P. C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science Master of Engineering Energy Systems Engineering Program Smart Campus Energy Systems Demonstration.

摘要

Program Purpose and Position: The mission of the Master of Engineering in Energy Systems Engineering program is to invigorate the pipeline of new engineering graduates interested in energy oriented careers and thus produce a new generation of technical leaders for the energy and power industries. Over the next decade, nearly 50% of the skilled workers and technical leaders in the gas and electric utility industries will retire a much largervoid than the current available and qualified professionals could fill. (CEWD, 2012 survey) This gap creates workforce hiring challenges for all energy industries. The challenge is increased because engineers represent only 4% of bachelor's degree graduates in the United States, down from 6% in the 1960s. Overall US bachelor's degrees have more than tripled during that period (S&E Degrees, 1966-2008, NSF 11-316, June 2011). Graduates of the Lehigh M.Eng ESE program will help close that gap and with specialized knowledge and experience such that they are readily able to tackle the challenges facing the U.S. utility and energy infrastructure, its operations, and its environmental impact. By including mathematicians, physicists and other scientists in the program, this program is developing a new pipeline for analytical talent from new and diverse sources.