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Dr. Dixon was a tenured faculty member at the University of Minnesota and Auburn University from 1982 to 1989. He was competitively awarded an Exxon Fellowship in 1984 and a Smithsonian Fellowship in 1985. Dixon also served as a Visiting Professor at Oxford University, United Kingdom, Humboldt University, Germany, Delhi University, India and Kasetsart University, Thailand during the 1980s. He is the author or co-author of seven books and over 125 scholarly journal articles on energy and environment science and policy topics. He was a consultant to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) during the Reagan Administration. The U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) and Winrock International employed him in 1986 to manage energy science and policy programs in Asia. During this period he helped develop AID's network of Renewable Energy Program Support Offices (REPSO) and led energy policy reform efforts in 11 countries. Dixon led or developed energy and environment projects, sponsored by various bilateral (e.g., USDA, NASA) and multilateral (e.g., UNDP, World Bank, UNEP) organizations in over 80 countries worldwide (1982 to present). Dr. Dixon is co-founder Plant Health Care, Inc. (1987). Plant Health Care, Inc., a biotechnology research and development firm, markets or licenses processes and products in all 50 U.S. states and more than 30 foreign countries. Dixon started his career with the Allied Corporation and managed a large-scale research, development and technology deployment program for four years. He is the co-author of two U.S. patents. In 1989, Dixon joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Research and Development as a Senior Scientist. He led a national research and development program to support the Clean Air Act and Amendments. In 1991, Dixon was seconded to EPA's Policy Office to support the Administrator and the Executive Office of the U.S. President (Bush Administration) in preparation for the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit). He was awarded EPA's bronze medal for his contributions in 1992. He was an adjunct Professor at Oregon State University from 1989 to 1997. Dr. Dixon led two Presidential Initiatives: U.S. Country Studies Program (1992 to 1998) and the U.S. Initiative on Joint Implementation (1995 to 1998) to advance U.S. strategic interests in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC). Dixon has served on the U.S. negotiating team for the FCCC since 1990. He has also served in a variety of senior U.S. diplomatic assignments, lived in six countries during his career, and developed foreign language capabilities. In 1997, Dr. Dixon joined DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). At DOE he has been engaged in policy analysis, research and development and program management. From 1999 to 2002 Dr. Dixon served as Deputy Assistant Secretary and led the largest renewable energy research and development program in the world. He is currently Co-Chairman of the International Energy Agency's Renewable Energy Working Party. Dr. Dixon lectures at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced and International Studies (SAIS) and Georgetown University. He appears on public television programs such as the Discovery Channel. Dr. Dixon has been an advisor to Ted Turner's UN Foundation, the Soros Foundation, the International Foundation for Science, CARE and other philanthropic organizations. He also has been a consultant and contributor to the U.S. National Academy of Science and the U.S. National Academy of Engineering activities during the past 10 years. Dixon has been honored with awards from the public and private sector, as well as, scientific organizations for his distinguished public service.
He holds seven patents and conducts broad activities in different technologies; particularly bulk energy storage, for AEP. He chairs the Kilofarad International board of directors and has also been serving on the board of directors of ESA (Electricity Storage Association) since 2001.
Dr. Ota is actively working in academic societies and he is now the chairman of the committee for energy technology and the fuel cell research group in the Electrochemical Society of Japan. He is also serving as a member of governmental committees in the field of hydrogen energy and fuel cells. He is a member of the advisory board for the fuel cell development in the cabinet office.
Dr. Saifur Rahman joined Virginia Tech in 1979 as an assistant professor after serving on the faculty of Texas A&M University during 1978-79. In 1987 he became a full professor of electrical engineering. In 1992-93 he spent a year with the Tokyo Electric Power Company in Japan as a visiting research scientist. In 1994 he was named the Director of the Center for Energy and the Global Environment at Virginia Tech. In 1996 he came to the National Science Foundation as the Program Director in charge of the Energy Systems Program, a position he held till September 1999. During his tenure he served as the NSF liaison with the Electric Power Research Institute, US Department of Energy, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and other federal agencies dealing with electric power systems, deregulation, critical infrastructure protection, and related issues. His research interests include alternate energy systems, infrastructure studies, electric load forecasting and power system planning. He has authored over 300 technical papers in these areas. Saifur Rahman holds the degree of Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, having graduated in 1973. Additionally, he received an MS in electrical sciences from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1975. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech in 1978. His other industry and government experience includes work at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, Carolina Power and Light Company, consultancy for the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank.
He leads his company's global efforts in developing business opportunities based on hydrogen energy applications in transportation and clean power production. He has participated in several hydrogen transportation demonstration projects including, the development of a hydrogen fuel station for the CTA buses in Chicago, the Ford Motor Company, the Las Vegas fuel station/ fuel cell power project, and the California Fuel Cell Partnership. He participated in the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) workshop leading to the creation of a GEF strategy to develop fuel-cell buses for the developing world. Dr. Raman is a past chairman of the Washington, D.C. based National Hydrogen Association, and currently chairs the Policy Committee of this organization. In 1996 the American Chemical Society honored him with their Heroes of Chemistry award for his pioneering efforts in promoting hydrogen as an energy source. Dr. Raman holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington, in Seattle.
