2020 Student Research Awards
University of Massachusetts
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Design of Latent Thermal Energy Storage Heat Exchangers for Combined Heat and Power Plants
| Students | Kedar Prashant |
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| Director | Dr. Beka Kosanovic |
University of Utah
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Improving the Economics of Industrial Battery Storage: A Proactive Policy and Management Approach.
| Students | Anne Dougherty, Blake Billings and Nestor Camacho |
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| Director | Dr. Kody Powell |
| Staff Adviser(s) | Dr. Julie Sieving |
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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The Power Reclamation of Utilizing Micro-hydro Turbines in the Aeration Basins of Wastewater Treatment Plants.
| Students | Alaa Hasan, Abdel Rahman Salem and Ahmad Abdel Hadi |
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| Director | Ryo Amano |
Texas A&M, College Station
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Peak Electrical Demand Reduction in Fluid Distribution Systems through Load-shifting using Model Predictive Control.
| Students | Rafael J. Dugarte |
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| Director | Dr. Bryan Rasmussen |
University of Illinois, Chicago
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Framework for Net-Zero Wastewater Treatment Plant.
| Students | Xochitl Menchaca |
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| Director | Lin Li |
| Staff Adviser(s) | Dr. Patrick Brown |
Boise State University
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Piyush Basnet and Anson Lunstrum
| Students | Improving Pump Efficiency through Combination of Impeller Redesign and Hydrophobic Coating. |
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| Director | Krishna Pakala |
| Staff Adviser(s) | Dr. Dev Shrestha and Dr. Steven Beyerlein |
2019 Student Research Awards
University of Alabama
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Confined Tube Aeration – Increasing Efficiency of U.S. Wastewater Treatment
| Students | Roohany Mahmud |
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| Director | Joseph Carpenter |
| Staff Adviser(s) | Dr. David MacPhee |
University of Utah
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Implementation of Machine-Learning-Based Optimization of Industrial Cooling Towers
| Students | Landen Blackburn, Micale Ward, Derek Machalek, Christopher Hillam and Jake Tuttle |
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| Director | Dr. Kody Powell |
| Staff Adviser(s) | Dr. Julie Sieving |
San Diego State University
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Solar Energy / Energy Storage Discharge Models and Analysis of Regional Electricity Utility Usage Based on Interval Data in West IAC Region
| Students | Andrew Benedict-Phillip and Daniela Cantor |
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| Director | Dr. Asfaw Beyene |
| Staff Adviser(s) | Dr. Joaquin Camacho |
2017 Student Research Awards
West Virginia University
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Energy Efficiency Evaluation of Twin Tower Regenerative Desiccant Dryers
| Students | Alexandra Davis |
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| Director | Dr. Bhaskaran Gopalakrishnan |
| Staff Adviser(s) | Dr. Ashish Nimbarte |
2014 Student Research Awards
Texas A&M, College Station
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A Novel Method for Non-Intrusive Measurement of Compressed Air Leakage Flow Rates
| Students | Patricio Ramirez, Matthew Krebs, David Saltzman, Brian Hinkel, Crystal Torres |
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| Director | Dr. Bryan Rasmussen |
Boise State University
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Impact of Hydrophobic Impeller Surface Coatings on Pump Efficiency
| Students | Sean Rosin, Dennis Twitty, Michael Armstrong, and Vitor Da Silva Santos |
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| Director | Krishna Pakala |
University of Dayton
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Are Variable-Frequency Pumping Applications Delivering the Predicted Savings?
| Students | Vijay Gopalakrishnan, Alex Brogan, Rohan Das |
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| Director | Dr. Jun-KI Choi |
| Staff Adviser(s) | Dr. Donald Chase |
University of Michigan
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Substitution of Electricity with Natural Gas Burners for Industrial Dryers to Reduce cost and Pollutant
| Students | Kumar Aanjaneya, Hayden Youngs, Danielle Kyser and Karl Stimmel |
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| Director | Arvind Atreya |
2013 Student Research Awards
Syracuse University
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Efficiently Reducing Thermal Stratification at Small and Medium-Scale Industrial Facilities
| Students | Jillian Burgoyne, Enrica Galasso, Mark Seibel |
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| Director | Dr. Jackie Anderson |
University of Michigan
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Radiation Enhancement to Increase Efficiency and Reduce Pollutants
| Students | Weiyu Cao, Nicholas Montes |
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| Director | Arvind Atreya |
| Staff Adviser(s) | Pawel Olszewski |
2012 Student Research Awards
Texas A&M, College Station
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Miscellaneous IAC Efficiency Projects
| Students | Franco Morelli |
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| Director | Dr. Bryan Rasmussen |
San Diego State University
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Ultra-Low Grade Thermal Energy Recovery with Storage, Using Organic Rankine Cycle
| Students | Michael Soda |
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| Director | Dr. Asfaw Beyene |
University of Alabama
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Compressed Air Systems Assessment: Effect of Inlet Air Temperatures
| Students | Hamid Najafi |
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| Director | Joseph Carpenter |
University of Dayton
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Energy Efficient Humidity Control in Manufacturing
| Students | Dustin Pohlman, Abdul Qayyum Mohammed |
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| Director | Dr. Jun-KI Choi |
University of Michigan
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Possibility of Combustion Furnace Operation with Oxygen-Enriched Gas from Nitrogen Generator
| Students | Dan Borgnakke |
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| Director | Arvind Atreya |