Advisory Committees
Advanced Research for Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) oversight and management is a coordinated effort among a steering committee, advisory boards, and R&D subcommittees for research and governance.
Steering Committee
The ARIES Steering Committee comprises the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and NREL executive leadership. This committee meets quarterly and has oversight of and responsibility for ARIES R&D management, research impact, and financial and business practices.
Alejandro Moreno
Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy
Michael Berube
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Sustainable Transportation
Christy Cooper
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations
Becca Jones-Albertus
Acting Assistant Secretary for Renewable Energy
Kevin Lynn
ARIES Lead and Director of Grid Modernization
Marlys Kinsey
Acting Deputy Director of the Golden Field Office
Carolyn Snyder
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Buildings and Industry
External Advisory Board
The ARIES External Advisory Board provides an external perspective from industry, academia, and other government agencies and programs to NREL, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy on the research direction, development, and deployment of the ARIES research platform.
Chair: Gary Smyth
Executive Director, Global R&D Laboratories
General Motors (retired)
Jeffrey Baumgartner
Vice President, Security and Resilience
Berkshire Hathaway Energy
Colton Ching
Senior Vice President, Planning and Technology
Hawaiian Electric Co.
Lauren Faber O’Connor
Operating Partner
Lowercarbon Capital
Elizabeth Endler
Chief Scientist, Energy Storage and Integration
Shell International Exploration Production Inc.
Paula Glover
President
Alliance to Save Energy
Christopher Herbst
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Innovation
Eaton
Robert Horton
Director, Vice President, Environmental Affairs and Sustainability
DFW Airport
Alice Jackson
Senior Vice President, System Strategy, and Chief Planning Officer
Xcel Energy
Adrienne Lotto
Senior Vice President of Grid Security, Technical and Operations Services
American Public Power Association
Danielle Merfeld
Global Chief Technology Officer
QCells
Lauren Faber O’Connor
Operating Partner
Lowercarbon Capital
Teresa Pohlman
Executive Director, Sustainability and Environmental Programs
Department of Homeland Security
Ronald Sega
Professor Emeritus
Colorado State University and University of Colorado
Timothy D. Unruh
Executive Director
National Association of Energy Service Co.
Co-Chair: Evan Wolff
Partner
Crowell and Moring LLP
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