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With more than 25 years of professional experience in the design and analysis of complex structures, Dr. Malcolm is recognized as one of the wind energy industry's leading analysts, specializing in dynamic modeling and structural analysis. He also has extensive experience developing wind turbine loads, assessing causes of failures, evaluating turbine inflow characteristics, assessing the impact of extreme atmospheric events on structures and developing certification documentation. Dr. Malcolm has developed dynamics models of several different wind turbine designs, has been responsible for structural analysis of blades, towers, welded and cast components, and wrote a unique piece of software to identify and graphically display the structural modes of wind turbines. His experience includes application of fracture mechanics and reliability concepts to wind turbine design and analysis. He has published numerous papers and holds B.S., M.S. and Doctoral degrees in Engineering. | 