About The Wind Institute the Fellowship Program
The Wind Institute Fellowship Program provides funding for NJ university students seeking to be at the forefront of advancing knowledge and innovation in the offshore wind industry in New Jersey. In its second year, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Rowan University, Montclair State University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Seton Hall University, Stockton University, and Stevens Institute of Technology are participating in the Fellowship Program to offer a combined 40 undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to perform paid, independent research over an academic year.
The date and location for the 2025 Wind Institute Research Symposium will be announced soon. The Wind Institute Research Symposium provides fellows the opportunity to present their research to peers, faculty advisors and industry leaders.
Kripa Shrestha
Ph.D., Environmental Science and Management
Advisor: Dr. Pankaj Lal
Project Title: Offshore wind development and associated impact on recreational fisheries in New Jersey: A socio-spatial approach
Kevin Vargas
Graduate, Mathematics
Advisor: Dr. Ashwin Vaidya
Project Title: Innovating Wind Energy: Evaluating the Efficiency and Performance of S-Wind Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
Isabele Bittencourt
Graduate, Computational Linguistics
Advisor: Dr. Aparna Varde
Project Title: Multilingual Sentiment and Topic Analysis of Social Media Posts on Offshore Wind Energy in New Jersey
Faith Monesteri
Undergraduate, English
Advisor: Dr. Aparna Varde
Project Title: Stakeholder perception of offshore Wind Energy Development in New Jersey
Daniel Bindas
Undergraduate, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Jie Li
Project Title: Defining Resilience. Risks, and Readiness of Offshore Wind
Zaynab Hazaveh
Graduate, Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Behrad Koohbor
Project Title: Multiscale Mechanics and Failure of Wind Turbine Composites by Experimental Characterization
Justin Dworacek
Undergraduate, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Adriana C. Trias Blanco
Project Title: Structural Assessment of Offshore Wind Turbines Using Remote Sensors
Ian Bain
Graduate, Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Yashwant Sinha and Francis Haas
Project Title: Hands-on, Minds-on Training Tools for the Wind Energy Curriculum
ANdrea John
Undergraduate, Meteorology and Communications
Advisor: Travis Miles
Project Title: An Investigation of Potential Impacts of Wind Turbines and Foundations on Ocean Stratification
Ashley Bhandari
Undergraduate, Economics and Mathematics
Advisor: Mariya Naumova and Moulik Kallupalam Balasubramanian
Project Title: Economic impact research of offshore wind energy using machine learning algorithms
Jeevanandan (Jeeva) Ramasamy
Undergraduate, Computer Science
Advisor: Aziz Ezzat Ahmed
Project Title: Data Science for Offshore Wind Energy Operations and Forecasting
Jessica Parineet
Master of Public Policy, Climate and Energy Policy
Advisor: Mark Paul
Project Title: The Socioeconomic and Policy Implications of Offshore Wind Implementation in New Jersey
Juan Lopez Muro
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Laurent Burlion
Project Title: Co-Design Strategies for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWT)
Kevin Leach
J.D.
Advisor: Steve Gold
Project Title: Are the Laws Enough? Opposition to Offshore Wind Energy in New Jersey and Solutions Through Comparative Law Analysis
Leon Tkacenko
Ph.D., Ecology and Evolution
Advisor: Julie Lockwood
Project Title (tentative): Ecological Vulnerability and Offshore Wind
Michael (Mike) Supple
Undergraduate, Material Science Engineering
Advisor: Richard Riman
Project Title: Carbon Negative Turbine Blade Materials
Ryan Weightman
Ph.D., Computation and Integrative Biology
Advisor: Benedetto Piccoli
Project Title: A Mathematical Model for the Optimal Design and Integration of a Wind Farm
Teemer Barry
Ph.D., Oceanography
Advisor: Grace Saba
Project Title: Understanding the Seasonal Linkages of Underlying Oceanographic Conditions and Phytoplankton Dynamics In and Around Offshore Wind Development Areas
Zain Kamal
Undergraduate, Physics and Computer Science
Advisor: Dr. Roger (Ruo-Qian) Wang
Project Title: Observing and Analyzing Global Offshore Wind Farms from the Space
Akhyurna Swain
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Philip Pong
Project Title: Power Hardware in the Loop (PHIL) Simulations for Enhanced Condition Monitoring of Offshore Wind Turbine Drive Trains
Jayden JOhnson
