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Board Members The board oversees all related study activities, hosts convening functions, and serves on study committees.
James J. Zucchetto, Director
CHAIR Douglas M. Chapin (NAE) is Principal Officer and Director, MPR Associates, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia. He has extensive experience in electrical, chemical, and nuclear engineering, with particular application to nuclear and conventional power plant problems and functions, including numerous aspects of power plant systems and associated components. He has worked in such areas as instrumentation and control systems, nuclear fuels, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, pumps, advanced analysis methods, test facility design, and electrical systems and components. Dr. Chapin has worked on a number of efforts including the Japan/Germany/United States research program on loss of coolant accidents (LOCA), served as project leader for the design, construction, and testing of the loss of fluid test (LOFT) facility, was a member of the Electric Power Research Institute’s (EPRI’s) Utility Review Committee on Advanced Reactor Designs, and worked with the Utility/EPRI Advanced Light Water Reactor Program that defines utility requirements for future nuclear power plants. He was chairman of the National Research Council’s Committee on Application of Digital Instrumentation and Control Technology to Nuclear Power Plant Operations and Safety, is a member of the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE’s) Electric Power/Energy Systems Engineering Peer Committee, and is a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Duke University, an M.S. in Applied Science, George Washington University, and a Ph.D., Nuclear Studies in Chemical Engineering, Princeton University. VICE CHAIR Robert W. Fri is a Visiting Scholar and Senior Fellow Emeritus at Resources for the Future, where he served as president from 1986 to 1995. He also currently serves as Senior Advisor at the Marian E. Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences and is active with Changing Planet (an environmental discovery center) and the Energy Future Coalition. From 1996 to 2001 he served as director of the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution. Before joining the Smithsonian, Fri served in both the public and private sectors, specializing in energy and environmental issues. In 1971 he became the first deputy administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In 1975, President Ford appointed him as the deputy administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration. He served as acting administrator of both agencies for extended periods. From 1978 to 1986, Fri headed his own company, Energy Transition Corporation. He began his career with McKinsey & Company, where he was elected a principal. Fri is a senior advisor to private, public, and nonprofit organizations. He is a director of American Electric Power Company and of the Electric Power Research Institute; and a trustee of Science Service, Inc. (publisher of Science News and organizer of the Intel Science Talent Search and International Science and Engineering Fair). He is a member of the National Petroleum Council and a member of the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee at the Department of Energy. In past years, he has been a member of the President’s Commission on Environmental Quality, the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, and the University of Chicago Board of Governors for Argonne National Laboratory. He has chaired advisory committees of the National Research Council, the Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology and Government, the Electric Power Research Institute, and the Office of Technology Assessment. From 1978 to 1995 he was a director of Transco Energy Company, where he served as chair of the audit, compensation, and chief executive search committees. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi and a National Associate of the National Academies. He received his B.A. in physics from Rice University and his M.B.A. (with distinction) from Harvard University. Rakesh Agrawal (NAE) is Winthrop E. Stone Distinguished Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University. Previously, he was an Air Products Fellow at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., where he worked from 1980 to 2004. His research interests include basic and applied research in gas separations, process development, synthesis of distillation column configurations, adsorption and membrane separation processes, novel separation processes, gas liquefaction processes, cryogenics, and thermodynamics. He has broad experience in hydrogen production and purification technologies. His current interest is in energy production issues especially from renewable sources such as solar-based energy technologies, as well as hydrogen technologies. He holds 116 U.S. and more then 300 foreign patents. He has authored 64 technical papers and given many lectures and presentations. He chaired the Separations Division and the Chemical Technology Operating Council of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and also a Gordon conference on Separations. He was a member of the NRC Committee on Alternatives and Strategies for Future Hydrogen Production and Use, and the Panel on Benefits of DOE Fuel Cell R&D. Dr. Agrawal received a B. Tech. From the Indian Institute of Technology, in Kanpur, India; a M.Ch.E. From the University of Delaware; and an Sc.D. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Allen J. Bard (NAS) is Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and holds the Norman Hackerman/Welch Regents Chair in Chemistry at the University of Texas, Austin. He has published widely and is the winner of numerous honors and awards including the Willard Gibbs Award, the Pauling Award and the Priestley Metal. He was President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists (IUPAC) and served as Editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Chemical Society from 1982-2001. