2005 ASEE Annual Conference Highlights

"The Changing Landscape of Engineering and Technology Education in a Global World"
June 12-15, 2005
Portland, Oregon

Main Plenary

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Dr. G. Wayne Clough

President, Georgia Tech
Title: The Engineer of 2020
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G. Wayne Clough has been a member of the faculty at Duke University, Stanford University, Virginia Tech, and the University of Washington. At Virginia Tech he served as head of the department of civil engineering and as dean of the College of Engineering. In 1993 he was appointed provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of Washington, and in 1994 he became Georgia Tech’s 10th president.

Clough’s research interests lie in geotechnical engineering, including studies of earthquakes, numerical analysis, soil-structure interaction, and underground openings. He is also active in policy studies related to higher education, economic development, and science and technology policy. He has published over 120 papers and reports and six book chapters.

He is the recipient of a number of national awards and honors for teaching and research, including a total of eight from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He is one of a handful of civil engineers to have been twice awarded civil engineering’s oldest recognition, the Norman Medal, and in 2004 received the OPAL award from ASCE for outstanding lifetime achievement. He received the George Westinghouse Award from the ASEE in 1986 for outstanding teaching and the National Engineering Award from the American Association of Engineering Societies in 2002. In 1990, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

Active in national and local professional and volunteer service work, Clough’s current service includes: vice chair of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness, Co-chair of the National Innovation Initiative of the Council on Competitiveness, member of the President’s Council of Advisor’s on Science and Technology (appointed by President Bush), Executive Committee of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Executive Committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Trustee of the Georgia Research Alliance, Chair of the Atlanta Regional Council of Higher Education, and Chair of the Engineer of 2020 Initiative of the National Academy of Engineering. He serves on the Board of Advisors of Noro-Moseley Partners, a venture capital firm, and the Board of Directors of TSYS of Columbus, Ga., an international card-processing firm.

He was appointed to the National Science Board in 2004.

Dwight C. Streit

Vice President, Foundation Technologies,
Northrop Grumman Space Technology
Title: Engineering Education Requirements in a Rapidly Changing Global Environment
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Dwight C. Streit is vice president, Foundation Technology, for Northrop Grumman Space Technology. He is responsible for the basic engineering, science, and technology required to put space systems into orbit, including advanced materials, electronics, structures, and propulsion. Streit joined Northrop Grumman Corp. via the acquisition of TRW in December 2002.

Streit joined TRW as a member of the technical staff in 1987 and held a number of technical and management positions of increasing responsibility. He was a TRW technical fellow, manager of the Microelectronic Products & Technology Development Department in the Electronics & Technology Division, director of Telecommunication Products for the Telecommunications Programs Division, and vice president and executive director of Advanced Semiconductors for TRW Ventures. He was president of Velocium, a TRW company, and most recently was vice president, Microelectronics Technology.

Streit is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and was recently elected to the NASA Technology Hall of Fame. He is a recipient of numerous awards. He has over 300 technical publications and some 25 patents issued or pending, and has won best paper awards at major international conferences. He currently serves on review panels for the Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board and the Naval Studies Board, and is chair of the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base Restoration Advisory Board. He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering and chemistry from California State University—Los Angeles, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of California—Los Angeles. He is the UCLA School of Engineering 2003 Alumnus of the Year.

Northrop Grumman Corp. is a $28 billion enterprise headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif., with approximately 120,000 employees and operations in all 50 states and 25 countries.

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