1. James McCalley (jdm@iastate.edu)
Activities for REU Students in Wind Energy Science, Engineering, and Policy
James McCalley
June 4, 2012

2. Overview
Need for scientific, engineering, and technological leadership in wind energy for US future
Overview of REU program schedule 2

3. Jobs Trained people Many jobs! Few trained people! & the problem…
• More than 50% of the people entering the wind workforce do not have the technical skills to perform the job they were hired for
• 46% of all engineering jobs in the utility sector could become vacant by 2012.
• Leveling of college-age population to 2025.
• Explosive growth in need for science/engr skills in other sectors require energy field to compete for limited talent pool. -
& the problem…
The need….
Today’s US electric gen capacity: 1100GW
Today’s US wind: 40GW
Emissions, cost, resilience requires GW of wind by 2050.
“…the level of US graduate programs is well below similar graduate programs in Europe (Denmark, Germany, etc). At this rate, the United States will be unable to provide the necessary trained talent and manufacturing expertise. Unless this trend is reversed, even with major new wind installations in the United States, most of the technology will be imported, and a significant portion of the economic gains will be foreign rather than domestic.”
- DOE, “20% by 2020”, 2008.
Many jobs!
Jobs
Trained people
Few trained people! 3

4. Individual research projects
Activities
Lunch & learn
Individual research projects
Archived presentations and other materials
Field trips
Social events
Final week activities 4

5. Some websites
See
Mentor/Intern Picnic hosted by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost to be held on Sunday, June 12, 2011, 3:00-6:30, Brookside Park.
We will identify some more activities for you.
Your REU website for materials:
ISU IGERT WESEP Program: 5