Michael J. Newtown, P.E.

Ph.D. Student Engineering Science
Clarkson University

M.S. Engineering and Global Operation Management
Clarkson University

B.S. - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology

A.A.S. - Mechanical Engineering Technology
SUNY Canton

• Member of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, Air Condition, Engineering
• Member of American Society of Engineering Education
• Interested in heat transfer and fluid mechanics applications in energy application. Currently researching three wood pellet boilers with thermal storage tank combustion and geothermal surface water heat exchanger.

• HVAC courses are both in Engineering Technology and Trade programs
  • Air Conditioning
  • Domestic and Commercial Heating
  • Building Controls
  • Commissioning
• Sustainable Energy courses are Wind, Photovoltaic, Passive Solar, Geothermal
• Engineering Science courses are Statistics, Strengths of Materials, and Programming
• Mechanical Eng. Tech. courses are Manufacturing, Fluid Mechanics, Fluid Power, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Design of Experiments, Quality Control, Tool Design and CAD 2-D and 3-D

• Sriraam R. Chandrasekaran, Philip K. Hopke, Arthur Hurlbut, and Mike Newtown, “Characterization of Emissions from Grass Pellet Combustion”, Energy and Fuels, 27, pp 5298-5306 (2013)
• Sriraam R. Chandrasekaran, Philip K. Hopke, Michael Newtown, and Arthur Hurlbut, “Residential-Scale Biomass Boiler Emissions and Efficiency Characterization for Several Fuels”, Energy and Fuels, 27(8), pp 4840-4849 (2013)
• Michael J. Newtown, and Arthur Hurlbut “Testing of Combustion Performance of Domestic and European Grass Pellet Boiler and Furnace” NYSERDA Final Report (2014)

• Michael J. Newtown, and Arthur Hurlbut, “Wood Pellet Heating Systems Combustion Demonstration”, NYSERDA Project #32978, Pending 2018

• May 2011- Presentation on Initial findings of Grass Pellet Combustion to Northeast Biomass Heating Expo, NYSERDA Agreement # 10673
• May 2012- Follow-up presentation on Grass Pellet Combustion to Northeast Biomass Heating Expo, NYSERDA Agreement # 10673  & Panel member for discussion on the Future of Biomass Heating.
• June 2015 – Project Briefing on Wood Pellet Buffer Tank Demonstration NYSERDA Agreement 32978 to NYSERDA.

• NYSERDA Agreement # 32978  Wood Pellet Heating System Combustion Demonstration
• NYSERDA Agreement # 10673 Testing of Combustion Performance of Domestic and European Grass Pellet Boiler and Furnace
• NYSERDA Agreement # 10052 Field Demonstration of Grass Pellet Production
• 2017   Newtown, M. & Scheidt, D. (co-PIs). SUNY Performance Improvement Fund: Online B.S./Micro-credential—Sustainable Construction Management ($170,000).
• 2017   Newtown, M. & Scheidt, D. (co-PIs). SUNY Performance Improvement Fund:  Online B.Tech./Micro-credential—Industrial Technology Management/Logistics ($190,000).
• 2017 Newtown, M. & Scheidt D. (co-PIs). SUNY Performance Improvement Fund:  Solar Ready Vets (micro-credential) & Alternative & Renewable Energy Systems (B.Tech.): Expanding Applied Learning Opportunities ($298,000).

• Dissertation Research, Surface Water Geothermal Heat Exchangers Effect on Winter Lake Conditions
• Performed energy load analysis and HVAC designs for residential & small commercial construction projects.

• I do woodworking, and building furniture for my home.
• I am rebuilding an Allis Chalmers B tractor that dates back to 1939.
• Avid model builder
• Enjoy reading for fun