Position Title: Professor 10 Months
Department: Mechanical and Electrical Eng. Tech.
Office Location: Engineering Technology Bldg.
Phone: 607-587-4633
Email: CochraTJ@alfredstate.edu
MSEE - University of Wisconsin - Madison
BS General Engineering - Idaho State University
Areas of Expertise
Electrical Power, Renewable Energy, Industrial Controls
| ELET 4224 |
Alternative Energy Generation |
| ELET 2124 |
Electrical Power Circuits |
| ELET 1133 |
Digital Logic |
| ELET 6143 |
Electrical Machines and Controls |
| EMET 6004 |
Feedback Controls |
| ELET 1001 |
Freshman Seminars |
| BSET 7001 |
Senior Seminars |
Registered Professional Engineer, New York, Electrical Power Systems
Biography
“Make it work.” That is the motto in Engineering Technology. I want students to have a solid grounding in theory and then apply that theory to something useful. Once they have built or programmed a device they should feel a sense of accomplishment, immediately followed by thinking how can I make it better.
I have taught over 30 different lecture and laboratory courses at Alfred State, but my primary area of interest is in power engineering. Along that line, I enjoy learning with students in classes addressing sustainable energy, electrical machines, power electronics and electrical power transmission.
I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. Studies there emphasized electric utility engineering. General Engineering from Idaho State University is my Bachelor of Science degree. This gave a background of not only electrical but mechanical and civil engineering necessary for considering all facets of sustainable solutions.
My first sustainable energy laboratory is my home powered by a wind turbine and photovoltaics. On campus, electrical engineering technology laboratories have these technologies available for experimentation.
I am a licensed, registered Professional Engineer (Power Engineering) in the State of New York. Prior to Alfred State, I worked in broadcast communications and hold a General Radiotelephone License from the Federal Communications Commission.
