Washington Internships for Students in Engineering
2012 WISE Flyer (To Come)
To Apply for the 2011 AIChE WISE Program, please print and submit completed 2012 WISE Application to:
AIChE WISE Program
c/o Rosemarie D. Wesson, Ph.D., P.E.
CBET Program Director Chemical and Biological Separations National Science Foundation, Directorate for Engineering
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 565
Arlington, VA 22230
Deadline: All materials must be postmarked by 31 December 2011
Current Winner(s):
Anita Luong, Johns Hopkins University
Martha Hay, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Mikkel VanderBergh, Oregon State University
Sponsors:
AIChE sponsors this award in conjunction with the following groups: American Association of Engineering Societies, American Nuclear Society, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers International, ASTM International, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and SAE International.
Description:
Engineering students entering their final year of undergraduate studies are selected to conduct research on a public policy issue for 9 weeks during the summer in Washington, D.C. They have the opportunity to learn about the interaction between the engineering community and the government in matters of public policy, and to see how engineers can contribute to public policy decisions in complex technological matters. Engineering societies, including AIChE, select and sponsor students for this program. Students in the program are under the guidance of a prominent engineering professor. Selection criteria include academic record, essay, extracurricular activities, interest in public policy.
Deadline:
Information is available from Washington Internships for Students in Engineering (WISE). AIChE Contact: Stephen Smith, e-mail: steps@aiche.org
Award:
A $2,100 stipend plus housing are provided.
Past Recipients:
2010 - C. Wong, S. Markolf, J. Hennessy
2009 - J. Christensen; S. Widder; S. Timothy
2008 - V. Buchko; M. Tabone; N.Horelik; C. Kester; W. Blaylock
2001 - A. Pingree; J. Walden
2000 - J. Wilds; K. Hathaway
1999 - J. J. Meagher; E. A. Lester
1998 - E. A. Lester; J. J. Meagher; K. D. Stamm
1997 - M. Reynolds; E. Wood; S. P. Davis
1996 - R. K. Dworshak; K. Hisrich; S. T. Kaminski; M. C. Wu
1995 - H. L. Agler; W. Clink, G. Gannaway
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WISE Interns
2011
Pictured, from left to right, are: Mikkel VanderBergh, WISE intern from Oregon State; Martha Hay, WISE Intern from Virginia Polytechnic; and Anita Luong, WISE intern from Johns Hopkins. As part of the program, the students prepare papers on public policy topics. Luong focused on Grid-Scale Energy Storage: Addressing Regulatory and Policy Barriers, Hay on Elevating Ethanol as Petroleum Substitute, and VanderBergh on Creating a Federal Mandate for State Renewable Electricity Standards.
2010
In 2010, AIChE sponsored three WISE interns, while a fourth chemical engineer was sponsored by the American Society for Testing and Material (ASTM).
Pictured, from left to right, in the first row are: Hattie Larson of Florida State University, who worked with ASTM; Bruce Cranford, an AIChE volunteer mentor; Christina Wong, an AIChE intern from University of California, Los Angeles; Rosemarie Wesson of the National Science Foundation (NSF), an AIChE volunteer mentor; Maria Burka of NSF, who is AIChE President-elect and a longtime champion of the WISE program; and Robert Burka, an attorney who volunteered as a mentor for AIChE. In the second row, are: Stephen Smith, AIChE's director of technical activities and communications; John Hennessey, an AIChE intern from Bucknell University; Samuel Markolf, an AIChE intern from the University of Texas, Austin; and Basil "Bill" Doumas, a former president of AIChE and a volunteer mentor. Thomas Chapman of NSF, who coordinates AIChE participation in the WISE program, was not available for the photo.
2009
Pictured, from left to right, are: Maria Burka, who leads the Washington Internships in Science and Engineering (WISE) program effort for the Government Relations Committee; Jennifer Christensen, WISE intern from Texas A&M; Sarah Widder, WISE Intern from the University of Washington, who has also been working with AIChE s Nuclear Engineering Division; Steven Timothy, WISE intern from Cornell; and Bruce Cranford, one of AIChE s WISE mentors. As part of the program, the students prepare papers on public policy topics. Christensen focused on Biofuels Policy & Regulatory Issues: Applying Green House Gas Emissions-Lifecycle Analysis ; Widder on Policy Options for Nuclear Waste Management: A Sustainable Solution for Expanded Nuclear Energy; and Timothy on Solar Electricity: Residential Photovoltaic Implementation via National Feed in Tariff.
In addition to Cranford, Joseph Cannon and David Richman also served as AIChE mentors. Because AIChE does not maintain a Washington, DC, office, the American Chemical Society agreed to provide office space and facilities for AIChE s three interns.
The WISE program has been rated one of the top internship programs in the country by The Princeton Review.