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Personal Profile
Lucy Pao is a Palmer Endowed Chair Professor in the Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering Department at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research has primarily focused on engineering control systems, with applications ranging from atomic force microscopes to multi-megawatt wind energy systems. She is also a fellow of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), a joint institute between NLR and CU Boulder, and it is through RASEI that Pao has a joint appointment with NLR.
Research Interests
Control systems
Wind energy systems
Control co-design
Professional Experience
Palmer Endowed Chair Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder (2018–Present)
Courtesy Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder (2010–Present)
Fellow, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (2009–Present)
Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder (2004–present)
Richard and Joy Dorf Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder (2009–2014)
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Master, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Bachelor, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Control Co-Design of Wind Turbines
Pao, L., Pusch, M. & Zalkind, D., 2024, In: Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems. 7, p. 201-226 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Online Learning of Effective Turbine Wind Speed in Wind Farms
Henry, A., Sinner, M., King, J. & Pao, L., 2024. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Online Learning of Effective Turbine Wind Speed in Wind Farms: Preprint
Henry, A., Sinner, M., King, J. & Pao, L., 2024. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Gravo-Aeroelastically-Scaled Demonstrator Field Tests to Represent Blade Response of a Flexible Extreme-Scale Downwind Turbine: Article No. 119217
Kaminski, M., Simpson, J., Loth, E., Fingersh, L. J., Scholbrock, A., Johnson, N., Johnson, K., Pao, L. & Griffith, T., 2023, In: Renewable Energy. 218, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Insensitivity to Propagation Timing in a Preview-Enabled Wind Turbine Control Experiment: Article No. 1145305
Sinner, M., Petrovic, V., Stockhouse, D., Langidis, A., Pusch, M., Kuhn, M. & Pao, L., 2023, In: Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering. 9, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus Citations
Activities
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Austrian Academy of Sciences (External organization)
Pao, L. (Member)
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IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) (External organization)
Comden, J. (Member) & Pao, L. (Member)
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International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) (External organization)
Pao, L. (Member)
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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (External organization)
Ginley, D. (Member), Nagarajan, A. (Member), Markel, A. (Member), Bernstein, A. (Member), Solanki, B. (Member), Hodge, B.-M. (Member), Uriarte, C. (Member), Barrows, C. (Member), Perkins, C. (Member), Palmintier, B. (Member), Thomas, D.-M. (Member), Saleem, D. (Member), DeVoto, D. (Member), Khan, F. (Member), Seo, G.-S. (Member), Moreno, G. (Member), Johnson, G. (Member), Cavraro, G. (Member), Dunham, H. (Member), Jorgenson, J. (Member), Zhang, J. (Member), Sanyal, J. (Member), Kisacikoglu, J. (Member), Rivera, J. (Member), Duwadi, K. (Member), Doubleday, K. (Member), Panda, K. (Member), Sedzro, K. S. (Member), Panossian, N. (Member), Guba, N. (Member), Martin, M. (Member), Guerra Fernandez, O. J. (Member), Baggu, M. (Member), Emami, P. (Member), Paret, P. (Member), Koralewicz, P. (Member), Awara, S. (Member), McFly, S. (Member), Dhulipala, S. C. (Member), Ovaitt, S. (Member), Paul, S. (Member), Abraham, S. A. (Member), De Silva M, T. (Member), Singh, V. K. (Member), Zhang, X. (Member), Zhou, X. (Member), Agalgaonkar, Y. (Member), Wright, J. (Member), Pao, L. (Member), Kekelia, B. (Member), Chang, C.-Y. (Member), Kiboma, L. (Member), Ramirez Arbelaez, L. (Member), Chaudhary, R. (Member), Wijekoon, R. (Member), Ahrenkiel, R. (Fellow), Kurtz, S. (Member), Truong, T. (Member), Poudyal, A. (Member), Sekulic, W. (Member), Pawaskar, V. (Member) & Emery, K. (Member)
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U.S. Defense Science Study Group (External organization)
Pao, L. (Member)
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