Jerry Hudgins thinks it’s only logical that a state graced with vast open spaces and a steady year-round breeze should become a leader in wind energy.

But despite Nebraska’s potential as the sixth-largest wind producer in the country, wind energy development here has lagged. Hudgins hopes a new educational initiative for rural areas will motivate K-12 students to become future leaders in the wind energy movement.
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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln created a new interdisciplinary minor in energy sciences, beginning in fall 2008. Funding for the initial development of this new interdisciplinary minor came from the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, a collaboration between the Nebraska Public Power District and UNL. The Energy Center provided an energy education seed grant to faculty to develop the energy sciences minor. For more information, go to  Energy Sciences Minor is the major issue of our generation!