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Personal Profile
Matthew Emes joined NLR as a researcher in 2024. His work focuses on aerodynamic wind loads on heliostat collectors in concentrating solar power fields using in-situ observations of turbulent wind and structural load measurements. His expertise lies in design and analysis of wind tunnel and field measurements of atmospheric boundary layer wind profiles and turbulence characteristics. Before joining NLR, Emes studied turbulence characteristics in the atmospheric boundary layer in wind tunnel experiments, with a focus on interactions between turbulence intensities, spectra and length scales with aerodynamic loads.
Research Interests
Atmospheric boundary layer
Atmospheric turbulence
Aerodynamics
Wind tunnel measurements
Field measurements
Heliostat wind loads
Professional Experience
Postdoctoral researcher, The University of Adelaide (2017–2024)
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide
Bachelor, Mechanical and Sustainable Energy Engineering, University of Adelaide
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A Critical Review of Heliostat Design for Concentrating Solar Thermal Technologies: Article No. 060801
Neber, M., Emes, M. & Pfahl, A., 2026, In: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME. 148, 6, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Fast, Accurate Prediction for System-Wide Damage Due to Dynamic Wind Loading
Young, E., Springer, M., Stanislawski, B., Glaws, A., He, X., Arsalane, W. & Emes, M., 2026, 1 p. National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR).Research output: NLR › Poster
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Dynamic Wind Loading on Compliant, Floating PV Arrays: Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number CRD-23-24647
Rasmussen, M., Emes, M. & Young, E., 2026, 11 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Roadmap to Advance Heliostat Technologies for High Temperature Solar-Thermal Systems
Schell, S., Emes, M., Kesseli, D., Meyen, S., Muller, M., Ndione, P., Neber, M., Yellapantula, S., Zhu, G., Zolan, A., Armijo, K., Brost, R., Gordon, M., Sment, J., Spieles, A., Cholette, M., Picotti, G. & Yang, B., 2026, 213 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Reconciling Heliostat and Solar Panel Wind Loads To Develop a Reduced-Order Model for Heliostat Wind Loads
Emes, M., Muller, M., Neber, M. & Zhu, G., 2025, 22 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
Awards and Honors
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Solar Energy Journal Best Paper Award, International Solar Energy Society
Emes, M. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Honorary award
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Solar Energy Journal Best Paper Award, International Solar Energy Society
Emes, M. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Honorary award