Title :
A Powerful Initiative at Pitt
Author :
Reed, Gregory F.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
Abstract :
This article focuses on a new initiative currently being developed and underway to address in a real sense the issues faced by the power and energy industry in terms of future education and research needs - the power and energy initiative in the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) has launched a comprehensive power and energy initiative in response to workforce and technology development opportunities in the area of electric power engineering, nuclear engineering and mining engineering.
Keywords :
electricity supply industry; engineering education; mining; nuclear engineering; power engineering; research initiatives; Swanson School of Engineering; University of Pittsburgh; electric power engineering; energy industry; energy initiative; mining engineering; nuclear engineering; power industry; power initiative; Aging; Collaborative work; Electricity supply industry; Energy resources; Industrial economics; Investments; Power engineering; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Research and development;
Journal_Title :
Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPE.2007.915183