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Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Pages 157-166

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From page 157...
... He has organized and chaired two national meetings on advanced vehicle technologies and a national seminar on the development of fuel-cell-powered automobiles and has published numerous technical papers on innovative propulsion systems. He was one of four members of the Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Panel of the California Air Resources Board (CARB)
From page 158...
... Recent studies that she has worked on have included options for biofuels development, and an evaluation of the barriers and potential solutions to cleanenergy financing, in Latin America and the Caribbean. Her previous positions include partner, the BBG Group; program manager, Sustainable Markets for Sus tainable Energy, Inter-American Development Bank; consultant to the Department of Energy's Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; executive director and president of the board of directors, International Institute for Energy Conservation; and associate director for Energy and Environment, Federation of American Scientists.
From page 159...
... . His previous positions include chief technology officer, Plug Power, Inc.; technical leader, Advanced Materials Program, Central Research and New Businesses, The Dow Chemical Company; project leader, Discovery Research R&D and product development of fuel cells, hydrogen technologies, electrochemical engineering, physical and inorganic solid-state chemistry, and new technology commercializa tion and business development.
From page 160...
... His other positions at MTI included business development manager, manager for the Kinematic and Advanced Power System Programs, and program manager for the Automotive Stirling Engine program. Previously, Dr.
From page 161...
... His physics research focuses on making the most accurate measurements of the electron mag netic moment and the fine structure constant, and on the precise laser spectroscopy of helium. Professor Gabrielse also leads the International Antihydrogen TRAP (ATRAP)
From page 162...
... Prior to joining MIT, he held a number of positions at Ford Motor Company, including director, Vehicle Systems Engineering; director, Advanced Vehicle Engineering; manager, Materials Science Department; senior research scientist, Metallurgy Department; and executive director, Programs and Advanced Engineering, with global responsibility for all major technically deep areas involved in Ford's Product Development Organization. He has expertise in such areas as phase transformations, plastic deformation, materials strength, large-scale collapse of engineering structures, product development, automotive design, value engineering, and simultaneous manufacturing/product engineering.
From page 163...
... He also served as associate administrator for research and development, NHTSA and while at Martin Marietta Corporation worked on energy conversion devices for space power. He has been a consultant to the Motor Vehicle Fire Research Institute, has been providing peer reviews of automotive safety issues, and has recently published a number of papers on crash-induced fire safety issues with motor vehicles, including hydrogen-fueled vehicles.
From page 164...
... Taylor serves on the DOE Hydrogen Technology Advi sory Committee, the Transportation Research Board Committee for a Study of Potential Energy Savings and Greenhouse Gas Reduction from Transportation, the DOE Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee, the DOE Materials Forum, and the Advisory Committee for Columbia University Center for Electron Trans port in Molecular Nanostructures.
From page 165...
... , uncertainty analysis in industrial ecology, and the sector-level forecasting of technological change and growth. His areas of expertise include industrial ecology, life-cycle assessment, and the macro-assessment of energy supply and demand.


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