FREEDM ERC precollege programs: Motivating careers in the electric power industry

Author

Holbert, K.E. ; Grable, Lisa L. ; Overbay, Amy ; Nzekwe, Brandon

Author_Institution

Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

21-25 July 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Declining interest and enrollments in STEM related fields are an impetus to engage precollege students and teachers in science and engineering activities. Concerns about climate change and green energy sources provide platforms to connect today´s students to tomorrow´s careers in the electric power industry. Three facets of the NSF-supported FREEDM ERC precollege programs are described: (1) a Research Experience for Teachers, (2) a Young Scholars commuter program for high school students, and (3) summer science camps for middle school students. Assessment results for the fourth year of the effort at four different university campuses are presented.

Keywords

electricity supply industry; power engineering education; renewable energy sources; Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management System; NSF-supported FREEDM ERC precollege programs; Research Experience for Teachers; STEM related field; Young Scholars commuter program; climate change; electric power industry; green energy source; science technology engineering and mathematics education; summer science camp; Atmospheric measurements; Educational institutions; Engineering profession; Instruments; Particle measurements; Power systems; STEM; power engineering education;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PES), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

ISSN

1944-9925

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672309

Filename

6672309