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Conference Committees


Conference Co-Chairpersons

Robert Catell
Chairman of the Board, Advanced Energy Center 
Chairman, NYS Smart Grid Consortium

Yacov Shamash
Vice President, Economic Development
Stony Brook University

Alicia Barton
President & CEO
NYSERDA

Gil C. Quiniones
President & CEO
New York Power Authority

Ken Daly
President
National Grid New York

 

 

Scientific Advisory Council

 

Stony Brook UniversityCo-Chairperson: Dr. Yacov Shamash
Vice President, Economic Development 
Stony Brook University

 

Brookhaven National LaboratoryCo-Chairperson: Dr. Doon Gibbs
Director
Brookhaven National Laboratory

 

NYIT - New York Institute of TechnologyDr. Nada Marie Anid
Dean, School of Engineering and Computing Sciences
New York Institute of Technology

 

Stony Brook University

Dr. Kathleen Araujo
Assistant Professor, Technology and Society Department, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Stony Brook University

 

Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDr. Chulsung Bae
Professor
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

 

NYU Tandon School of EngineeringDr. Kurt Becker
Vice Dean for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship 
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

 

Syracuse University Center of ExcellenceDr. Edward A. Bogucz
Executive Director, Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems 
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University

NYSERDADr. Ellen Burkhard
Senior Project Manager, Environmental Research and Energy Resources 
NYSERDA

 

Cornell UniversityDr. Lance R. Collins
Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering
Cornell University

 

The Kate Gleason College of EngineeringDr. Doreen Edwards
Dean and Professor 
Kate Gleason College of Engineering 
Rochester Institute of Engineering

 

University of DelawareDr. Jeremy Firestone
Director, Center for Carbon-free Power Integration Professor
School of Marine Science and Policy 
University of Delaware

University at BuffaloDr. Liesl Folks
Dean, School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences University at Buffalo

 

Rutgers, the State University of New JerseyDr. Serpil Guran
Director, Rutgers EcoComplex,“Clean Energy Innovation Center” RutgersX “EcoIgnite: Clean Energy Proof of Concept Center& Accelerator” Program Assoc. Teach. Prof. Dept. of Plant Biology
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

 

Clarkson UniversityDr. William Jemison
Tony Collins Professor of Innovative Engineering Culture 
Dean of Engineering - Wallace H Coulter School of Engineering 
Clarkson University

 

Rutgers, the State University of New JerseyDr. Laura Joseph
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Farmingdale State College


NYSERDADr. Robyn Marquis
Project Manager, Clean Transportation
NYSERDA

 

University at Albany SUNYDr. Richard Perez
Research Professor
University at Albany

 

SUNY Polytechnic InstituteDr. Bahgat Sammakia
Interim President
SUNY Polytechnic Institute

 

Stony Brook UniversityFotis Sotiropoulos, PhD, Dean
SUNY Distinguished Professor
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Stony Brook University

 

Stony Brook UniversityDr. Esther Takeuchi
SUNY Distinguished Professor 
Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry Director, Center for Mesoscale Transport Properties (m2M), Stony Brook University, Energy Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University

 


Workshop Presenters

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Edgewise EnergyModerator: Sammy Chu
Chief Executive Officer 
Edgewise Energy

 

Center for Corporate Education at Stony Brook UniversityModerator: Pat Malone
Executive Director of the Center for Corporate Education and The Advanced Energy Training Institute
Stony Brook University

 

Suffolk County Economic Development

Introduced by: Lisa Broughton
Suffolk County Energy Director
Economic Development and Planning Department   

 

NYSERDAAlicia Barton
President & CEO
NYSERDA

 

National GridKenneth D. Daly
President
National Grid New York

 

Brookhaven National LaboratoryDr. Doon Gibbs
Director
Brookhaven National Laboratory

 

New York Power Authority (NYPA)Kimberly A. Harriman 
Senior Vice President of Public & Regulatory Affairs
New York Power Authority

 

GE Renewable EnergyDanielle W. Merfeld, Ph.D.
VP and Chief Technology Officer
GE Renewable Energy

 

WSP

Paul Meyer
Senior Vice President
WSP

 

Workforce Development InstituteEd Murphy
Executive Director
Workforce Development Institute (WDI)

 

 

Workforce Development InstituteKristine Pizzo
SVP of Human Resources and Enterprise Shared Services
New York Power Authority


 

International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersEllen A. Redmond
International Representative
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers