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Solar Electric Race Vehicle Digital Twin research presented at IEEE Southeastcon
My busy Spring schedule wouldn’t allow me to attend IEEE Southeastcon in Atlanta in person. Still, I was able to present on some of the work that Brad Baer did for his MS Thesis, developing a digital twin of a … Continue reading
NREL Benchtop Wave Energy Test Platform
An exciting test setup to help bridge the divide between the simulation and testing of wave energy converters. It also exciting to see Casey Nichols (AEEE ’19) making contributions on another cool NREL project. https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2023/how-gray-boxes-and-a-jellyfish-could-help-advance-wave-energy.html
Woodworking by Kyle
So the research assistants that I employ usually have a history of doing cool things before the met me. They do good work while they work for me and then go on to do cool things after they move on … Continue reading
UMERC 2023 Conference
The first part of October saw me travel to Durham, New Hampshire with Nils for the University Marine Energy Research Community 2023 Conference. The last time I was at UNH was for tank testing during the pandemic, so it was … Continue reading
INDEEP Success
Water Bros Desal has branched out with another successful American-Made Challenge on Herox. This topic is still focused on marine energy, but a shift from the desalination work we did in the Waves to Water Competition. In this competition, Landon … Continue reading
Giving thanks for Nils
A crazy Fall schedule that included a fair bit of travel has me behind on posting to the website, but the Thanksgiving holiday is an appropriate time for a post about Nils Horneff. Nils joined Water Bros Desal in April … Continue reading
End of Summer Students/Alumni Gathering
We were glad to host students and research group alumni for food and games to welcome a new crop of research assistants before Nils has to head back to Germany at the end of September. This time I actually managed … Continue reading