Caitlin M. Augustin, in her third year at the University of Miami and a student member of ASTM, will be sponsored by ASTM International in the 2009 Washington Internships for Students of Engineering program. Augustin is studying industrial engineering with a research focus on renewable energies and sustainable technologies, particularly solar technology design and implementation.

Augustin has recently presented research on implementing solar technology at the National Academy of Engineering Summit on the Grand Challenges and at the Engineering for the Americas conference in Panama City, Panama. She serves as president of the University of Miami’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders and spent her most recent spring break working on a water project in El Socorro, Honduras.

The WISE program gives eligible engineering students an opportunity for a paid summer internship in Washington, D.C. During the program, interns learn how government officials make decisions on complex technological issues and how engineers can contribute to legislative and regulatory public policy issues.

In addition to ASTM International, other sponsors of the program are the American Association of Engineering Studies, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Nuclear Society, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers.

To learn more about the WISE program, visit www.wise-intern.org. For further information on ASTM’s academic outreach activities, contact James Olshefsky, ASTM International (phone: 610-832-9714; jolshefs@astm.org).
 

May2009