Project Manager (joint appointment with Dr. P.K. Sen)
IEEE/NFPA Arc Flash Collaborative Research and Testing Project
http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/pr_IEEE_NFPA_arcflash_positions.html

This research and testing initiative is designed to develop deeper insight into arc flash phenomena and the hazards they pose.
 

Ammerman, R.F and Sen, P.K., Arc Flash Hazard Collaborative Research Project: Incident Energy Levels (Poster Paper), Power System Engineering Research Center (PSERC), Annual Industry Advisory Board Meeting, Denver Colorado, December 6-8, 2006.

Ammerman, R.F. and Sen, P.K., Electrical Safety Education in an Undergraduate Engineering Program: Curriculum Development and Assessment, IEEE 38^th Annual North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Carbondale, IL, September 2006, pp. 457-463.
 
Ammerman, R.F., Sen, P.K. and Stewart, M., The Importance of Electrical Safety Training in Undergraduate Power Engineering Education, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition 2006, Chicago, IL, June 2006, Session 2006-491.

Ammerman, R.F. and Sen, P.K., An Undergraduate Power Engineering Curriculum: A Unique and Practical Approach to Bridging the Gap between Academia and Industry, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition 2006, Chicago, IL, June 2006, Session 2006-489.

Streveler, R.A., Geist, M.R., Ammerman, R.F., Sulzbach, C.S., Miller, R.L., Olds, B.M., and Nelson, M.A., Identifying and Investigating Difficult Concepts in Engineering Mechanics and Electric Circuits, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition 2006, Chicago, IL, June 2006, Session 2006-1653.

Hubbard, R.J., Mielke, C.W., Ray, J.C., Shaffer, D.H., Sen, P.K., and Ammerman, R.F., Future Energy Needs and Sustainable Energy Applications for the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) Campus: Needs for the Year 2020 and Beyond, IEEE 37^th Annual North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Ames, IA, October 24 – 25, 2005, pp. 603-610.

Higbee, J., Brehm, J., Sen, P.K., and Ammerman, R.F., Residential Electric Power Systems: Implications for Distributed Generation, IEEE 37^th Annual North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Ames, IA, October 24 – 25, 2005, pp. 475-480.

Ammerman, R.F., Sen, P.K., and Streveler, R.A., Work in Progress – The Kolb Learning Model Applied to an Advanced Energy Systems Laboratory, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Indianapolis, IN, October 20 – 22, 2005, Session T2C, pp. 7-8.
 

CSM Alumni Teaching Award

• April 29, 2009

Colorado School of Mines Outstanding Faculty Award, Engineering Division (Electrical Specialty)

• December 1986, December 1988, May 1991, May 1992,
  May 1993, May 1994, May 2001, December 2002, May 2003,
  December 2003, May 2004, December 2004, May 2005,
  December 2005, May 2006, December 2006, May 2007,
  December 2007, May 2008, December 2008, and May 2009.

1st Place Prize Paper

Ammerman, R.F., Sen, P.K., and Nelson, J.P., “Arc Flash Hazard and Incident Energy Calculations: A Comparative Study of IEEE 1584 & NFPA 70E”, Paper # PCIC 2007–2, IEEE/IAS 54^th Annual Petroleum and Chemical Industry Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, September 2007.

Prize Paper

Ammerman, R.F., Gammon, T., Sen, P.K., and Nelson, J.P., Comparative Study of Arc Modeling and Arc Flash Incident Energy Exposures, IEEE/IAS 55^th Annual Petroleum and Chemical Industry Technical Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 2008.

ASEE/ERM Apprentice Faculty Grant Recipient

• June 2006

Outstanding Service to the Colorado School of Mines Engineering Division

• 1991/1992, 1993/1994

Colorado School of Mines IEEE Student Chapter Faculty of the Year Award

• May 1994

Colorado School of Mines Order of Omega Faculty Member of the Year

• 1998/1999, 2001/2002, 2002/2003, and 2008/2009

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