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- M. Hashem Nehrir
- Professor
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
- Montana State University
- hnehrir@ece.montana.edu
Background
Dr. Nehrir received his BS, MS, and Ph.D. all in electrical engineering from Oregon State University in 1969, 1971, and 1978, respectively. He started his educational career in 1971 and joined the Montana State University (MSU) ECE faculty in 1987. He has taught a variety of courses on electric power systems, alternative energy power generation, electric machinery, electric circuits, and control. Dr. Nehrir's active research include modeling, control, and energy management of alternative energy distributed generation (DG) sources and micro-grids with multiple alternative energy and conventional DG sources, load control (demand response), and application of intelligent control to power systems. His research has been supported by the following sources: The National Science Foundation, NSF-EPSCoR, USDOE, DOE-EPSCoR, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Electric Power Research Institute, The Montana Power Company (now NothWestern Energy), Montana Electric Power Cooperatives, and Montana Electric Power Affiliates Program (MEPRA). As a result of his research on alternative energy power generation (wind, photovoltaic, microturbine, and fuel cells), in 2002 he developed a graduate course, Alternative Energy Power Generation, which he has taught at MSU since 2003.
His research on fuel cell modeling and control during 1999-2009, supported by NSF, NSF-EPSCoR and DOE (through the HiTEC Center at MSU), resulted in dynamic models for PEM and solid-oxide fuel cells, suitable for distributed generation studies. These models are being used around the world. For more information about the models and download for research and educational purposes, go to
Fuel Cell Models. His 2009 book, Modeling and Control of Fuel Cells: Distributed Generation Applications (co-authored his former graduate student, Dr. Caisheng Wang), published by Wiley-IEEE Press, stands as the culmination of his nearly ten years of continued research in this area.Dr. Nehrir has lectured on his research activities around the globe, including Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Iran, Japan, Poland, and USA.
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