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He previously has served on the National Research Council's Energy Engineering Board (EEB), and has also served as chairman of the Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, chairman of the EEB Committee on Potential Applications of Concentrated Solar Photons, and president of the U.S. National Committee for IUPAC. His research interests include electro-organic chemistry, photo-electrochemistry, electrogenerated chemiluminescence, electroanalytical chemistry, and fuel cells. His interests include energy policy related to fossil fuels and renewable energy sources. He received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Harvard University. Marilyn Brown joined the Georgia Institute of Technology in August 2006 as a Full Professor in the School of Public Policy. In addition to teaching, conducting research, and expanding the various energy initiatives at Georgia Tech, she will maintain her ties with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) as a Distinguished Visiting Scientist. During her 22 years at ORNL, Dr. Brown held leadership positions in the Engineering Science and Technology Division, one of the laboratory’s largest research divisions, and in the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program, one of the lab’s largest applied research programs. In addition, she has researched the impacts of policies and programs aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of sustainable energy technologies. She has led several energy technology and policy scenario studies and is a national leader in the analysis and interpretation of energy futures in the United States. She has authored more than 150 publications and has been an expert witness in hearings before Committees of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate. Dr. Brown serves on the boards of directors of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy and the Alliance to Save Energy, on the editorial boards of several journals, and is a member of the National Commission on Energy Policy. Dr. Brown has a Ph.D. in Geography from the Ohio State University and a Masters Degree in Resource Planning from the University of Massachusetts. She is also a Certified Energy Manager. Michael Corradini (NAE) is chairperson and professor in the Department of Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. Corradini's research focus is nuclear engineering and multiphase flow with specific interests that include light water reactor safety, fusion reactor design and safety, waste management and disposal, vapor explosions research and molten core concrete interaction research, and energy policy analysis. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Society of Engineering Education, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and a fellow of the American Nuclear Society. Dr. Corradini has received numerous awards including the National Science Foundation's Presidential Young Investigators Award, the American Nuclear Society reactor safety best paper award, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison campus teaching award. He is the author of over 100 technical papers and has served on various technical review committees, including the research review panel of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the direct heating review group. He is currently a member of the National Research Council's Electric Power/Energy Systems Engineering Peer Committee and chair of the Frontiers of Engineering Organizing Committee. He has served on several NRC committees including the Committee on Alternatives for Controlling the Release of Solid Materials from U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission-Licenses Facilities. Dr. Corradini was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1998. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Marquette University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Paul A. DeCotis is Deputy Secretary of Energy, State of New York, Office of the Governor. Formerly, he was Director, Energy Analysis (Policy Analysis, Planning, Evaluation) at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), where he directed, oversaw, and coordinated: (1) Statewide energy planning, (2) energy policy and legislative analysis, (3) NYSERDA-wide program planning, (4) energy program and R&D program evaluation, and (5) energy emergency planning. These responsibilities included Statewide energy demand and price forecasting for all fuels; economic, electricity and natural gas system, and environmental modeling; and energy markets assessments. He is the Record Access Officer to the State Energy Planning Board and Chair of the Interagency Energy Coordinating Working Group, comprised of the Departments of Public Service, Environmental Conservation, Transportation, and Economic Development. He is also a member of the NY Independent System Operator Management Committee. Prior to joining NYSERDA in 1995, Mr. DeCotis was Chief Policy Analyst with the New York State Energy Office. Prior to this position, he worked as a staff economist, financial analyst, and policy analyst. Mr. DeCotis has worked in the energy field for 22 years. Mr. DeCotis is President of Innovative Management Solutions, a management consulting business, specializing in strategic planning, and the conduct of professional development seminars in communications, leadership, and mediation. Mr. DeCotis is also an adjunct professor, at the Sage Graduate School in the MBA program (since 1986), and at Cornell University, in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations (since 1995). He recently served as a member of the NRC Committee on Prospective Benefits of DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs, Phase 2, and as