Sponsorship of 2 1995 WISE Summer Intern Students

WISE的概念是在1978年提出的，以回应工程界的担忧，即很少有工程专业的学生有机会了解公共政策、立法和监管程序，以及它们与技术变革的关系。WISE项目每年夏季可容纳15至16名学生。自1983年以来，每个暑期项目的入选学生数量都取决于赞助工程学会提供的支持程度。由主办工程学会提供的包括：AICHE、ANS、ASAE、ASCE、ASEE、ASHRAE、ASME、ASTM、IEEE、NSPE、ORSA、SAE和SME。进入工程专业最后一年的工程专业学生构成了合格的学生人数。学生是从全国范围内选拔出来的，竞争非常激烈。1995年夏天，WISE项目收到了150多份申请。赞助团体从这些候选人中选出了12名学生参加今年的项目。在为期10周的项目中，WISE实习生会见政府决策者，参加研讨会和会议，并访问机构和公司，以了解技术问题是如何立法的。今年，实习生们将参观技术评估办公室、众议院科学、空间和技术委员会、国家科学院、国家科学基金会和核管理委员会——仅举几例。

ABSTRACT CTS-9523763 WISE Thomas J. Price The concept of the WISE was proposed in 1978 in response to concerns of the engineering community that few engineering students have the opportunity to learn about public policy, legislative and regulatory processes, and their relationship to technological change. The WISE program is designed to accommodate 15 to 16 students each summer. Since 1983 the number of students selected for any given summer has depended on the level of support provided by the sponsoring engineering societies. Those provided by the sponsoring engineering societies include: AICHE, ANS, ASAE, ASCE, ASEE, ASHRAE, ASME, ASTM, IEEE, NSPE, ORSA, SAE, and SME. Engineering students entering their last full year of engineering make up the eligible students population. Students are drawn from a national pool and the competition is extremely tough. For the summer of 1995, the WISE program has received more than 150 applications. From these candidates, the sponsoring societies have selected 12 students to participate in this year's program. During the 10 week program, WISE interns meet with government policy-makers, attend seminars and conventions, and visit agencies and corporations to learn how technological issues are legislated. This year, the interns will visit the Office of Technology Assessment, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Science Foundation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission - to name only a few.