Washington Internship for Students of Engineering (WISE)

Founded in 1980 through the collaborative efforts of several professional engineering societies, WISE has become one of the premier Washington internship programs.  Its goal is to groom future leaders of the engineering profession who are aware of and can contribute to the important intersections of technology and public policy.

From 12 to 15 outstanding engineering students entering their final year of undergraduate study are selected each year in a nation-wide competition to spend ten weeks in the summer in Washington, D.C. During the internship they learn how government officials make decisions on complex technological issues and how engineers can contribute to legislative and regulatory public policy decisions. The ASHRAE Washington Office hosts an outstanding engineering student every summer through this program.

• Applications for 2008 are due December 31
  Download the 2008 Application

Visit the WISE Web site

2007 WISE Internship

 2007 WISE Policy Paper-- Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings: A Commitment by a Commercial Building Initiative, Anatoliy A. Zeltser

 2007 WISE Paper Presentation, Anatoliy A. Zeltser

ASHRAE’s 2007 WISE Intern Anatoliy Zeltser (M) with Doug Read (L) and Ryan Colker (R)