Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 1:00 PM ET
Click Here to Register for Wind-Wildlife Webinar #1
Presented by REWI, this webinar will discuss a research project concerning the development of bat deterrent aerodynamic whistles at both a laboratory-scale wind tunnel and a utility-scale wind turbine.
Moderator: Isabel Gottlieb, Senior Research Manager/Scientist, Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute (REWI)
Speakers:
- Anupam Sharma, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University
About the Speaker
Anupam Sharma is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State University in the USA. His research focuses on unsteady aerodynamics, with a particular emphasis on aeroacoustics. His group has been designing and developing bat deterrents for use in wind turbines/farms over the past six years. These deterrents use acoustic resonance excited by airflow to generate ultrasonic tones. He earned his B.Tech. from IIT Bombay and his M.S. and Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from Penn State. Following his Ph.D., he worked for seven years at the General Electric Global Research Center in New York, contributing to projects involving aircraft engines and wind turbines. Anupam is an AIAA Associate Fellow and has received several honors, including the 2016 NSF Early CAREER Award and an Early Achievement Award in Teaching at Iowa State. His research is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Energy (DoE), Department of Defense (DoD), as well as various state agencies and industry partners.