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Scott Morton, Research Scientist for Mechanical Engineering
Room L52, Engineering Building
University of Wyoming
College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dept. 3295
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307.766.2183
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Scott Morton, a Wyoming native, received his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1972 and 1978 respectively. He worked as an engineering consultant, a self-employed business owner and a plant engineer before joining the University of Wyoming faculty as a research scientist in 1999.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Current research activities are in the areas of alternative energy and computer aided laboratory instruction. Specific areas of expertise are instrumentation and electro-mechanical devices.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Morton, Scott A. and Nydahl, John E., "Field Tests of a Wind-Electric Controller for Parallel Stock Water Pumping and Heating," AAIA/ASME Annual Conference, Reno, Nevada, January 2002.
Morton, Scott A., and Smith, Donald A., "A Fluid Flow Experiment Utilizing Computer Aided Laboratory Instruction," 2001 ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 2001.
Nydahl, John; Peck, Nancy; and Morton, Scott, "The Use of Numerical Regression Analysis in Modeling Various Types of Experimental Friction," 2001 ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 2001.
Morton, Scott A. and Nydahl, John E., " The Multi-Tasking of Stock Water Pumping and Heating Loads on a Wind Electric Turbine," 2001 AWEA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., June 2001.