Two LSU professors are getting a grant from Entergy to develop a program at the Baton Rouge campus to better train students for careers in the energy industry, LSU announced today.
As part of the three-year agreement, undergraduate and graduate courses will be developed within the LSU division of electrical and computer engineering’s power engineering program to teach software tools and analysis methods, particularly Entergy’s transmission operation and planning teams, led by LSU electrical and computer engineering faculty members Amin Kargarian and Mehdi Farasat.
The funding will also pave the way for graduate assistantships; consultation by Entergy employees to develop lecture material, lab experiments and manuals; and lectures and lab visits by Entergy representatives. The dollar amount of the grant was not disclosed.
“We believe that through this program, our graduates will become highly competitive in the job market, as they will be trained with the skills needed by the [power companies],” Farasat said.
