Research
Interests:
Environmental Policy, Energy
Policy, Critical Infrastructure Modeling and Assessment .
Current
or Recent Research Sponsors:
- CIMAP (Critical Infrastructure
Modeling and Assessment Program)
- US-Bangladesh Partnership
to Reduce Vulnerability to Seismic Hazards
- NCR Infrastructure Vulnerability
Assessment Project
- Insurance Process for
Electric Utility Industry
- Assessing Utility and
Transportation System Interdependencies in the Response and
Recovery from Recent Florida Hurricanes
Selected Publications/Presentations:
1. M.
Pipattanasomporn, M. Willingham and S. Rahman, Implications
of On-Site Distributed Generation for Commercial/Industrial
Facilities, IEEE Transactions on power systems, Vol. 20,
pp. 206-212, February 2005.
2. M. Willingham, Combined
Heat and Power (CHP) and Distributed Energy Resources (DER):
Summary and Synthesis of Regulatory and Adminstrative Impediments,
prepared for Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ),
September 2004. [Report is at the DEQ website]
3. T. J. Hammons, M. Willingham,
K. N. Mak, Malhães da Silva, M. Morozowski, and B. K.
Blyden "Generation and Transmission Improvements in Developing
Countries", IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, September
1999, Vol. 14, No. 03, pp. 760-765.
4. Michael G. Willingham
“Strategies for Implementing Power Sector Efficiency: A
United Nations Perspective”, Indian Journal of Power and
River Valley Development, November-December 1993
5. M. Willingham, G. Laszkiewicz,
J. Elkind and S.Schevchenko, "Ukraine Energy Efficiency
Evaluation: Final Report". Submitted to: United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Europe
and Eurasia TASK ORDER #807 UNDER EVALUATION IQC, AEP-I-00-00-00023-00.
6. "Power Systems,
Water, Transportation and Communications Lifeline Interdependencies
for American Lifelines Alliance". Prepared By Disaster
Risk Reduction Program, Advanced Research Institute, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, Arlington, Virginia.
March 2006.
7. "Critical Infrastructure
Resilience in Danville, Virginia", Submitted to City of
Danville, Virginia. Prepared By Disaster Risk Reduction Program,
Advanced Research Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University, Arlington, Virginia. May 2006.
8. John E. Bigger and Michael
G. Willingham, "Critical Infrastructure Protection in the
National Capital Region: Risk-Based Foundations for Resilience
and Sustainability. Final Report, Volume 2: Energy Sector".
Department of Homeland Security Urban Areas Security Initiative
(UASI) Grant 03-TU-03; and Department Justice Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Grant 2003CKWX0199. September
2005.
9. "Sustainable Development:
Asian and Pacific Perspectives", published by Asian Development
Bank, 1999. 416 pp. (ISBN 971-561-214-6), (Supervising Editor:
M. Willingham)
10. Willingham, Michael
G. and Kunreuther, Howard. "Insurance and Hazardous Waste
Management: A Regulatory Perspective", for U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Contract No. 68-01-7288, September 1989.
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publications and presentations
Education:
PhD, Energy Policy, University of Pennsylvania, 1993
MS, Appropriate Technology, University of Pennsylvania, 1987
BSc, Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961
