Purdue Professor Chosen for First ASHRAE D.C. Fellowship |
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For Release: ATLANTA – An associate professor from Purdue University has been selected for ASHRAE’s first Washington, D.C., Federal fellowship. “I am eager to learn about how energy policies and research strategies are formulated at the federal level,” William “Bill” Hutzel, P.E., who works in Purdue’s College of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, said. “I hope to play a small role in advocating for sustainable design practices in buildings. I am proud to be representing ASHRAE because it is the professional society ideally suited for leadership on this important topic.” The one-year fellowship allows participants to work in the federal government in a technical advisory role. This year’s Fellow will be placed on Capitol Hill, most likely in the Science Committee staff office. At Purdue, Hutzel teaches undergraduate courses in thermodynamics, controls, fluid mechanics and HVAC. He has developed a modern laboratory to teaching graduate-level facilities engineering courses and conducting applied research. Recent projects have designed an air flow testing laboratory for heat recovery equipment, used Web-enabled building controls for remotely accessible laboratory experiments, and evaluated the performance of evacuated tube heat pipe solar collectors. He serves as co-faculty advisor for the ASHRAE Purdue Student Branch. The fellowship is designed to educate participants on the inner workings of federal policy-making, to provide scientific guidance and analysis to decision-makers, and to increase the visibility and involvement of scientists and engineers in the public policy arena. The fellowship runs from September through August and typically begins after a two-week orientation sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. ASHRAE members interested in applying for the 2008 Fellowship can contact Doug Read, ASHRAE program director of government affairs, at e-mail dread@ashrae.org. ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of 50,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education. ### Editors Note: A photo of Hutzel is available upon request.
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