Technical Standards in Engineering Education: A Survey Across Professional Sectors

Abstract

is a polymer engineer with three years of experience as an electromechanical design engineer for Schneider Electric where she served as a technical product owner for electrical protective devices (e.g., shunt trips, miniature circuit breakers, panel boards, electrical cables). She holds a bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Iowa State University and a master's degree in Macromolecular Science and Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. Ms. Kurr completed her Spanish Business Certificate from the University of Wisconsin -Madison. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering from the University of Tennessee's Bredesen Center. In her free time, Ms. Kurr sits on the Standard Technical Panel for Underwriters Laboratories UL-746 (polymer materials) and serves as a professional development facilitator for Tau Beta Pi's -The Engineering Honor Society -Engineering Futures Program and the National Science Foundation-funded CyberAmbassadors Program.Mr. Jimmy A. Landmesser Jr., UT-Battelle Mr. Landmesser has 14 years of experience as a fire protection, nuclear and systems engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Upon receiving his degree in fire protection engineering from the University of Maryland in 2009, he joined the Nonreactor Nuclear Division (NNFD) at ORNL as a fire protection system engineer and designer. In this role, he developed his skills as a system engineer overseeing the design, installation and modification of unique FP systems protecting special nuclear materials. To better his understanding of the additional hazards and specialized operations of NNFD, Mr. Landmesser earned a master's degree in nuclear engineering. For the past five years, he has served as a design engineer and project manager for the Laboratory Modernization Division (LMD) supporting new construction and modernization of existing infrastructure. In this role, Mr. Landmesser has honed his technical acumen and improved his management and communication skills while building strong organizational and leadership qualities.Mr. Landmesser is currently pursuing a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee, focusing on modeling soil-moisture impacts to wildland-urban interface.