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- Degree: M.B.A.
- Year: 2000
- Institution and Location
  Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
- Major Discipline
  Business Administration
- Degree: German AvH Fellow
- Year: 1997
- Institution and Location
  Uni Wuppertal, Germany
- Major Discipline
  Ocean Engineering
- Degree: Ph.D.
- Year: 1991
- Institution and Location
  Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
- Major Discipline
  Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
- Degree: U.S. Fulbright
- Year: 1987
- Institution and Location
  Stevens Institute, New Jersey, USA
- Major Discipline
  Ocean Energy
- Degree: B.S.
- Year: 1983
- Institution and Location
  Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, India
- Major Discipline
  Mechanical Engineering

Paul M. Koola

Professor of Practice, Department of Ocean Engineering

Department(s): Department of Ocean Engineering
Campus: Texas A&M University

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Phone: 979-575-7178
E-mail: paulmkoola@tamu.edu

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Research Topic(s)

Ocean energy conversion; Smart grid conversion and distribution technologies; Modeling, simulation and optimization of energy systems; Energy supply chain; Control, scheduling, planning, safety, risk analysis, and uncertainty in energy systems; Energy and sustainability; Energy and food supply chain; Technologies for energy storage: Heat pumps; Nondestructive testing for energy applications; Energy security; Environmental risk assessment for planning offshore structures; Turbomachinery for energy use and its reliability

Research Summary

My dream of working in renewable energy started during my undergraduate education starting with solar satellite power systems. I got my first job with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) but decided to pursue my dreams in Ocean Energy. I was offered the possibility of building a prototype based off my Ph.D. work. I was lucky to play a significant part of the IIT Madras team that built a 150 kW Wave Power plant and demonstrated pumping energy to the electric grid. Currently I work on concepts to integrate Oceans of Energy with sustainable living using Smart Energy Absorbing Structures (SEAS).

Professional Background

2016 – Present	Professor of Practice, Department of Ocean Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2016 – Present	Assistant Director, Engineering Academic and Student Affairs (EASA), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
1999 – 2016	Program Manager – Knowledge Scientist, Knowledge Based Systems, Inc., College Station, TX
1994 – 1998	Asst. Professor, IIT Madras
1992 – 1994	Lecturer, IIT Madras
1988 – 1992	Senior Project Officer I, Wave Energy, IIT Madras
1985 – 1987	Senior Project Officer II, Wave Energy, IIT Madras
1985 – 1985	Project Associate, Wave Energy, IIT Madras

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