Undergraduate, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
Advisor: Dr. Pramod Abichandanj
Project Title: Offshore Wind Inspection and Monitoring with Advanced Sensor-Equipped Drones
Michelle Hernandez
Graduate, Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Philip Pong and Dr. Marcos Netto
Project Title:
Optimizing Wind Power Generation: Developing a Digital Twin for Real-Time Monitoring and Analysis
Riya Karande
Undergraduate, Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Philip Pong and Dr. Sotirios Ziavras
Project Title: IoT and Digital Twin Platform for Remote Monitoring and Real-Time Data Analysis in Islanded Areas: Case Study of a Wind Turbine Testbed Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis
Ahmed Shalaby
Ph.D., Ocean Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Muhammad Hajj
Project Title: Assessment of Passive Control Strategies of Monopile Vibrations
Alyson Zhang
Undergraduate, Naval Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Muhammad Hajj
Project Title: Damping Mechanisms for Floating Offshore Wind Platform
Javad Saeidaskari
Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Muhammad Hajj
Project Title: The Effect of Water and Vibration-Induced Scour on the Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation: Numerical Study
Rojyar Barhemat
Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Yi Bao
Project Title: Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor-Based Monitoring of Scour for Offshore Wind Turbines
Avery Barnett
Ph.D., Public Affairs
Advisor: Prof. Jesse Jenkins
Project Title: Resilience of Offshore Wind Technologies under Hurricane Landfalling Within PJM
Hannah Hata Williams
Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Michael E. Mueller
Project Title: Relative Impacts of Environmental Factors on Finite Offshore Wind Farms
Mian lao
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Minjie Chen
Project Title:
Advanced Power Electronics for Impedance-Based Stability Analysis of Offshore Wind Power Systems
nicholas Conlin
Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Marcus Hultmark
Project Title:
Coastal Boundary Layer Effects on Offshore Wind Energy Production in New Jersey
Daniel Enrique Guerrero
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry
Advisor: Dr. Jose L. Lopez
Project Title: Using a Plasma Actuator for the Enhancement of a Wind Turbine’s Airfoil Performance
Kaitlyn Spitzer
Master of Public Administration (MPA), Political Science and Public Affairs
Advisor: Dr. Michael Taylor
Project Title: Wind Powering the Garden State: Stakeholder Insights for NJ’s Offshore Wind Industry
Laura page
Undergraduate, Political Science and Public Affairs
Advisor: Dr. Kwok Chuen T. Teo
Project Title: Lessons from Europe in Offshore Wind Power
Rylee Nelson
Graduate, Communications
Advisor: Dr. Ruth Tsuria
Project Title: The role of Women and Minorities in Emerging Wind Power Industry
Anthony MARINo
Undergraduate, Sustainability
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Hossay
Project Title: Reduction of Noise Pollution by Changing the Surface of the Blades
Dylan Irmiere
Undergraduate, Political Science
Advisor: Dr. Tina Zappile
Project Title: The Impacts of Education on Public Opinion About Offshore Wind Farms
Emily Zembricki
Graduate, Coastal Zone Management
Advisor: Dr. Peter Straub
Project Title: Using Oceanographic and Hydrographic Data to Assess the Artificial Reef Effect of Structure Placements as a Proxy for Wind Farm Installations
Emma Morrone
Undergraduate, Applied Physics
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Trout
Project Title: Do Wind Farms Affect the Local Mesoscale and Synoptic Scales of Weather?
Ruth Finkelman
Undergraduate, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Advisor: Dr. Eric Forgston
Project Title: Using Machine Learning Algorithms to Forecast Wind Energy Loads in New Jersey
Stephen Conte
Undergraduate, Mathematics
Project Title: T.B.D.
Adrian Aranda Alzamora
Undergraduate, Political Science and Economics
Advisor: Dr. Victoria C. Ramenzoni
Project Title: Understanding Offshore Wind Development in New Jersey: Community Impacts and Policies
Dhrruv Singroha
Undergraduate, Finance and Computer Science
Advisor: Dr. Roger (Ruo-Qian) Wang
Project Title: Wind Turbines: Environmental Co-Design
Khalid Mujahiddeen
Undergraduate, Criminal Justice
Advisor: Dr. Josh Kohut
Project Title: T.B.D.
Andrei Dumitriu
Undergraduate, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Project Title: Data Science for Improved Offshore Wind Energy Operation
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