Dr. Matt Aldeman
Assistant Professor
Economics
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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
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 Teaching Award
Illinois State University
2019
CAST Outstanding Researcher Award (pre-tenure category)
ISU College of Applied Science and Technology
2019
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. Improving Students’ Understanding of Electromagnetic Principles with an Alternator Design-Build-Test Project. American Society for Engineering Education (2019)
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
Aldeman, M.R., Jo, J.H. (2019). An Exploration of Compact Microphone Array Applications for Small Musical Groups. Akustika. Vol. 31 (March 2019), 153-163.
Bushur, A., Ward, K., Flahaven, T., Kelly, T., Jo, J.H., Aldeman, M. (2019). Techno-economic evaluation of installing EV and PV combined infrastructure on Academic Institution’s Parking Garages in Illinois, USA. AIMS Energy/AIMS Press. Vol. 7(1): 31-45.
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.
Presentations
Promoting Sustainable Energy Infrastructure on an Academic Institution. Energy, Utility, and Environment Conference. EUEC. (2019)
Aldeman, M.R. (presenter). “Improving Students’ Understanding of Electromagnetic Principles with an Alternator Design-Build-Test Project.” American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2019 Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.
Vinney, L.A. (presenter), Aldeman, M.R., Byers, L., Kostecki, K., Vinney, C., “The Influence of Glotta Fry in Audio-Only Media on the Vocal Behavior Patterns of College-Age Women,” Fall Voice Conference, Dallas, TX, 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)
Grants & Contracts
Solar Grill. ISU Office of Sustainability. Illinois State University. (2019)
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)
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