Associate Teaching Professor • Director, Energy Engineering Minor • Thermo Fluid Sciences

Office Location:ÌýECME 134

Teaching

  • MCEN 3032: Thermo 2
  • MCEN 4032: Sustainable Energy
  • EVEN 4434: Environmental Eng. Senior Design
  • ENEN 4600: Energy Engineering Projects

Research Interests

Energy-water nexus, thermoelectric power plants, gasification, carbon capture and sequestration, industrial steam systems, engineering education

*I am not currently research active and am not accepting grad student applications*

Select Publications

  • Walker, M.E.; Lv, Z.; Masanet, E. (2013). Industrial Steam Systems and the Energy-Water Nexus.ÌýEnvironmental Science & Technology,Ìý47(22), 13060-13067.
  • Walker, M.E.; Theregowda, R.B.; Safari, I.; Hsieh, M.K.; Abbasian, J.; Arastoopour, H.; Dzombak, D.A.; Miller, D.C. (2013). Utilization of Municipal Wastewater for Cooling in Thermoelectric Power Plants: Evaluation of the Combined Cost of Makeup Water Treatment and Increased Condenser Fouling.ÌýEnergy, 60, 139-147.
  • Walker, M.E.; Safari, I.; Theregowda, R.B.; Hsieh, M.K.; Abbasian, J.; Arastoopour, H.; Dzombak, D.A.; Miller, D.C. (2012). Economic Impact of Condenser Fouling in Existing Thermoelectric Power Plants.ÌýEnergy,Ìý44, 429-437.
  • Walker, M.E.; Abbasian, J.; Chmielewski, D.J.; Castaldi, M.J. (2011). Dry Gasification Oxy-Combustion Power Cycle.ÌýEnergy & Fuels,Ìý25, 2258-2266

    Select Awards

    • Environmental Engineering Faculty Appreciation Award awarded by the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Environmental Engineering Program in 2019
    • John and Mercedes Peebles Innovation in Education Award awarded by the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder College of Engineering and Applied Science inÌý2017
    • Marinus Smith Award awarded by the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ in 2017

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