The Center for Wind Energy is conducting research on a wide variety of topics that support the wind energy industry. These topics include:
- Aerodynamics
- Atmospheric Analysis
- Composites Manufacturing
- Computation Fluid Dynamics
- Design
- Energy Storage and Conversion
- Geotechnical Design and Analysis
- Structural Load Prediction
- Structural Dynamics
- Structural Health Monitoring
- Material Characterization
- Ocean Engineering
- Radiological Non-Destructive Evaluation
- Resins and Nanocomposite Materials and Analysis
- Reliability
- Workforce Modeling and Training
The faculty and researchers in the Center for Wind Energy direct and are involved with an extensive network of centers, laboratories and departments that include:
- Advanced Composite Materials & Textile Research Laboratory
- Center for Atmospheric Research
- Center for Electric Cars and Energy Conversion
- Center for Sustainable Energy
- Civil Engineering Department
- Economics Department
- Electrical Engineering Department
- Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department
- Geotechnical Engineering Research Laboratory
- Mathematical Sciences Department
- Mechanical Engineering Department
- Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence
- Plastics Engineering Department
- Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Structural Dynamics and Acoustic Systems Laboratory
- Wind Tunnel Laboratory