Meet the Cyclone Cowboys!
Coming from Oklahoma, it makes sense that Oklahoma State University has interest in alternative energy. Wind energy accounts for about 44% of our state's total energy output. Our team is made up of a diverse group of people, from 23.81% women, to electrical, industrial, mechanical, aerospace, civil, and environmental majors. We also recruit all college years. Together, from out Turbine Design, Project Development, and Outreach team, we address the Department of Energy's Collegiate Wind Competition. It is our first year and we have made tons of progress!
Project Development
Project Development is involved in creating a hypothetical offshore wind farm. They have to take into account cost, marine and avian wildlife, along with the ecosystem. They were assigned a plot of sea in the Coast of Oregon to work with. In the plot, and oil pipe runs by it so figuring out anchor designs and placements is challenging.
Turbine Design
Turbine Design is the brains of our team. They design, fabricate, and manufacture the wind turbine that is to be used at contest. from creating the Nacelle, to choosing an appropriate motor, to 3D printing the blades, they have created and got over the challenges that come from building a wind turbine.
Outreach Team
Outreach Team keeps out club and the Senior Design project strong! From recruiting new members, especially underclassmen, to going to local elementary schools to teach about wind energy, they have done a lot of educate the community.
Meet the 2024-2025 Individuals!
Kris Barton
Major: Electrical Engineering Technology
Position: Team Lead / Elecrical Design
""My name is Kris Barton, I am an Electrical Engineering Technology senior and the Team Lead for this semester. Beyond my tasks as team lead, I am contributing to the electrical design for the turbine as well. I am passionate about sustainability and am excited to learn about and make connections within the renewable energy industry."
Maddie Holland
Major: Electrical Engineering
Position:Electrical Lead
"My favorite part of this project was designing a variable load for our tubine."
Mason Quinton
Major: Mechanical Technology Engineering
Position:Mechanical Lead
"My favorite part of this project was the designing of the turbine, and getting to test the final product."
Danny Stearman
Major: Electrical Engineering
Position: Outreach Lead / Electrical Design
"I work on the team Outreach goals and Electrical side of the project. It has been a fun experience of spreading the word abouot renewable energy and designing a functional wind turbine."
Evan Quinton
Major: Mechanical Engineering Technology
Position: Project Development Lead / Mechanical Design
"My task for this project is site design. We are currently designing an offshore wind turbine site using software's that will allow us to simulate real world conditions."
Hunter Moeller
Major: Electrical Engineering Technology
Position: Electrical Design
"I work on the electronics, specifically the one inside the turbine itself."
Ethan Brown
Major: Electrical Engineering Technology
Position: Electrical Design
"I'm an Electrical Engineering Technology student on the electrical team for Cyclone Cowboys, where we're working on improving the variable load and implementing a new braking system."
Brendan Craig
Major: Mechanical Engineering Technology
Position:Mechanical Design
"My Favorite part of this project was helping design the floating base for our turbine."
Andy McEvoy
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Position: Mechanical Design
"I helped design and test the floating base for this years competition."
Corbin Smith
Major: Mechanical Engineering Technology
Position: Mechanical Design
"My favorite part of this project was preforming research on the floating base. We got to do some cool testing with the wave tank."
Brian Pavel
Major: Mechanical Engineering Technology
Position: Mechanical Design
"I am a senior in Mechanical Engineering Technology. I work in the HVAC indusrty and plan to continue so post graduation. In my free time I like to play volleyball and hang out with friends and family."
Jonah Collins
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Position: Mechanical Design
"My role is preparing for and testing our turbine. I work with team members of different subgroups to integrate their system into the whole turbine for testing."
Jeremy Cook
Major: Industrial Engineering Managment
Position: Purchasing and Organizatioin
"Being able to help our team grow tremendously has been my favorite memory from being on this team."
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