chair, Panel on DOE’s Distributed Energy Resources Program. His broad experience includes: holding elected office (9 years), as a member of the Ballston Spa Central Schools Board of Education, serving as Chairman and Chief Fiscal Officer for 6 years; Chairman of the Saratoga County School Boards Association for two years, comprised of 13 member school districts in New York; and member a number of local community Boards. He holds a B.S. in International Business Management, from the State University College at Brockport; an M.A. in Economics, from the State University of New York at Albany; and an M.B.A. in Finance and Management Studies from Russell Sage College. E. Linn Draper, Jr. (NAE) is Chairman, President and CEO Emeritus, American Electric Power, Inc. While at AEP he also served as president and CEO of the American Electric Power Service Corporation, the management and technology arm of the AEP system. Prior to joining AEP, he served as chairman, president and CEO of Gulf States Utilities Company in Beaumont, Texas. He held numerous positions at Gulf States Utilities, including the position of Senior Vice President for Engineering and Technical Services. Prior to joining Gulf States Utilities, he was an Associate Professor and Director of the Nuclear Engineering Program, University of Texas. He has extensive experience in technology for the electric utility sector including generation, transmission and distribution, environmental controls, nuclear power, and associated regulatory issues. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He has a B.A. from Rice University; a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Rice University; and a Ph.D. in Nuclear Science and Engineering, Cornell University. Charles Goodman is Senior Vice President, Research and Environmental Affairs, Southern Company Services, Inc., which is affiliated with a number of power companies in southern states. In this capacity, he is responsible for the advanced end-use technologies, power technologies, economic analysis, environmental assessment, and the clean air compliance departments, as well as the Power Systems Development Facility at Wilsonville, Alabama. He previously held the position of Senior Research Engineer in the Research and Development Department. He has chaired the Environmental Staff Committee of the Business Roundtable, is a member of the Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Advisory Committee for Ozone, is a member of the Research Advisory Committee, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and chair of the EPRI Environment and Health Business Unit and is involved in a number of activities related to the electric power industry and the ability of technologies to meet existing and emerging regulatory constraints. He served on the National Research Council Committee on Programmatic Review of the DOE’s Office of Power Technologies, which reviewed the suite of renewable energy technology R&D programs, which resulted in the NRC report Renewable Power Pathways published in 2000. He has a B.S. (University of Texas at Arlington), M.S. and Ph.D. (Tulane University) in mechanical engineering. Sherri Goodman is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of CNA, a non-profit think tank which provides analysis and solutions for national security leaders and public sector organizations. She is also the Executive Director of the Military Advisory Board for CNA’s project on National Security and the Threat of Climate Change. She is member of the Council on Foreign Relations Task Force, Confronting Climate Change: A Strategy for U.S. Foreign Policy. From 1993 to 2001, Ms. Goodman served as Deputy UnderSecretary of Defense for Environmental Security. In this role, Ms. Goodman was responsible for climate change policies for the US Department of Defense, international military environmental cooperation, as well as world wide environmental, safety and occupational health policies and programs for DOD. Ms. Goodman has twice received the DoD medal for Distinguished Public Service, the Climate Change Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the Gold Medal from the National Defense Industrial Association. Ms. Goodman has served on the staff of the Senate Armed Services Committee for then Chairman, Senator Sam Nunn. She has also worked at RAND and SAIC. Ms. Goodman serves on the Boards of the National Academy of Sciences’ Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology; the Atlantic Council of the US; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has served on the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Advisory Board and as a consultant to DOE’s Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. Ms. Goodman has been an Adjunct Lecturer in International Affairs and Security at the Kennedy School of Government. She was an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Center for Science and International Affairs at the Kennedy School of Government. Ms. Goodman received a J.D. cum laude from the Harvard Law School and a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. She received her Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude from Amherst College. Narain G. Hingorani (NAE) is an independent consultant who retired from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) following a twenty year career, including last 5 years as Vice President of Electrical Systems. Prior to joining EPRI, Dr. Hingorani spent 6 years at Bonneville Power Administration; his responsibilities included the commissioning of the Pacific HVDC Intertie and Series Capacitor compensation. He has helped many utilities in specifying, purchase and commissioning of HVDC, and application of Power Electronics. Presently, Dr Hingorani provides consulting services to ONR, DARPA and Utilities in the area of development and application of power electronics and devices for transmission, distribution, industrial power and marine power system. Dr. Hingorani