REU Site: Summer Research Experience on Resilient Carbon-Free U.S. Electric Power Systems

克拉克森大学的弹性无碳美国电力系统夏季研究小组将提供研究机会，重点关注到2035年可持续和弹性的美国电网。每年将招募10名本科生参加暑期研究，重点是吸引研究有限的研究所和代表性不足的群体的参与者。这些REU学生将在克拉克森教师的指导下进行数据分析、机器学习、高级控制和电力系统分析方面的研究，以提高电网的弹性和可再生能源的电网整合。专业发展活动包括由业界合作伙伴（例如国家电网、纽约电力局和国家可再生能源实验室）主办的受邀研讨会和实地考察，以扩大学生对能源基础设施的认识。该项目的成果将是培养具有跨学科知识的下一代工程师和科学家，以解决该国电网面临的紧迫挑战，以实现未来可持续和有弹性的能源系统。克拉克森大学将举办一个新的3年REU网站，每年为10名本科生提供为期10周的沉浸式暑期研究项目。REU的目标是吸引至少50%的学生来自研究资源有限的两年制或四年制大学，至少50%来自代表性不足的群体，包括没有出现的少数民族、女性、退伍军人或第一代学生。该计划的特色要素包括：(1)研究项目解决电力行业面临的挑战，以实现到2035年弹性无碳美国电力系统的全国性目标；(2)专业发展活动，如培养研究伦理、沟通技巧、准备研究生院的有力申请，以促进学生的教育和职业发展；(3)关于电网弹性和可持续性的训练营，实地考察和邀请讲座，以激发和维持学生对电力行业研究生学习的兴趣。这些研究活动将重点关注未来的弹性和无碳电网，包括5G网络的电网资产加固、可再生能源整合、停电管理的数据分析、太阳能和海上风能的转换器控制，以及分布式能源的网络弹性控制。在暑期经历之后，导师将支持他们的学生提交适当的研究成果，以便在同行评审的IEEE会议/期刊上发表。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Summer REU on Resilient Carbon-Free U.S. Electric Power Systems at Clarkson University will provide research opportunities focused on a sustainable and resilient U.S. electricity power grid by 2035. Each year, a cohort of 10 undergraduate students, with an emphasis on attracting participants from research limited institutes and underrepresented groups, will be recruited to participate in the summer research. These REU students will be mentored by Clarkson faculty and conduct research into data analytics, machine learning, advanced control, and power system analysis for improved grid resiliency and grid integration of renewable energies. Professional development activities will include invited seminars and field trips hosted by the industry partners, e.g., National Grid, New York Power Authority, and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, to broaden students’ knowledge of energy infrastructures. The outcome of the program will be the next generation of engineers and scientists with interdisciplinary knowledge to address the pressing challenges faced by this country’s electric power grid for a sustainable and resilient energy system of the future. Clarkson University will host a new 3-year REU site featuring a ten-week immersive summer research program for ten undergraduate students annually. The REU has a goal of attracting at least 50% of the students will be from two- or four-year colleges with limited research resources and at least 50% from underrepresented groups including unpresented minorities, women, veteran or first-generation students. The program’s distinguishing elements include: (1) research projects addressing the challenges faced by the power industry to achieve the nationwide goal of resilient carbon-free U.S. electric power systems by 2035; (2) professional development activities such as training of ethics in research, communication skills, and preparing a strong application to graduate school to foster students’ educational & career development; and (3) bootcamp on grid resiliency and sustainability, field trips and invited talks to stimulate and sustain students’ interest in graduate studies in the electric power sector. These research activities will focus on resiliency and carbon-free grids of the future including grid assets hardening with 5G networks, renewable integration, data analytics for outage management, converter control for solar and offshore wind, and cyber-resilient control of distributed energy resources. Following the summer experience, mentors will support their students to submit appropriate research results for publication in peer-reviewed IEEE conferences/journals.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.