Inspiring Students at The Duke Energy Academy at Purdue – Pankaj Sharma, PhD, MBA

Mar 22, 2019 | engineering and tech, physical sciences, stem education

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A secure and sustainable energy supply for the future depends upon communities and industries working together. To facilitate this, a skilled STEM workforce is needed. To that end, Dr Pankaj Sharma a courtesy professor at Purdue University and his colleagues have piloted the ‘Duke Energy Academy at Purdue’, or ‘DEAP’ – an immersive one-week program which aims to promote student interest in the energy sciences and engineering.
 

 

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