Deployment: Who will do it?Preparing the Next Generation of Power & Energy Engineers

March 2013

Topics

• Industry Supporters

• The Problem

• The Need

• The Solution

• PES Scholarship Plus Initiative

• PES Scholarship Plus Requirements

• Selection Criteria

• When & Where to apply

• 2012-13 PES Scholars

• Action – help make it happen

Industry Supporters

Industry Supporters

The Problem

Why Power and Energy Engineering?

+ Want to tackle challenges, solve problems, make a difference and save the world?

+ Join thousands of power and energy engineers who are developing solutions to our biggest energy challenges—green energy, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, the Smart Grid

+ Power and energy engineers work with some of today's most exciting technologies, developing solutions to problems that affect our lives and lifestyles

The Problem

+ Over the next decade, almost 62% of the industry has the potential to retire or leave for other reasons

+ At the same time, demand for qualified power engineers is projected to increase

+ This path is not sustainable

Survey Participants

–55 Electric & Gas Utilities

–All Electric Cooperatives

–~ ½ of all US electric & combination utility employees

Done in 2007, 2008 & 2009

Engineers that may need replacement by 2014 ~51%

US Workforce Survey: Age Distribution

Source: Center for Energy Workforce Development -- Gaps in the Energy Workforce Pipeline Survey

The Need

The Need

+A highly skilled workforce that is:- Excited about solving problems and improving our

energy infrastructure

- Looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the power and energy field

- Ready to meet the growing demand for our power and energy needs

- Prepared with a practical, hands-on career experience

The Need: Skills

Basic electrical and electric power engineeringElectronics, load flow, short circuit, stability, transients

CommunicationsPhysical media, protocols, info models, networks, traffic analysis

Distributed Computing / Intelligence / Complex Systems

Software, agent based computing, local automation, stochastic processes

SecurityPhysical and cyber

Systems of Systems EngineeringIntegration, control theory, reliability, stability, security

Enterprise ArchitectureDatabases, Service Oriented Architecture

Business, Economics, and RegulationUnderstanding the business, cost/benefit, business case

People Skills Internal to break down silos, external to understand customer needs

The Solution

The Solution: Workforce Collaborative Report

Workforce Collaborative Report

Published April, 2009Recommended doubling

the number of power engineering graduates and providing scholarships

Influential in $100M DOE stimulus education allocation

The Solution

+ Provide students:- Financial assistance - Hands-on career experience

+ Help industry recruit top candidates from the finest engineering programs in the U.S.

+ Give young engineers the tools to connect with potential employers

+ Provide mentoring opportunities from current experts while available

+ Designed to complement and not compete with existing programs

PES Scholarship Plus Initiative™

PES Scholarship Plus Initiative ™

+ Receive up to $7,000 in financial support before graduation:- $2,000 1st year- $2,000 2nd year- $3,000 3rd year*

+ Assistance in getting up to 2 years of power engineering career experience before graduation

+ One free year of membership in the world’s largest and oldest technical association – IEEE and its Power and Energy Society

+ Can participate in a mentoring program which connects students to experts*For applicants awarded in their first year of

college

PES Scholarship Plus Initiative™ Requirements

PES Scholarship Plus Initiative™ RequirementsApplicants must be:+ U.S. citizen or permanent resident + Currently enrolled at an accredited university or community

college+ A full-time undergrad student in the coming academic year+ Working on (or planning to work on) an ABET-accredited electrical

engineering undergraduate bachelor’s degree + Considering a career in power and energy engineering+ Willing to participate in a career experience (internship, coop,

summer research)+ Attending a university/college that offers undergrad courses in

power engineering+ Planning to take at least three of these power engineering courses

(total of nine+ credits)+ Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (B) at current college or university

The Importance of Career Experiences

+ Learn about the work of power and energy engineers and to get visibility to potential employers

+ Required for Scholarship renewal in years 2 and 3

+ Career Experience can be gained in a number of ways- Internships- Co-ops - Power-related summer research

+ The Initiative will assist individuals in their own efforts to find career experiences!- PES Careers is a free IEEE PES online resource that

connects power engineering students seeking career experiences with industry

• Required for renewal

• Can be arranged by awardee or through PES-Careers platform

• PES-Careers is an online resource that connects students seeking career experiences with industry for up to one year after graduation

– Assistance will provided to awardees having trouble finding career experiences*

*In certain cases the requirement may be waived

Career Experience

Basic Commitment for a student

+ Willingness to explore power and energy engineering as a career

+ Obtain relevant career experiences+ Take course work on power and energy

engineering subjects+ Look for opportunities to learn about the industry

(such as through industry presentations and mentoring)

+ No penalties if the student decides not to pursue a power and energy engineering career

+ This is all about the student seeing the exciting opportunities in power and energy engineering!

Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria

+ Academic performance+ Alignment of technical and personal interests with

the power engineering field+ Personal strengths, such as:

- Volunteer activities- Work experience- Endorsement letter

+ Strength of academic program (based on the institution’s overall power engineering courses and the courses you may take)

Where & When to Apply

Where & When to Apply

+ Applying is easy at www.ee-scholarship.org+ Deadline for applications and renewals is June 30,

2013+ Awardees will be notified in September 2013

+ The application period is open March through June

PES Scholars

2012/13 - PES Scholars+ Over 1,200+ students from over 150 U.S.

universities participated in the application process

368 Total Applicants+ 228 PES Scholars from 100 U.S.

Universities + 104 Seniors+ 77 Juniors+ 47 Sophomores

+ $456,000 in scholarships to be distributed

John W. Estey Outstanding Scholars

Distributed to the outstanding PES Scholar in each Region:• Ross Beppler, Clemson University – Junior - Region 3

(Southeast USA)

• Nicholas Coleman, Drexel University – Senior - Region 2 (Mid-Atlantic USA)

• Stephen Collins, University of Southern California – Junior - Region 6 (Western USA)

• Eric DePinto, Colorado School of Mines – Junior - Region 5 (Southwest USA)

• David Hiskens, University of Michigan – Junior - Region 4 (Mid-Western USA)

• Andrew Klem, Clarkson University – Junior - Region 1 (Northeast USA)

PES Scholars - Testimonials• For one, it has eased the financial burden of attending a highly ranked

engineering university. Additionally, it has reinforced the notion that pursuing a career in power engineering is attainable.

