Scott C

Scott C. Dunning, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Professor and Department Coordinator

Electrical Engineering Technology

I. Education/Credentials

University of Maine, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, 1999. Dissertation: "Optimal Power Flow Based Upon the Modified Barrier Augmented Lagrangian Method"

University of Maine, MS, Electrical Engineering, 1991. Thesis: "Capacitor Placement Analysis of Bangor Hydro-Electric's Ellsworth Distribution Zone"

University of Maine, BS, Electrical Engineering, 1988

Maine Professional Engineer, No. 7846

II. Personal Activities

[6/88 - 10/88] General Electric Field Engineering Program

Received training in the operation, maintenance and repair of all General Electric power delivery and industrial drives equipment.

a. Professional Memberships -

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Senior Member)

Maine Section Offices Held:

Junior Member-at-Large (1991), Senior Member-at-Large (1992-1993)

Treasurer (1994), Vice-Chairman (1995), Chairman (1996), Editor (1997)

Web Master (1998), Chapter Chair Power Engineering Society (1999)

American Society for Engineering Education

National Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Offices Held:

Newsletter Editor (1995), Treasurer (1996), Vice Chair (1997)

Chair-Elect (1998), Chair (1999)

Association of Energy Engineers - Senior Member

b. Awards -

Outstanding Young Faculty Member- Teaching, University of Maine, College of Engineering, 1997

Post-Tenure Merit Award, University of Maine, 2001, one of 24 faculty college-wide selected for this award.

III. Employment

[2000 - Present] Coordinator, Electrical Engineering Technology, University of Maine

Responsible for department head duties such as evaluating transfer credits, assigning faculty course loads, performing recruiting activities, implementing curriculum changes, etc. Supervised $400,000 Power Lab Upgrade project 20000-2001.

[1999-2000] Visiting Assistant Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Responsible for teaching undergraduate courses in electrical circuits to ECE and MEE students.

[1991 - 1999] Associate Professor, University of Maine, School of Engineering Technology

Responsible for teaching undergraduate courses in Power Systems, Electric Machinery, DC/AC Circuits, Feedback Control Systems and Computer Aided Design. Serve as advisor for approximately 25 students annually. Took over as Cooperative Education Coordinator in 1997. Supervised and managed Barrows Hall renovation project in 1998.

[1991 - 2000] Director, University of Maine Industrial Assessment Center

The U.S. Department of Energy sponsored the Industrial Assessment Center through a sub-contract from Rutgers University. The Center served two purposes. First, it was required to perform thirty assessments of medium-sized manufacturers in the state of Maine annually. The assessments were designed to assist manufacturers in reducing energy use and minimizing waste. Second, the center was tasked with providing training to students in the areas of energy efficiency and waste minimization. This was accomplished by having a staff of 10-12 students along with professionals who participated in all facets of the assessments including interaction with the facility manager and development of the final report. As Director of the UMIAC, I managed all operations including an annual budget of $156,000.

[8/95-7/96] Faculty Researcher/Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D. C.

This position was awarded as part of the faculty research participation program through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. I was granted an approved leave-of-absence from the University of Maine to participate in the program. Responsibilities included serving as program manager for all programs initiated as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 relating to industrial companies. I also served on the Forest Products team and worked in development of the Forest Products Technology Roadmap used for directing federal research in forest products.

[1991 - present] Consulting for Local Companies – Most Recent

Hartt’s Electric Service, Inc. Levant, Maine – I perform regular pole-line inspections for this firm.

University of Maine, Orono, Maine – I have been contracted to perform analysis of power dispatch, load flows and short circuit studies for our Facilities Management group.

III. Employment (cont.)

Narrows Resort, Trenton, Maine – I was hired to troubleshoot voltage problems in the resort’s distribution system. After diagnosing the problem, I was further contracted to develop a new distribution system design involving all specifications for transformers, overhead and buried conductors, circuit protection and pole placement.

