Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PES), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
DOI :
10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672309