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The efforts centered about the design and construction of a mainframe base simulation laboratory, the Energy Systems Network Laboratory (ESNL). The 665-square foot laboratory houses several work stations that can access powerful Reenergizing Power Engineering Education software packages resident on host computers. While some packages were purchased or written locally, others were James A. Momoh, Member, IEEE and George F. Keyser, donated from private utility firms and U.S. government Member, IEEE agencies. The laboratory has been in operation since Fall Department of Electrical Engineering 1985 and now serves as a rich source for research into the Howard University behaviors of large scale power systems. It is used by faculty, Washington, D.C. 20059 graduate students, undergraduate students and visiting scholars working on a variety of research problems identified in the paper. Data over recent years show an increase in the number of Several reports over the past five years suggest that university eductional programs are less than healthy. Like others, undergraduates following the power engineering option and the programs in power engineering at Howard University in obtaining employment in the industry following graduation. experienced a decline in enrollment and research activity up While cause-effect relation cannot be established from this until recently. This paper describes the work accomplished to observation, the results are encouraging and suggest that improve the educational programs and increase the level of educational programs in power systems engineering can be made more attractive and dynamic. research activity. 88 SM 540- 7 February 1989
