About Noel Schulz

I am currently the Bob Ferguson Endowed Professor and Inaugural Director of Washington State University's Institute for Northwest Energy Futures. I have over 30 years of experience in teaching, research, service, and leadership at six U.S universities.  I received my B.S. and M.S. Degrees in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA and my PhD from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.  I am a Fellow of IEEE and the American Society for Engineering Education.

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IEEE and IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) have been my technical home for over 38 years.  I served 12 years on the IEEE Power & Engineering Society (PES) Governing Board including two years, 2012 and 2013, as PES President. In addition to my technical activities, I have been very involved in activities related to the recruitment, retention and advancement of women students and professionals in STEM fields.

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I have been married to Kirk Schulz, a chemical engineer and university administrator, for almost 37 years.  We have two grown sons, Tim Schulz, a computer scientist and Andrew, a mechanical engineer.