Marc Compere

Title: Associate Professor
Email: Marc.Compere@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 700: Graduate Thesis
ME 314: Instrmntn & Data Acqstn Lab
ME 313: Instrmntn & Data Acquisition
ME 326: Mod & Sim Complx Engi Prob Lab
ME 325: Mod & Sim of Complx Engin Prob
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

Multi-Disciplinary Hands-On Desktop Learning Modules and Modern Pedagogies (Van Wie, Bernard J., Thiessen, David B., Compere, Marc, Toro, Ximena, Adam, Jennifer C., al., et) Publications (2012)
Project Haiti 2012: Providing an Experiential Learning Experience Through the Design and Delivery of a Water Purifier in Haiti (Wong, Yung, Camp, Johnathon, Pinto, Shavin, Fennesy, Kyle, Compere, Marc, Tang, Yan) Publications (2013)
High Tech High Touch: Lessons Learned from Project Haiti 2011 (Tang, Yan, Compere, Marc, Wong, Yung Lun, Coleman, Jared Anthony, Selkirk, Matthew Charles) Publications (2012)
Design and Commissioning of a Community Scale Solar Powered Membrane-Based Water Purification System in Haiti (Pinto, Shavin, Wong, Yung, Fennesy, Kyle, Tang, Yan, Compere, Marc) Publications (2016)
Internet Enabled Remote Driving of a Combat Hybrid Electric Power System for Duty Cycle Measurement (Goodell, Jarrett, Compere, Marc, Smith, Wilford, Brudnak, Mark, Pozolo, Mike, al., et) Publications (2007)
Soldier/Hardware-in-the-loop Simulation-based Combat Vehicle Duty Cycle Measurement: Duty Cycle Experiment 2 (Brudnak, Mark, Pozolo, Mike, Paul, Victor, Mohammad, Syed, Compere, Marc, al., et) Publications (2007)
Robust Control Techniques for State Tracking in the Presence of Variable Time Delays (Goodell, Jarrett, Compere, Marc, Simon, Miguel, Smith, Wilford, Wright, Ronnie, Brudnak, Mark) Publications (2005)
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 (Compere, Marc, Goodell, Jarrett, Simon, Miguel, Smith, Wilford, Brudnak, Mark) Publications (2006)
The EPA P3 Program: an Opportunity for Growing Student Entrepreneurs (Compere, Marc, Tang, Yan, Wong, Yung) Publications (2015)
Simulation of Engineering Systems Described by High-Index DAE and Discontinuous ODE Using Single Step Methods (Compere, Marc) Publications (2001)
Portable Water Purification System (Compere, Marc, Tang, Yan, Pinto, Shavin, Wong, Yung) Publications (2016)
Solar-powered Water Purification and Community Development in Haiti's Artibonite Valley (Hunt, Rachel, Kain, Geoffrey, Noto, Joe, Prine, Jon, Compere, Marc) Discovery Day - Daytona Beach (2018)
Multi-Disciplinary Project-Based Paradigm That Uses Hands-On Desktop Learning Modules and modern Learning Pedagogies (Schlecht, William David, Wie, Bernard J., Golter, Paul B., Richards, Robert F., Compere, Marc, al., et) Publications (2011)
Formula SAE (Boetcher, Sandra, Ph.D., Compere, Marc, Ph.D., Dikici, Birce, Ph.D., Rodriguez, Rafael, Ph.D.) Innovation Week (2018)
Adaptable Clean Energy Laboratory (Rocha Belmonte, Joao Marcelo, Compere, Marc D) Sustainability Conference (1)
Residential Thermal Storage and Cooling (Rocha Belmonte, Joao Marcelo, Anderson, Jacob, Clarke, Andrew, Forester, Daphne, Hardtke, Bianca, Hartman, Josh, Compere, Marc D) Sustainability Conference (1)
Low-cost Sensors on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: an Advancement in Air Quality Measurement (Bowles, Jasper H, Krishnan, Avinash Muthu, Compere, Marc D, El-Sayed, Marwa M.H., Adkins, Kevin A) Student Research Symposium (SRS) (1)
Real-Time Urban Weather Observations for Urban Air Mobility (Adkins, Kevin A., Akbas, Mustafa, Compere, Marc) International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace (1)
Real-Time Urban Weather Observations for Urban Air Mobility (Adkins, Kevin A., Akbas, Mustafa, Compere, Marc) Kevin A. Adkins, PhD (1)
Real Time Data Downlink Device for Live Telemetry from Instrumented Vehicles (Muthu Krishnan, Avinash, Adkins, Kevin A, Dr, Compere, Marc D, Dr) Student Research Symposium (SRS) (1)

Professional Experience

5 Years at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) in the Defense sector

Memberships and Credentials

ASME member since 1991

IEEE member since 2019