Travel Grant for North American Power Symposium (NAPS) 2021 Attendees; The 53rd NAPS will be held at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, on November, 14-16, 2021

这笔旅行补助金将用于抵消参加2021年第53届北美电力研讨会（NAPS）的与会者的费用。nap是一个以学生为中心的会议，自1969年成立以来，它汇集了电力和能源系统领域的学生、教师、研究人员和行业。本次研讨会的目的是为学生，教师和行业代表提供一个论坛，讨论下一代电网技术的研究思路，并展示他们的研究成果。第53届nap将于2021年11月14日至16日在德克萨斯州大学城的德克萨斯农工大学举行。nap的旅行资金将用于支持学生和早期职业教师。接受的论文和论文展示将是考虑旅行奖的先决条件。预计获奖人数至少为32人，他们的旅费将得到报销。学生将角逐最佳论文奖和最佳参与者奖。除了技术讨论之外，他们还将与其他与会者进行进一步的社交互动。获奖者还可以参加会议前参观华盛顿，并在会议结束后参观位于德克萨斯州农工大学系统RELLIS校区基础设施更新中心（CIR）的智能电网控制室实验室。2021年nap的旅行资金将增强学生在智能电网领域的意识和技术准备。电力工程社区将受益于这一支持，因为它将有机会展示和讨论高质量的技术论文，并促进与行业代表的前沿互动。来自少数民族的学生和早期职业教师也将被鼓励申请这项旅行补助金，以便能够参加这次活动。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。

This travel grant will be used for offsetting the cost of attendees participating at the 53rd North American Power Symposium (NAPS) 2021. NAPS is a student-centric conference bringing together students, faculty, researchers, and industry in the power and energy systems area since its inception in 1969. The purpose of this symposium is to provide a forum for students, faculty, and industrial representatives to discuss research ideas for next-generation power grid technology, and present their research outcomes. The 53rd NAPS will be held at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, on November, 14-16, 2021. The travel funding for NAPS will support students and early career faculty. Accepted paper and paper presentation will be a pre-requisite to be considered for the travel award. The expected number of awardees is at least 32 to be reimbursed for their travel expenses. Students will compete for Best Paper Award and for a Best Participant Award. In addition to the technical discussions, they will have further social interactions with other attendees. The awardees may also attend the pre-conference tour visiting the Washington on the Brazos, and the post-conference tour at the Smart Grids Control Room Lab located at the Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR) at RELLIS campus of Texas A&M University System.The travel funding for NAPS 2021 will enhance the awareness and technical preparedness of students in the area of smart grids. The power engineering community will benefit from this support by receiving an opportunity for presenting and discussing high-quality technical papers and stimulating cutting-edge interactions with industry representatives. Students and early career faculty from minority groups will also be encouraged to apply for this travel grant to be able to participate in this event.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.