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Conference Hosting Committee

The conference is planned and coordinated through a joint effort of host and sponsoring institutions as well as other NAWEA members, including:

• (Conference Chair) Paul Veers (Paul.Veers@nrel.gov),Ìý
• Ian Baring-Gould (Ian.Baring-Gould@nrel.gov), National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Carlyla Clark Dawson (Carlyla.Dawson@Colorado.edu),ÌýRenewable and Sustainable Energy Institute
• Sue Ellen Haupt (haupt@ucar.edu), U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research
• Julie Lundquist (Julie.Lundquist@colorado.edu),ÌýUniversity of Colorado Boulder
• Katie Johnson (KJohnson@mines.edu),Ìý
• Branko Kosovic (Branko@ucar.edu),Ìý
• Jonathan W. Naughton (Naughton@uwyo.edu),Ìý
• Lucy Pao (Pao@Colorado.edu), University of Colorado Boulder
• Yelena Pichugina (Yelena.Pichugina@noaa.gov),Ìý/University of Colorado Boulder and 
• Suzanne Tegen (Suzanne.Tegen@colostate.edu),Ìý

Scientific Program Committee

The committee organizing the tracks and reviewing abstracts for the conference includes:

• (Co-Lead) Kelsey Shaler, Shell
• (Co-Lead) Michelle Williams, Sandia National Laboratories

Airborne Wind

• (Lead) Jochem Weber, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Atmospheric Sciences 

• (Co-Lead) Larry Berg, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• (Co-Lead) Yelena Pichugina, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Sandrine Aubrun, Centrale Nantes
• Tanmoy Chatterjee, General Electric
• Lawrence Cheung, Sandia National Laboratories
• Matt Churchfield, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Blade Design & Manufacturing

• (Co-Lead) Srinivas Guntur, Siemens Gamesa
• (Co-Lead) Josh Paquette, Sandia National Laboratories
• Todd Griffith, University of Texas at Dallas
• Brent Houchens, Sandia National Laboratories
• Robynne Murray, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Controls

• (Co-Lead) Eric Simley, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• (Co-Lead) Jan-Willem van Wingerden, Delft University of Technology
• Dan Houck, Sandia National Laboratories

Digitalization, AI, Machine Learning

• (Co-lead) Nikolay Dimitrov (DTU)
• (Co-lead) Jason Fields, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Carlo Bottasso, Technical University of Munich

Distributed Wind

• (Co-Lead) Myra Blaylock, Sandia National Laboratories
• (Co-Lead) Brent Summerville, National Renewable Energy Laboratory 
• Trudy Forsyth, Wind Advisors Team
• Brent Houchens, Sandia National Laboratories
• Alice Orrell, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Robert Preus, Advanced Renewable Technology
• Lindsay Sheridan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• David Wood, University of Calgary

Education

• (Co-Lead) Suhas Pol, Texas Tech University
• (Co-Lead) Susan Stewart, Pennsylvania State University
• Brent Houchens, Sandia National Laboratories

Environmental

• (Co-Lead) Amanda Hale, Western EcoSystems Technology
• (Co-Lead) Bethany Straw, U.S. Geological Survey
• Paul Cryan, U.S. Geological Survey
• Robb Diehl, U.S. Geological Survey
• Cris Hein, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Manuela Huso, U.S. Geological Survey
• Eliot Quon, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Lief Wiechman, U.S. Geological Survey
• Brita Woeck, Orsted

Experiments and Instrumentation

• (Co-Lead) Raúl Cal, Portland State University
• (Co-Lead) David Maniaci, Sandia National Laboratory
• Sandrine Aubrun, Centrale Nantes
• Ben Hallissy, U.S. Department of Energy
• Nicholas Hamilton, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Extreme Weather

• (Co-Lead) Georgios Deskos, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• (Co-Lead) Brian Hirth, Texas Tech University
• Matt Churchfield, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Lance Manuel, University of Texas at Austin

