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Dr. Andrew Swift is presently a Professor of Civil Engineering and former Director of the Wind Science and Engineering Research Center at Texas Tech University. He is Co- Principal Investigator of the Texas Wind Energy Institute - focused on Wind Energy Education and Workforce Development within University College at Texas Tech. His previous employment includes Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Dean of the College of Engineering at University of Texas at El Paso. He completed his engineering graduate work obtaining a Doctor of Science degree at Washington University in St. Louis where he began conducting research in wind turbine systems engineering with a focus on the dynamics and aerodynamics of wind turbine rotors. Dr. Swift has worked in wind energy research for over 30 years, has over one hundred published articles and book chapters in the area of wind turbine engineering and renewable energy, and in 1995, he received the American Wind Energy Society Academic Award for continuing contributions to wind energy technology as a teacher, researcher, and author. |
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