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John Farrell

Laboratory Program Manager, Vehicle Technologies

John Farrell joined NREL in 2013 as laboratory program manager for vehicle technologies, overseeing NREL’s cross-cutting research in the sustainable transportation arena.

John.Farrell@nrel.gov | 303-275-4434

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Chris Gearhart

Center Director II-Technical

Chris Gearhart joined NREL in 2012 as director of the Hydrogen Technologies and Systems Center. In 2013 he was appointed to his current position as director of NREL's Center for Integrated Mobility Sciences, where he manages a staff of 150 scientists and engineers developing advanced transportation technologies.

Chris.Gearhart@nrel.gov | 303-275-3830

Name Position Email Phone        
Bennion, Kevin Researcher V-Mechanical Engineering Kevin.Bennion@nrel.gov 303-275-4447
Burton, Jon Research Engineer - Task Leader Jonathan.Burton@nrel.gov 303-275-3154
Dafoe, Wendy Program Manager V-Research Wendy.Dafoe@nrel.gov 303-275-4470
Eger, Rob Researcher IV-Software Development Rob.Eger@nrel.gov 303-275-4554
Farrell, John Laboratory Program Manager, Vehicle Technologies John.Farrell@nrel.gov 303-275-4434
Farrington, Rob Strategic Planning and Business Development Rob.Farrington@nrel.gov 303-275-4448
Finegan, Donal Researcher III-Chemical Engineering Donal.Finegan@nrel.gov 303-275-4866
Gearhart, Chris Center Director II-Technical Chris.Gearhart@nrel.gov 303-275-3830
Gonder, Jeffrey Group Manager: Mobility, Behavior and Advanced Powertrains Jeff.Gonder@nrel.gov 303-275-4462
Hunter, Chad Researcher III-Decision Support Analysis Chad.Hunter@nrel.gov 303-275-2925
Kelly, Kenneth Acting Group Manager - Advanced Vehicles & Charging Infrastructure Department Kenneth.Kelly@nrel.gov 303-275-4465
Keyser, Matthew Group Manager III-Mechanical Engineering Matthew.Keyser@nrel.gov 303-275-3876
Kreutzer, Cory Group Manager III-Systems Engineering Cory.Kreutzer@nrel.gov 303-275-3772
Kurtz, Jennifer Chief Researcher I-Systems Engineering Jennifer.Kurtz@nrel.gov 303-275-4061
Leighton, Daniel Researcher III-Systems Engineering Daniel.Leighton@nrel.gov 303-275-4180
Levene, Johanna Group Manager III-Data Science Johanna.Levene@nrel.gov 303-275-2922
Mann, Margaret Group Manager III-Decision Support Analysis Margaret.Mann@nrel.gov 303-275-2921
McCormick, Robert Senior Research Fellow I-Chemical Engineering Robert.McCormick@nrel.gov 303-275-4432
Meintz, Andrew Researcher IV-Electrical Engineering Andrew.Meintz@nrel.gov 303-275-3179
Muerdter, Nick Researcher V-Software Development Nick.Muerdter@nrel.gov 303-275-4459
Muratori, Matteo Team Lead - Integrated Transportation and Energy Systems Analysis Matteo.Muratori@nrel.gov 303-275-2927
Narumanchi, Sreekant Group Manager III-Mechanical Engineering Sreekant.Narumanchi@nrel.gov 303-275-4062
Pesaran, Ahmad Chief Energy Storage Engineer Ahmad.Pesaran@nrel.gov 303-275-4441
Melendez, Margo Manager - Transportation Technology Integration Margo.Melendez@nrel.gov 303-275-4479
Romero Lankao, Patricia Researcher V-Environmental Engineering Patricia.RomeroLankao@nrel.gov 303-275-4175
Santhanagopalan, Shriram Researcher VI-Materials Science Shriram.Santhanagopalan@nrel.gov 303-275-3944
Sears, Ted Program Manager V-Research Ted.Sears@nrel.gov 202-488-2221
Smith, Kandler Researcher VI-Mechanical Engineering Kandler.Smith@nrel.gov 303-275-4423
Sprik, Sam Researcher V-Mechanical Engineering Sam.Sprik@nrel.gov 303-275-4431
Thornburg, Nick Postdoctoral Researcher - Chemical Reaction Engineering & Heterogeneous Catalysis Nicholas.Thornburg@nrel.gov 303-275-4885
Thornton, Matthew Group Research Manager III-Mechanical Engineering Matthew.Thornton@nrel.gov 303-275-4273
Wipke, Keith Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Technologies LPM Keith.Wipke@nrel.gov 303-275-4451
Wood, Eric Researcher IV-Data Science Eric.Wood@nrel.gov 303-275-3290
Young, Stanley Advanced Transportation & Urban Scientist Stanley.Young@nrel.gov 303-275-3283
Zigler, Brad Researcher VI-Mechanical Engineering Brad.Zigler@nrel.gov 303-275-4267
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