Noel N. Schulz is the Bob Ferguson Endowed Professor at the Washington State University Tri-Cities. In August of 2023, she was named the Inaugural Director of WSU’s new Institute for Northwest Energy Futures (INEF), headquartered on the WSU Tri-Cities campus. Dr. Schulz has been active for over 30 years in teaching, research and service at six U.S. universities. In research and graduate studies related to electric power engineering research, she has graduated 45 MS and 16 PhD students; published 175 papers and 2 book chapters; and brought in over $40M in external research through individual and collaborative projects including a U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER award. She is a Fellow of IEEE and the American Society for Engineering Education and a member of the Washington Academy of Sciences. Dr. Schulz spent 12 years on the IEEE Power & Engineering Society (PES) Governing Board including two years, 2012 and 2013, as PES President.
In addition to her technical activities, Dr. Schulz has been very involved in activities related to the recruitment, retention and advancement of women students and professionals in STEM fields. She received the IEEE HP Harriet B. Rigas Award in 2014 and was recognized in 2023 as the inaugural IEEE Women in Technology and Leadership Award recipient. She is also an advocate for advancing power engineering workforce.
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