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Assessment of the DOE/NREL Historically Black College and University Photovoltaic Research Associates Program.

DE200215000731

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Posey-Eddy, F.; Connell, R. D.
Page Count	90
Abstract	This report details the DOE/NREL Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Photovoltaic Research Associates Program, a small but remarkable program that directly affected dozens of minority undergraduate students in ways that changed many of their lives. The progress and accomplishments of undergraduates within the nine participating universities were monitored and assessed through their presentations at an annual NREL-sponsored HBCU conference. Although the funding was small, typically $400,000 per year, the money made a significant impact. The best students sometimes went on to the nation's top graduate schools (e.g., MIT) or important management positions in large companies. Other students had opportunities to learn how renewable energy could positively affect their lives and their neighbors lives. A few were lucky enough to install photovoltaic lighting and water-pumping systems in Africa, and to see and feel firsthand the technical and emotional benefits of this technology for families and villages. Two of the schools, Texas Southern University and Central State University, were particularly successful in leveraging their DOE/NREL funding to obtain additional funding for expanded programs.
Keywords	Research programs African Americans Universities Solar energy Program evaluation Colleges Undergraduates Students Research Photovoltaics NREL Historically Black Colleges
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200225
Contract Number	AC36-99-GO10337

Assessment of the DOE/NREL Historically Black College and University Photovoltaic Research Associates Program.

Assessment of the DOE/NREL Historically Black College and University Photovoltaic Research Associates Program.
DE200215000731

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Posey-Eddy, F.; Connell, R. D.
Page Count	90
Abstract	This report details the DOE/NREL Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Photovoltaic Research Associates Program, a small but remarkable program that directly affected dozens of minority undergraduate students in ways that changed many of their lives. The progress and accomplishments of undergraduates within the nine participating universities were monitored and assessed through their presentations at an annual NREL-sponsored HBCU conference. Although the funding was small, typically $400,000 per year, the money made a significant impact. The best students sometimes went on to the nation's top graduate schools (e.g., MIT) or important management positions in large companies. Other students had opportunities to learn how renewable energy could positively affect their lives and their neighbors lives. A few were lucky enough to install photovoltaic lighting and water-pumping systems in Africa, and to see and feel firsthand the technical and emotional benefits of this technology for families and villages. Two of the schools, Texas Southern University and Central State University, were particularly successful in leveraging their DOE/NREL funding to obtain additional funding for expanded programs.
Keywords	Research programs African Americans Universities Solar energy Program evaluation Colleges Undergraduates Students Research Photovoltaics NREL Historically Black Colleges
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200225
Contract Number	AC36-99-GO10337