Feller Receives Asme Fellowship

3-13-96
University Park, Pa. -- Irwin Feller, professor of economics at Penn State, has been granted a fellowship by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME International).

In his role as State Government Fellow, Feller will evaluate the impact of technology on the Pennsylvania economy, contributing expert opinion and analysis to the public policy process statewide. Among other activities, Feller will assess global technology trends as they impact pending economic development policies and programs in his home state of Pennsylvania.

He will work in cooperation with the Legislative Office for Research Liaison and assist in the formulation of effective federal-state relationships regarding publicly funded research and development.

Feller, director of the Institute for Policy Research and Evaluation at Penn State, is an expert in technology transfer, technology-based economic development, and related areas.

In the 1970s, he received a series of grants from the National Science Foundation to direct national studies of the sources and uses of scientific and technical information in state legislatures.

More recently, he has consulted with the National Conference of State Legislatures, Science and Engineering Foundation, President's Office of Science and Technology Policy, and several other organizations on federal and state technology programs and technology-based economic development.

Feller is author of "Universities and State Governments" and numerous papers. He has contributed to books published by Macmillan Press, John Wiley, and other notable publishers.

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Contacts:
Vicki Fong
(814) 865-9481 (office)
(814) 238-1221 (home)
vyf1@psu.edu