Aerospace Public Policy Education

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Aerospace Public PolicyEducation

• Why Should You Care
• About Public Policy?
• Mark Holly

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Railroading History

• Pacific Railway Act of 1862 granted 10 square
  miles of public land on each side of the track
  for every mile laid.
• The Safety Appliance Acts At the beginning of the
  20th Century, mandated automatic couplers,
  installation of compressed-air train brakes and
  the addition sills, steps, ladders, running
  boards, and grab irons.
• The nation's rail route mileage, which reached a
  record 254,037 in 1916.
• Between the end of World War II and the
  mid-1970s, the federal government spent more than
  81 billion on highways and another 10 billion
  on inland waterways.
• Almost 60 merger applications involving two or
  more Class I railroads were filed between 1957
  and 1970 and the ICC denied only six.
• Total US railroad networks 170,000 miles.
• The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
  (OPEC), in the midst of the Yom Kippur War,
  announced that they would no longer ship
  petroleum to nations that had supported Israel in
  its conflict with Egypt on October 17, 1973
• The amount of rail traffic handled by our
  Nations railroads has increased over 55 percent
  since the rail industry was deregulated in 1980.

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Aerospace Trend
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Aerospace Trend
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Aerospace Trend
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Overall Higher Education Trend
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Economic Trend
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TIMSS Study - Mathematics
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TIMSS Study - Science
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How Do We Get More Technologists In The Pipeline?

• Science And Math Elementary Middle School
  Teachers Generally Have Only General Math
  Science
• Shortage Of Teachers Overall
• Children Generally Not Channeled Into Math And
  Science
• Today's Strategies Focusing on Teacher
  Professional Development In Math Science
• Professional Societies Like AIAA Can Play Role In
  Facilitating Teacher Student Competence
• National Science Foundation Emphasis On
  Partnerships Between Institutions

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NSF Targeted Partnerships
28 Total
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St. Louis MSP

• Ferguson-Florissant School District
• Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District
• Riverview Gardens School District
• University City School District
• Webster Groves School District
• Washington University
• Saint Louis Zoo
• St. Louis Science Center

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Science Outreach Mission

• Connect Washington University resources with K-12
  schools and local community
• Enhance science teaching through hands-on
  investigative methods
• Serve local underrepresented districts and
  schools in need

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Scientist support opportunities

• Scientists can offer their unique perspective to
  K-12 schools in a variety of ways.
• Multiple entry points allow for varying time
  commitments.
• Guest lecture to teachers or students
• Host teachers or students for a laboratory tour
• Work with teachers to develop a lab investigation
• Research experience mentor for a K-12 teacher

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A World In Motion

• A Science Math Curriculum For Elementary
  Middle Schools
• Developed Through A Partnership Of The Society of
  Automotive Engineers, The National Science
  Foundation Piloted In Saint Louis With Boeing
  Support
• Stressing Volunteer Involvement

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AWIM IThree Challenges
Skimmer Grade 4
Jet Toy Grade 5
Steel Can Rover Grade 6
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AWIM Challenge 2
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AWIM Challenge 3
vertical stabilizer
wing
clay weight
rudder
launch hook
horizontal stabilizer
fuselage
launcher
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Challenge 4

• Basic Electricity and Circuits

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Some Program Results2001 Missouri MAP Middle
School Indices
MAP Index (pct Step 11)(pct
Progressing1.5)(pct Nearing Proficient2)(pct
Proficient2.5)(pct Advanced3)
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Become Involved

• We are not first in the world. But it is hardly
  dire circumstances.
• We have been successfully at making the rest of
  the world economically competitive.
• We need to develop our student abilities from
  elementary school onward.
• Technologists have a role in teacher professional
  development.
• To maintain our standards of living we have to
  grow ever more productive and technology is key