Dr. Matt Aldeman

Assistant Professor

Technology

Office

Turner Hall - TUR 109

Office Phone

(309) 438-0644office
phone

Department Phone

(309) 438-3661dept
phone

Fax

(309) 438-8626fax

maldema@ilstu.eduemail

About
Education
Awards & Honors
Research

Biography

Matt Aldeman is an Assistant Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, where he teaches in the Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology programs. Matt joined the Technology department faculty after working at the Illinois State University Center for Renewable Energy for over five years. Previously, he worked at General Electric as a wind site manager at the Grand Ridge and Rail Splitter wind projects. Matt’s experience also includes service in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear propulsion officer and leader of the Reactor Electrical division on the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. Matt is an honors graduate of the U.S. Naval Nuclear Power School and holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University, a Master of Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Current Courses

240.001Electric Circuits & Machines

293.001Mechanical Properties of Materials

259.001Power Generation: Production, Conversion and Storage

240.001Electric Circuits & Machines

400.001Independent Study

293.001Mechanical Properties of Materials

258.001Renewable Energy Technology Applications

Research Interests & Areas

Acoustic Localization using microphone arrays and advanced beamforming algorithms, Optimization of Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Systems, Smart Grid technologies, Electric Vehicles

Ph D Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

MS

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Other

U.S. Naval Nuclear Power School

North Charleston, SC

BS Mechanical Engineering

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

ISU Department of Technology Research Award

ISU Department of Technology

2017

Outstanding Cross-Disciplinary Team Research Award for 2016

Illinois State University

2016

Million Dollar Club

Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP), Illinois State University

2015

Conference Proceeding

Aldeman, M., Jo, J., & Loomis, D. Quantification of Uncertainty Associated with Wind Assessments of Various Intervals. International Symposium on Wind and Tidal Power (2017)

Aldeman, M., Chelliah, K., Patel, H., & Raman, G. Effects of array scaling and advanced beamforming on the angular resolution of microphone array systems (2016)

Antink-Meyer, A., & Aldeman, M. The Development of Pre-service Science Teachers’ Competencies for Teaching about Renewable Energy Technology as Context and Concept. Association for Science Teacher Education (2016)

Journal Article, Academic Journal

Aldeman, M., & Raman, G. Experimental Determination of the Effects of Boundary Reflection on the Angular Resolution of Microphone Arrays. Building Acoustics 25.3 (2018): 249-286.

Aldeman, M., Jo, J., & Loomis, D. Quantification of Uncertainty Associated with Wind Assessments of Various Intervals. Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering / Canadian Science Publishing (2018)

Jo, J., Aldeman, M., & Loomis, D. Optimum Penetration of Regional Utility-Scale Renewable Energy Systems. Renewable Energy/Elsevier 118 (2018): 328-334.

Jo, J., Aldeman, M., Lee, H., & Ahn, Y. Parametric Analysis for Cost-Optimal Renewable Energy Integration into Residential Buildings: Techno-Economic Model. Renewable Energy/Elsevier 125 (2018): 907-914.

Aldeman, M., & Raman, G. Effects of array scaling and advanced beamforming algorithms on the angular resolution of microphone array systems. Applied Acoustics / Elsevier 132 (2017): 58-81.

Presentations

Promoting Sustainable Energy Infrastructure on an Academic Institution. Energy, Utility, and Environment Conference. EUEC. (2019)

PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS FOR COST-OPTIMAL RENEWABLE ENERGY INTEGRATION. Energy, Utility, and Environment Conference. EUEC. (2018)

Wind Turbine Energy Production Errors Associated with Wind Resource Assessments of Various Lengths. American Wind Energy Association. (2018)

Quantification of Uncertainty Associated with Wind Assessments of Various Intervals. International Symposium on Wind and Tidal Power. (2017)

Effects of array scaling and advanced beamforming on the angular resolution of microphone array systems. Berlin Beamforming Conference (BeBeC). Humboldt University - Berlin. (2016)

The Development of Pre-service Science Teachers Competencies for Teaching about Renewable Energy Technology as Context and Concept. Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE) International Conference. Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE). (2016)

Utility-Scale Deployment of Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Generation in Illinois. Energy, Utility, and Environment Conference. EUEC. (2016)

Illinois Renewable Energy for Schools (REFS) Program. National Science Teachers Association National Conference. National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). (2015)

Illinois Smart Grid for Schools Program. National Science Teachers Association National Conference. National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). (2015)

Grants & Contracts

Angular Resolution Performance of an Innovative New Microphone Array Geometry. ISU College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST). Illinois State University. (2017)

Microphone Array System for Localization of Acoustic Sources in Small Musical Groups. ISU College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST). Illinois State University. (2016)

Smart Grid for Schools 2.0. Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation. State. (2015)

Energy and the Next Generation Science Standards. Illinois State Board of Education. Illinois State University. (2013)

Illinois Energy STEM Learning Exchange Implementation. State of Illinois. Illinois State University. (2013)