Neil Wahl, Ph.D
Neil Wahl, Ph.D
Email:
nwahl@mtech.edu
Office Phone: 406-496-4120
Office Fax: 406-496-4849
Education
Ph.D. Engineering Years Attended (1977-79, 93-94, 98-01),Montana State University Bozeman, MT
- Performed research in the area of fatigue properties of fiberglass laminates. Completed degree requirements while teaching full time at Montana Tech. Supporting courses were taken from the Mathematics Department. GPA: 4.0/4.0
M.S. Mechanical Engineering Years Attended (1973-74),Montana State University Bozeman, MT
- Performed research in the area of oxidation kinetics of iridium. GPA: 4.0/4.0
B.S. Mechanical Engineering Years Attended (1969-73),Montana State University Bozeman, MT
- Elected to national honor societies, Phi Eta Sigma and Pi Tau Sigma. GPA: 3.43/4.0
Training: While at Montana Tech and Montana Power, I attended seminars or courses on Engineering Economics, Interaction Management, Business Law, Project Management, Process Plant Start-up, Westinghouse 7300 Instrumentation Hardware and Systems, Westinghouse Plant Master Control System, Westinghouse DEH Mod II Maintenance, HVAC Digital Controls, and Integrating Design into Engineering Courses.
Experience
Associate Professor Years Employed (1988-present), Montana Tech of The University of Montana Butte, MT.
- Responsible for the preparation and presentation of lectures and laboratories in the engineering subjects of thermodynamics, heat transfer, energy conversion, fluid mechanics, electric circuits and machines, digital electronics, microprocessors, instrumentation and control theory, and dynamics.
- Taught an introductory engineering design course.
- Served on committees for the search and selection of faculty as well as campus administrators.
- Participated in three ABET review preparations and presentations.
- Responsible for the formation of the curricula for the recently adopted Mechanical Engineering option in the General Engineering Department.
- Served as acting department head for two years during the absence of the permanent head.
Contract Engineer (1988-97)
Provided contract engineering services to Montana Power Company, Pennsylvania Power & Light and Advanced Silicon Materials, Inc. Duties included providing instrument technician and electrician training in the areas of instrumentation and controls. Also provided general engineering services in the rebuilding of turbines and steam generators.
Staff Engineer (1974 -77 & 79-88)
Montana Power Company Butte & Colstrip, MT.
Worked at various levels at MPC, including junior engineer, staff engineer and mechanical engineering supervisor. Duties included working as a member of a team responsible for the design, construction, start-up, operation and maintenance of coal-fired steam electric generating stations. Selected individual responsibilities included the design and construction of an office/warehouse complex, managing the repairs of a large electrical generator, and general troubleshooting of power plant operating and maintenance problems.
Publications
J. Mandell, D. Samborsky, D. Cairns, and N. Wahl, "Fatigue of Composite Materials and Substructures for Wind Turbine Blades," Contractor Report (to be published).
N. Wahl, J. Mandell, and D. Samborsky, "Spectrum Fatigue Lifetime and Residual Strength for Fiberglass Laminates," Contractor Report (to be published).
N. Wahl, D. Samborsky, J. Mandell, and D. Cairns,
"Effects of Modeling Assumptions on the Accuracy of Spectrum Fatigue Lifetime Predictions for a Fiberglass Laminate," In review for Wind Energy 2002, ASME/AIAA.
N. Wahl, D. Samborsky, J. Mandell, and D. Cairns, "Spectrum Fatigue Lifetime and Residual Strength for Fiberglass Laminates in Tension," Wind Energy 2001, ASME/AIAA, pp. 49-59.
N. Wahl, Spectrum Fatigue Lifetime and Residual Strength for Fiberglass Laminates, Ph.D. Dissertation, Montana State University, 2001.
N. Wahl, DEH Training Manuals, prepared under contract to Montana Power Company, 1989.
N. Wahl, Colstrip Unit 4 Generator Failure Report, EPRI report, 1986.
N. Wahl, Colstrip Initial Operational Report, EEI report, 1984.
R. Wimber, S. Hills, N. Wahl, and C. Tempero, "Kinetics of Evaporation/Oxidation of Iridium," Metallurgical Transactions A, Vol 8A, Jan., 1977, pp. 193-199.
N. Wahl, Natural-Convective High-Temperature Oxidation of Iridium, M.S. Thesis, Montana State University, 1974.
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