In his newest book, The Hydrogen Economy, published in September 2002, Rifkin takes us on an eye-opening journey into the next great commercial era in history. He envisions the dawn of a new economy powered by hydrogen that will fundamentally change the nature of our market, political and social institutions, just as coal and steam power did at the beginning of the industrial age. Mr. Rifkin holds a degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a degree in international affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Rifkin is an advisor to heads of state and government officials around the world and speaks frequently before business, labor and civic forums. Mr. Rifkin currently serves as an advisor to Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission, the governing body of the European Union. He has also lectured at more than 500 universities in some 20 countries in the past 30 years. Since 1994, Mr. Rifkin has been a fellow at the Wharton School's Executive Education Program, where he lectures to CEOs and senior corporate management from around the world on new trends in science and technology and their impacts on the global economy, society and the environment. Mr. Rifkin's monthly column on global issues appears in many of the world's leading newspapers and magazines, including The Los Angeles Times in the U.S., The Guardian in the U.K., Welt am Sonntag and Die Sueddeutsche Zeitung in Germany, L'Espresso in Italy, El Pais in Spain, Le Monde in France, and Al-Ittihad in the U.A.E. Rifkin has been influential in shaping public policy in the United States and around the world. He has testified before numerous congressional committees and has had consistent success in litigation to ensure responsible government policies on a variety of environmental, scientific and technology related issues. He has been a frequent guest on numerous television programs, including CNN's Crossfire, Face the Nation, The Lehrer News Hour, 20/20, Larry King Live, Today, and Good Morning America. The National Journal named Rifkin as one of 150 people in the U.S. that have the most influence in shaping federal government policy. Mr. Rifkin is the founder and president of The Foundation on Economic Trends in Washington, DC. The foundation examines the economic, environmental, social and cultural impacts of new technologies introduced into the global economy.
Before joining the Institute, Dr. Schainker was with Systems Control, Inc., Palo Alto, for ten years. Starting as a Project Engineer, he was promoted to Senior Engineer and Program Manager for the Energy and Environmental Program. Dr. Schainker received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1965, and M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1966, and a Ph.D. degree in Applied Mathematics in 1969. All degrees were awarded by Washington University, St. Louis. Dr. Schainker is the author of over fifty publications and presentations on the subjects of electric utility infrastructure security, hydrogen-electric economy R&D needs, transformer security, grid operations, transmission and substation technologies, FACTS power flow controllers, economic cost-benefits analyses, optimal/adaptive control theory, unit commitment and dispatch, dynamic benefit analysis applied to utility operations and planning, and statistical sensitivity analysis. He was a key contributor designing and building two world class FACTS devices at American Electric Power and New York Power Authority, the UPFC and CSC respectively. He has given expert witness testimony at U.S. Congressional hearings and at the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on how new technology can be used to reduce U.S. grid vulnerability to attacks and overload conditions. Two of his notable publications are a technology assessment and evaluation article on thermal-mechanical energy storage devices published in the Encyclopedia of Physics, and a techno-economic survey and evaluation article on generation/storage plants, published in the Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology. He also holds two patents, one related to high temperature combustion turbines, and the other related to a hybrid energy storage-combustion turbine device.
Mr. Scheer holds bachelors and masters degrees in economics and has more than 25 years of professional experience. He has led numerous consulting assignments in electricity and natural gas technologies and markets, hydrogen energy systems, distributed energy devices, combined heat and power, demand response programs and techniques, and energy and environmental policy analysis. He is perhaps best known for his work as a technology roadmapping leader and has conducted more than 20 vision and technology roadmap workshops covering all facets of energy and technology development. Prominent examples include:
Prior to joining Energetics in 1987, Mr. Scheer was the Technical Leader for Energy Policy and Utility Planning at Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories. Prior to that he was the Supervisor of Load Management Analysis at the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. He began his professional career in 1977 as a research assistant and legislative intern for the University of Washington and the Washington State Senate Energy and Utilities Committee.
Mr. Scott holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University, and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.B.A. from UCLA. He began his aerospace career with TRW Electronics & Defense (now Northrup Grumman Space Systems) in 1986 and joined NASA at the Johnson Space Center in 1988. At NASA, Mr. Scott has served in technical and project management positions in support of both the Space Shuttle and International Space Station Programs and has been responsible for various innovations in the fields of rocket propulsion and aerospace mechanical and power systems.
As a lecturer, writer and commentator, Walker appears regularly on Fox News, CNBC and PBS, among others, and lectures at the Brookings Institution, the Georgetown University Government Affairs Institute, the Kennedy School at Harvard University, the Cato Institute, the Heritage Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson Center and at several colleges and universities. He is called upon to address national and international technology forums, and his latest book, Crossroads, co-authored with several other American political leaders including President Clinton was release in 2003. During the 2000 presidential campaign, Walker served as the Bush advisor on science, space and technology. In August 2001, he was appointed by President Bush to be Chairman of the Presidential Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industries. In 2003, Walker was asked to the President's Commission on the U.S. Postal Service and in 2004 has been appointed to the President's Commission on Implementation of the United States Space Exploration Vision. As a Member of Congress from Pennsylvania's 16th District, Walker served much of his twenty-year career in the Republican leadership as Chief Deputy Whip, Chairman of the Leadership, and Speaker Pro Tempore. In 1995, he was selected as Chairman of the Science Committee and Vice Chairman of the Budget Committee. And throughout his congressional tenure he was probably best known for his role as the GOP floor manager in the House. In 1996, Bob Walker became the first sitting House Member to be awarded NASA's highest honor, the Distinguished Service Medal. He has stayed involved in space policy as a board member of the Aerospace Corporation, Space Dev, and as Vice President of the Space Foundation. In addition, he serves on the advisory boards of the IMAX Corporation and InnerLink. His community outreach work includes the boards of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society and the American League of Lobbyists. Prior to his election to Congress in 1976, Walker was a high school teacher and a congressional aide. He holds a B.S. in Education from Millersville University in Pennsylvania, an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Delaware, and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Franklin and Marshall College. His avocations include golf, tennis and racecar driving. He and his wife Sue maintain homes in East Petersburg, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
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