Visualization was one of the early major Pserc projects in 1996 and enhancements have continued. This research resulted in the spin-off business PowerWorld corporation for commercial development, as mentioned earlier. In 2005, Prof. Overbye's work was recognized by the nsF I/Ucrc Director's association with the first alex schwartzkopf Prize for Technology Innovation. Engaging with Students educating the next generation of power engineers is one of Pserc's key objective (Figures 7 and 8). In fact, in recent years Pserc universities in total have been graduating annually about 500 undergraduates, 250 master's degree students, and 100 Ph.D. degree students who want to focus on power engineering. a dominant part of Pserc's research budget has always been dedicated figure 7. At IAB meetings, students discuss the PSERC research projects they work on with industry. to supporting graduate students. In recent years, some 60 students were supported annually from industry-funded Pserc projects. Pserc has broadened student understanding of industry research needs and perspectives through project collaboration and through student involvement in reporting project progress at IaB meetings. Pserc has also worked to connect its students with potential employers in a number of ways: ✔✔ Job fairs. small job fairs with career discussions are offered during Pserc semiannual IaB meetings. ✔✔ Advertising internships, job openings, and other career opportunities. announcements of these