Floating Wind Systems

• (Co-Lead) Roger Bergua, National Renewable Energy Laboratory 
• (Co-Lead) Matt Lackner, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Sandrine Aubrun, Centrale Nantes
• Lucas Carmo, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Lu Wang, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Grid Integration

• (Co-Lead) Omid Beik, North Dakota State University
• (Co-Lead) Venkata Yaramasu, Northern Arizona University
• Mukund Patel, United States Merchant Marine Academy

Hybrids and Power to X

• (Co-Lead) Chris Bay, National Renewable Energy Laboratory 
• (Co-Lead) PJ Stanley, Shell

Novel Concepts

• (Co-Lead) Pietro Bortolotti, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• (Co-Lead) Eric Loth, University of Virginia
• Dan Houck, Sandia National Laboratories
• Carlos Simão Ferreira, Delft University of Technology

Ocean Sciences

• (Co-Lead) Cristina Archer, University of Delaware
• (Co-Lead) Caroline Draxl, National Renewable Energy Laboratory 
• Lance Manuel, University of Texas at Austin

Offshore Infrastructure, Supply Chain, and Policy

• (Co-Lead) Patrick Gilman, U.S. Department of Energy
• (Co-Lead) Matt Shields, National Renewable Energy Laboratory 
• Maeve Bartlett (Department of Transportation)
• Alison Bates, Colby College
• Eric Hines (Tufts University)
• Willett Kempton (University of Delaware)

Reliability, Operations, and Maintenance

• (Co-Lead) Rupp Carriveau, University of Windsor
• (Co-Lead) Yi Guo, Technical University of Denmark
• Lance Manuel, University of Texas at Austin

Rotor Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity

• (Co-Lead) Jason Jonkman, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• (Co-Lead) Chris Kelley, Sandia National Laboratories
• Tanmoy Chatterjee, General Electric
• Lawrence Cheung, Sandia National Laboratories
• Todd Griffith, University of Texas at Dallas
• Carlos Simão Ferreira, Delft University of Technology

Social Science

• (Co-Lead) Suzanne MacDonald, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• (Co-Lead) David Rudolph, Technical University of Denmark
• Carol Atkinson-Palombo, University of Connecticut
• Chloe Constant, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Ben Hoen, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Joe Rand, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Systems Engineering

• (Co-Lead) Andrew Ning, Brigham Young University
• (Co-Lead) Frederik Zahle, Technical University of Denmark
• Carlo Bottasso, Technical University of Munich

Wind Plant and Wakes Modeling

• (Co-Lead) Alan Hsieh, Sandia National Laboratories
• (Co-Lead) Michael Stoellinger, University of Wyoming
• Ken Brown, Sandia National Laboratories
• Tanmoy Chatterjee, General Electric
• Lawrence Cheung, Sandia National Laboratories
• Matt Churchfield, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Nate deVelder, Sandia National Laboratories
• Carlos Simão Ferreira, Delft University of Technology
• Dan Houck, Sandia National Laboratories
• Colleen Kaul, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Andrew Kirby, University of Wyoming
• Ryan Scott, Portland State University
• Ganesh Vijayakumar, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Graduate Student Symposium Committee

The committee organizing the Graduate Student SymposiumÌý¾±²Ô³¦±ô³Ü»å±ð²õ:

• Sarah Buckhold (sbuckhol@uwyo.edu), University of Wyoming 
• Rad Haghi (rhaghi@uvic.ca), University of Victoria 
• Michael Kuhn (michael.kuhn@nrel.gov) , National Renewable Energy Laboratory 
• Stefano Letizia (stefano.letizia@nrel.gov), National Renewable Energy Laboratory 
• Michael LoCascio (locascio@stanford.edu), Stanford University 
• Jacob Nadolsky (jacob.nadolsky@ttu.edu), Texas Tech University 
• Brooke Stanislawski (brooke.stanislawski@nrel.gov), National Renewable Energy Laboratory. 

NAWEA Committee

The North American Wind Energy Academy (NAWEA), which organizes the conference, also has a committee. .