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网站将专注于北极地区的能源开发。极地周围偏远的北极社区拥有世界上最高的能源生产率，仍然在很大程度上依赖化石燃料发电。寒冷的北极环境加上不断变化的气候（例如永久冻土退化，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，弹性和公平性产生深远影响。阿拉斯加是偏远微电网可再生能源整合的领导者，阿拉斯加200个运营微电网的偏远社区中约有30%已整合了可再生能源。将招募24名本科生参加为期三年的项目。该计划将通过吸引年轻和多元化的人进入STEM领域并为下一代北极工程师和科学家做好准备，使能源科学界受益。此外，独特的体验旨在为从K-12到本科学习，研究生院和/或工业和公用事业就业和合作伙伴关系的STEM专业人员创建一个管道。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可再生能源整合的领导者，阿拉斯加200个运营微电网的偏远社区中约有30%已整合了可再生能源。开发解决方案并增加我们对可再生能源和微电网的理解和知识对北极社区的福祉至关重要，并且可以将经验教训转移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，包括可再生能源与现有微电网的整合;能源数据收集，分析和可视化;社会变化和对可再生能源和能源公平态度的影响;以及宏观和微观经济政策和北极农村和偏远地区的法规。该计划包括四个主要内容：（1）解决北极能源问题的研究项目，（2）为期五天的微电网靴子营，（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。该计划将吸引年轻人和多样化的人到STEM领域，为下一代北极工程师和科学家做准备，从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 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.