Reinaldo Tonkoski

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

Reinaldo Tonkoski – Research Professor

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Reinaldo Tonkoski (SMIEEE) received his B.A.Sc. degree in Control and Automation Engineering, in 2004 and his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering in 2006 from PUC-RS (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do RS), Brazil, and, his Ph.D. in 2011 from Concordia University, Canada. He was with CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada, from 2009-2010 and a Visiting Professor at Sandia National Laboratories from 2019-2020 where he worked on projects related to the grid integration of renewable energy sources and energy storage systems.

Dr. Tonkoski has authored over one hundred technical publications in peer reviewed journals and conferences and is currently an Editor of IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, IEEE Systems Journal, and IEEE Access. His research interests include grid integration of sustainable energy technologies, power electronics and control systems.