Power engineering education: Challenges and opportunities

Author

Crow, M.L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Missouri Univ. of Sci.&Technol., Rolla, MO

fYear

2008

fDate

20-24 July 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

This paper presents a summary of the presentation given at the IEEE Power Engineering Society 2008 General Meeting in the Panel Session ldquoEducation of the Power Engineer of the Future". In this paper the author presents the challenges facing the current engineering student and the faculty who teach them. Challenges include declining student interest, volatile job markets, and the changing profile of the power and energy industry.

Keywords

power engineering education; Education of the Power Engineer of the Future; IEEE Power Engineering Society 2008 General Meeting in the Panel Session; energy industry; job markets; power engineering education; power industry; student interests; Energy storage; Engineering education; Engineering profession; Engineering students; Power & Energy Society; Power engineering; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering education; Power system protection; Wind turbines; power engineering education;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power and Energy Society General Meeting - Conversion and Delivery of Electrical Energy in the 21st Century, 2008 IEEE

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

ISSN

1932-5517

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1905-0

Electronic_ISBN

1932-5517

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2008.4596593

Filename

4596593