Energy and Biofuels
NMSU to Play Role in New Biological Research Facility.
From left, William Enloe, CEO of Los Alamos National Bank, Pete Lammers, director of NMSU's Algal Biofuels Program, and Sen. Tom Udall have a discussion at the groundbreaking ceremony for the New Mexico Consortium's biology laboratory.
From left, William Enloe, CEO of Los Alamos National Bank, Pete Lammers, director of NMSU's Algal Biofuels Program, and Sen. Tom Udall have a discussion at the groundbreaking ceremony for the New Mexico Consortium's biology laboratory.
Researchers in Energy and Fuels find ways to harness and utilize sustainable energy from renewable sources, including wind, solar, biofuels, and agricultural wastes. Some of the major projects or programs have included the DOE-funded National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts; the DoD-funded Algal Biofuels for Aviation; wind energy development projects in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, supported by multiple sponsors; hydrogen fuel cell research; and the Solar America Initiative, sponsored by the DOE.
Major Projects
Algal Biofuels- National Association for Algal Biofuels and Bioproducts
Principal Investigator: Cara Meghan Downes, cdownes@nmsu.edu, (575) 646-2113 - Algal Biofuels for Aviation
Principal Investigator: Shuguang Deng, sdeng@nmsu.edu, (575) 646-4346 - Energy Technologies Research and Education Initiative
PI: Satishkuma Ranade, (575) 646-3704, sranade@nmsu.edu - Building a Regional Energy and Education Network
PI: Delia Valles-Rosales, (575) 646-2978, dvalles@nmsu.edu - Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-Economic Analysis of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
PI: Cara Meghan Downes, (575) 646-2113, cdownes@nmsu.edu
- Microgrid Protection
PI: Sukumar Brahma, (575) 646-7117 sbrahma@nmsu.edu - Energy Technologies Research and Education Initiative
PI: Satishkuma Ranade, (575) 646-3704, sranade@nmsu.edu - A Novel Stable Fully Distributed Energy Management Solution for Microgrids
PI: Wenxin Liu, (575) 646-2570, wliu@nmsu.edu
- Solar America Initiative
Andrew Rosenthal, (575) 646-1323, arosenth@nmsu.edu - Winrock International-Afghanistan Clean Energy Program
PI: Robert Foster, (575) 646-3948, rfoster@nmsu.edu - High Efficiency Cascade Solar Cells
PI: Shuguang Deng, (575) 646-4346, sdeng@nmsu.edu - CEL Solar Photovoltaic Power Project in El Salvador
PI: Abbas Ghassemi, (575) 646-2357, aghassem@nmsu.edu
- Investigating Short Circuit Models for Wind Turbine Generators
PI: Sukumar Brahma, (575) 646-7117, sbrahma@nmsu.edu - Feasibility Study for 20MW Hybrid Solar/Wind Park in Colombia
Abbas Ghasemmi, (575) 646-2357, aghassem@nmsu.edu
- Hydrogen Storage in Metal-Doped Ordered Mesoporous Carbons for Fuel Cells Applications
PI: Shuguang Deng, (575) 646-4346, sdeng@nmsu.edu
Researchers
Algal biofuels
- Peter Lammers, Technical Director, Algal Biofuel Enterprises
- Wiebke J. Boeing, Associate Professor, Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology
- Shuguang Deng, Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Shanna Ivey, Associate Professor, Animal and Range Sciences
- Nirmala Khandan, Professor, Civil Engineering
- Tanner Schaub, Director, Center for Animal Health, Food Safety & Bio-Security
- Meghan Downes, Associate Professor, Economics, Applied Statistics & International Business Department
- Adrian Unc, Assistant Professor, Plant and Environmental Sciences
- Wayne Van Voorhies, Assistant Professor, Molecular Biology
Microgrids
- Sukumar Brahma, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
- Satish Ranade, Electrical Engineering
- Wenxin Liu, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
- Nadipuram Prasad, Professor, Electrical Engineering
Solar energy
- Robert Foster, IEE Research Engineer working in the area of solar energy
- Igor Vasiliev, Associate Professor, Physics
- Andrew Rosenthal, Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Renewable energy
- Luz Elena Mimbela, Research Engineer, Institute of Energy and Environment
- David Johnson, Senior Research Specialist, Institute of Energy and Environment
- Nirmala Khandan, Ed and Harold Foreman Endowed Chair, Civil Engineering
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
- Shuguang Deng, Professor, Chemical Engineering
Major Units
- Energy Research Lab's Algal Biofuels Enterprises
- Institute for Energy and Environment
- Southwest Technology Development Institute
- Electric Utility Management Program
- Sukumar Brahma, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
- Satish Ranade, Electrical Engineering
- Wenxin Liu, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
- Nadipuram Prasad, Professor, Electrical Engineering
Solar energy
- Robert Foster, IEE Research Engineer working in the area of solar energy
- Igor Vasiliev, Associate Professor, Physics
- Andrew Rosenthal, Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Renewable energy
- Luz Elena Mimbela, Research Engineer, Institute of Energy and Environment
- David Johnson, Senior Research Specialist, Institute of Energy and Environment
- Nirmala Khandan, Ed and Harold Foreman Endowed Chair, Civil Engineering
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
- Shuguang Deng, Professor, Chemical Engineering
Major Units
- Energy Research Lab's Algal Biofuels Enterprises
- Institute for Energy and Environment
- Southwest Technology Development Institute
- Electric Utility Management Program
- Shuguang Deng, Professor, Chemical Engineering
Major Units
- Energy Research Lab's Algal Biofuels Enterprises
- Institute for Energy and Environment
- Southwest Technology Development Institute
- Electric Utility Management Program