with underrepresented institutions. In addition, the working
Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Huiming Fan, East China University of Science and Technology
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
each other as well as the changing period where the globaleconomic pattern will change profoundly along with the rise and fall of regional economicpowers [1]. The “superposition of the three periods” provides an important strategicopportunity for the accelerating development, transformation and upgrading of themanufacturing industry. From 2011 to 2013, the US has successively announced the launch ofAdvanced Manufacturing Partnership, A National Strategic Plan for AdvancedManufacturing and National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. In 2013, Germanreleased Recommendations for Implementing the Strategic Initiative INDUSTRIE 4.0. Later,Japan released White Paper on Manufacturing Industry in 2014; Britain released the strategyof Made in UK 2015
Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Judy L. Cezeaux, Western New England University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
device. Questions of interestfor this technology included what specific clinical endpoints are desired, how these devicesshould be tested prior to implantation into patients, and how modularity of the devices impactsboth the regulatory process as well as the economic feasibility of these technologies.National Institute for General Medical Sciences Strategic Planning MeetingThe National Institute for General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), one of the National Institutes ofHealth (NIH), is in the process of developing a strategic plan. NIGMS is the institute thatsupports basic medical research that may not yet be associated with diagnosis or treatment of aspecific disorder. To assist in the strategic planning process, the institute director convened
Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rylan C. Chong, Chaminade University; Helen Turner, Chaminade University; Mark Speck, Chaminade University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
a four-year data sciencebachelor’s degree program that will include a data science decision-theater center and acurriculum that will utilize an active learning approach in most classes where students will workin teams with a faculty or mentor on real and relevant data science problems. Data science is anarea that utilizes competencies in computer science, statistics, research methods, and otherdomain focus areas (e.g., engineering, environment, and health) [11], [12]. Central to datascience is being able to work with and handle any forms of data (i.e., small, big, clean, messy,simple, and complex) using a lifecycle process of planning, collecting, processing, analyzing,preserving, sharing, and determining the course [13]–[18]. Because of
Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Edward L. Hajduk P.E., University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
A Model for Realizing Human PotentialAbstractThe realization of human potential requires each individual to consider their future possibilitiesrelative to their current capabilities so that they may develop and execute a plan to gainknowledge, experience, and opportunities. Accordingly, a model is herein presented in which anindividual’s understanding of their own capabilities is informed by objective assessment afterwhich that individual’s perception of future possibilities is supported with a probabilistic careertree diagram. The proposed model provides a detailed registry of the individual’s skills withindicia of scarcity relative to the needs of varying employment opportunities. In addition, theproposed model provides a roadmap for
Conference Session
Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
William Roper, George Mason University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
, but also forfuture generations to come. In other words, it is the development and restoration of urban areasthat will meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations tomeet their own needs. The course addresses a number of urban design concepts for smart growthand sustainable development including balanced land use planning principals; importance of anoverall transportation strategy; providing urban tree coverage, leveraging public transportationaccessibility; providing a spectrum of housing availability; integration of office, retail andhousing units; reduction of urban area environmental foot print; use of recycled, reused,reusable, green and sustainable products; integration of renewable solar energy
Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Efrain O'Neill-Carrillo P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; James D. McCalley, Iowa State University; Anne Kimber, Iowa State University; Robert Haug, Public Power Services
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
numberthree also focuses on decentralized resources with hardened distribution in critical zones (e.g.,raised substations, reinforced poles). Vision four adds a hardened transmission and distributionsystems to the third vision 3, replacing critical transmission links with underground HVDC aswell as reconfigured transmission. This vision also includes increased storage capabilities. Thelast vision adds new transmission connections to the fourth vision.The model used for this project is based on co-optimized expansion planning (CEP). The maingoal is to identify investments in generation, transmission and distributions systems (what, when,where, how much) that would minimize net present value investments and operations over a 20-year period. For each
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COS); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology; Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID)
Tagged Topics
ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering
) have been identified as the target audience forworkshop offerings due to the high prevalence of STEM disciplines within the university.Program assessment and evaluation results are presented. In addition, a sustainability plan isoutlined for continuation of these targeted workshops beyond the five-year grant funding period.IntroductionThe number of women earning doctoral degrees has increased over the past several decades;however, the same trend has not translated into additional representation in the faculty ranks. 1Challenges associated with academic life for women faculty include implicit and explicit bias,work-life balance, and stereotype threat2-5. Mirroring national trends, the number of womenfaculty in STEM areas at RIT declined
