Ted Heindel has been appointed leader of the energy utilization portion of a project aimed at building Iowa’s research capacity in renewable energy and energy efficiency. Heindel, interim chair of the mechanical engineering department at Iowa State University and Bergles Professor of Thermal Science, will become one of four co-leaders of Iowa’s $20 million National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).
“Ted is a great addition to our team and is well suited to lead the energy utilization platform with his expertise in both energy research and education.” said Robert C. Brown, leader of the Iowa NSF EPSCoR program. Brown is Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering, the Gary and Donna Hoover Chair in Mechanical Engineering, and the Iowa Farm Bureau Director of Iowa State’s Bioeconomy Institute. He noted that Heindel specializes in thermal-fluid sciences, which form the backbone of many energy production and utilization systems.
Heindel said, “The goal for our platform is to increase the research activities in the areas of energy utilization and energy efficiency at all three Regent institutions. The faculty members working in this area are doing great. I would like to help them succeed and bring additional collaborators to the table.” Heindel is also leading an effort, through another project, to add a minor in energy systems as well as a coursework-only masters of engineering degree in energy systems at Iowa State. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and master’s and doctoral degrees from Purdue University.