Research

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