Commitment Is More Than Talk

April 11, 2010

Universities are the life blood of our industry. Engineering students need to be exposed to our new technologies, where the standards come from, who writes the standards, and what organization leads the industry. That is why I really got excited when I talked with my friend Dr. Satish Ranade from New Mexico State University (NMSU). He told me he is bringing 18 engineering students to New Orleans - to the T&D Expo! 18 students - wow!

NMSU has been committed to power engineering for a long time. They kept power engineering alive in their engineering curriculum when when it wasn't cool, but they don't just talk commitment. They do it. I can't think of a better place to jump start a power engineer's excitement for a career in our electric industry. Imagine, letting a group of students hit the floor at the PES T&D Expo and wander around meeting people and playing with the tech-toys on display. What are the other universities doing? How many student are you bringing? So far NMSU is in the lead! Let me know your plans.

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Gene Wolf Blog

Technical Writer

Gene Wolf has been designing and building substations and other high technology facilities for over 32 years. He received his BSEE from Wichita State University. He received his MSEE from New Mexico State University. He is a registered professional engineer in the states of California and New Mexico. He started his career as a substation engineer for Kansas Gas and Electric, retired as the Principal Engineer of Stations for Public Service Company of New Mexico recently, and founded Lone Wolf Engineering, LLC an engineering consulting company.

Gene is widely recognized as a technical leader in the electric power industry. Gene is a fellow of the IEEE. He is the former Chairman of the IEEE PES T&D Committee. He has held the position of the Chairman of the HVDC & FACTS Subcommittee and membership in many T&D working groups. Gene is also active in renewable energy. He sponsored the formation of the “Integration of Renewable Energy into the Transmission & Distribution Grids” subcommittee and the “Intelligent Grid Transmission and Distribution” subcommittee within the Transmission and Distribution committee.