Appendix B Committee Meetings and Other Activities
First Committee Meeting, July 14–16, 1997, Washington, D.C.
The following presentations were made to the committee:
Overview of the Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies (OAAT)
Pandit Patil, Director, OAAT
Introduction to the OAAT R&D Plan
Bob Kirk, Deputy Director, OAAT
Vehicle Systems
Robert Kost, OAAT Systems Team Leader
Gas Turbines
Tom Sebestyen, OAAT Program Manager, Gas Turbine Engines
Compression-Ignition Direct-Injection (CIDI) Engines
Pat Davis, OAAT Program Manager, CIDI Engines
Fuel Cells
Donna Lee, OAAT Program Manager, Fuel Cells
Alternative Fuels
John Garbak, OAAT Program Manager, Alternative Fuels
High Power Energy Storage
Ray Sutula, OAAT Energy Management Team Leader
High Power Batteries
Ray Sutula, OAAT Energy Management Team Leader
Ultracapacitors
Susan Rogers, OAAT Program Manager, Ultracapacitors
Flywheels
Tien Duong, OAAT Program Manager, Flywheels
Power Electronics and Electric Machines
David Hamilton, OAAT Program Manager, Power Electronics and Electric Machines
Advanced Automotive Materials: Lightweight Materials
Joe Carpenter, OAAT Program Manager, Advanced Automotive Materials
Electric Vehicle Batteries
Ken Heitner, OAAT Program Manager, Electric Vehicle Batteries
Second Committee Meeting, September 4–5, 1997, Washington, D.C.
The following presentation was made to the committee:
Flywheel Technology for Hybrid Vehicles
David Eisenhaure, President, Satcon Technology
