NSF/ONR/EPRI - Sponsored Faculty Workshop

Reforming Electric Energy Systems Curriculum

(Supported by innovations in teaching of power electronics and electric machines/drives and power systems, funded through NSF, NASA and ONR)

February 2-3, 2007

Eldorado Hotel, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Workshop Objective: To discuss reforming the electric energy systems curriculum nationally

Expected Participation: ECE Faculty Members/Dept Heads, Utility/Industry Representatives

Workshop Agenda and Schedule:

Friday, Feb 2

5:00-8:00 p.m.         Posters by Participants and Laboratory Display by UMN along with Reception (hearty appetizers)

Saturday, Feb 3

7:00-8:00 a.m.         Registration and Coffee

8:00-8:30                 Welcome, Workshop Objectives and Agenda – Ned Mohan, UMN

8:30-10:00               Importance of Electric Energy Systems Education and Need for Curricular Reform

-          ONR Perspective: Terry Ericsen

-          EPRI Perspective: Clark Gellings

-          Educating Engineers for Global Competition: Frank Barnes, Univ of Colorado                  

10:00-10:30             Group Photo and Coffee Break

10:30-11:00             ECE Course Curriculum at UMN/ABET – Doug Ernie, Assoc Dept Head - UMN

11:00-12:00             Experience with First Courses in EES Developed at UMN

-          Power Electronics: Ned Mohan, University of Minnesota

-          Electric Machines and Drives: Leonard Bohmann, MTU

-          Power Systems: Bruce Wollenberg, UMN

 

12:00-1:30 p.m.        Lunch (included)

1:30-3:30                 Opportunities in the EES sub-curriculum

-          Experience from EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service):  William Oakes, Interim-Director of the EPICS Program, Purdue University

-          Bringing Renewable Energy Content: Terje Gjengedal, VP-STATKRAFT, NORWAY, Tore Undeland, NTNU, Norway

-          Online Homework and Quizzes: Prasad Enjeti, Texas A&M

-          Role of FPGAs and DSPs in EES: Tom Posbergh, UMN

3:30-4:00                 Coffee Break

4:00-5:00                 Dual Tracks

(a) Industry Leaders’ Roundtable; (b) Faculty Open Discussion

5:30-7:00                 Dinner (included)

7:00-8:30                 Industry Leaders’ Response and Open Discussion (Cash Bar)

8:30-9:00 p.m.         Desserts and Coffee



Locations and Accomodations

The workshop will be held at the Eldorado Hotel and Spa in historic Santa Fe, New Mexico. A block of rooms has been reserved at the hotel. Two nights of free lodging will be provided on a first-come basis to a limited number of the qualified U.S. Power Faculty (tenured, tenure-track or adjunct faculty who are teaching Power Systems and related course(s) at a university in the United States). The exact number that we will be able to support will depend on our NSF and ONR funding. If you qualify for the complimentary lodging, we will make your hotel reservation for you and send you confirmation. If you would like to make changes or additions to your hotel stay, you will need to contact the hotel directly to make these arrangements.

 

Industry Participants

The procedure for industry participants to register is the same as that for the faculty.  While registering online, in the box where it asks for courses you teach, simply indicate Industry Participant. 

 

Please note that our grant will not be able to cover your two nights of lodging.  However, we will make your hotel reservation for you and send you confirmation. If you would like to make changes or additions to your hotel stay, you will need to contact the hotel directly to make these arrangements.

 

Poster Session

You are invited for a poster presentation on any relevant topic at this workshop, including, for example, a poster briefly describing your various research projects.  Professor Ben Oni of Tuskegee University is organizing this session and further information to the registrants will be provided after January 1, 2007, with the deadline of January 15, 2007 for submission.  There is no requirement for a written paper and we will upload all the poster slides on our website.  All poster submissions must be made online for which we will provide the appropriate format and link to the registrant.

 

Registration Deadline

The deadline for registration is January 1, 2007. NEW this year! All registrations will be accepted online at www.ece.umn.edu/groups/power. When you register for the workshop, you will receive an email confirming your registration for the workshop. You will receive your hotel confirmation numbers two weeks after you register for the workshop. You may also register your spouse or a guest to join us for the reception and dinner.

 

For Additional Technical Information Contact

Professor Ned Mohan, mohan@umn.edu; telephone: 612-625-3362

 

For Registration Information Contact

Heather Dorr or Oona Besse at conferences3@cce.umn.edu; telephone: 612-624-3492

http://www.eldoradohotel.com

 

For online registration and online poster submission, please visit the workshop website at www.ece.umn.edu/groups/power.