is credited with originating the concepts of Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) and Custom Power, which are expected to revolutionize future ac power transmission and distribution systems, respectively. He has authored over 150 papers and articles on HVDC and ac transmission, and co-authored two books, one on HVDC power transmission (1960) and the other on Flexible AC Power Transmission (1999). In 1985, Dr. Hingorani received the Uno Lamm Award by the IEEE Power Engineering Society for outstanding contributions in High Voltage Direct Current Technology; in 1995 received the 1995 IEEE Lamme Gold Medal for leadership and pioneering contributions to the transmission and distribution of electric power, and 2005 received The Benjamin Franklin Institute Bower ASward and Prize for achievement in Science. In 2004, IEEE Power Engineering Society decided to name its FACTS and Custom Power Awards as Nari Hingorani FACTS Award and Nari Hingorani Custom Power Award, in recognition of Dr. Hingorani’s pioneering these technologies. He is a Life Fellow of IEEE. Dr. Hingorani is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He was Chairman of CIGRE Study Committee 14: DC Links and Power Electronics; been a member of the IEEE Foundation Board. He has served on the NRC Panel on Sensors and Electron Devices and is an unpaid consultant taking an active role in the National Academies’ America’s Energy Future study. Dr. Hingorani received a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Baroda University in India, and M.Sc., Ph.D. and Doctor of Science degrees from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in England. James J. Markowsky (NAE) is a consultant. He is retired executive vice president of American Electric Power (AEP) Service Corporation, where he led the power generation group and was responsible for fossil-fueled and hydroelectric generating facilities, affiliate coal mining, coal procurement and transportation, and environmental services. Subsequent to retiring from AEP in 2000, he served as President, Research and Development Solutions, LLC providing support to the National Energy Technology Laboratory. His interest in power generation covers all aspects of plant system design and engineering technologies, construction costs, management and operations, effluent controls, energy management, energy conversion, environmental control systems, advanced energy systems, steam turbine systems, and coal conversions and cleanup. Dr. Markowsky served as chair of the NRC’s Committee to Review DOE’s Vision 21 R&D Program, Phase 1, and the Committee on R&D Opportunities for Advanced Fossil-Fueled Energy Complexes. He also served in previous years as a member of the NRC’s Board on Energy and Environmental Systems and Energy Engineering Board but resigned before his term was complete when he joined Research and Development Solutions, LLC. He received a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the Pratt Institute, an M.S. in mechanical engineering, Cornell University, an M.S. in industrial management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University. William F. Powers (NAE) is Retired Vice President, Research, Ford Motor Company. His approximately 20 years at Ford included positions as Director, Vehicle, Powertrain and Systems Research; Director, Product and Manufacturing Systems; Program Manager, Specialty Car Programs; and Executive Director, Ford Research Laboratory and Information Technology. Prior positions also include Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, during which time he consulted with NASA, Northrop, Caterpillar, and Ford; Research Engineer, University of Texas; and Mathematician and Aerospace Engineer, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. He is a Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Fellow, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE); Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); Member, National Academy of Engineering; Foreign Member, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. He has extensive expertise in advanced research and development of automotive technology. He has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics, University of Texas-Austin. Michael P. Ramage (NAE) is retired Executive Vice President, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company. Previously he was Director, Executive Vice President, and Chief Technology Officer of Mobil Oil Corporation. He held a number of positions at Mobil including Manager of Process Research and Development Division; General Manager of Exploration and Production Research, Development, and Technical Services; Vice President of Engineering; and President of Mobil Technology Company. He has broad experience in many aspects of the petroleum industry including R&D, chemical processes, and capital project management. He is a Director of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He has served on a number of university visiting committees and is a member of a number of professional societies. He recently served as Chairman of the NRC Committee on Alternatives and Strategies for Future Hydrogen Production and Use. