Source: Noel Schulz, noels@k-state.edu
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News release prepared by: Katie Mayes, 785-532-6415, kmayes@k-state.edu
Monday, June 15, 2009
NOEL SCHULZ COMBINES ROLES AS 1xbet online sports betting PROFESSOR AND FIRST LADY AT KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
MANHATTAN -- Noel Schulz was inspired by both of her parents to complete an education in 1xbet online sports betting . Her father was a college-level electrical 1xbet online sports betting professor and her mother was an elementary school teacher. Also, while attending the Virginia Governor's School for Math and Science the summer before her senior year in high school, she was surrounded by peers who thoroughly enjoyed math and science -- just like her.
Today, Schulz is a nationally recognized expert in power systems 1xbet online sports betting who researches the use of computers, including intelligent systems, to solve problems in power system design, operations and controls.
Schulz originally chose to study power 1xbet online sports betting because she wanted to make a difference by improving existing systems and developing new power system solutions for developing countries. Her research has been funded by a variety of agencies, including the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Departments of Defense, Energy and Homeland Security. She also works with electric utilities and power equipment manufacturers.
In August 2009, Schulz will join K-State to become the Paslay professor of electrical and computer 1xbet online sports betting . She came from Mississippi State University, where she held an endowed professorship as the Tennessee Valley Authority Professor in power systems 1xbet online sports betting .
As an administrator, Schulz has been actively involved in the recruiting and retaining women in 1xbet online sports betting , faculty development and the encouragement of international experiences in education. She has initiated faculty networks for women at two universities and served as the director of faculty development and women in 1xbet online sports betting at Mississippi State for several years.
Her teaching interests include power systems, energy conversion, application of computer programs to power 1xbet online sports betting , application of intelligent systems to 1xbet online sports betting 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 sports betting Education and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
She holds a bachelor's and master's degree in electrical 1xbet online sports betting , both from Virginia Tech, and a Ph.D. in electrical 1xbet online sports betting from the University of Minnesota.
Schulz is married to Kirk Schulz, K-State's president, and has two sons, Timothy and Andrew.
She is the daughter of Charles "Butch" and Joan Nunnally of Blacksburg, Va.
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