Dunlap Corporation – I was hired to investigate a power anomaly that occurred on a residential distribution circuit. This required verification of the cause of the disturbance and evaluation of the damage that was a result of the anomaly.

Foote & Temple – Bangor, Maine – I was contracted to investigate replacement costs associated with a damaged pole mount transformer as part of a legal case.

General Electric – As of July 1998, I have worked under a $25,000 retainer performing power system studies of various industrial facilities for General Electric’s Industrial Systems Division.

Radford Army Ammunitions Plant - I recently completed a power factor correction study for their facility in Radford, Virginia.

Isle au Haut Power Company - I performed an alternative generation study for this power company.

Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership - I have worked on three subsequent projects for MEP dealing with the development of a coordinated research plan for Maine's forest products industry.

[12/90 - 9/91] Power System Engineer, Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Millinocket, Maine

Provided technical expertise and project management for various projects related to the operation of the power system and paper mill operations. Major Projects:

Project manager for mill-wide relay upgrade.

Supervised several medium voltage switchgear upgrades.

Assisted in the development of a programmable logic controlled load shedding system to respond to the loss of major generation.

Initiated and developed specifications for the upgrade of tension controls for #8 paper machine’s re-reeler.

Specified and developed options to improve the torque differential system for the winder on #11 paper machine.

[1/90 - 12/90] Contract Engineer, Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, Bangor, Maine

Served as a contract engineer while completing requirements for a Master's degree.

Major Projects:

Performed a protective device coordination study for a peak generation station.

Performed a capacitor placement analysis for a local distribution zone to reduce distribution line losses.

[5/88 - 1/90] Power Delivery Engineer, General Electric, Installation and Service Engineering

Completed power system studies for various industrial facilities in the New England region such as: Hollingsworth & Vose - West Groton, Mass, GE - Aircraft Engine - Rutland, Vt. and Madison Paper - Madison, Maine. Troubleshot and repaired transformers and switchgear for various firms such as; Knapp Shoe - Brockton, Mass, GE - Burlington, Mass, Vermont Marble - Rutland, Vt. Provided engineering service for equipment retrofits and upgrades of switchgear and machine controls.

IV. Sponsored Research

Academic Year Title Awarding Agency Amount

[10/92-9/93] Energy Analysis and Diagnostic Ctr. U.S.D.O.E. $65,000

PLC Cabinets Hoffman Corp. $9,000

[10/93-9/94] Energy Analysis and Diagnostic Ctr. U.S.D.O.E. $120,000

EasyPower Software EasyPower Corp. $35,960

[10/94-9/95] Industrial Assessment Center U.S.D.O.E. $155,700

Energy/Waste Workshops U.S.D.O.E. $30,000

Energy/Waste Workshops Maine DECD $4,000

Energy/Waste Workshops Central Maine Power $1,300

[10/95-9/96] Industrial Assessment Center U.S.D.O.E. $161,000

Faculty Research Participation Oak Ridge/USDOE $70,800

[10/96-9/97] Industrial Assessment Center U.S.D.O.E. $161,000

[10/97-9/98] Industrial Assessment Center U.S.D.O.E. $150,750

[10/97-9/98] IAC Additional Projects U.S.D.O.E. $12,000

[3/98] Academic Computing Advisory Com. UMaine $8,000

[9/98] Telecomm Equipment Donation Nortel $35,000

[9/98] Telecomm Maintenance Contract Williams Comm. $9,500

[11/98] Rittal Enclosures Rittal Corp. $20,000

[10/98-9/99] Industrial Assessment Center U.S.D.O.E. $161,750

[8/99] Rockwell Power Equipment Rockwell $400,000

[10/99-9/00] Industrial Assessent Center U.S.D.O.E. $155,700

[1/00-5/00] Course Development Stipend Virginia Tech-CEUT $2,500

[6/00-6/01] Maine Industries of the Future Planning Maine MEP/DOE $15,000

Total: $1,766,460

V. Publications

a. Journal Articles and Text Contributions

Dunning, S. C. and Dvorak, S. D. (1994) “Easing the Transition from Academia to Industry: The Benefits of Industry Exposure for Students and Faculty” Proceedings from the twenty-fourth Annual Conference on Frontiers in Education, IEEE/ASEE.

