Purdue Professors Luciano Castillo, the Kenninger Professor in Renewable Energy and Power Systems in Mechanical Engineering (ME), and David Warsinger, an assistant professor in ME, are leading a Purdue Study Abroad program in Peru this summer in collaboration with the Nexus Institute. Students will conduct research and experiments at the Universidad National de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, and at the Universidad National de San Augustin in Arequipa. The course combines fundamentals of engineering with the design, construction, and testing of a wind turbine (integrating solar, wind and battery energy on a portable renewable energy system) to create a unique learning experience.
Students will be doing the following activities:
In addition to this learning experience, participants will visit:
Lori Hoagland
Profesor, Purdue University
Horticultura y arquitectura del paisaje
Codirectora del Instituto Nexus
Correo electrónico: c4e-nexus@purdue.edu
Walter Daniel Leon-Salas
Profesor Asociado, Purdue University
Tecnología de ingeniería eléctrica
Codirector del Instituto Nexus
Correo electrónico: c4e-nexus@purdue.edu
Dennis Macedo
Profesor Asociado, UNSA
Agronomía
Codirector del Instituto Nexus
Correo electrónico: dmacedov@unsa.edu.pe