The George
Washington University
Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Department (EMSE)
Environmental & Energy Management Program (E&EM)
Spring 2005 (Volume 6, Number 1)
E&EM Graduate Student Wins National Academy of Engineering Fellowship/Internship
E&EM
masters student Bruk Berhane recently was selected to participate in
the Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship
Program of the National Academies (National Academy of Sciences, National
Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine). This 10-week internship
is designed to expose graduate students with backgrounds in physical, life
and social science, as well as technology to the process involved in the
creation of science policy. Each student is assigned to work in a division
located in one of the five main units of the National Academies, but has
the opportunity throughout his/her internship to visit the other divisions
and attend various NAS-sponsored meetings in Washington, D.C. Bruk’s
assignment will last from June 6 until August 12, 2005.
Bruk’s specific
unit will be the Diversity in the Engineering Workforce Program, which
is part of the National Academy of Engineering. His main concentration
this summer will be to explore ways in which girls in middle schools can
be better encouraged to pursue careers in science and technology. For instance,
he will look at web sites that are designed to encourage young women to pursue
these areas, and will work to update the site to reflect more relevant information.
Bruk hopes to use the expertise he gains through his internship to assist
him in his efforts to motivate inner-city youth in Baltimore to strongly
consider these kinds of careers.
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