Integrated Education and Research Energy Programs at UH Prof. and Chair Tony Kuh Dept. of Electrical Engineering Director REIS Center June 4, 2010
Outline Renewable Energy and Island Sustainability (REIS) Center Goals and Personnel Funding DOE workforce training Education Research Outreach Energy Programs UH COE/ HECO relationships
REIS Goals Multidisciplinary team formed to conduct cutting edge renewable energy and island sustainability research Obtain sustained funding from (NSF, DOE, military) Become internationally recognized program Develop REIS program to educate students in renewable energy and sustainability and provide work force for Hawaii, USA, and globally Work with state of Hawaii and industry to help with renewable energy and energy efficiency goals Develop experimental lab: Green Holmes Hall Initiative Recruit undergraduates, K-12 students, underrepresented students into REIS program
REIS Members O. Boric-Lubecke- EE M. Burkett - Law B.-H. Chao- ME M. Coffman- RUP D. Garmire- EE M. Ghasemi Nejhad-ME R. Ghorbani- ME P. Johnson- ICS A. Kavcic- EE D. Konan- Econ S. Khanal- MBBE A. Kuh - EE B. Y. Liaw- HNEI E. Miller- HNEI D. Nakafuji - HECO A. Ohta- EE W. Qu- ME D. Rockwood Arch. N. Tarui- Econ M. Teng- CEE S. Turn- HNEI S. Yamada- Business X. Zhou- EE R. McGehee- Admin. Asst. Members from 8 schools/ colleges and 11 units
Funding Support Internal: $1M Sustainability Grant from UHM VCRGE Gary Ostrander External: $2.5M DOE workforce training (STEPS) Other: NSF, DOD, ARPA E, State, Industry and private
Research Proposal Structure Large: Center grants and proposals UHM Internal: Sustainability grant 6/9-5/11 DOE Workforce Training (WFT) (HECO is a partner, 5/10-6/13) NSF IGERT: Applied for pre-proposal Targeted Research Proposals: Group Target Research Proposals: Small proposals
REIS DOE workforce training goals Form new interdisciplinary graduate education and research program in renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart grids, and sustainability A major focus on Hawaii energy problems Students will obtain broad education in engineering, technology, and social science with depth in one of several areas Fundamental and applied research will be conducted Recruit and retain underrepresented students Work with energy and sustainability companies in Hawaii and state government to help provide workforce
Educational Curriculum Course Breadth and Depth: Students will take two core courses in RE and sustainability (one with engineering focus, one with social science focus) and have depth in one of several areas: Materials, devices, and manufacturing Systems, integration, and smart grid Sustainable infrastructure Biofuels and bioenergy Energy economics Several new graduate courses plus existing courses on RE, energy efficiency, smart grids, and sustainability. Background courses will be weaved into curriculum
Educational Activities continued Student would obtain (MS, PhD) in department plus REIS certificate Industry experience: students encouraged to work in Hawaiian energy and sustainability companies (summer interns, Coop students) Multidisciplinary research: Projects will be group oriented requiring multiple disciplines Undergraduate RE course Undergraduate research projects Develop short courses with HECO (community based and more technical courses addressing needs) Seminar series
Graduate Students CEIS Graduate Courses Short Courses Internships Engineers Faculty Seminars Community UG Students UG RE Course CEIS Research Projects coordinator or lecturer participant both
Recruitment, Retention, and Outreach Recruit UG students through design projects and Green Holmes Hall Initiative Special attention given to underrepresented students Native Hawaiian Science and Engineering Mentorship Program (NHSEMP) Society of Women Engineering (SWE), Women in Technology Retention through a sense of academic community, mentorship, and cultural knowledge Outreach: REIS faculty and students interface with community and recruit K-12 students into STEM
Recruiting, Outreach, and Work Force Training
Research Clusters Smart micro-grids: A. Kavcic, P. Johnson, X. Zhou, P. Santhanam, A. Kuh, D. Nakafuji Energy Sustainable Buildings: D. Rockwood, W. Qu, D. Garmire Nanotechnology Production and Storage: M.Ghasemi Nejhad, A. Ohta, D. Garmire, B. Liaw, E. Miller Wave Energy: R. Ghorbani, M. Teng Human Energy Harvesting: O. Boric-Lubecke, A. Ohta, V. Lubecke, E. Miller Biofuels: S. Turn, S. Khanal Energy economics and sustainability: D. Konan, N. Tarui, M. Coffman RE applications: R. Ghorbani, W. Qu
REIS Program Constituents Federal Funding Agencies Hawaii State Industry Vice Chancellor Ostrander External Evaluators Other UHM faculty, students REIS Faculty REIS Students ISAC International Institutions
External Collaborators Academic: CMU, Hong Kong Univ. Imperial College, Manitoba Univ., Tokyo Institute of Technology Industry: HECO Industry, institutions, and labs that have written support letters: DBEDT, HREDV, Better Place, WIT, NHSEMP, ORNL Looking for more partnerships to write collaborative proposals and to work on joint research and education projects.
Other Activities One of 20 teams funded for DOE 2011 Solar Decathlon Experimental component: Green Holmes Hall Initiative (GHHI), renewable energy generation, monitoring environmental conditions at UH (spatially and temporally) Commercialization of research (HREDV, HTDV) Industry and private partnerships: donations
UH COE Energy Programs Budget situation: 2009-2010, roughly 12% budget cuts plus hiring freezes In EE, ME, CEE for 2009-2010 likely to have six faculty retire or resign Chancellor Hinshaw: cluster hiring in important areas, mentioned sustainability COE will submit proposal to hire in energy area: Could involve all three departments: EE, ME, CEE Could also partner with other departments: Economics
EE Program Will reestablish energy and power program in EE Looking to hire faculty with expertise in power systems / power electronics with good understanding of smart grids and renewable energy Will develop undergraduate power systems and power electronics labs Will develop smart grid lab to interface with renewable energy generation on Holmes Hall roof and also simulate grid (using hardware and software tools)
Current Activities Have REIS funds to bring in visitor to help with REIS educational and research activities ONR funds (subcontract from HNEI) are being used to help develop power and energy program Hire visiting faculty member to teach power and energy courses and labs Purchase equipment for power and energy labs Part of Univ. of Minn. DOE WFT STEPS program to develop national UG energy systems program On organizing committee to hold a ECEDHA Energy and Power Workshop in Washington DC (Universities, Utilities, Industry, National Energy Labs)
ME Program Will expand on the renewable energy program in ME Looking to hire faculty with expertise in materials, mechanics, and thermofluids with emphasis in renewable energy Will develop renewable energy and expand on the nanotechnology in renewable energy laboratories in ME Will expand on the renewable energy senior design projects and their links to Green Holmes Hall Initiatives (GHHI).
UH COE/ HECO Activities Collaborative research and education activities Grants: DOE WFT: UH lead/ HECO assisting Proposals: NSF CPS GOALI: UH lead/ HECO assisting, DOE FOA 313: HECO lead/uh assisting Support letters: for many other proposals Joint presentations: Grid Comforum, 6 th Annual Carnegie Mellon Conference on the Electricity Industry, 2010 APCESE Education Session Submitted joint papers to IEEE Smart Grid Conference, World Congress on Zero Emissions Initiatives Summer interns
Contact information REIS homepage: http://reis.manoa.hawaii.edu Tony Kuh: 956-7527, kuh@hawaii.edu Mahalo!!