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DR. JOHN PATTEN DIRECTOR, MANUFACTURING RESEARCH CENTER GREEN MANUFACTURING INITIATIVE Western Michigan University Wind Energy related Activities.

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1 DR. JOHN PATTEN DIRECTOR, MANUFACTURING RESEARCH CENTER GREEN MANUFACTURING INITIATIVE Western Michigan University Wind Energy related Activities

2 Ongoing Activities Wind Turbine laboratory Wind Charging PHEV project Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing of Alternative and Renewable Energy Technologies (CAMARET)

3 New Activities Assisting Kellogg Community College with Wind laboratory and education programs Consulting and applied research with three companies  Failure analysis  Blade (aerodynamic) analysis  Prototype (wind tunnel) testing and analysis Proposal development for in-situ turbine (blade) instrumentation (data acquisition) Student project to test (mechanical) turbine blade (fixture, instrumentation, etc.)

4 Web sites for additional information http://www.wmich.edu/mfe/energy/wind/ http://www.wmich.edu/mfe/energy/phev/research.php http://www.wmich.edu/mfe/mrc/greenmanufacturing/

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