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Nov. 25, 2024

Rachel Sullivan Brings Strategy and Creativity to NREL Communications

The Communications group manager was named one of 13 Distinguished Members of Operations Staff in 2024.

Nov. 19, 2024

6 NREL Researchers Named to Global Highly Cited List

Six researchers from NREL are included in this year's list of the most highly cited researchers.

Oct. 30, 2024

Suzy DiMont Works at the Intersection of Research and Action

Energy and Sustainability Manager Suzy DiMont was named a Distinguished Member of Operations Staff for her "dedication to advancing NREL's mission and making meaningful strides toward a sustainable and clean energy future."

Oct. 30, 2024

Researcher Melissa Gish Bridges Chemistry and Physics To Improve Solar Energy Technologies

The journal Trends in Chemistry recently honored NREL researcher Melissa Gish in a special issue designed to highlight emerging leaders in chemistry innovating in their respective fields.

Sept. 24, 2024

NREL Researcher Silvana Ovaitt Honored With Award From Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) has honored the solar researcher with a STAR of Tomorrow Award.

Sept. 18, 2024

Tim Silverman Likes Breaking Things—and That Is Good for Photovoltaic Reliability

The Materials Science senior scientist was named one of NREL's 2024 Distinguished Members of Research Staff.

Sept. 3, 2024

All in the Family: How Heath Garrison Transformed Electrical Safety at NREL

Heath Garrison has significantly raised the standard of electrical safety across the laboratory—so much so that he was named one of NREL's 2024 Distinguished Members of Operations Staff.

Aug. 20, 2024

Inspiring and Creative: Three NREL Researchers Recently Honored by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy

The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced approximately $11.5 million in funding through its new Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy 2024 (IGNIITE 2024) program. Three researchers from NREL are among the inaugural class of selectees.

Aug. 8, 2024

Researcher Shafquat Khan Elevated to Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers Senior Member

Khan is a researcher within NREL's Center for Integrated Mobility Sciences and has been named a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Aug. 8, 2024

Creative Services Group Manager Puts Humans Into Science

Bill Gillies was chosen as a 2024 Distinguished Member of Operations Staff for his contributions to the laboratory.

Aug. 5, 2024

Two NREL Researchers Receive Sustainable Technology Awards

Parveen Dhillon and Paul Torcellini have been recognized by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) for their outstanding contributions and accomplishments to sustainable technology.

Aug. 1, 2024

Student-Led Teams Win Big at Community Energy Innovation Summit

Over the past seven months, a select group of college students in Texas and Georgia have been collaborating with local organizations to drive clean energy education and solutions.

July 16, 2024

Sreekant Narumanchi Travels the Intersection of Heat Transfer, Power Electronics, and Electric Motors to Electrification of Vehicles

Sreekant Narumanchi, who leads NREL's Advanced Power Electronics and Electric Machines group, was chosen as one of NREL's Distinguished Researchers in 2024.

July 15, 2024

NREL Transportation Researchers Recognized for Teamwork, Leadership, and Expertise at DOE Annual Merit Review

Each year, awards are presented to individuals from Department of Energy national laboratories and other partner organizations for their contributions to overall program efforts and in recognition of their research, development, demonstration, and deployment achievements in specific areas.

July 2, 2024

Rocketing to the Top: Kate Anderson Launched Her Career by Aiming High

As a young girl growing up in Connecticut, NREL's Strategy Lead Kate Anderson dreamed of becoming an astronaut.

June 24, 2024

Juggling Motion: Jason Jonkman's Exploration of Movement Helped Him Become a Floating Wind Energy Expert

An interest in juggling paved the way for Jason Jonkman's offshore wind research and allowed him to become one of NREL's 2024 Distinguished Researchers.

June 5, 2024

Distinguished Member of Operations Staff Award Winner Kelly McIltrot Has a Passion for Helping Win Competitive Funding

When asked about winning one of the inaugural Distinguished Members of Operations Staff awards for 2024, NREL's Kelly McIltrot could only shake her head in disbelief.

May 20, 2024

Star Tech: Eric Payne on Joy of Taking an Idea, Getting a Patent, and Helping Create a Company

Senior Licensing Executive Eric Payne was named a Distinguished Member of Operations Staff in NREL's first cohort.

May 20, 2024

Venu Garikapati Designated as Chair of Transportation Research Board Committee on Travel Choices

NREL's Venu Garikapati, a senior transportation data researcher, started his three-year term as chair of the Transportation Research Board's Technical Committee on the Effects of Information and Communication Technologies on Travel Choices on April 15, 2024.

May 13, 2024

NREL Celebrates Fiscal Year 2023 Staff Awards and Tech Awards

NREL's Staff Awards event has taken place annually since 1980.

April 18, 2024

AAAS Adds NREL's Nancy Haegel to Honor Roll of Fellows

Nancy Haegel, the director of the National Center for Photovoltaics at NREL, has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Feb. 29, 2024

High Honors From DOE Point to Important Work by NREL Staff

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Feb. 20 honored staffers from NREL for their work on five major projects with far-reaching implications.

Feb. 5, 2024

Martin Keller Named Lab Director of the Year by Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer

The Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for Technology Transfer recently awarded NREL Director Martin Keller its 2024 Laboratory Director of the Year Award.

Jan. 19, 2024

John Kisacikoglu Tapped To Lead IEEE's Transportation Systems Committee

Mithat John Kisacikoglu has been tapped to lead the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Transportation Systems Committee (TSC), which focuses on electrification of the entire transportation sector.

Jan. 18, 2024

Computational Mobility Scientist Honored With Colorado Governor's Award for High-Impact Research

In just three years as a researcher at NREL, K. Shankari successfully enabled communities to collect impactful multimodal data and went on detail to the U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation to ensure the reliable buildout of a national electric vehicle charging network.

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