V. Publications (cont.)

Dunning, S. C. (1995) “Effectively Teaching Power Flow Analysis Through the Use of a One-Line-Based Industrial Power Flow Program”, Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education.

Dunning, S. C. (1996) “Utilizing Students for Technology Transfer, the D. O. E. Approach”, Proceedings of the Technology 2006 Conference sponsored by NASA/ASEE

Dunning, S.C., Martin, P., Winn, B. (1997) " Waste Minimization Opportunities for Industrial Manufacturers", Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education.

Dunning, S.C., Segee, B., Allen, V. (1997), "An Expert-Based Assessment Software Program for Industrial Manufacturers", Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education.

Dunning, S.C., Martin, P. (1997) "A Survey of Waste Minimization Recommendations for Three Industrial Sectors", Proceedings of the AEE World Energy Engineering Congress in Atlanta, GA.

Dunning, S.C., Segee, B., Allen, V. (1997), "A Self-Assessment Software Application for Industrial Manufacturers", Proceedings of the AEE World Energy Engineering Congress in Atlanta, GA.

Dunning, S.C. and Ward, T. (1998), "Energy and Waste Saving Measures for the Pulp and Paper Industry" Proceedings from the IEEE IAS Annual Pulp and Paper Conference in Portland, Maine

Dunning, S.C., (1998) "Using Web-based Tools to Offer Distance Education Alternatives", Proceedings of the ASEE Conference on Industry and Education Collaboration, February 1998.

Dunning, S.C. (1998) "An Industrial-Based Optimal Power Flow Program using the Modified Barrier Augmented Lagrangian Function". Proceedings from the IEEE Large Engineering Systems Conference on Power Engineering in Halifax, NS in June, 1998

Laplante, P.A. et.al.,(1999) Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering, IEEE/CRC Press, served as a contributing author.

Schoof, N.J., Dunning, S.C. (1999), "Effectively Teaching Basic Electrical Concepts and Energy Conversion to Non-Electrical Majors", Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education

a. Journal Articles (cont.)

Dunning, S.C. (2000) "Optimal Power Flow Based Upon the Modified Barrier-Augmented Lagrangian Method". Currently under review for the IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

b. Technical Reports

NOTE: The following list includes industrial assessment reports and energy audit reports. These are reports developed as a result of industrial surveys of various manufacturing facilities in Maine. The work was funded as part of the U. S. Dept. of Energy’s Industrial Assessment Center Program. Each report is between 50 and 80 pages long. As Director of the program, I have co-authored, edited and supervised the development of these reports. The reports were then provided to the manufacturers as well as to the U. S. Dept. of Energy. The list does not include reports from 1993-1997.

1999

ME0256 BEN + JERRY'S CO.

ME0257 BLODGETT OVENS

ME0258 COOPER HAND TOOLS

ME0259 TURBOCAM INC

ME0260 CHAUVIN ARNOUX INC. (AEMC)

ME0261 EASTERN AIR DEVICES

ME0262 HOLTRA-CHEM

ME0263 GENERAL ELECTRIC

ME0264 GENERAL ELECTRIC

ME0265 MASTERS MACHINE CO.

ME0266 NATURALLY POTATOES

ME0267 CONTROL DEVICES CORP.

ME0268 CHIPCO CO.

ME0269 L.W. PACKARD CO.

ME0270 COURIER GAZETTE INC.

ME0271 HANCOCK LUMBER

ME0272 MAINE POLY INC.

ME0273 LUCENT FARMS

ME0274 CLAREMONT FOUNDRY INC

ME0275 C.F. HATHAWAY Co.

ME0276 JS MC CARTHY CO

ME0277 HOWARD P FAIRFIELD INC.

ME0278 SHAPE CO.

ME0279 PENOBSCOT FROZEN FOODS

ME0280 HARVEY INDUSTRIES

V. Publications (cont.)

b. Technical Reports (cont.)

