Conference Committees
Conference Co-Chairpersons
John Rhodes
President and Chief Executive Officer
NYSERDA
Robert Catell
Chairman of the Board, Advanced Energy Center
Chairman, NYS Smart Grid Consortium
Yacov Shamash
Vice President, Economic Development
Stony Brook University
Scientific Advisory Council
Co-Chairperson: Dr. Doon Gibbs
Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Co-Chairperson: Dr. Fotis Sotiropoulos
Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Stony Brook University
Dr. Pradeep Haldar
CNSE Vice President of Entrepreneurship Innovation and Clean Energy Programs
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Dr. José Holguín–Veras
Director of the Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, and the Environment (CITE)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Dr. Nada Anid
Dean of the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
Dr. Doreen Edwards
Dean of Engineering
Alfred University
Dr. Kamal Shahrabi
Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology
Farmingdale State College
Dr. Bahgat Sammakia
Vice President for Research
Binghamton University
Dr. Serpil Guran
Director EcoComplex
Rutgers University
Dr. Ellen Burkhard
Senior Project Manager
NYSERDA
Dr. Kurt Becker
Vice Dean for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Dr. Liesl Folks
Dean of Engineering
University at Buffalo
Dr. William D. Jemison
Dean of the School of Engineering
Clarkson University
Dr. Imre Gyuk
Program Manager for Energy Storage
US Dept of Energy
Dr. Lance Collins
Dean of Engineering
Cornell University
Dr. Edward Bogucz
Executive Director
Syracuse Center of Excellence
Dr. Esther Takeuchi
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Stony Brook University, Advanced Energy Center
Dr. Karin Ezbiansky Pavese
Principal
KEP Consulting
Dr. Amit Goyal
Director of RENEW
University at Buffalo
Dr. Lisa S. Coico
President
The City College of New York
Dr. Seung Il Moon
President
Korean Electrical Engineering and Science Research Institute
Seoul National University
Dr. Kathleen Araújo
Assistant Professor Energy & Environmental Systems
Stony Brook University
Program Committee
Chairperson: Don LaVada
NYSERDA
Ric Trotta
Trotta Associates
Matt Watson
Empire State Development
Marjaneh Issapour
Farmingdale State College
Nancy Doon
NYS Smart Grid Consortium
VHB Engineering
Adam Ruder
NYSERDA
Mike Ruiz
National Grid
Organizing Committee
Kathleen Ferrell
Advanced Energy Center at Stony Brook University
Charlie MacLeod
SMM Advertising
Wendy Morris
Expovention
Adam Ortiz
Advanced Energy Center at Stony Brook University
Jack Kramer
Advanced Energy Center at Stony Brook University
Jim Smith
Advanced Energy Center at Stony Brook University
Sponsorship Committee
Chairperson: Kathleen Ferrell
Advanced Energy Center at Stony Brook University
Special Thanks
Dr. Kathy Araújo
Energy & Environmental Systems, Stony Brook University
John Franceschina, P.E.
Lockheed Martin Energy
Dr. Richard Perez
University at Albany
