
University of Texas at Dallas 
800 W. Campbell Road 
Richardson, TX 75080 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Day 1: Wednesday – January 28 
Breakfast and Networking Time 
Welcome Remarks 
Mario Rotea, WindSTAR Site Director, UT Dallas 
Bruce Gnade, Vice President Research, UT Dallas 
Dean Spong, Dean of Engr. and Computer Sci., UT Dallas 
NSF I/UCRC Presentation  
Raffaella Montelli, NSF Program Director 
Don Davis, Center Evaluator 
Meeting Goals, Vision and Center Capabilities, IAB Update 
Christopher Niezrecki, WindSTAR Director 
Mario Rotea, WindSTAR Site Director 
Project Presentations, Discussion, and LIFE Forms 
20 min. presentation followed by 10 min discussion with IAB and evaluation 
  E2-14 Extremun Seeking Control for Wind Turbine Power Maximization 
  E3-14 Two-step Optimization for Maximizing Wind Farm Power Output 
  A1-14 Design for Composite Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturing 
Project Presentations, Discussion, and LIFE Forms 
20 min. presentation followed by 10 min discussion with IAB and evaluation 
  A3-14 Failure Prevention via Self-healing Materials 
  D1-14 Large Area Turbine Blade Inspection 
Roadmap for WindSTAR Research 
  Interactive discussion with IAB members. Open to WindSTAR faculty and staff 
Discussion of Center Operation 
  Center By-Laws 
Review of Evening and Day 2 activities 
Mario Rotea, WindSTAR Site Director 
IAB Prospect Companies Information Session (Location: Faculty Dining Hall) 
Christopher Niezrecki, Center director 
Mario Rotea, WindSTAR Site Director 
Raffaella Montelli, NSF Program Director 
Poster Session (Location: Faculty Dining Hall) 
  IAB Members and prospective WindSTAR companies, faculty, and students 
Dinner & DOE Presentation (Location: Faculty Dining Hall) 
  Featured presentation by Dr. Mike Robinson, NREL and DOE 
Industrial Advisory Board Meeting 
Agenda
 
January 28-29, 2015
 
TI Auditorium, University of Texas at Dallas