Dr. Gross will share with us some reflections on the status and trends in power engineering education in the USA. He will discuss the trend in graduate and undergraduate programs and provide guidance when using recent statistics on the subject of enrolment and delivery of EE degrees.

Recent shifts and restructuring of the electric power industry has weakened support for both programs and research. Also, the wide interest in newer fields such as microelectronics and computers has steadily eroded interest in power engineering. Dr. Gross favours a more active role of the government in the direct support of power engineering education and an increased involvement of industry in all aspects of the educational experience of students and faculty.