KODY MERLIN POWELL portrait
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
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Professional Service

  • Applied Energy (Journal). Role: Editor. Young Editorial Board. 10/2022 - present
  • U.S. Dept. of Energy | Solar Energy Technologies Office. Role: Reviewer. Participated in Panel Review of the Solar Energy Technologies Office's Ongoing Funded Projects. 01/31/2022 - 02/03/2022

Honors & Awards

  • Futures Issue of AIChE Journal Honoree. AIChE, 11/2022
  • Green Business Award. Utah Business Magazine, 10/2022
  • Patriot Award. Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, 01/22/2019
  • Excellence in Applied Energy Engineering Research . U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 12/12/2018
  • Recognized as being a top-rated graduate instructor for Spring 2017. University of Utah College of Engineering, 08/29/2017
  • Excellence in Applied Energy Engineering Research. U.S. Dept. of Energy, 06/22/2017
  • Faculty Recognition Award. University of Utah Career Services, 04/07/2017
  • Graduate Research Fellowship. National Science Foundation, 03/02/2009

Internal Service

  • Teaching Excellence Committee member. Committee member, 10/01/2021 - present. College service.
  • Graduate Committee. Member, 08/19/2020 - present. Department service.
  • Chemical Engineering Faculty Search Committee. Committee Member, 10/01/2018 - 04/30/2019. Department service.
  • University Studies Committee. 08/25/2016 - 08/26/2019. University service.

Community Partnership

  • Utah Rural Energy Diversification and Innovation (U-REDI) | Coalition Member. 10/01/2021 - present

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