Dr. Joseph P. Carpenter – College of Engineering

Assistant Professor, Director of the Alabama Industrial Assessment Center

Alabama Industrial Assessment Center, Mechanical Engineering

275 Hardaway
(205) 348-2615
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Education

Ph. D., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Alabama, 2018
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2014
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2012

Biography

Dr. Joseph Carpenter joined the faculty of mechanical engineering at The University of Alabama in January 2019 as an instructor. He is the author/co-author of eight peer-refereed publications including four journal articles.

Carpenter’s research interest is broadly focused on energy efficiency and sustainable energy. His main areas of interest are:

Improving Industrial Energy Efficiency
Industrial Equipment Energy Efficiency
Industrial Facility Modeling
Building Modeling
Energy Analysis through Regression Modeling
Passive Energy Management
Sustainable/Renewable Energy

Areas of Research

Latest Publications

Carpenter, J., Woodbury, K.A., O’Neill, Z., “Using Change-Point and Gaussian Process Models to Create Baseline Energy Models in Industrial Facilities: A Comparison” Applied Energy, 213, 415-425, (2018), DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.01.043
Golden, A., Woodbury, K., Carpenter, J. O’Neill, Z., “Change Point and Degree Day Baseline Regression Models in Industrial Facilities” Energy and Buildings, 144, 30-41., (2017), DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.03.024
Carpenter, J., Mago, P.J., Luck, R., and Cho, H., “Parametric Analysis of a Passive Energy Management Through Increased Thermal Capacitance” The Open Mechanical Engineering Journal, 10, 38-50., (2016), DOI: 10.2174/1874155X01610010038
Carpenter, J., Mago, P.J., Luck, R., and Cho, H., “Passive Energy Management through Increased Thermal Capacitance”, Energy and Buildings, 75, 465-471., (2014), DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.02.044