University of Texas at Dallas
800 W. Campbell Road
Richardson, TX 75080
Day 1: Wednesday – January 28
Breakfast and Networking Time
Welcome Remarks
Mario Rotea, WindSTAR Site Director, UT Dallas
Bruce Gnade, Vice President Research, UT Dallas
Dean Spong, Dean of Engr. and Computer Sci., UT Dallas
NSF I/UCRC Presentation
Raffaella Montelli, NSF Program Director
Don Davis, Center Evaluator
Meeting Goals, Vision and Center Capabilities, IAB Update
Christopher Niezrecki, WindSTAR Director
Mario Rotea, WindSTAR Site Director
Project Presentations, Discussion, and LIFE Forms
20 min. presentation followed by 10 min discussion with IAB and evaluation
E2-14 Extremun Seeking Control for Wind Turbine Power Maximization
E3-14 Two-step Optimization for Maximizing Wind Farm Power Output
A1-14 Design for Composite Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturing
Project Presentations, Discussion, and LIFE Forms
20 min. presentation followed by 10 min discussion with IAB and evaluation
A3-14 Failure Prevention via Self-healing Materials
D1-14 Large Area Turbine Blade Inspection
Roadmap for WindSTAR Research
Interactive discussion with IAB members. Open to WindSTAR faculty and staff
Discussion of Center Operation
Center By-Laws
Review of Evening and Day 2 activities
Mario Rotea, WindSTAR Site Director
IAB Prospect Companies Information Session (Location: Faculty Dining Hall)
Christopher Niezrecki, Center director
Mario Rotea, WindSTAR Site Director
Raffaella Montelli, NSF Program Director
Poster Session (Location: Faculty Dining Hall)
IAB Members and prospective WindSTAR companies, faculty, and students
Dinner & DOE Presentation (Location: Faculty Dining Hall)
Featured presentation by Dr. Mike Robinson, NREL and DOE
Industrial Advisory Board Meeting
Agenda
January 28-29, 2015
TI Auditorium, University of Texas at Dallas