Noel Schulz
Noel Nunnally Schulz is an American electrical engineer. She is the Bob Ferguson Endowed Professor in the Washington State University School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, and the inaugural director of the university's Institute for Northwest Energy Futures.[1]
Education and career
Schulz is originally from Blacksburg, Virginia,[2] and is the daughter of electrical engineering professor Charles Nunnally; her mother was a schoolteacher.[3] She met her future husband, chemical engineer Kirk Schulz, when they were both undergraduates at Virginia Tech; they married in 1987. She graduated in 1988, and received a master's degree from Virginia Tech in 1990. Her husband became a professor at North Dakota State University; she returned to graduate study and completed a Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota,[2] in 1995.[3]
In 2007, Schulz became Tennessee Valley Authority Professor in power systems engineering at Mississippi State University.[3] In 2009, her husband became president of Kansas State University, and she became Paslay Professor of Electrical Engineering there.[2] At Kansas State, she directed the Engineering Experimental Station and Electrical Power Affiliates Program, and in 2012 became associate dean of engineering.[3] She also served as president of the IEEE Power & Energy Society for the 2012–2013 term.[2]
Recognition
Schulz was elected as an IEEE Fellow in 2016, "for leadership in advancing women in engineering and electric ship technologies".[4]
References
- ↑ "Noel Schulz". Directory. Washington State University School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- 1 2 3 4 Tuel, Jesse (Summer 2014). "Power Couple: Kirk and Noel Schulz". Alumni Profiles. Virginia Tech Magazine. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- 1 2 3 4 "Curriculum vitae: Noel N. Schulz" (PDF). Washington State University. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- ↑ "IEEE Fellows directory". IEEE. Retrieved 2026-07-25.