Industry-Academia Interactions and the PSE&G Student Project Team Concept

One of the most professionally rewarding interactions for an experienced engineer is the coaching and counseling of undergraduate engineering students. All too often, however, the practicing engineer may not be able to find the time or managerial support for this kind of interaction, and an important learning experience for both industry and the students lies unexplored. This paper presents a case for increased industry-academic interactions and describes how Public Service Electric and Gas Company's (PSE&G) Studetn Project Team Concept interaction has provided benefits to both students and their academic institutions, and PSE&G's R&D Department.