When asked what they want to do when they grow up, most kids
talk about becoming ballerinas and firefighters. Although that
idea often evolves into more of a mainstream career choice, few
go down the path of engineering. This deficit leads to a
shortage of leaders in the engineering and science industries,
who solve many of society’s challenges. By producing a guidebook
entitled, “Saving the World One Student at a Time,” National
Instruments hopes to inspire engineering educators and their
students and revitalize the industry. The guidebook recounts
stories from industry leaders around the globe, who are profiled
because they have found ways to bring engineering education to
new levels. Examples range from having middle-school students in
Germany teach themselves about RF waves to students in Mexico
learning how to communicate with robots.  Students Create Their
Own Waves  One of the individuals profiled is Jan Dohl, who
heads the Vodafone Chair in the 5G Research Lab at Technische
Universität (TU) in Dresden