1998

REP 231 KINGFIELD WOOD

REP 232 ACORN MFG

REP 233 RICH TOOL AND DIE

REP 234 AMERICAN TOOL CO.

REP 235 G.H. BASS & CO.

REP 236 NATIONAL STARCH CO.

REP 237 ACORN MFG.

REP 238 HEWS COMPANY INC.

REP 239 SHERMAN LUMBER CO.

REP 240 MAINE SHOE CO.

REP 241 BURNHAM & MORRILL cO.

REP 242 DIAMOND PHOENIX CORP.

REP 243 L+A MOLDING CO.

REP244 BETHEL FURNITURE CO.

REP 245 SILVEX INCORPORATED

REP 246 SHEAR SHOE CO.

REP 247 SHEAR SHOE CO.

REP 248 BEN + JERRY'S CO.

REP 249 RHINO FOODS CO.

REP 250 MAGIC HAT BREWING CO.

REP 251 BEN + JERRY'S CO.

REP 252 NATIONAL GYPSUM

REP 253 NATIONAL SEA PRODUCTS INC.

REP 254 GEMINI VALVE

REP 255 ERIE SCIENTIFIC CO.

C. Presentations

“Reducing Energy Costs for Maine Industry” (1995), I organized and presented two seminars in conjunction with the U.S. Dept. of Energy, Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric.

Dunning, S. C. (1996) “Utilizing Students for Technology Transfer, the D.O.E. Approach”, Proceedings of the Technology 2006 Conference sponsored by NASA and ASEE.

“Distributed Generation Opportunities” (1997) I organized a one day workshop covering distributed generation technologies such as microturbines and fuel cells. IEEE and USDOE – Fossil Energy group served as sponsors.

Dunning, S.C., Martin, P., Winn, B. (1997) " Waste Minimization Opportunities for Industrial Manufacturers", Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education.

Dunning, S.C., Martin, P. (1997) " A Survey of Waste Minimization Recommendations for Three Industrial Sectors", Proceedings of the AEE World Energy Engineering Congress in Atlanta, GA.

Dunning, S.C. (1998) "An Industrial-Based Optimal Power Flow Program using the Modified Barrier Augmented Lagrangian Function – A Working Paper". Proceedings from the IEEE Large Engineering Systems Conference on Power Engineering in Halifax, NS in June, 1998

"Combined Heat and Power: Should you be generating Your Own Power?" (1999) I organized this one day workshop for manufacturers and received funding from the U.S. Dept. of Energy for the project.

"Industrial Energy Management - New Technologies" (2000) I organized this session at the 2000 Association of Energy Engineers World Energy Engineering Congress. This involved reviewing papers and selecting the presenters.

"Certified Energy Manager Training" (2000) I co-taught this five day workshop with Dr. Barney Capehart, University of Florida, for the Association of Energy Engineers in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

"Certified Energy Manager Training" (2001) I co-taught this five day workshop with Dr. Wayne Turner for the Association of Energy Engineers in Anaheim, California.

"Certified Energy Manager Training" (2001) I co-taught this five day workshop with Dr. Barney Capehart, University of Florida, for the Association of Energy Engineers and the Maine State Planning Office in Orono, Maine.

D. Textbook Reviews:

I was chosen by the Prentice Hall publishing firm to serve as a reviewer of two manuscripts. These reviews included in-depth discussions of material covered in each chapter including suggestions for improvement. Each review took four weeks to complete with a final report of approximately 5-6 pages. The manuscripts were:

“Electrical Power Distribution and Transmission” by Faulkenberry and Coffer.

“Electrical Machines, Drives, and Power Systems” by Theodore Wildi

I also was selected to perform an in-depth review of "Circuits, Devices, and Systems" by Smith and Dorf for Wiley Publishers.

I began serving as a reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Education in 2001 and have reviewed several manuscripts since then.

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VI. Teaching

a. Main Fields of Teaching Responsibility:

I have been primarily responsible for teaching the junior level course in Industrial Power and Sequential Control and the senior level course in Electric Machines and Power Electronics. I am currently responsible for the senior level capstone course and have in the past taught the first year courses in Circuits.

b. Main Fields of Teaching Interest:

a. Power Systems Analysis and Optimization

b. Direct Current and Alternating Current Machinery

c. Feedback Control Systems

c. Number and Title of Courses Taught at UM:

Average

Course # Course Title Enrollment

EET 111# Circuit Analysis I 25

EET 112* Circuit Analysis II 25

EET 321 Electrical Machinery (ECE 323) 20

EET 422 Power Systems I ( ECE 427) 20

EET 423 Power Systems II (ECE 428) 20

EET 425* Linear Systems II (CHE 351) 20

EET 498* Introduction to Intergraph Microstation 20

Key: # denotes courses that have been taught twice

* denotes courses taught once

___ underlined courses have been taught annually and have been substantially restructured

d. Special Course Innovations:

EET 321 - I have significantly restructured this course since 1991 in response to needs expressed by Maine industrial manufacturers and utilities. This restructuring involved shifting topics covered in this course with those in the senior level power courses. Since this course is offered in the junior year, I restructured the course to be more of an introduction to electrical machinery while adding several key power system topics. This was needed to create more opportunities for cooperative education experiences between the junior and senior year for our students.

EET 422 - During 1991-1992, I developed the initial power laboratory. This required soliciting various donations of time and labor along with devoting a large amount of personal time. In the 1992-1993 academic year, I restructured EET 422 to include training and laboratory assignments utilizing this laboratory. In 2000, I renovated the complete lab.

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VI. Teaching (cont.)

d. Special Course Innovations (cont.)

EET 451/452 - I worked on a team of three faculty member to initiate a capstone design course in our program. The program is unique since all senior projects are industry-sponsored.

e. Student Advising:

I typically advise 25 students though recently that number has risen to 32. I work closely with my advisees. I schedule sessions with each student during registration and schedule special sessions throughout the year with individuals as necessary. Due to my open door policy, typically I am available to the students approximately 20 hours/week for “drop in” discussions. This creates good rapport with all students as well as my advisees.

During my advising sessions with students, I discuss the student’s goals and review their progress. I focus on providing student support rather than just assisting in selecting new courses. In several cases, I have offered independent study courses to students that had scheduling conflicts that would delay graduation.

I contact all students that have received mid-term notices of unsatisfactory performance and assist the students in identifying problems and initiating corrective action. I spend extra time with first year students to help them modify course loads to best fit their needs.

Finally, I work closely with graduating seniors to assist them in obtaining positions in industries of their choice. Due to my previous work in the power and paper industries in Maine, I have established a database of contacts which are useful to students who wish to work in Maine.

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f. Student Evaluations of Teaching

I have always had strong teaching evaluation numbers. From 1991-1995, we used a student evaluation form that has since been updated. The data from those evaluations is presented below.

Question #4 “How clearly did the instructor present ideas and theories?”

Question #7 “How orderly and logical were the instructor’s presentations of the material?”

Question #11 “Did the instructor inspire confidence in his or her knowledge of the subject?”

Question #13 “Overall, how would you rate the instructor?”

SET AVERAGE #13 - weighted mean of SET faculty, based on question #13

Rating Scale for Questions and AverageL1.0 Excellent - 5.0 Poor )

1. Mean Rating of All Classes Taught

Semester Year #4 #7 #11 #13 Average # 13

Fall 1991 1.70 1.32 1.30 1.43 2.01

Spring 1992 1.42 1.42 1.32 1.42 1.98

Fall 1992 1.86 1.86 1.29 1.86 1.94

Spring 1993 2.17 2.00 1.58 1.69 1.95

Fall 1993 2.06 1.89 1.33 1.61 2.11

Spring 1994 2.21 2.00 1.79 1.86 1.95

Fall 1994 2.11 1.73 1.35 1.81 2.02

Spring 1995 2.50 1.96 1.58 1.92 2.15

2. Written Student Evaluations

The following are verbatim comments (edited for spelling, capitalization, and punctuation only) received on all student evaluations. The original copy of each evaluation is on file in the SET office.

EET 111 - Circuit Analysis I

“For the first time since I have been a student at U. Maine, I really enjoyed an engineering course. I am a transfer student from Mechanical Engineering at Maine. I found this class to be more interesting and practical than classes I have taken in regular engineering. It may be because the course is easier, but I think I got a firmer grasp on the material presented than I have in the past. Prof. Dunning did a good job of presenting the material at a pace that was workable for both the first year student and someone with a few college years of math and physics. He was also available anytime I needed help.”

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VI. Teaching (cont.)

“Having taken one other EET course, I can honestly say this course is excellent. I really understand the concepts. Scott Dunning is a very thorough and understandable instructor.”

“I took this class last year and had to drop because I was doing poorly. Now the class is so much more interesting. I learned a lot more from Scott than I did from any other teacher this year.”

“I found Mr. Dunning to be a very thoughtful professor. He cared about his students. His teaching ability is excellent and exceeds most of his peers. In class, participation was encouraged which advanced the learning process.”

2. Written Student Evaluations (cont.)

EET 112 - Circuit Analysis II

“He was clear and easy to understand, possibly my first A since I’ve been in this place.”

“The course and instructor were very good. If I didn’t get enough out of the course its because I was lazy and didn’t put enough time into it.”

“I found both lecture and lab instructors to be very helpful when I had questions concerning this course.”

EET 321 - Electrical Machinery

“I feel Scott taught the material very well and orderly. He slowed down when we were having trouble, which helped!”

“Scott is a good instructor. He works hard at presenting the theory along with meaningful examples, which is how I feel a class should be taught.”

“It was very helpful when Mr. Dunning compared the topics in class to how to interpret them in the real world.”

VI. Teaching (cont.)

In 1997, I received the Outstanding Young Teacher award for the College of Engineering.

While teaching at Virginia Tech in the Electrical and Computer Engineering during the 1999-2000 academic year, I received teaching evaluations that ranked me in the top ten percent of the College of Engineering for both semesters.

VII. Scholarly and Creative Work in Progress

a. Curriculum Development in Information Technology: I am currently leading our department’s effort to change to a Electrical and Information Engineering Technology program. A recently submitted a NSF-ATE proposal in conjunction with EMTC and United Technology Center to establish a state consortium for Information Technology.

b. Advanced Manufacturing Center: I serve as Co-Director of the College of Engineering’s Advanced Manufacturing Center program. We are currently developing proposals to NSF, EDA and MTI to complement state funds for the development of this center. Upon completion, the center will support research infrastructure at the University of Maine and will also support local industry in the areas of precision manufacturing and advanced computing and control.

c. Papers in Development: I recently completed two papers for the ASEE Annual Meeting next Summer and am currently working on a paper for the Fall AEE World Energy Engineering Conference.

d. Proposals in Development: I recently submitted one proposal to UMaine's Instructional Technologies Department for release time funds to develop a web-based course.

I am working on an NSF-ATE proposal with EMTC to establish an IT degree at UMaine that articulates with their computer networking degree.

I am working on a federal legislative initiative, a state Bond, an MTI Cluster Award and an EDA proposal to support the creation of the AMC.

VII. Scholarly and Creative Work in Progress (cont.)

e. Supervision of Department Projects: I am just finishing the supervision of a major construction project in Barrows Hall. I supervised all aspects of the project from bid package, to contractor selection, to project management during installation. The project involved installation of approximately $400,000 worth of Rockwell power equipment, drives, PLCs and communications equipment in the Power Lab.

I am leading our department effort to prepare for our next ABET visit. This is very time consuming since we will be evaluated under the new criteria.

I am currently updating the articulation agreement with EMTC. I will also be meeting with faculty from NHTC and Vermont Tech to establish articulation agreements.