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Appendix C: Biographies of Workshop Speakers
Pages 36-48

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... , including 14 years as the director of R&D and innovation. In his most recent capacity as the director of GM's Research & Development's Electrical & Control Systems Research Lab, Boules was responsible for the development of advanced electrical systems and components for electrified, connected, and automated vehicles to enhance vehicle safety, comfort, and efficiency.
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... DAVE COOKE is a senior vehicles analyst in the Clean Transportation Program, specializing in both light- and heavy-duty fuel economy. He conducts research on fuel efficiency technologies and the implications for oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions across the transportation sector.
From page 38...
... She has dedicated her career toward advancing clean energy technologies and cutting harmful pollution, with a focus on equity. Before joining the Energy Commission, she served as the transportation program director at the Energy Foundation, where she guided campaigns across the United States that advanced electric transportation and more efficient vehicles.
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... . He has held the transportation seat on the California Air Resources Board since 2007 and served as chair of the TRB of the National Academies in 2015-2016.
From page 40...
... in design science -- a multidisciplinary program where she concentrated in mechanical engineering and economics, completing course sequences and having an advisory committee across both disciplines. DAY 2: VEHICLE PRODUCTION AND LIFE CYCLE RENATA ARSENAULT is Ford Motor Company's technical expert for advanced battery recycling.
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... director in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy with responsibility for the department's $400 million advanced vehicle R&D portfolio. Howell has more than 35 years of experience planning and executing complex, multi-disciplined R&D activities that includes hybrid and EV R&D, advanced battery research and manufacturing, and advanced structural materials research.
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... She is the founding chair of the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division (DSCD) Energy Systems Technical Committee and a member of the National Academies' Committee on Assessment of Technologies for Improving Fuel Economy of Light-Duty Vehicles -- Phase 3.
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... , an independent non-profit center for public interest energy and environmental research. For more than 30 years, EPRI's electric transportation program provides research critical to the development of technology, infrastructure, and analytics necessary to support the advancement of electric transportation.
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... In this role, Hills oversees the implementation of various electric transportation programs that include the installation of charging stations at LADWP properties and the development of customer-facing EV incentive programs. He also oversees LADWP's distribution engineering team and has previously managed substation programs aimed at supporting the reliability and growth of LADWP's Power System.
From page 45...
... His research is featured frequently in news outlets, such as The New York Times and National Public Radio, and he engages policymakers at federal and state levels, including via policy briefings and public comments on proposed rulemaking. Michalek is currently serving on the National Academies' Committee on Current Methods for Life Cycle Analysis of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States, and he serves on the Alternative Transportation Fuels and Technologies committee of the Transportation Research Board.
From page 46...
... Gross was formerly the director of advanced vehicle commercialization at General Motors, responsible for the energy and infrastructure strategies required to enable the commercialization of battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell EVs. Gross is also currently the president of Orland's Utility Commission's board of commissioners, Orlando's electric and water utility.
From page 47...
... He also received the 2011 DOE Vehicle Technologies Office R&D Award for his work on modeling consumer choices of advanced powertrain technologies. Having authored more than 30 peer-reviewed articles, Lin has studied EV market acceptance, range optimization for battery and fuel cell EVs, on-road fuel economy, alternative fuel infrastructure optimization, diesel engine injection control, and fuel cell powertrain simulation.
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... She leads several DOE- and industry-sponsored research projects on energy and emissions impacts analysis of alternative fuel and vehicle technologies, EV charging behavior, infrastructure modeling, and transportation energy burden analysis. Zhou is a member of the Transportation Research Board's Alternative Transportation Fuel and Technologies committee.


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