For more than 35 years, WISE sponsoring societies have brought outstanding engineering students to Washington to learn how government officials make decisions about complex technological issues, and how engineers can contribute to the legislative and regulatory public policy processes. Each student independently researches and writes a paper on a topical engineering-related public policy issue that is important to the student’s sponsoring society. These presentations represent the work of each student.
Daniil Rose
Pennsylvania State University
— From Labs to Legislation: The Role of Intermediary Organizations in the Research Ecosystem
Chris Johnson
Brigham Young University – Idaho
— Extended Reality (XR) Technology to address Significant Obstacles in Semiconductor Workforce Development
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Ethan Speerli
University of Delaware
— Meeting AI Data Center Demand Using Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Olyver Blaisdell
Montana State University
— Modernizing Learning: A Policy Case for AI-Enhanced Formative Models
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Alexander Jackson
Pensacola Christian College
— Ensuring Human-Friendly Infrastructure in a Trending Era of Autonomous Vehicles – Pedestrian Priority
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Joshua Shapo
George Washington University
— Towards Digital Flight Rules – Integrating Autonomy Into the 21st Century of Aviation
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Aidan Schurr
George Washington University
— Biotechnology, National Competitiveness, and the Changing Role of Academia in the United States
Ethan Andrews
Case Western University
— Promoting and Incentivizing Safer Chemical Products
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Shrika Paramasivam
University of Texas – Austin
— Scaling Polymer Additive Manufacturing for Sustainable Practices
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Andrew Avila
Cal Poly State University
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Liam Cassidy
Pennsylvania State University
— Building Trust in Next-Generation Nuclear