THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO LEVERAGE EXISTING PROGRAMS AT UAF TO CREATE A MULTI-PHASED PIPELINE OF STUDENTS INTO THE MARINE ENERGY SPACE. STUDENTS MAY PROGRESS FROM MICROGRID BOOTCAMPS, TO UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECTS, TO SUMMER INTERNSHIPS, AND ULTIMATELY TO SENIOR CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSES. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP UNDERGRADUATES WELL EQUIPPED TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE OR GRADUATE SCHOOL IN MARINE ENERGY IN ALASKA.