Outreach and Education

University Relations

We are committed to developing the next generation of engineers through higher education. Our University Relations team engages with university and technical school partners around the world in many ways, including providing financial and equipment donations, serving on university advisory boards, preparing guest lectures, participating in university career fairs, sponsoring student projects, offering scholarship opportunities, and hiring interns.

Endowed Positions

For SEL to continue its rich tradition of innovation, we need highly educated engineers who understand the fundamentals of electric power systems. SEL and SEL founder Edmund O. Schweitzer, III, and his wife, Beatriz, established endowed positions at multiple universities to encourage and support electrical engineering programs.

Brian Johnson, PhD, P.E.

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Chair in Power Engineering, University of Idaho College of Engineering

Steve Perarek, PhD

Edmund O. Schweitzer III Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Scholarship Program

SEL is committed to supporting the education of tomorrow’s engineering professionals.
Learn more about SEL scholarships

College Internships

Join a talented team to help power society’s future. We offer year-round internships in manufacturing, business, computer science, electrical engineering, human resources, marketing, and more. Many of our internships are based at SEL headquarters in Pullman, Washington, but we also offer internships throughout the United States and around the world.

University Involvement

University Equipment Donations

At SEL, we believe in the importance of teaching engineering fundamentals. Much of that includes classroom study, but we also value hands-on learning. It’s valuable for students to find practical application for what they are learning in school. What better way is there for students to learn on-the-job skills than to learn how to set up, operate, and test the actual products they will encounter in the workplace? Through the SEL equipment donation program, electrical engineering students leave their university feeling confident in their ability to operate SEL products. We partner with universities around the world by providing a variety of our products—free of charge—to be incorporated into the learning environment. Are you interested in bringing SEL equipment to your power system lab?

Please contact us directly.

More than 250 universities are using SEL equipment in their power systems labs, including the following:

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
  • British Columbia Institute of Technology
  • Kansas State University
  • Wichita State University
  • Texas A&M University
  • Michigan Technological University
  • Richmond Community College
  • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
  • University of São Paulo
  • Montana Technological University
  • Washington State University
  • University of Idaho

Contact Us

Marisa Hemingway

University Relations+1.509.334.8784

Other Community Involvement

Education and Outreach

K-12 OutreachLearn more 

Education and Outreach

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