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and serves on the NAE Council. He has a B.S., M.S., and PhD. in chemical engineering from Purdue University. Dan W. Reicher currently serves as Director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives for Google’s recent venture called Google.org. He also currently is co-chairman of the board of the American Council on Renewable Energy and a member of the boards of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy and the Apollo Alliance. He also serves as a member of General Electric’s Ecomagination Advisory Board. He has over 20 years of experience in business, government and non-governmental organizations focused on energy and environmental technology, policy, finance and law. Prior to his position at Google, Mr. Reicher served as President and Co-Founder of New Energy Capital Corp., a New England-based company that develops, invests in, owns and operates renewable energy and distributed generation projects. In 2002, Mr. Reicher became Executive Vice President of Northern Power Systems, a venture capital-backed renewable energy and distributed-generation company. From 1997-2001, Mr. Reicher was Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Prior to that position, Mr. Reicher was DOE Chief of Staff (1996-97), Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy (Acting) (1995-1996), and Deputy Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Secretary (1993-1995). He was also a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Climate Change Negotiations, Co-Chair of the U.S. Biomass Research and Development Board, and a member of the board of the government-industry Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles. He has also been a consultant to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee; a Visiting Fellow at the World Resources Institute; an adjunct professor at the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Vermont Law School; a senior attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council; and Assistant Attorney General for Environmental Protection in Massachusetts. He holds a B.A. in Biology from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from Stanford Law School. He also studied at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Maxine Savitz (NAE) is currently a consultant. She recently retired as General Manager, Technology/Partnerships, Honeywell. She has held a number of positions in the federal and private sector managing large R&D programs, especially with respect to the development of energy technologies. Some of her positions include Chief, Buildings Conservation Policy Research, Federal Energy Administration; Professional Manager, Research Applied to National Needs, National Science Foundation; Division Director, Buildings and Industrial Conservation, Energy Research and Development Administration; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Conservation, U.S. Department of Energy; President, Lighting Research Institute; and General Manager, Ceramic Components, Allied Signal, Inc. (now Honeywell). She has extensive technical experience in materials, fuel cells, batteries and other storage devices, energy efficiency, and R&D management. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and has been, or is serving as, a member of numerous public and private sector boards, and has served on many energy-related and other NRC committees. She recently served on the National Research Council’s Committee on DOE R&D on Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy. She has a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mark H. Thiemens (NAS) is Dean, Division of Physical Sciences, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, and Chancellor's Associates Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego. He also served as Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Prior to joining the faculty of the University of California at San Diego, he held positions at the Enrico Fermi Institute and Brookhaven National Laboratory. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2006 for discovering and exploring isotope anomalies in oxygen and sulfur not predicted by classical theory, which led to a deeper understanding of Earth's atmospheric composition and evolution. He developed new insights into atmosphere-surface interaction on Earth and Mars, and stimulated a new approach to theories of isotopic reaction mechanisms. He has received numerous awards including the Alexander Von Humboldt Award (1990; 1993); elected Fellow of the American Meteoritical Society (1996); the Ernest O. Lawrence Award, U.S. Department of Energy (1998); the Chancellors Associates Endowed Chair (1999); Distinguished Scientist of the Year (2002), American Chemical Society; and elected Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2002). He received a B.S., University of Miami; an M.S., Old Dominion University in Oceanography; and a Ph.D, Florida State University in Oceanography. Scott W. Tinker is Director, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin; State Geologist of Texas; and Edwin Allday Chair of Subsurface Geology, Department of Geological Sciences. Previous to his current positions, he held a number of geologist positions at Marathon Oil—Petroleum Technology Center, rising to Advanced Senior Geologist. He has also been a geologist at Union Pacific Resources and at Robert M. Sneider Exploration. He has extensive experience in the broad aspects of basic and applied energy and environmental research; in reservoir characterization studies of large hydrocarbon fields; and expertise in carbonate sedimentology, stratigraphy, 3-D reservoir modeling, and analysis and interpretation of diverse sets of geological, seismic and engineering data. He serves on a wide variety of boards, committees, and organizations. He received the distinguished lecturer award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers/American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Distinguished Service Award from the West Texas Geological Society, Marathon Achievement of Company Excellence Award for significant contributions to reservoir characterization and understanding, and many others. He will bring expertise on petroleum and natural gas reserves, oil and gas technologies, reservoir characterization, and geological sciences to the deliberations of the Board on Energy and Environmental Systems. He has a B.S. in Geology and Business Administration, Trinity University; an M.S. in Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, an M.B.A. in Business Administration, University of Colorado, Denver; and a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder.
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