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Guest Speaker Biographies
Diana Bauer, Ph.D. North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he did undergraduate
research with Tom Meyer. He obtained his Ph.D. working
Diana Bauer is Director of the Office of Economic Analysis
for Chuck Casey at the University of Wisconsin. He was a
within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Policy and
postdoc with Jack Norton at Colorado State University from
International Affairs. In this position, she oversees economic
1984 to 1985. From 1985 to 2006, he was at Brookhaven
and technology systems analysis. Last year, she led the draft-
National Laboratory (Long Island, New York), where his
ing of DOE’s Critical Materials Strategy. Before joining
research focused on organometallic chemistry, involving
DOE, she led the extramural sustainability research program
synthetic, mechanistic, and kinetics studies of transition-
at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), focus-
metal hydride complexes. Bullock and his co-workers
ing on topics such as green manufacturing, green building,
developed catalytic ionic hydrogenations, in which ketones
transportation, and land use planning. She is one of the
are hydrogenated by proton transfers and hydride transfers
principal authors of EPA’s research strategy for sustain-
from transition-metal hydrides. These catalytic reactions use
ability. Previously, she led the Center for Climate Change
abundant, inexpensive metals (molybdenum and tungsten)
and Environmental Forecasting at the U.S. Department of
rather than traditional precious metals such as ruthenium.
Transportation. She has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering
In 2006 he moved to PNNL. The research of the EFRC he
from UC Berkeley.
directs there focuses on understanding and controlling proton
David Bradwell, Ph.D. movement in multiproton, multielectron reactions of critical
importance to energy transformation reactions needed for a
David Bradwell is currently a Visiting Scientist at the
secure energy future. Electrocatalysts are needed for inter-
Sadoway Group, as well as Chief Technical Officer at Liquid
conversion between electrical energy and chemical energy
Metal Battery Corporation, which is working to commercial-
(fuels). Molecular electrocatalysts based on nickel or iron are
ize grid-level energy storage. Dr. Bradwell received his B.Sci.
being developed for the oxidation of hydrogen and for the
in engineering physics from Queen’s University (2005); his
production of hydrogen, as alternatives to the use of the pre-
M. Eng. in materials sciences and engineering from the
cious metal platinum in fuel cells. He recently edited a book,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2006); and his Ph.D.
Catalysis Without Precious Metals (Wiley-VCH, 2010).
in materials sciences and engineering from the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology (2010). Dr. Bradwell’s research
Jingguang G. Chen, Ph.D.
projects include high-amperage rechargeable batteries for
Jingguang Chen is the Claire D. LeClaire Professor of chemi-
stationary energy storage applications.
cal engineering and co-director of Energy Frontier Research
Morris Bullock, Ph.D. Center at the University of Delaware. He started his career
at the Exxon Corporate Research Laboratories in 1989 and
Morris Bullock is a Laboratory Fellow and the Director of
moved to the University of Delaware in 1998. He served as
the Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis (efrc.pnnl.gov) at
the Director of the Center for Catalytic Science and Tech-
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), an Energy
nology during 2000-2007 and the Interim Director of the
Frontier Research Center (EFRC) funded by the Depart-
University of Delaware Energy Institute during 2008-2010.
ment of Energy. He received a B.S. from the University of
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Joseph Shinar, Ph.D.
He has over 240 journal publications and 16 U.S. patents.
He is active in serving the catalysis and energy communi- Joseph Shinar is currently a Senior Physicist of the Ames
ties, including responsibilities as the Chair of the Gordon Laboratory, USDOE, Professor and Chair of the Department
Research Conference on Catalysis in 2002, the Chair of the of Physics and Astronomy, and Professor of Electrical and
Philadelphia Catalysis Club in 2004, the Catalysis Secretariat Computer Engineering at Iowa State University (ISU), Ames,
of the American Chemical Society in 2007, and the Board of Iowa. He has co-authored over 250 publications, co-edited
Directors of the North American Catalysis Society. 3 volumes, co-invented 5 patents, and delivered over 150
invited talks at national and international conferences,
Roderick Eggert, Ph.D. research centers, and universities. In 2004 he was awarded
Roderick Eggert received his B.A. in earth sciences from the ISU Foundation Outstanding Achievement in Research
Dartmouth College (1978); his M.S. in geochemistry and Award and elected Fellow of the American Physical Society.
mineralogy from The Pennsylvania State University (1980);
James C. Stevens, Ph.D.
and his Ph.D. in mineral economics from The Pennsylvania
State University (1983). Dr. Eggert is currently the Director Dr. James C. Stevens is a Corporate Fellow in the Core
of the Division of Economics and Business at the Colorado Research and Development Department of The Dow Chemi-
School of Mines. He is also a professor within the Division cal Company, where he has worked for 32 years. Jim’s
of Economics and Business. Dr. Eggert is a member of the primary field of research is in the area of new catalysts,
Advisory Committee of the Mineral Economics Research particularly in the area of polyethylene, polypropylene,
Program at Catholic University of Chile. He serves as an edi- ethylene/styrene copolymers, and the high-throughput dis-
tor for Resources Policy, an international journal of mineral covery of organometallic single-site catalysts. He has been
economics and policy published by Elsevier Science (Oxford, involved with the discovery and commercial implementation
of Dow’s INSITE™ technology and constrained-geometry
UK). Dr. Eggert is also President of the Mineral Economics
and Management Society. Dr. Eggert’s full CV can be found catalysts, which are used in the production of over 2 billion
at http://econbus.mines.edu/Rod-Eggert-Professor. pounds of polyolefins and elastomers per year. Dr. Stevens
is now working to develop solar energy products and is
Christine K. Lambert, Ph.D. involved in the development of Dow’s POWERHOUSE Solar
Christine Lambert is currently the Technical Leader at Ford Shingle, which is the first building-integrated photovoltaic
Research and Advanced Engineering. Dr. Lambert received product that can be installed by regular roofing contractors.
