Sponsorship of Two WISE Summer Interns, 1997

CTS-9707780艾彻·戴尔·E·布鲁克斯1978年提出了WISE的概念，以回应工程界的担忧，即很少有工程学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项目设计为每年夏天容纳15至16名学生。自1983年以来，任何一个暑期被选中的学生人数都取决于赞助工程学会提供的支持程度。由赞助工程学会提供的服务包括：AICHE、ANS、ASAE、ASAE、ASEE、ASHRAE、ASME、ASTM、IEEE、NSPE、ORSA、SAE和SME。进入工程学最后一年的工科学生构成了符合条件的学生总数。学生是从国家泳池中抽出的，竞争非常激烈。从这些候选人中，赞助会挑选了12名学生参加今年的项目。在为期10周的计划中，WISE实习生与政府政策制定者会面，参加研讨会和会议，并参观机构和公司，以了解技术问题是如何立法的。今年，实习生将访问技术评估办公室、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-9707780 AICHE Dale E. Brooks 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, ASAE, 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 keen. 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.