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William Hutzel

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2002
Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering Education and PedagogyExperimental Learning in EngineeringRefrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesEngineering Education and Curriculum Development

Publications

52

Citations

245

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

24

Publishing since 2002

Research summary
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William Hutzel works on building energy systems and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) technologies, including heat pumps, net-zero energy buildings, and energy conservation, with a strong emphasis on engineering education. His work often combines technical performance studies (such as heat pump efficiency in different climates and altitudes) with the development of hands-on courses and laboratories for teaching these topics to students.

Building energy efficiency and net-zero energy designHeat pump and HVAC system performanceEngineering education and curriculum developmentRenewable energy and solar energy projectsFacilities and thermal systems engineering

Publication output has been uneven over the past decade, with gaps in some years followed by bursts of activity, including a recent increase in 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.2/year recently
172018: 7 publications18192020: 9 publications9202021: 3 publications2122232024: 1 publication242025: 5 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University)×6
  • Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System)×5
  • Energies×1
  • International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP)×1
  • CIB Conferences×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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