her B.S. in chemical engineering from Lamar University Dr. Stevens is an inventor on 92 issued U.S. patents, over
in Beaumont, Texas and her Ph.D. in chemical engineer- 1,100 global patents, 18 publications, and 2 books. Jim has
ing from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. won a Dow “Inventor of the Year” award five times, and was
Dr. Lambert’s current responsibilities at Ford Research presented the Dow Central Research “Excellence in Science”
and Advanced Engineering consist of diesel aftertreatment Award. In 1994, Jim was a co-recipient of the U.S. “National
catalyst development, including diesel oxidation catalysts, Inventor of the Year” Award, presented in the U.S. Con-
lean NOx catalysts, and diesel soot filters, as well as gasoline gress. In 2002, The Dow Chemical Company was awarded
particulate filtration. Prior to this assignment, Dr. Lambert the National Medal of Technology by President George
led a 5-year DOE-funded project to develop selective cata- Bush, based in part on the work of Dr. Stevens in the area
lytic reduction (SCR) of NOx with aqueous urea to dem- of olefin polymerization catalysis. Jim is the 2004 recipient
onstrate 2007 federal emission standards with a 6,000-lbs of the ACS Delaware Section “Carothers Award,” honoring
light-duty diesel truck. In particular, she worked with sup- scientific innovators who have made outstanding advances
pliers to develop highly active and durable SCR catalyst and contributions to industrial chemistry. Jim was awarded
formulations. Her team’s work led to the development the American Chemical Society “ACS Award in Industrial
of the 2011MY Ford Super Duty Diesel catalyst system. Chemistry” in 2006. Dr. Stevens also received the Herbert
Dr. Lambert was recognized in 2009 as a “Young Leader” H. Dow Medal, the highest honor Dow awards to the com-
by the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan, pany’s scientists and researchers. Jim was awarded the 100th
and was also recognized in 2005 by Tulane University with presentation of the Perkin Medal in 2007, widely considered
a Harold A. Levey Award, which is presented annually to to be the highest honor in American industrial chemistry.
recognize an alumna/us of the Tulane School of Engineering Jim was the 2007 recipient of the University of Chicago
for professional achievement during the 5- to 10-year period Bloch Medal and the 2011 North American Catalysis Society
after graduation. Dr. Lambert holds eight U.S. patents and is “Houdry Award,” the highest honor of this society. Texas
co-author of 65 technical publications and presentations in A&M University has recently honored Dr. Stevens with an
the areas of supported metal catalysts and emission control Honorary Doctor of Letters Degree for “innovative research
systems for diesel vehicles. which has expanded the boundaries of catalysis, polymer
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chemistry and underlying disciplines, and resulted in large- tion of a novel scalable energy storage device. In 2008 he
scale commercial processes.” He is a member of the National founded Aquion Energy, a company that has grown to over
Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the AAAS. Jim has 60 employees. He is currently on leave from CMU to serve
invented or contributed significantly to the commercializa- as full-time CTO for Aquion as it scales a pilot manufactur-
tion of a large number of products, including AFFINITY™ ing plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Professor Whitacre has
polyolefin plastomers, ENGAGE™ polyolefin elastomers, over 50 peer-reviewed papers and patents.
ELITE™ enhanced polyethylene resins, NORDEL™-MG
Ken Zweibel, Ph.D.
EPDM rubber, NORDEL™-IP elastomers, Dow XLA-fibers,
INDEX™ ethylene/styrene copolymers, VERSIFY™ propyl- Ken Zweibel has almost 30 years experience in solar photo-
ene copolymers, INFUSE™ Olefin Block Copolymers, and voltaics. He was at the National Renewable Energy Labora-
the Dow POWERHOUSE Solar Shingle. There is hardly a tory (Golden, Colorado) much of that time and was the pro-
car produced in the world or a grocery store anywhere that gram leader for the Thin Film PV Partnership Program until
does not contain a polymer that was invented by Dr. Stevens’ 2006. The Thin Film Partnership worked with most U.S. par-
group. Jim received a B.A. in chemistry from The College of ticipants in thin-film photovoltaics (PV) (companies, univer-
Wooster in 1975. He obtained a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry sities, scientists) and is often credited with being important
from The Ohio State University in 1979. Jim is an advisor to the success of thin-film PV in the United States. Corporate
to the National Science Foundation Center for Chemical participants in the Partnership included First Solar, UniSolar,
Innovation, Solar Fuels based at Caltech. Global Solar, Shell Solar, BP Solar, and numerous others.
Zweibel subsequently co-founded and became President
Jay Whitacre, Ph.D. of a thin-film CdTe PV startup, PrimeStar Solar, a majority
Jay Whitacre received a PhD. from the University of share of which was purchased by General Electric. Zweibel
Michigan in 1999. He held various positions at Caltech and became the founding Director of The George Washington
the Jet Propulsion Lab before taking his current professor- University Solar Institute at its formation in 2008. Zweibel is
ship at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in 2007. There frequently published and known worldwide in solar energy.
he develops functional materials systems and performs He has written two books on PV and co-authored a Scientific
economic/environmental impact assessment for energy American article (January 2008) on solar energy as a solution
technologies. His early work at CMU resulted in the concep- to climate change and energy problems.
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