Research Staff
NREL’s transportation research team—composed of 150 scientists, engineers, and analysist—provides the scientific building blocks needed to spur innovation through fundamental research and engineering.
Chris Gearhart
Center Director II-Technical
Chris Gearhart joined the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in 2012 as director of the Hydrogen Technologies and Systems Center. In 2013 he was appointed to his current position as director of the Transportation and Hydrogen Systems Center, where he manages a staff of 150 scientists and engineers developing advanced transportation technologies.
John Farrell
Laboratory Program Manager III-Chemical Engineering
John Farrell, laboratory program manager for Vehicle Technologies, joined NREL in 2013 after spending 15 years at ExxonMobil's Corporate Strategic Research Laboratory.
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennion, Kevin | Researcher V-Mechanical Engineering | Kevin.Bennion@nrel.gov | 303-275-4447 |
| Farrell, John | Laboratory Program Manager III-Chemical Engineering | John.Farrell@nrel.gov | 303-275-4434 |
| Gearhart, Chris | Center Director II-Technical | Chris.Gearhart@nrel.gov | 303-275-3830 |
| McCormick, Robert | Senior Research Fellow I-Chemical Engineering | Robert.McCormick@nrel.gov | 303-275-4432 |
| Narumanchi, Sreekant | Researcher VI-Mechanical Engineering | Sreekant.Narumanchi@nrel.gov | 303-275-4062 |
| Wipke, Keith | Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Technologies LPM | Keith.Wipke@nrel.gov | 303-275-4451 |