2013 Conference Acknowledgements
Conference Co-Chairpersons
Mr. Robert B. Catell
Chairman, Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center
Chairman, New York State Smart Grid Consortium
Dr. Yacov Shamash
Vice President for Economic Development
Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Stony Brook University
Frank Murray
President and CEO
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Dr. Sam Aronson
Director
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Gil Quiniones
President & CEO
New York Power Authority
Scientific Advisory Council
Chairperson: Dr. Doon Gibbs
Director for Science & Technology
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Dr. Charles Rubenstein
Board of Directors
IEEE
Dr. Miriam Rafailovich
Distinguished Professor, 
Stony Brook University
Chief Scientist,
Advanced Energy Center
Dr. Cornelius Murphy
President
SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Dr. Ellen Burkhard
Senior Project Manager,
Clean Energy Research and Market Development
NYSERDA
Dr. Nada Anid
Dean, School of Engineering and Computing Sciences
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
Dr. Devinder Mahajan
Jefferson Science Fellow
United States Department of State- Bureau of Energy Resources
Dr. Esther Takeuchi
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Stony Brook University, Advanced Energy Center
Dr. Kurt Becker
Associate Provost for Research and Technology Initiatives
NYU-POLY
Dr. Kamal Shahrabi
Dean of the School of Engineering Technology
Farmingdale State College
Dr. Satyen Mukherjee
Chief Scientist and Senior Director
Philips Research
Dr. Dennis Assanis
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Stony Brook University
Dr. Harry Davitian
President
EnTek Power
Dr. Pradeep Haldar
Vice President for Clean Energy Programs, CNSE
COO & CTO, USPVMC
Dr. Ed Bogucz
Executive Director
Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems
Dr. Jurij Paraszczak
Director Industry Solutions and Smarter Cities, IBM
Dr. Gary R Allen
Principal Engineer in New Technology
GE Lighting
Program Committee
Chairperson: Don LaVada
NYSERDA
Dr. Miriam Deitsch
Farmingdale State
Ric Trotta
Trotta Associates
Steven Levine
Encap Renewables
Diane Blankenhorn
National Grid
Ed Reinfurt
Empire State Development
Diane Brink
IBM
Evan DeCotis
NYPA
Organizing Committee
Jim Smith
Assistant Vice President Economic Development
Advanced Energy Center at Stony Brook University
Kathleen Ferrell
VP Coordinator & Director of Special Programs
Office of the Vice President for Economic Development, Stony Brook University
Charlie MacLeod
President
SMM Advertising
Wendy Morris
Managing Partner
Expovention
Adam Ortiz
Coordinator for Economic Development
Advanced Energy Center, Stony Brook University
Derek O’Connor
Materials Coordinator
Advanced Energy Center, Stony Brook University
Jack Kramer
Advanced Energy Center
Sponsorship Committee
Chairperson: David Winchester
Chief Learning Officer
CleanTech Rocks
Amanda Godden
Marketing Manager
CleanTech Rocks