Joseph R. Herkert is assistant professor of Multidisciplinary Studies at North Carolina State University where he teaches in the Science, Technology and Society Program and is director of the Benjamin Franklin Scholars Program—a dual degree program in engineering and humanities/social sciences. He also holds an associate appointment in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Herkert has published papers in IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Education, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Science and Engineering Ethics, and the Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. He has served as guest editor of special issues for Social Science Computer Review and The Journal of Electronic Publishing. Dr. Herkert is a past president of the IEEE Society on Social Implications on Technology (SSIT) and currently serves as publications chair of SSIT and editorial board chair of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine.