CURRICULUM VITAE

J. Keith Nelson

 

Date of Birth

July 3rd 1943; Oldham, UK


 

Current Appointment (since 2001)

Philip Sporn Professor of Electric Power Engineering,


          Department of Electric Comp. & Systs. Eng.,
          Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
          Troy, NY
          USA

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Recent Employment History

 2002 [Sabbatical leave]

 1993 [Sabbatical leave]

 1982-87

 1979-82

 1978-79

 1969-78

 

Visiting Professor
University of Leicester, UK
Visting Research Officer
National Grid Company, UK
Professor of Electric Power Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.
Research Manager, General Electric,
Corporate Research and Development
Reader in Electrical and Electronic Eng.
University of London, UK
Lecturer in Electrical Engineering,
Queen Mary College, London, UK

Degrees


 

B.Sc.(Eng) in Electrical Engineering [with First Class Honors],

     -- University of London, 1965

Ph.D. in Power Engineering,

     -- University of London, 1969


 

Non-degree preparation


 

Chartered Professional Engineer: Reg. # 236275, 1962

FAA Certified and current Commercial Pilot (AMEL)

General Electric Professional Engineering Management Course, 1980.


 

Consulting

General Electric [several divisions]
Electric Power Research Institute
US Foreign Relations Coordination Unit
American Electric Power
United Technologies
Doble Engineering Co.
Danish Ministry of Education
Intermagnetics General
Applied Advanced Technologies Inc.
British Columbia Hydro
British Petroleum
Medtronic Corp.
Los Alamos Nat. Lab.

Cooper Power
Siebe North Inc.
United Nations
Long Island Lighting Co.
Eaton Corp.
Asea Brown Boveri
Norton Company
CEPEL (Brazil)
Bechtel
Bearing Sciences
Positron Inc.
NY Power Authority
Hamilton Sundstand

Publications


 

Author (or coauthor) of about 200 technical papers, book chapters, or patents (separate comprehensive listing available). Full text copies of recent publications are also viewable.

Author of numerous unrefereed contract reports, book reviews, company internal technical reports, standards documents, etc.

 

Scientific and Professional Activities

  • Institution of Engineering and Technology (formally the Institution of Electrical Engineers): Corporate Member, 1972; Fellow, 1986.
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers: Senior Member, 1979, Fellow 1989
  • Administrative Committee of the Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society, IEEE, 1983-88, 1991-present (VP [Technical] 1991-2, VP [Admin] 1993-4, President 1995-6)
  • Program Committee for NAS/NRC Insulation Conference, 1979-83
  • Board and Executive Committee (Chairman 1988-90) of the IEEE CEIDP Conference, 1990-present
  • Member of the IEE Professional Group Committee on Transmission and Distribution Plant, 1974-77
  • Chairman of the IEEE DEIS Education Committee, 1983-91
  • IEEE Educational Activities Board, 1985-88
  • CIGRE US national expert and member of the Working Group 12/15-02 on flow electrification
  • IEEE PES subcommittee on digital measurements of partial discharges (1987-present)
  • IEEE Technical Activities Board, 1985-86
  • IEEE TAB Meetings Council, 1996
  • Chairman, IEEE DEIS Membership Development Committee, 1997-
  • Refereeing panels for: IEE, IEEE, Inst. of Physics, NSF, and J. of Electrostatics
  • Evaluator for the Accreditation Board in Engineering and Technology (ABET)

Honors and Awards

  • Eastern Electricity National Scholarship, 1962
  • IEE Snell Premium, 1972
  • British Council Research Worker's Award, 1974 and 1976
  • Royal Society Award, 1976
  • J.R. Beard Award, 1972
  • General Electric Patent Award, 1983
  • DEIS Fellowship, 1983
  • Japan Soc. Prom. Sci. Fellowship, 1987
  • IEEE Whitehead Memorial Lecturer, 1993
  • Edison Electric Institute Power Engineering Educator Award, 1994
  • American Association for Non-destructive Testing Fellowship Award, 1997>
  • IEEE Forster Distinquished Service Award, 1998
  • IEEE Millennium Medal, 2000
  • IEEE Hans Tropper Memorial Lecturer, 2002
  • RPI Outstanding Professor Award, 2007

Citations

 

Who's Who in America. 1984-

American Men and Women of Science. 1991-

Who's Who among America's Teachers, 2002

 

Teaching Experience

 

Courses have been given at all undergraduate and graduate levels as well as specialized industrial short courses. Subject areas include:

  • Physical Electronics
  • Electric Power Engineering (several specializations)
  • Gaseous Electronics and Insulation Science
  • High Voltage Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Engineering Modeling and Design + several basic electrical engineering courses.

Numerous Ph.D. and D.Eng. supervisions in both the UK and the USA.


 

Research Experience


 

Currently responsible for the acquisition of funds and program management of research in 3 laboratories. Current areas of research activity include:

  • Dielectric phenomena (especially with regard to nano-dielectrics)
  • Insulation design for power equipment
  • Electrokinetic effects in flowing fluids
  • Electrostatics
  • Fundamental gas discharge physics
  • Superconductivity applied to power system equipment
  • Distributed Generation
  • Development of computer-based diagnostic instrumentation
  • Large scale computer simulation in connection with some of the above.

At a departmental level, spearheaded initiatives in power electronics and power system component modeling.

Extensive previous experience as Manager of the Electric Field Technology Programs at the General Electric R & D Center.

Computer Languages: Algol, Fortran, Basic and 8085 Assembly.

 

Extra Curricular Activities

 

Vestry of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (1987-91 & 2004-06)

Sailing

Certified Scuba Diver

Squash

 

                                                                                                                                                                        Last undated: December 2007


 

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