Pennsylvania State University Wind Energy Club
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
Faculty Advisors
Susan Stewart
Mark Miller
Student Leads
Shana Hartwick
Caroline Brustoloni
The Pennsylvania State University Wind Energy Club includes (from left to right) in the front row: Ivan Prodanets, Daniel Miller, Alex Duffy, Divya Tyagi, Nicholas Ta, Jason Oh, Cole-man Henner, Ethan Wang, Austin DiSciullo, Carston Liu, Caroline Brustoloni; in the middle row: Anna Tartaglia, Shana Hartwick, Jason Lu, Harshul Nagpal, Tianqing Lai, David Lowry, Dylan Coulter, Zachariah Foster, Lucas Cuevas, Blake Wall, Katarina Hogan, Brian Truong, Kathryn Sharp, Rochelle Xavier, Kan Petyim, Ryan Manning; and in the back row: Jack Pence, Matthew Rickard, Jonathon Hope, Zach Shields, Alexander Biggs, Noah Gadsby, William Fox, Alexander Foor, Liam Cassidy, Luke Price, Ian Lin, Kevin Ding, and Ben Flego.
As members of the Pennsylvania State University Wind Energy Club, we are excited to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy's 2024 Collegiate Wind Competition (CWC).
Our focus lies in applying classroom knowledge to address engineering challenges, design ecologically sound offshore wind energy projects, and promote wind energy awareness across a variety of age groups, which aligns with our vision of a renewable energy future. Our university has competed in every CWC since the competition's inception in 2014, earning first place overall in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2021.
We attribute our university's success to strong team bonds within our recognized student organization structure. Recruiting from a wide range of academic backgrounds is one of our key priorities, which we accomplish through campus events and partnerships with engineering programs. We also leverage our alumni networks and create industry ties by collaborating with several different organizations throughout the year.