Student Support for the 50th North American Power Symposium (NAPS),To Be Held in Fargo, ND, September 9-11, 2018.

该提案要求国家科学基金会（NSF）提供资金，以帮助补贴学生相关费用，用于北达科他州州立大学在北达科他州法戈举办的第50届北美电力研讨会（NAPS）的旅行，注册和住宿，从2018年9月9日至11日。NAPS，作为一个非营利性的，以学生为中心的会议，将汇集学生，教师和研究人员在电力和能源系统领域。该研讨会在技术上由IEEE电力和能源协会共同赞助，预计将有大约150篇由学生领导的论文报告-这些论文将通过IEEE的数字图书馆传播。学术价值主要在于研讨会努力认识到学生是研究企业的劳动力，从而团结全国的教师，行业成员，以及从事电力系统领域的学生团体，介绍和讨论对国家和国家科学基金会同时重要的既定和新兴课题的研究。会议的一个重要元素是提供给每一个学生提交的论文从同行和专家在该领域的反馈，这将有助于塑造早期的职业研究在正确的方向。更广泛的影响在于会议的包容性和以学生为中心的立场，这将强烈鼓励学生出席，促进互动，并为专业发展提供众多机会。对本科生和少数民族的支持将有助于在他们职业生涯的正确时间提供正确的灵感，鼓励和指导组合。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This proposal requests funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help subsidize student-related expenses towards travel, registration, and accommodation for the 50th North American Power Symposium (NAPS) hosted by North Dakota State University, in Fargo, North Dakota, from September 9-11, 2018. NAPS, as a non-profit, and student-centric conference, will bring together students, faculty, and researchers in the power and energy systems area. The symposium is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Power and Energy Society and anticipates around 150 student-led paper presentations - which will be disseminated through IEEE's digital library.The intellectual merits primarily lie in the symposium's efforts in recognizing students as the workforce of the research enterprise, and thereby, uniting the nation's faculty, industry members, and the student body engaged in the field of power systems to present and discuss research in established and emerging topics of concurrent importance to the nation and the National Science Foundation. An important element of the conference is the feedback available to every student-presented paper from peers and experts in the field, which will help shape early career-research in the right directions. The broader impacts lie in the conference's inclusive and student-centric stance which will strongly encourage student attendance, promote interactions, and provide numerous opportunities for professional development. Support to undergraduates and minorities will help provide the right mix of inspiration, encouragement, and mentorship at the right time in their careers.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.