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Dear SEAS Students,
Would you like to write briefing papers for the president's science advisor?
Meet the director of the National Science Foundation, the president of the National Academy of Engineering, or the chief justice of the Supreme Court?
Our interns have done all these things and more.
Our program is for undergraduates in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia who want to learn more about the world of science and technology policy through hands-on experience.
Our interns can look forward to high-level placements, important work, a speaker series featuring top policy makers, a stipend, and room and board. They work in Washington, Richmond, or Paris.
Will one of them be you? Please check out our web site and, if the program looks right for you, submit an application.
Sincerely,
Edmund Russell,
Associate Professor
of Science, Tech. & Soc.
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 Welcome!
This web site, the official online presence of the University of Virginia School of Engineering's Science and Technology Policy Internship Program, provides information about the school's internships for undergraduate engineering students interested in science and technology policy. We hope
you find our web site useful and informative. To share
questions or comments, simply
contact
us.
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2008 Paris Intern, Tallie Faircloth |
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Tallie Faircloth, currnet intern at the National Science Foundation Paris Office, has been documenting her experiences.
Read her journal entries:
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
See her pictures here.
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Alumnna Recognized by SEAS |
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Marin Odioso, alumni 2006, was recognized as one the UVa School of
Engineering and Applied Science's 2008 Outstanding Students. More information about Marin can be found
here.
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Lockheed Martin Honors Alumnna |
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Suzanne Collier, alumni 2007, was honored by Lockheed Martin with a Distinguished Student
Award. More information can be found
here.
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Andrew Bradley, alumni class of 2007, was recently published in the Bioethics Journal. His paper can be found
here.
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Alumni nominated for national scholarships |
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Several program alumni have recently been nominated by the University for national scholarships:
Marin Odioso ,
alumni class of 2006, Marshall Nominee
Hy
Martin,
alumni class of 2007, Luce Nominee
Vinu Ilakkuvan,
alumni class of 2007, Truman Nominee
The program also has a previous Truman Scholarship and Mitchell Scholarship winner:
Markus Weisner,
alumni class of 2001
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Alumna named outstanding SEAS Graduate |
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Alsion Tramba, PIP alumni class of 2005, was honored with the School of Engineering's Outstanding Student Award of 2007, presented to a fourth-year student who has exhibited service before self, integrity and excellence. While at the University, Alison participated in numerous leadership and service activities, including serving as Honor Committee Chair. She also received many honors, amongst them nominations for the both the Mitchell and Truman Scholarships. Currently, Alison is working as an Associate Consultant with Bain & Company in Boston.
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In the summer of 2008, third-year Tallie Faircloth will be interning in Paris, working in the Europe office of the National Science Foundation, which monitors developments in science and engineering in all the European countries (including Russia) and the European Union in Brussels.
In the summer of 2007, current fourth-year Christine Devlin held this position, marking the first time the program placed an intern overseas.
The program began in 2000 with a focus on the federal government. In 2006, we expanded to state government by placing an intern in Richmond. Now the program is helping students prepare for the global world of the 21st century by providing hands-on experience in Europe.
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Our next round of selection, for the summer of 2009, will take place in the fall of 2008. Applications will be due in early November. Please check back for updates.
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Congratulations to all our 2008 Policy Interns |
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Following an extremely competitive application process, 11 students have been selected to form the newest class of policy interns. We offer them our congratulations and best wishes for a successful and fun summer!
The Class of 2008 interns and their majors:
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Dustin Cable ,
Systems Engineering & American Government
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Hallet William Connor,
Chemical Engineering
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Tallie Faircloth ,
Civil Engineering & minor in French Language and Literature
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Todd Gerarden ,
Mechanical Engineering
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Brendan Hart ,
Chemical Engineering
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Nicholas Stefan Olson,
Computer Engineering and French
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Margaret Rush,
Biomedical Engineering
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Ritwik Sahu ,
Systems Engineering and Economics
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Benjamin Sargent ,
Aerospace Engineering
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Christina Stamper ,
Chemical Engineering
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Jennifer Wilson ,
Biomedical Engineering
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Last updated:
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The current issue
of The Insider, the newsletter of the
PIP's Alumni Network, is
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