Developing A Professional Science Master’s Degree Program In Combating Weapons Of Mass Destruction
- Conference
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Honolulu, Hawaii
- Publication Date
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June 24, 2007
- Start Date
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June 24, 2007
- End Date
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June 27, 2007
- ISSN
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2153-5965
- Conference Session
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
- Page Count
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10
- Page Numbers
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12.482.1 - 12.482.10
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--2251
- Permanent URL
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https://peer.asee.org/2251
- Download Count
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541
Paper Authors
David LaGraffe Air Force Institute of Technology
LTC Lagraffe is assigned to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency with duty as a professor at AFIT. He is currently the Combating WMD Curriculum chair. His expertise is in experimental condensed matter physics. His past research has involved study of the growth, electronic, and magnetic properties of thin films, surfaces and interfaces.
James Petrosky Air Force Institute of Technology
Dr. Petrosky is a retired army officer and has been on the AFIT faculty since 2000. He serves as the Nuclear Engineering curriculum chair. His expertise is in radiation effects on electronics, EMP, and nuclear weapon effects.
Abstract
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Developing a Professional Science Master’s Degree Program in Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
Abstract
Efforts in the global war on terrorism and the current international climate have highlighted the need for national long-term investment in developing and maintaining technical expertise in nuclear, chemical, and biological weapon engineering. Efforts to assure, dissuade, deter and defeat weapons of mass destruction require knowledge of a broad array of scientific processes and are a significant interdisciplinary engineering problem. Implementing a successful program requires overcoming many institutional and educational challenges to provide both the broad base of knowledge and the necessary cross-disciplinary integration. The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) has established a new Professional Science Master’s Degree Program in Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction. The program requires a new paradigm in academic effort that includes multidisciplinary engineering education and cooperative agreements with local institutions to ensure that the appropriate expertise is available for all aspects required of this discipline. This paper will cover the basis for the choice of a Professional Science Master’s program, why it fits with this degree requirement, what institutions must consider when developing such a multidisciplinary program, and how AFIT solved resource and programmatic issues associated with the development of this degree.
LaGraffe, D., & Petrosky, J. (2007, June), Developing A Professional Science Master’s Degree Program In Combating Weapons Of Mass Destruction Paper presented at 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, Hawaii. 10.18260/1-2--2251
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