Marc Compere
- Title
- Associate Professor
- comperem@erau.edu Email
- Department
- Mechanical Engineering Department
- College
- College of Engineering
Areas of Expertise
- physical systems modeling, dynamics, nonlinear controls
- instrumentation, sensing, computing, data acquisition, wireless telemetry
- sustainable design, solar power system design, off-grid water purification, sustainability
External Links
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Biography
Dr. Compere is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach Florida. His background is physical systems modeling, nonlinear dynamics, multi-vehicle scenarios, instrumentation, and sustainability. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in vehicle dynamics, electric power systems, instrumentation, modeling and simulation, and sustainable design courses including Capstone Senior Design. He has published 44 refereed conference and journal articles, advised 12 Masters students, 1 Ph.D. student, and launched 3 small businesses. Prior to academia, Dr. Compere spent 5 years in industry at SAIC focused on electric power systems for the U.S. Army's Power and Energy program.Education
- Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Currently Teaching
- ME 620: Advanced Vehicle Dynamics
- ME 800: Dissertation
- ME 700: Graduate Thesis
- ME 314: Instrmntn & Data Acqstn Lab
- ME 313: Instrmntn & Data Acquisition
- ME 599: Special Topics Mech Engr
- ME 445: Sustainable Design
Courses Taught
Mechanical Engineering Undergrad and Grad Courses:
ES201 - Engineering Statics
ES204 - Dynamics
ME303 - Vehicle Dynamics
ME313 / ME314 - Instrumentation and Data Acquisition and Lab
ME325 Modeling and Simulation of Complex Engineering Systems
ME414 / 434 - Senior Design and Lab
ME445 Sustainable Design
ME508 - Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
ME595 - Practicum in Water Purification
ME620 - Advanced Vehicle Dynamics
And:
HON350 - Honors Seminar III, Global Water
Research Projects
Publications
- Hyper-Local Weather Predictions with the Enhanced General Urban Area Microclimate Predictions Tool Kevin A. Adkins, PhD (2023)
- Hyper-Local Weather Predictions with the Enhanced General Urban Area Microclimate Predictions Tool Publications (2023)
- The use of Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensors and Their Future use with Unmanned Aircrafts Student Research Symposium (SRS) (2022)
- A Microcosm of Sustainable Practices: Honors Program and Project Haiti Partnership with Derbyshire Community Garden Sustainability Conference (2022)
- Low-cost Particulate Matter Sensors and Their Future Use with Unmanned Vehicles Student Research Symposium (SRS) (2021)
- Real-Time Urban Weather Observations for Urban Air Mobility Kevin A. Adkins, PhD (2020)
- Real Time Data Downlink Device for Live Telemetry from Instrumented Vehicles Student Research Symposium (SRS) (2020)
- Low-cost Sensors on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: an Advancement in Air Quality Measurement Student Research Symposium (SRS) (2020)
- Adaptable Clean Energy Laboratory Sustainability Conference (2020)
- Residential Thermal Storage and Cooling Sustainability Conference (2020)
- Real-Time Urban Weather Observations for Urban Air Mobility International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace (2020)
- Formula SAE Innovation Week (2018)
- Solar-powered Water Purification and Community Development in Haiti's Artibonite Valley Discovery Day - Daytona Beach (2018)
- Portable Water Purification System Publications (2016)
- Battery Thermal Management for Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using a Phase-Change Material Cold Plate Publications (2016)
- Design and Commissioning of a Community Scale Solar Powered Membrane-Based Water Purification System in Haiti Publications (2016)
- The EPA P3 Program: an Opportunity for Growing Student Entrepreneurs Publications (2015)
- Project Haiti 2012: Providing an Experiential Learning Experience Through the Design and Delivery of a Water Purifier in Haiti Publications (2013)
- Multi-Disciplinary Hands-On Desktop Learning Modules and Modern Pedagogies Publications (2012)
- High Tech High Touch: Lessons Learned from Project Haiti 2011 Publications (2012)
- Multi-Disciplinary Project-Based Paradigm That Uses Hands-On Desktop Learning Modules and modern Learning Pedagogies Publications (2011)
- Internet Enabled Remote Driving of a Combat Hybrid Electric Power System for Duty Cycle Measurement Publications (2007)
- Soldier/Hardware-in-the-loop Simulation-based Combat Vehicle Duty Cycle Measurement: Duty Cycle Experiment 2 Publications (2007)
- Robust Control Techniques Enabling Duty Cycle Experiments Utilizing a 6-DOF Crewstation Motion Base, a Full Scale Combat Hybrid Electric Power System, and Long Distance Internet Communications Publications (2006)
- Robust Control Techniques for State Tracking in the Presence of Variable Time Delays Publications (2005)
- Simulation of Engineering Systems Described by High-Index DAE and Discontinuous ODE Using Single Step Methods Publications (2001)
Professional Experience
5 Years at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) in the Defense sectorMemberships and Credentials
ASME member since 1991
IEEE member since 2019