James F. Manwell: oral history with Rusty Annis

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Title:
James F. Manwell: oral history with Rusty Annis
Description:
Interview with graduate and faculty member of the Wind Energy Program, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering: coming to UMass and introduction to engineering and wind power; starting graduate study in renewable energy with Bill Heronemus and Jim McGowan; Wind Furnace 1 (WF-1) and work on systems design; "sabbatical" in Nicaragua working on hydropower and wind projects; Silvio Conte and support in funding Wind Energy Program at UMass; relations with the state and offshore wind energy; wind energy education at UMass; offshore wind and Cape Wind project; work on Wind Furnace; Bill Heronemus.
Interviewee:
Manwell, J. F.
Interviewer:
Annis, Russell
Date:
October 31, 2013
Format:
Audio recordings (nonmusical)
Genre:
Oral histories (document genres)
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 001 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
UMass Amherst Oral History Collection
UMass Amherst Sesquicentennial Oral History Collection
Series:
Academics
Subjects:
University of Massachusetts Amherst--History
University of Massachusetts Amherst--Faculty
Renewable energy
Wind power--Massachusetts
Wind Furnace 1
Offshore wind power plants
University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst. Wind Energy Center
Cape Wind Associates
Heronemus, William E.
McGowan, J. G.
Conte, Silvio O. (Silvio Ottavio), 1921-1991
Places:
Massachusetts
Extent:
1 file : 01:31:47
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/murg1_207_2013-i078
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
murg1_207_2013-i078