Robert Dell

Adjunct Professor
Director, Laboratory for Energy Reclamation and Innovation
Research Fellow, The Cooper Union Research Foundation
M.F.A. (ME) State University of New York, New Paltz, 1975
B.S. (ME), State University of New York, Oneonta, 1972

Contact Information:
(212) 353-4298
e-mail

Selected Academic Appointments
Keilir Institute of Technology, Visiting Scientist
Keflavik, Iceland, 2010-

University of Iceland, Visiting Academic
Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science
Reykjavik Iceland, 2009-

University of Iceland Research Stations, Visiting Research Fellow
Shallow system heated ground agriculture using geothermal steam and hot water
Hveragerdi, Iceland, 2008-

The New York Botanical Garden, Honorary Research Associate
Bronx, New York, 2006-7

American-Scandinavian Foundation, Fellow
NYC, NY, 1999-2000

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Research Affiliate
Cambridge, Ma, 1995-7

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Fellow
Cambridge, Ma 1993-5

Fulbright, Senior Research Fellow
Council for the International Exchange of Scholars, Washington, D.C. 1988

The MacDowell Colony, Fellow
Peterborough, NH,1980

Funded Research
Orkuveita Reykjavikur, Investigator
Environmental and Energy Research Fund, Possible Prolonging of Playing Season on Golf and Soccer Fields, Administered by The Agricultural University of Iceland (Principal Investigator Gudni Thorvaldsson) 2008-10

Consolidated Edison of New York, Principal Investigator Steam Heat Division R&D, Develop and Cultivate a Garden Utilizing Heat from Steam to Maintain the Soil and Vegetation, NYC, NY, (with Stan Wei, George Sidebotham and Vito Guido), 2008-9

Consolidated Edison of New York, Principal Investigator Steam Heat Division R&D, Thermoelectric Powered Steam Monitoring and Warning System,(with Stan Wei, George Sidebotham), NYC, NY, 2008-9

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, Ch ief Project Engineer LED Traffic Light Project, (with Stan Wei), 2007-9

Consolidated Edison of New York, Steam Heat Division R&D, Principal Investigator Thermoelectric Power Generation, Phase III, NYC, NY, (with Stan Wei, George Sidebotham), 2007-9

The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation, Grantee Anoka, MN, 2006-7

Consolidated Edison of New York, Principal Investigator Steam Heat Division R&D, Thermoelectric Power Generation, Phase II, NYC, NY, (with Stan Wei, and George Sidebotham) 2005-6

Consolidated Edison of New York, Principal Investigator Steam Heat Division R&D,Thermoelectric Power Generation, NYC, NY, (with Stan Wei, and George Sidebotham) 2004-5

Inventions

  1. First Inventor, LED Security System and Device, owned by the Cooper Union, US Patent Application S/N 11/317,480 (with Andrew Yang)
  2. First Inventor, Bimetallic Leaf Spring and Clamping Device, owned by The Cooper Union, International Application No. PCT/US08/61983 (with Stan Wei and Tae Young Lee)
  3. First Inventor, Thermoelectric Power Generation Device, owned by The Cooper Union, International Application No. PCT/US2007/024597 (with Stan Wei and George Sidebotham)

Speaking Engagements
  1. Columbia University, Columbia Business School, NYC, NY November, 2009
  2. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, NYC, NY, 2009
  3. University of Iceland, School of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Reykjavik Iceland, 2009
  4. Fulbright Alumni Association of Iceland, Reykjavik Iceland, 2009
  5. Columbia University, Columbia University Renewable Energy Society, 2008
  6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997/1993
  7. Harvard University, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics,,1995
  8. The Cooper Union, 1994

Selected Publications
Develop and Cultivate a Garden Utilizing Heat from Steam to Maintain the Soil and Vegetation, with Stan Wei, George Sidebotham, Vito Guido, final report to Consolidated Edison, August 2009

Assessment of the Maurice Kanbar US Patent 5850126 Screw-In LED Lamp final report to Cooper Union, with Stan Wei, September 2009.

Proof of Concept Thermoelectric Module (TEM) Prototype Field Tested in a Steam Manhole, with Stan Wei, George Sidebotham final report to Consolidated Edison, October 2009

Thermoelectric Power Generation From Exposed Steam Pipes, Technical Report For Consolidated Edison Project, Professor Robert Dell, Professor George Sidebotham, Coauthor of, Mechanical E ngineering Department The Cooper Union for The Advancement of Science and Art, New York, 2005

Clock Works, Albert Nerken School of Engineering, Cooper Union, NYC, 2005

Felagsblad, Felag Leidsoggumanna, Reykjavik, Iceland, article, 2003

Reykjavik Municipal Art Museum, catalog essay for Robert Dell, Thermal Guardians, 2001

Leonardo, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Ma, volume 33, number 3, Hitavaettur and the Implications of Geothermal Sculpture, 2000

Scientific and Professional Societies
  1. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Member, 2005-
  2. Order of The Engineer 2005
  3. American Welding Society (AWS) Member, 1993-

Publicity
  1. Reykjavik Art Museum, catalog for Robert Dell, Thermal Guardians, essay by D. Dominick Lombardi, 2001
  2. Sculpture, International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, New Jersey, review by D. Dominick Lombardi, 2001
  3. Iceland Review, Edda Media and Publishing, Reykjavik, Iceland, article by Jennifer McCormack, 2001
  4. IGA News , International Geothermal Association, Pisa, Italy, article by Gudmundur Palmasson, 2001
  5. Geothermal Resources Council Bulletin, Geothermal Resources Council, Davis, Ca, article by Ted Clutter, 2000
  6. The New York Times, NYC, NY, review by D. Dominick Lombardi, 1999
  7. The New York Times,, review by Helen Harrison, 1999
  8. Morgunbladid, Reykjavik, Iceland, articles, 1999

Solo Visual Arts Installations
  1. The Lab Gallery, The Roger Smith Hotel, NYC 2006
  2. Reykjavik Municipal Art Museum, Harbour House, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2001 (geothermal installation)
  3. Akureyri Art Museum, Akureyri, Iceland, 1999
  4. The Great Geysir, Iceland, 1999
  5. MIT, Kresge Oval, Cambridge, Ma, 1997 (installation)
  6. Yellowstone National Park, Grotto, Castle and Old Faithful Geyser Groups, WY, 1996

Selected Group Visual Arts Installations
  1. Hafnarborg Institute of Culture and Fine Art, Hafnarborg Museum, Hrafnarfurdor, Iceland, 2002
  2. Harvard University, Cambridge, Ma, 1995
  3. Tufts University,, Medford, Ma, 1995
  4. MIT, CAVS and the MIT Museum, Cambridge, Ma, 1994
  5. Galleri Ofeigur, Reykjavik, Iceland, 1993-4
  6. Lehigh University, Siegel Gallery, Bethlehem, Pa, 1991-2
  7. MIT Museum, Cambridge, Ma, 1990-1
  8. The Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY, 1983
  9. Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Md, 1980