• Knowing there are options after attaining an engineering degree inspires the hope which fuels the late night study sessions, the struggle to juggle all aspects of an incredibly busy life, and the general motivation to push through the difficult days.

• Being named a PES Scholar means that a group of individuals believe that I have the potential to become a leader in the electrical engineering world, which gives me confidence in my abilities as I enter the working world upon graduation.

• Power engineering is a field with exponentially growing opportunities. Being part of the PES Scholar program has allowed me to integrate myself to this field and have a great sense of pride. The support from IEEE PES provides the momentum to achieve anything in this field. I highly recommend this scholarly program to all power engineering students.

• The absolute best part about receiving the PES Scholarship for me is the access to the PES Careers resource. I have found many exciting opportunities using this resource that would have otherwise gone unnoticed. I currently have multiple job offers at various companies in the power sector, most of which are a direct result of the PES Scholarship.

Top UniversitiesThe 2012-2013 PES Scholars are from 100 universities across the United States. The following schools have 5 or more PES Scholars:

1. Drexel University (15)

2. State University of New York at Buffalo (13)

3. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (11)

4. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (8)

5. Arizona State University (8)

6. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (7)

7. University of Washington (7)

8. University of Texas at Austin (6)

9. Georgia Institute of Technology (5)

10. Kansas State University (5)

Universities with PES Scholars

Arizona State University -Tempe

Arizona State University at Polytechnic

Baylor University

Boise State University

Brigham Young University

California State University, Sacramento

California State University-Fresno

Case Western Reserve University

Clarkson University

Clemson University

Cleveland State Univ

Colorado School of Mines

Cornell University

Drexel University

Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ-Daytona Beach

Florida International University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Gonzaga University

Howard University

Idaho State Univ

Illinois Institute of Technology

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Iowa State University

Kansas State University

Kettering University

Lawrence Technological University

Louisiana Technical University

Loyola Marymount University

Marquette University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Universities with PES Scholars

Mississippi State University

Missouri Univ of Science & Tech

Morgan State University

New Mexico State University

North Carolina State University

North Dakota State University

Northeastern University

Northern Arizona University

Ohio State University

Old Dominion University

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Pennsylvania State University

Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Portland State University

Prairie View A&M University

Purdue University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Seattle Pacific Univ

Seattle University

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

South Dakota State University

State University of New York at Buffalo

Stony Brook University

Suffolk University

Temple Univ

Tennessee Technological University

Texas A&M University

Texas Tech University

University of Akron

University of Alaska-Anchorage

Universities with PES Scholars

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

University of Central Florida

University of Colorado - Boulder

University of Colorado - Denver

University of Connecticut

University of Denver

University of Florida

University of Houston

University of Idaho

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Iowa

University of Kentucky

University of Maryland, College Park

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota - Duluth

University of Nevada, Reno

University of New Orleans

University of Pittsburgh

University of South Carolina

University of South Florida

University of Southern California

University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Texas at Arlington

University of Texas at Austin

University of Utah

University of Virginia

University of Washington

University of West Florida

University of Wisconsin, Madison

University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Universities with PES Scholars

University of Wyoming

Valparaiso University

Virginia Poly Inst & State University

Washington State University

West Virginia University

Western Kentucky University

Widener University

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Action: Help Make it happenFunding

+ Created the PES Scholarship Plus Initiative Fund+ PES provided $1,000,000 in seed funding+ Target goal of $10M in philanthropic donations over

first 2 years+ Intended to supplement, not replace, current

university funding

Career Experience Opportunities+ Organizations post career opportunities on PES

Career website+ Students post their details

Mentoring Opportunities+ Sign up to be a Mentor

IEEE Power and Energy Society: The voice of power and energy engineers.

IEEE Power and Energy Society:

We’re seeking the best.• Aspiring engineers• High achievers• Interested in power and energy• Ready for the workforce

Building the next generation of power engineersNow:

228 scholars in 2012In 3 years: 300-500 scholars per year

We need support to make the vision possible.

Make a difference and play a vital role in the future of the Power & Energy Industry.

Sponsorship Levels

Title Contribution Range

Presidential $1,000,000+

Platinum $500,000 to $999,999

Diamond $250,000 to $499,999

Gold $100,000 to $249,999

Silver $50,000 to $99,999

Bronze $25,000 to $49,999

Mentor $10,000 to $24,999

Regional $5,000 to $9,999

Local $1,000 to $4,999

Friend $500 to $999Support the Scholarship Plus Initiative by

contributing to the IEEE Power & Energy Scholarship Fund.

Visit http://www.ieee.org/donate or email donate@ieee.org

Invest in the future

Your contributionwill make a

difference

Donate onlinewww.ieee.org/donate

Designate your donation to the IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Fund

Charitable contributions to the IEEE Foundation are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law in the United States.

More Information

+ Please visit the IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative at:www.ee-scholarship.org

+ You may also e-mail any questions to:info@ee-scholarships.org

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