The November 28 issue of E&E News offers a stirring tribute to William E. Heronemus, considered the “father of modern wind power.”

The November 28 issue of E&E News offers a stirring tribute to William E. Heronemus, considered the “father of modern wind power.”
Interview with Jon McGowan, early member of the Wind Energy Center at UMass: arrived at UMass in 1967 after working at Dupont.
Interview with graduate and faculty member in the Wind Energy Program, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
Interview with graduate and faculty member of the Wind Energy Program, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
Interview with Erin Baker, faculty member in the Wind Energy Program, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
Wind energy research and development began at UMass Amherst under the leadership of program founder, Professor William E. Heronemus. Professor Heronemus, along with a number of other faculty, began looking into a number of areas related to wind energy potential.