The authors are affiliated with the
Oregon Institute of Technology.
Demand for GSHPs is increasing at a rate of about 20% per year, according to the Geo-Heat Center at the
Oregon Institute of Technology. That kind of growth is about all the industry can handle for now: A recent New York Times article brought to light the struggle the industry is having in keeping up with demand for the machinery, contractors, drillers and other trained workers.
CONTACTS: Envinity, Inc., www.envinity.com; The Geo-Heat Center at the
Oregon Institute of Technology, http://geoheat.oit.edu; Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium, www.geoexchange.org; Google RE<C initiative, www.google.org/rec.html; International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, www.igshpa.okstate.edu/.
11) Stephen Mark, historian with the National Park Service and adjunct professor at the
Oregon Institute of Technology, presents a concise biography of Merriam with its emphasis on his lasting contribution to the national park ideal.
Dyrud (Ph.D., Purdue University, 1980), is a professor in the Communication Department at the
Oregon Institute of Technology. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dr.
McKinley, a graduate of the
Oregon Institute of Technology, received his degree in geomatics.
Karen Waide was educated at Portland State University, Portland Community College and
Oregon Institute of Technology. Professionally she has participated in the development of a workbook for Delmar Publishing's Dental Assisting Learning System, and is an administrative staff member of the Western Regional Examining Board for Dental Licensure.
The Oregon University System includes Eastern Oregon University, La Grande;
Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls; Oregon State University, Corvallis; Portland State University; Southern Oregon University, Ashland; University of Oregon, Eugene; and Western Oregon University, Monmouth.
Escend Technologies has located a software development center in Klamath Falls near
Oregon Institute of Technology, and Cisco Systems sited a research center in Eugene, with nearby computer science excellence at the University of Oregon.
DAVID DYRUD is an STC associate fellow and a professor in the Communications Department at
Oregon Institute of Technology, where he teaches advanced technical writing and other courses.
You can join dawn field trips to the Worden fly-out through this year's Bald Eagle Conference at the
Oregon Institute of Technology. Experts give lectures, though most of those attending are amateur birders; families are welcome.