Workshop: Energy and Power Summer Program to be held at Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta, GA on July 8-12, 2011.

安全、可靠和负担得起的电力供应是经济健康的基本要求。在可持续能源的背景下，运营该电网的公用事业在满足日益增长的电力需求方面面临越来越多的挑战。电网必须发展，以适应新能源，如可再生能源，并支持新的用途，如插入式电动汽车。公用事业需要将信息和通信技术集成到下一代电网中，以更高效地提供电力。因此，下一代电力工程师将需要传统课程之外的知识，包括通信，传感器集成，政策，软件开发和安全。电气和计算机工程系主任协会（ECEDHA）及其在美国和加拿大的成员部门已经认识到需要更新和升级电力工程课程。本提案中描述的暑期课程是2010年11月ECEDHA研讨会的产物，该研讨会解决了一系列问题，包括课程改革和教师发展。暑期课程将帮助大学教育工作者准备教授电力工程扩展课程。智力优势：暑期课程的智力优势集中在ECE教育工作者更新和升级大学水平的电力工程课程的紧迫性，以推进基础知识，并为这一关键领域的下一代工程专业人士做好准备。暑期项目更广泛的影响体现在电网的国际性上，通过暑期项目对招聘、留住和指导本科生、研究生和年轻教师的影响，同时尽可能多地从工程领域代表性不足的群体中汲取经验（例如，少数民族和妇女在工程）。

A safe, secure, reliable and affordable supply of electric power is a basic requirement for economic health. The utilities that operate this grid face increasing challenges in meeting the growing demand for electricity in the context of sustainable energy. The grid must evolve to accommodate new energy sources such as renewable energy and support new uses such as plug-in electric vehicles. Utilities need to integrate information and communication technologies into the next-generation grid to deliver electricity more efficiently and effectively. As a result, the next generation of electric power engineers will require knowledge of topics outside the traditional curriculum including communications, sensor integration, policy, software development and security.The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA) and their member departments in the United States and Canada have recognized the need to update and upgrade programs in power engineering. The summer program described in this proposal is an outgrowth of November 2010 ECEDHA workshop which addressed a range of issues including curriculum changes and faculty development. The summer program will prepare university educators to teach an expanded curriculum in electric power engineering.Intellectual Merit:The intellectual merit of the summer program centers on the urgency for ECE educators to update and upgrade university-level power engineering programs to advance fundamental knowledge and prepare the next generation of engineering professionals in this critical field.Broader Impact:The broader impact of the summer program is reflected in the international nature of the electric power grid, and by the impact the summer program will have on recruiting, retaining, and mentoring undergraduate students, graduate students and young faculty, while drawing as much as possible from underrepresented groups in engineering (e.g., minorities and women in engineering).