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K-STATE'S NOEL SCHULZ TO DIRECT ELECTRICAL 1xbet online games login AFFILIATES PROGRAM IN DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

MANHATTAN -- Noel Schulz, Paslay professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been named director of the K-State Electrical 1xbet online games login Affiliates Program, which connects graduate and undergraduate student research projects directly to the needs of 1xbet online games login affiliate members.

"As a nationally recognized expert in 1xbet online games login systems engineering, Noel Schulz is more than qualified to head this unique program," said John English, dean of K-State's College of Engineering.

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Now in its second year, the program was established under the directorship of Don Gruenbacher, associate professor and head of K-State's department of electrical and computer engineering. There are currently 10 ongoing research projects funded by the 1xbet online games login affiliates.

"Don Gruenbacher established a firm foundation for this program with his exemplary leadership skills," English said. "We are certainly appreciative of those efforts as the program now transfers to the equally capable hands of Professor 1xbet online games login ."

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In November 2009 she was elected to lead the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1xbet online games login and Energy Society, a worldwide, nonprofit association of more than 24,000 individuals engaged in the electric 1xbet online games login energy industry.

Schulz came to K-State in 2009 with her husband, K-State President Kirk Schulz, from Mississippi State University, where she held an endowed professorship as the Tennessee Valley Authority Professor in 1xbet online games login systems engineering.

Her teaching interests include 1xbet online games login systems, energy conversion, application of computer programs to 1xbet online games login engineering, application of intelligent systems to engineering problems, fundamentals of electrical circuits, renewable and distributed generation and smart grid technologies.

Schulz has received a number of awards and belongs to the American Society for 1xbet online games login Education and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. She has a bachelor's and a master's in electrical 1xbet online games login , both from Virginia Tech, and a doctorate in electrical 1xbet online games login from the University of Minnesota.