Wyoming wind power could benefit the Colorado electric grid both economically and environmentally, according to a study headed by a University of Wyoming professor.

Explaining the technical and economic factors of residential-scale wind turbines earned two University of Wyoming graduate students first place and $1,000 in the 2011 Energy Education for the People writing contest.

As a boy, Dimitri Mavriplis buil tmodel airplanes and became knowledgeable about the industry through his father,Fotis, who was manager of the aerodynamics department at Bombardier Aerospace in Montreal, Quebec.