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Research Staff

Here you'll find contact information for NREL's concentrating solar power research team and staff. To learn more about us and our expertise, read the staff's biographies.

Mark Mehos, Principal Program Manager
mark.mehos@nrel.gov
303-384-7458

Teri Spinuzzi, Administrative Assistant
teri.spinuzzi@nrel.gov
303-384-7425

Matthew Beach, Student Intern
matthew.beach@nrel.gov
303-384-6364

Desikan Bharathan, Principal Engineer
desikan.bharathan@nrel.gov
303-275-4613

Marco Binotti, Visiting Ph.D. Student
marco.binotti@nrel.gov
303-384-7491

Nate Blair, Group Manager, Data Analysis and Visualization
nate.blair@nrel.gov
303-384-7426

Dan Blake, Emeritus Principal Scientist & Subcontractor
daniel.blake@nrel.gov
303-384-7882

Jonas Cafferty, Student Intern
jonas.cafferty@nrel.gov
303-384-6419

Victor Castillo, Research Technician III
victor.castillo@nrel.gov
303-384-7476

Kane Chinnel, Graduate Student
kane.chinnel@nrel.gov
303-275-3176

Ross Cohlmia, Student Intern
ross.cohlmia@nrel.gov
303-384-6419

Greg Glatzmaier, Senior Engineer II
greg.glatzmaier@nrel.gov
303-384-7470

Judith Gomez, Postdoctoral Researcher
judith.gomez@nrel.gov
303-275-4290

Allison Gray, Engineer I
allison.gray@nrel.gov
303-384-7405

Matthew Gray, Scientist IV
matthew.gray@nrel.gov
303-275-3917

Jean-Francois Hoffmann, Student Intern
jean-francois.hoffmann@nrel.gov
303-275-3762

Benjamin Ihas, Engineer II
benjamin.ihas@nrel.gov
303-275-3158

Cheryl Kennedy, Senior Scientist I
cheryl.kennedy@nrel.gov
303-384-6272

Chuck Kutscher, Principal Engineer/Group Manager
chuck.kutscher@nrel.gov
303-384-7521

Claire Lawson, Student Intern
claire.lawson@nrel.gov
303-384-6284

Christa Loux, Student Intern
christa.loux@nrel.gov
303-384-6382

Zhiwen Ma, Senior Engineer I
zhiwen.ma@nrel.gov
303-275-3784

Michael Martinez, Research Technician
michael.martinez@nrel.gov
303-275-3189

Ty Neises, Engineer II
ty.neises@nrel.gov
303-275-4537

Judy Netter, Mechanical Engineer II
judy.netter@nrel.gov
303-384-6258

Marc Oddo, Research Technician
marc.oddo@nrel.gov
303-384-7697

Anne Starace, Postdoctoral Researcher
anne.starace@nrel.gov
303-275-4377

Kathleen Stynes, Graduate Student
kathleen.stynes@nrel.gov
303-384-7442

Robert Tirawat, Research Technician II
robert.tirawat@nrel.gov
303-384-6360

Craig Turchi, Senior Engineer II
craig.turchi@nrel.gov
303-384-7565

Michael Wagner, Engineer I
michael.wagner@nrel.gov
303-384-7430

Tim Wendelin, Senior Engineer I
tim.wendelin@nrel.gov
303-384-7475

Guangdong Zhu, Mechanical Engineer IV
guangdong.zhu@nrel.gov
303-275-4497