Organizing Research and Educational Consortia

1. Organizing Research and Educational Consortia Chen-Ching Liu Advanced Power Technologies (APT) Center Electric Energy Industrial (EEIC) Consortium University of Washington

2. Advanced Power Technologies (APT)Consortium APT: A Multi-institutional, Multi-disciplinary Consortium Involving • Arizona State Univ. (ASU) • Iowa State Univ. (ISU) • Univ. of Washington (UW) • Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) and State Univ.

3. Advanced Power Technologies (APT)Consortium Leadership in • Development of advanced and innovative technologies for high quality, performance and efficiency in future electric energy systems • Innovation of power engineering education to develop future engineers with leadership/engineering skills to meet challenges in a broad context of industry/society • Development of close partnership with power industry in technology transfer and education innovation

4. Strategic Power Infrastructure Defense (SPID): (EPRI/DoD)

5. APT Center at University of Washington • APT Consortium: DoD / EPRI Program ‘Strategic Power Infrastructure Defense (SPID)’ 1999-2001 • NSF Curriculum Development Grant (w/ ASU) 1998-2001 • APT Center Industry Sponsored Projects started in 1998 (Mitsubishi Electric, LG Korea, CESI, Italy and ALSTOM ESCA) • Individual research projects

6. APT Center at UW - Industry Sponsored Projects • Membership agreement • Fees and structures • Technology transfer white paper • Licensing of technology

7. APT Industry Advisory Board at UW • Selection of APT projects • Approval of budgets • Technical contact at member’s company • Review of project progress • Two Board meetings per year

8. EEIC Fellowships and Assistantships • EEIC Established in 1983 • Awards EEIC Graduate Fellowships • 2-4 EEIC Undergraduate Assistantships every quarter since 1998 (Undergraduate scholarships before 1998) • Sponsored by ALSTOM ESCA, Seattle City Light, Puget Sound Energy, Bonneville Power Administration, ConneXt, Snohomish PUD, Tacoma Power

9. Grainger Foundation Sponsored Program • Grainger Graduate Fellows $ 32K / yr for two students Out-of-state tuition waived • Grainger Undergraduate Scholars $ 6K / yr for 4 students • Recognition Dinner Event • Grainger Distinguished Lectures

10. EEIC/ APT Annual Open House and Poster Contest • 3:30 p.m. Welcome; Open House and Poster Presentations • 4:30 p.m. Pizza and Beverages • 5:30 p.m. Feature Presentations • 6:45 p.m. Poster Winners Announced: - Undergraduate - Graduate - Team • New experiment to organize the event with pre-engineering outreach and advising program at UW

11. EEIC / APT Seminars • About 9 seminars per quarter • E-mail to all EEIC Members • Speakers from UW and beyond • Encourages industry participation

12. Successful Research and Educational Consortia • Close partnership among team leaders and members in the institutions • Shared vision of the technical and educational program • Strong leadership to achieve the program goals • Strong institutional support to overcome barriers between universities • Procedure to manage the intellectual properties • Strong industry support through track records • Strong staff support to organize the program activities • A strong team of faculty with shared interests • Close interaction with students • Interdisciplinary technical expertise

13. Future Challenges • Interest from undergraduate students • Career opportunities for students • Support from the power industry • Meeting the R&D needs of the industry • New opportunities in the new industry environment