REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Arctic Renewable Energy Development, Economics, and Integration

阿拉斯加大学费尔班克斯分校的REU站点将专注于北极的能源开发。环极地偏远的北极社区是世界上能源生产率最高的社区之一，仍然在很大程度上依赖化石燃料发电。北极寒冷的环境以及不断变化的气候(例如永冻土退化、海岸侵蚀、生态系统变化)和国家安全利益对能源的可负担性、可持续性、复原力和公平性产生了深远的影响。阿拉斯加是偏远微电网中可再生能源整合的领先者，因为阿拉斯加200个运营微电网的偏远社区中，约有30%整合了可再生能源。该项目为期三年，将招募24名本科生参加。该计划将通过吸引年轻人和多样化的人进入STEM领域，并培养下一代北极工程师和科学家，使能源科学界受益。此外，独特的体验旨在为STEM专业人员创造一条从K-12到本科学习、到研究生和/或工业和公用事业就业和合作的渠道。位于阿拉斯加大学费尔班克斯分校的REU网站将专注于北极的能源开发。阿拉斯加是偏远微电网中可再生能源整合的领先者，因为阿拉斯加200个运营微电网的偏远社区中，约有30%整合了可再生能源。制定解决办法，增进我们对可再生能源和微电网的了解和了解，对北极社区的福祉至关重要，吸取的经验教训可以推广到世界其他偏远和农村地区。该计划将侧重于与北极能源发展有关的研究，包括将可再生能源整合到现有微电网中；能源数据收集、分析和可视化；社会变化及其对可再生能源和能源公平态度的影响；以及北极农村和偏远地区的宏观和微观经济政策和法规。该计划包括四个主要部分：(1)针对北极能源问题的研究项目，(2)为期五天的微电网训练营，(3)北极科学、工程和社区讲座和活动，以及(4)一系列专业发展讲座和练习。该计划将通过吸引年轻和多样化的人进入STEM领域并培养下一代北极工程师和科学家而使能源科学界受益。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The REU Site at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks will focus on energy developments in the Arctic. Circumpolar remote Arctic communities have some of the highest rates of energy production worldwide and are still largely dependent on fossil fuel power generation. The cold Arctic environment in conjunction with a changing climate (for instance permafrost degradation, coastal erosion, ecosystem changes) and national security interests have a profound effect on energy affordability, sustainability, resilience, and equity. Alaska is a leader in renewable integration in remote microgrids, as around 30% of Alaska’s 200 remote communities that operate microgrids have integrated renewable energy. Twenty-four undergraduates will be recruited to participate over the three-years of the project. The program will benefit the energy science community by attracting young and diverse people to the STEM fields and preparing the next generation of Arctic engineers and scientists. In addition, the unique experiences are designed to create a pipeline for STEM professionals from K-12, to undergraduate study, to graduate school and/or to industry and utility employment and partnerships.The REU Site at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks will focus on energy developments in the Arctic. Alaska is a leader in renewable integration in remote microgrids, as around 30% of Alaska’s 200 remote communities that operate microgrids have integrated renewable energy. Developing solutions and increasing our understanding and knowledge of renewable energy and microgrids is vital to the well-being of communities in the Arctic, and lessons learned can be transferred to other remote and rural areas of the world. This program will focus on research pertaining to energy developments in the Arctic and include topics on the integration of renewable energy sources into existing microgrids; energy data collection, analysis, and visualizations; societal changes and impact in attitudes toward renewable energy and energy equity; and macro- and micro-economic policies and regulations in rural and remote areas of the Arctic. Four main elements comprise the program: (1) research projects addressing Arctic energy issues, (2) a five-day Microgrid Boot Camp, (3) Arctic Science, Engineering and Community lectures and activities, and (4) a series of Professional Development lectures and exercises. The program will benefit the energy science community by attracting young and diverse people to the STEM fields and preparing the next generation of Arctic engineers and scientists.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.