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My current topic of research is the characterization and classification of controllable sparse matrix spaces in linear time-invariant systems. In terms of applications, this topic of research aims to immediately identify system architectures which are not controllable by any means: a topic of extreme relevance in modern systems composed of large numbers of wirelessly connected, cooperative agents.

I’m currently completing an MS (due to graduate fall 2018) and PhD in electrical engineering. I’m in the dynamics & controls research group, and have a research focus in model predictive control for wind power systems.

Starting next week, the lab will begin testing a small, scaled down version of a 13-megawatt turbine with two 105-meter blades, which will be positioned downwind rather than the traditional upwind configuration. The scaled blades should be visible from the highway, are 20-meters long and are being installed on the 2-bladed Controls Advanced Research Turbine (known as CART2) at NREL.

Three years ago, Professor Lucy Pao and her colleagues responded to a call for proposals from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) with a plan for a morphing wind turbine. But they didn’t make the cut, she thinks, because their proposal wasn’t “disruptive” enough. So they went bigger. This time,...

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