Sridhar Condoor

Sridhar Condoor, Ph.D., is the Chair of the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering department at Saint Louis University’s Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology. He is a KEEN fellow, a Coleman Fellow, the editor of the Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship.
Condoor is spearheading Technology Entrepreneurship education at Saint Louis University via Weekly Innovation Challenges, iScholars program, Idea to Product (I2P), and funded research. He is the Principal Investigator for the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) Program Development Grants to foster the spirit of innovation in engineering students.

Research

Condoor is the inventor VayuWind, a hubless wind turbine for urban environments. VayuWind is a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) which deploys airfoils parallel to the rotational axis. It improves on the traditional VAWT by using a ring frame leaving the central portion open for other uses. This feature enables VayuWind to extract wind power using existing structures such as utility poles, commercial buildings and skywalks with minimal noise pollution. VayuWind adds space saving and aethetics to the benefits of the traditional VAWT (changing wind directions and bird-friendly nature) making it an ideal turbine for urban environment.

Honors and Awards

• Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network Excellence Award (2013). The award recognizes “Innovation Challenges” iBook as an outstanding innovative educational practice that can be transferable to other educational institutions.
• Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network Best in Class Award (2012). The award is given to the outstanding school in the network.
• Saint Louis University Faculty Excellence Award (2012)
• Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network Wolf Pack Award (2011). The award is given to the outstanding Faculty and Network Contributor. It is judged on contributions made to strengthen the KEEN Wolf Pack.
• Saint Louis University Excellence in Research Award (2010)
• Saint Louis University Magis Service Award (2009)

• "SLU Parks College of Engineering, Aviation And Technology Recognized Third Straight Year At KEEN Annual Conference". Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. Retrieved 16 May 2013. 
• "Parks College Recognized for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs at KEEN Annual Conference". Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology. Retrieved 16 May 2013. 
• "SGA Announces Faculty Excellence Award Recipients". Saint Louis University. Retrieved 16 May 2013. 

Professional Memberships and Associations

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

Notable Publications

• Condoor, S. S., & Keogh, G. (2012) "Weekly Innovation Challenge: Mind Workouts for Teams".
• Condoor, Sridhar; Kroll, E. (May 2008). "Parameter analysis for the application of the principle of direct and short transmission path: a valve-actuator design case study. Journal of Engineering Design". Journal of Engineering Design. 19 (4): 337–357. doi:10.1080/09544820701452042. 
• Kroll, E., Condoor, S. S., & Jansson, D. G. (2001). Innovative conceptual design: theory and application of parameter analysis. Cambridge Univ Press. ISBN 0521778484. 

• Kurtovic, Amir. "SLU publishes book to encourage others to take up innovation challenges". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 16 May 2013.