As the Wind Technology Deployment Manager and the Technical Director of stakeholder
engagement activities, Ian's primary focus is in applications engineering, deployment
assistance, and educational outreach. Through programs like the WINDExchange Project,
the Collegiate Wind Competition, and Integrated Deployment programs, Ian assists organizations
in the deployment of wind technologies and provides information on the appropriate
implementation of wind energy. Ian also manages the Distributed Wind Research and
Testing portfolio and oversees NREL's deployment-related wind work. Ian has received
numerous awards, including the 2013 Women of Wind Energy Champion Award, and is an
editor-at-large for Wind Engineering. Ian has authored or co-authored over 80 publications
and has been involved in major wind focused analytical work such as the recently completed
Wind Vision Report.
Education
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Renewable Energy Research
Laboratory