The program was completed in 2014 and is no longer available.
This NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) project is a nine week summer program where students work collaboratively on a wide variety of wind-power related projects. SUR-WInD students will be exposed to a broad range of research projects motivated by what has now become a national interest in offshore wind power. Participating students, purposefully drawn from diverse backgrounds and experience, will be immersed in ongoing research projects and seminars that involve:
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Factors affecting the design and deployment of offshore foundations
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Materials factors, energy storage, and grid integration for intermittent generation
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How local wind conditions influence the configuration of large offshore wind arrays
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Choices of turbine operating states and selection of turbine characteristics
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The impact of energy economics through seminar-based interactions with industry speakers
Research Project Examples:
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Assessment and redesign of a 50kw induction generator turbine
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Cup anemometer calibration, wind velocity and turbulence analysis
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Turbulence sensors in turbine blades
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Measurement and analysis off-shore wind and ice flow
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Optimal placement in large wind farms/wake modeling
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Energy storage for intermittent renewables
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Effect of ice loading on offshore wind foundations
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Structural behavior of Wind Turbines turbines
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Integration of renewable resources into the grid
The SUR-WInD program involves ten students every summer. Each student receives a stipend of $4,500, and free housing in university dormitories. Up to $300 is available for travel assistance.
The above program was completed in 2014 and is no longer available.