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<h1>Wind Energy Research at the National Wind Technology Center</h1>
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<h1>Fort Felker</h1>
<h3><i>Director of the National Wind Technology Center<br />
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)</i></h3>
<h3>Friday, May 11</h3>
<h3>3:00 PM<br />
<i>Reception to follow</i></h3>
<h3><a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32"> Room 32-155 </a></h3>
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<p><strong>About the speaker</strong></p>
<p>Dr. Felker is the Director of the National Wind Technology Center, the principal research center for wind energy in the United States. He directs a team of 100 scientists, engineers and technicians working to develop the next generation of wind energy systems. Prior to becoming director of the NWTC in 2009, Dr. Felker was the co-founder and Vice President of Winglet Technology, a company that commercialized his patented design of "elliptical winglets" for business aircraft. Before his 6-year stint as an entrepreneur, Felker was an engineering analyst at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where he developed the underlying theory and computational modeling for the hypersonic flow about re-entry vehicles undergoing extreme maneuvers. From 1994-1996, Felker worked in senior engineering positions at Kenetech Windpower. As manager of engineering modeling, he was responsible for developing wind turbine engineering analysis tools. Later as director of engineering analysis and test, he played a key role in the development of the KVS-45 wind turbine, and led a team of engineers and technicians in the testing of large wind turbine systems. His early experience includes nine years with NASA Ames Research Center and six years with the U.S. Army Research and Technology Labs, working on rotorcraft analysis and testing.</p>
<p>Dr. Felker holds one patent and is the author of 35 publications. He received his Master's and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford, and his bachelor's degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT.</p>
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