Patrick Quinlan, Associate Director

Patrick Quinlan has been actively involved in wind power and clean technology development since 1982. In the early 1980's he worked at Southern California Edison and AeroVironment Inc. on wind turbine test projects and early wind farm development. At AeroVironment, he also managed business development for electric vehicle introductions. As a consultant to Western Area Power Administration, he worked with individual electric cooperatives and municipal utilities on renewable energy projects and planning. Later, in Washington DC, Patrick served as a Congressional Fellow working for the Ranking Member of the House Science Committee, then as the ASME White House Technology Fellow supporting the Presidential Science Advisor at the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Patrick also worked for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the Washington office, serving the Federal wind energy, solar energy, geothermal, and hydrogen technology programs. In Massachusetts, at Second Wind Inc., Patrick managed business development of wind farm monitoring and sodar instrumentation products.

Patrick holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts (wind energy program), an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin (Solar Energy Laboratory), and a Professional Engineering license in mechanical engineering in California.

Contact Information

Patrick Quinlan, MS, PE
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department
160 Governor's Drive
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003 USA

Office: (413) 545-0617
Mobile: (301) 518-5818
Fax: (413) 577-1301
quinlan@ecs.umass.edu