Overview
Personal Profile
Mark Murphy has been a research lead technician for 10+ years at NLR, including 6 years as NLR's Flatirons Campus high-angle evacuation and rescue instructor. He has worked as a technician in both mechanical and electrical disciplines for 20+ years. Throughout his career, he has assisted EHS in writing safe operating procedures, equipment-specific procedures, lockout/tagout, and other safety controls.
Research Interests
General and transport category aircraft and aviation technologies
Meteorological towers and instrumentation, including high-angle work, infrastructure build out and data acquisition
Wind power R&D, including supervisory control and data acquisition as a testing operator and system troubleshooter, data acquisition, and system integration
Marine hydrokenetic energy, including hydropower, tidal and wave energy converters, and MET-OCEAN instrumentation
Professional Experience
Authorized Trainer, SafetyOne, Safety & Rescue Training, NLR (2016–Present)
Education/Academic Qualification
Airframe and Powerplant Technology, Emily Griffith Opportunity School
Aviation Maintenance Management, Metropolitan State College
Bachelor, Business, University of Phoenix
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Design and Validation of a Hybrid Model Testing Setup for Scaled Energy Converters in the NREL Wave Tank
Riedinger, N., Chamot, S., Ross, H., Mudafort, R., Wiley, W., Murphy, M., Sirnivas, S. & Hall, M., 2025, 16 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
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Lessons Learned: Summary of Insights From the HERO WEC and Waves to Water Deployments Between 2022 and 2024
Jenne, S., Panzarella, J., Simms, A., McGilton, B., Schnabel, A., Murphy, M., Swartz, K., Muglia, M., Taylor, P. & Wentzel, L., 2025, 36 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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HERO WEC V1: Design and Experimental Data Collection Efforts
Jenne, S., Panzarella, J., Simms, A., Muglia, M., Raye, R., Nichols, C., Bharath, A., Candon, C., Schnabel, A., McGilton, B., Murphy, M. & Swartz, K., 2024, 52 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Open Water Blade Strain Measurements on a Vertical-Axis Tidal Turbine: Paper No. OMAE2023-101076
Bharath, A., Ross, H., Nichols, C., Simms, A., Murphy, M., Raye, R., O'Byrne, P., Monahan, M. & Wosnik, M., 2023. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Toward the Instrumentation and Data Acquisition of a Tidal Turbine in Real Site Conditions: Article No. 1255
Murray, R., Simms, A., Bharath, A., Beach, R., Murphy, M., Kilcher, L. & Scholbrock, A., 2023, In: Energies. 16, 3, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Scopus Citations
Awards and Honors
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Federal Aviation Administration, Letter of Appreciation
Murphy, M. (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Honorary award