Dr. Michael Willingham
Research Interests | Sponsors | Teaching | Publications | Education | Affiliations

Adjunct Professor

Virginia Tech - Advanced Research Institute
4300 Wilson Blvd., Suite 750
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703-387-6036
Fax: 703-528-5543
Email: mwilling@vt.edu

Research Interests:

• Environmental Policy
• Energy Policy
• Critical Infrastructure Modeling and Assessment

Current or Recent Research Sponsors:

• CIMAP (Critical Infrastructure Modeling and Assessment Program)
• US-Bangladesh Partnership to Reduce Vulnerability to Seismic Hazards
• NCR Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment Project
• Insurance Process for Electric Utility Industry
• Assessing Utility and Transportation System Interdependencies in the Response and Recovery from Recent Florida Hurricanes

Teaching Interests/Courses:

Publications/Reports:

M. Pipattanasomporn, M. Willingham and S. Rahman, "Implications of On-site Distributed Generation for Commercial/industrial Facilities", to be published in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 20, No. 1, February 2005.

CHP and DER: Summary and Synthesis of REgulatory and Administrative Impediments, prepared for Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), September 2004.

T. J. Hammons, M. Willingham, K. N. Mak, Malhães da Silva, M. Morozowski, and B. K. Blyden Generation and Transmission Improvements in Developing Countries, [p. 760-65], IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENERGY CONVERSION, September 1999, Volume 14, Number 03.

Michael G. Willingham “Strategies for Implementing Power Sector Efficiency: A United Nations Perspective”, Indian Journal of Power and River Valley Development, November-December 1993

Education:

PhD, Energy Policy, University of Pennsylvania, 1993
MS,  Appropriate Technology, University of Pennsylvania, 1987 
BSc, Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961