Conference Session
Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David Bodde, Clemson University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
societythat held life to be precious and implemented that view in its public policies would Page 12.1294.2i This paper focuses on the content to be taught, leaving plans for integration into the engineeringcurriculum for separate discussion.require very different brakes on its vehicles than one that did not. Thus understanding theethical foundations of policy leads to better engineering.In our more complex society, we ask more complex questions in setting the societalexpectations for government policies to implement. For example: • Is the technology “fair” in the balance of risk and reward that its use imposes? For example, critics note that
Conference Session
Public Policy in Engineering Education
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
satisfied and all safety and efficiency standards are met. Additionally,the Environmental Policy Act 1 (NEPA), requires governmental agencies to perform apublic scoping process that includes making plans available for public review, sponsoringdedicated time for public comment, and holding at least one public meeting. As such,engineering professionals who work for both government agencies and private firms areresponsible for facilitating and participating in public meetings at some point during theircareer. To prepare for this eventuality, civil engineers must be able to facilitate effective,productive public meetings. The research and curriculum development presented in thispaper is a first step to preparing new engineers for this important task
Conference Session
Teaching Engineering and Public Policy
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cindy Orndoff, Florida Gulf Coast University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
AC 2008-2726: A STUDENT OVERVIEW IN PRACTICAL SUSTAINABILITYCindy Orndoff, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. CYNTHIA (CINDY) ORNDOFF is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering. She received a B.S. in 1984, an M.S. in 1997 and a Ph.D. in 2001, all in Civil Engineering from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Prior to her coming to FGCU she was an Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Missouri, Columbia. She has taught courses in infrastructure management, planning, introduction to transportation and construction management. She has a passionate interest in sustainability as well as policy which led to her
Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Reza Kamali, Utah Valley University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
regulation, technical data and EMC analysis. All students who wantto study in the field of wireless communications should end their study by learning thesefundamentals. This study provides enough knowledge to make a frequency application plan,which is acceptable for licensing. For example in coverage measurement Okumura and Hatamodels are described. Some part of current topics can not only be the added to the courses Page 24.712.2related to radio frequency but they can also be studied with courses such as capstone project andethics10,11.Unauthorized use of frequency channels not only risks the privacy of licensed users but alsoendanger the life of
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Lori D. Lindley, Gannon University; Elisa M. Konieczko, Gannon University; Weslene Tallmadge, Gannon University
Tagged Topics
ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering
University. Usingboth internal experts and external consultants, workshops were planned for delivery in half-daysegments throughout each academic year, culminating in a regional one-day-long seminar at theend of the academic year. Additionally, leadership development for department chairs andprograms directors was planned to occur once each semester. Reactions to the workshops weregenerally positive, attendance has increased over the past four years, and sustained support ofthe workshops has been allocated by the administration through a collaboration betweenAcademic Affairs and Human Resources.Each strategy had its own challenges and successes, providing unique insight into the feasibilityof converting a successful technique from a research
Conference Session
Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Kamyar Haghighi, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
University ofVirginia, the University of Georgia, and Utah State.As evidence of the continued growth of engineering education as a research discipline, theJournal of Engineering Education was repositioned in January 2003 to focus on publishingscholarly research in engineering education. This refined focus was celebrated in a specialJanuary 2005 issue entitled, “The Art and Science of Engineering Education Research,”[17] andwill be marked again in an upcoming special 2008 issue tentatively titled “How People LearnEngineering.” The journal has a five-year strategic plan (2005-10) in which it is pursuing seveninitiatives to accelerate the growth of a community of scholars and practitioners dedicated toadvancing engineering education through research[18
Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kristen Tull, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
outside of the classroomincluding a local planning commission meeting, and a field trip to Washington D.C. to meet withdecision makers involved in technology policy. The agenda for the 2004 trip to D.C. includedvisits at the EPA, Congressional Research Service (CRS), and with congressional staff members.There are also often relevant guest lectures on campus.Group Projects and DebatesThe last outcome relates to the student practice of their verbal, written, graphical, and teamworkskills with special emphasis on verbally communicating technical information. This is achievedthrough group projects, presentations, class debates, and peer reviews including a peer-review ofvideotaped presentations. To enhance the quality of these presentations and
Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy II
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mickey R. Wilhelm P.E., University of Louisville
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
existence of distance learning technologies,massively open online courses (MOOCs), and financial incentives provided byinstitutions to faculty members, departments and schools that teach or offer entireengineering degree programs on-line.So, what does this mean for the engineering educational system in the U.S. – where arewe headed (Quo Vadis)? The author is convinced that there are huge policy issues thatmust be identified, studied and analyzed in order to develop plans for the future ofengineering education in the U.S. This paper identifies and discusses some of these issuesin an attempt to bring them into sharper focus. IntroductionAccording to a 2011 article in Time magazine1, “everyone from President Obama to theUnited States Chamber of
Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy I
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Timothy R.B. Taylor P.E., University of Kentucky; Johne' M. Parker, University of Kentucky
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
Page 25.1438.3 1.3) Plan the selection of new electric generation facilities within the power market structure of the utility 2.1) Apply public policy theory to engineering system policy issues 2.2) Plan the selection of new electric generation facilities within the current and future environmental regulatory environment. 2.3) Identify the unintended consequences of public policies 3.1) Communicate professionally within the utility industry 3.2) Describe issues within the utility industry using the general vocabulary of the industry 4.1) Understand how current and potential future market and environmental regulations affect the feasibility of engineering decisions and assumptions 4.2) Apply engineering
Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Andrea E. Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea Lyn Liebl, University of South Dakota; Alyssa M. Kiesow, Northern State University; Mary Emery; Pam F. Rowland; Cynthia Anderson
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
NSF Advance-PLAN projectdesigned to address gender equity through policy change on a statewide level. The project isbased on the model of change that identifies effective change as a top-down policy drivenapproach through a central authority, in this case, a statewide board of regents that oversees allpublic universities. The model for top-down change is particularly suited to a small, rural statewhere a) n-values for gender related statistics at any institution may not be statisticallysignificant b) institutional relations allow for cross-state cooperation and c) size of theinstitutions allows for timely implementation and assessment of policies. In addition,intercollegiate cooperation allows for provosts of all six institutions to serve as
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)
Tagged Topics
ASEE Diversity Committee, Engineering Deans Council
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering
considerations. The resulting group had theexpertise needed to carry out the charge and quickly took on the characteristics of a“conscientious” team. They devised a plan and timeline to guide their efforts and they developeddeliberate processes to promote productive dialogue where all voices could be heard and all ideascould be vetted. Questions that drove their initial efforts included “what elements should afaculty salary equity study include?” and “how should an external data analyst/consultant beselected”?The RAC developed a Request for Proposals (RFP) to conduct the faculty salary equity studyusing the standard template provided by the university purchasing department. The RFPcontained several sections shown in Table 1. Some of the sections in
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
previous workshops that have explored the representations ofengineers and engineering in films and television in order to advance the implementation of a“prime-time” commercial television series that highlights the positive roles of engineers inmodern society. A key first step was to have a committee plan and convene a forum whereinexperienced producers, writers, and directors devoted one and one-half days in November, 2008,to discussion of key questions which will determine the viability of attaining an engineering-focused narrative television series. This project builds upon social constructivism and cultivationtheory to offer the hypothesis that those who view positive television and/or movie images ofengineers are more likely to believe that
Conference Session
Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shauna O'Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research; Betsy Khol, Women in Engineering; Robert D. Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
health monitoring of energy intensive systems.Shauna O’Hurley O’Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology Shauna O’Hurley is studying Computer Engineering Technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is the President of the student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers at RIT. She has also been very active in the Women in Engineer (WE@RIT) office within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at RIT, helping to assist managing and helping to run programs.Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research Rob Lillis is President of Evalumetrics Research and has been providing planning, research and evaluation services to education, substance abuse, criminal justice, traffic safety, health and mental health programs
Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert Green, Mississippi State University; Jerry Emison, Mississippi State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at Mississippi State University. His research interests concern the effectiveness of public environmental institutions, professionalism in city planning and engineering, and environmental consequences of growth management. He is a registered professional engineer, a board-certified diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Page 11.932.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Minding the Gap: An Introductory Course on