Channeling university-based sponsored research into classroom education

An important mission of university-based research that often gets overlooked is the education component. Based on the 2005-2006 Electric Power Engineering Education Resources report produced by PES, tens of millions of dollars worth of research is being conducted annually by university faculty throughout North America. While such sponsored research almost always produces Master's and Phd dissertations, how much of that is channeled into creating a broader impact of educating undergraduate and graduate students is of concern to many sponsoring agencies. This paper presents a summary of panel presentations that describe and discuss examples of how some faculty members have brought their research experiences into the classroom to highlight core principles of power and energy.