News Releases issued in: 2008

November 20, 2009
Mark McKoy Selected as Senior Management Regulatory & Technical Advisor [PDF-17KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Mark L. McKoy as a Senior Management Regulatory & Technical Advisor.

November 18, 2009
Joel Theis Selected as an Economist [PDF-28KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Joel Theis as an economist for the Smart Grid technologies. 

November 12, 2009
Tara Swauger Selected as an Accountant [PDF-25KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Tara Swauger as an accountant for the Financial Management Division. 

November 9, 2009
Joseph Quaranta Selected as a Project Manager [PDF-18KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Joseph Quaranta as a project manager for the Vehicles and Technologies Division. 

November 6, 2009
David Kirschner Selected as a General Engineer/Project Manager [PDF-31KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected David Kirschner as a general engineer/project manager working on intergovernmental projects. 

November 5, 2009
Carol Painter Selected as a Project Manager/Engineer [PDF-29KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Carol Painter as a project manager/engineer working on the Weatherization Assistance Program. 

November 4, 2009
Alan L. Blosser Selected as a Project Manager [PDF-27KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Alan L. Blosser as a project manager for the Industrial Technologies Program. 

November 3, 2009
Katherine Kweder Selected as a General Engineer [PDF-32KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Katherine Kweder as a general engineer. She will work on energy assurance plans. 

October 27, 2009
Leigh Ann Beller Selected as a Procurement Technician [PDF-25KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Leigh Ann Beller as a procurement technician. 

October 27, 2009
David Ollett Selected as a Project Manager [PDF-18KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected David Ollett as a project manager with the Weatherization Projects. 

October 21, 2009
Floris C. Weston Selected as a Project Manager [PDF-28KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Floris C. Weston as a project manager with the Weatherization Assistance Program. 

October 14, 2009
Michael C. Ursic Selected as a General Engineer [PDF-24KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Michael C. Ursic as a general engineer.  He will work on power and vehicle technology projects. 

October 9, 2009
NETL's ESS&H Division Awarded a 2009 Enviro-Star Award [PDF-18KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory’s (NETL) Environment, Safety, Security, and Health Division has been awarded a 2009 Enviro-Star Award by the Allegheny County Health Department, Pittsburgh, Pa.

October 9, 2009
NETL's ESS&H Division Awarded a 2009 Environmental Achievement Award [PDF-37KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory’s (NETL) Environment, Safety, Security, and Health Division has been awarded a 2009 Environmental Achievement Award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. 

October 6, 2009
Brian W. Dressel Selected as a Physical Scientist [PDF-26KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Brian W. Dressel as a physical scientist in its Sequestration Division. 

October 6, 2009
Charles Miller Selected as a Business Management Specialist [PDF-26KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Charles Miller as a business management specialist in its Project Financing and Technology Deployment Division. 

October 6, 2009
Susan Kulsic Promoted to Accountant (leader) of Financial Management Division [PDF-25KB]
After working in the National Energy Technology Laboratory’s (NETL) Financial Management Division as an accountant, Susan Kulsic has been promoted to accountant (leader) in the same division. 

October 6, 2009
Martin Webler Selected as a Business Management Specialist [PDF-26KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Martin Webler as a business management specialist in its Project Financing and Technology Deployment Division. 

October 5, 2009
Cliff Whyte Selected as a General Engineer [PDF-32KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Cliff Whyte as a general engineer.  He will work on environmental reviews. 

October 5, 2009
Jesse Garcia Selected as a Project Manager [PDF-28KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Jesse Garcia as a project manager in support of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance Officer.  

September 29, 2009
Ryan Watson Selected as an Engineer [PDF-24KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Ryan Watson as an engineer. He will work on energy delivery technologies. 

August 31, 2009
Justin Adder Selected as an Economist [PDF-34KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Justin Adder as an economist.  He will work with the Integrated Electric Power Systems division. 

August 26, 2009
Summer M. Lee Selected as an Energy Project Specialist [PDF-39KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Summer M. Lee as an Energy Project Specialist in the Building and Efficiency Technologies Division. 

August 26, 2009
Sean Evans Selected as a Physical Scientist [PDF-41KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Sean Evans as a physical scientist.  He will primarily work on solid state lighting projects.  Previously, he worked at Northrop Grumman as a process engineer. 

August 24, 2009
Dr. Madhava Syamlal to Receive Fluidized Processing Recognition Award [PDF-38KB]
A National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) scientist, who is a resident of Morgantown, W.Va., has been selected by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE) to receive that organization’s Fluidized Processing Recognition Award.

August 24, 2009
Brett Humble Selected as a Physical Scientist [PDF-29KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected S. Brett Humble as a physical scientist. He will work with state energy program projects.

August 20, 2009
NETL Technology Developed by Mark Freeman, Evan Granite, William O’Dowd, Henry Pennline, and Richard Hargis to Receive the R&D Magazine’s R&D 100 Award [PDF-57KB]
Five scientists at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Mark Freeman, Evan Granite, William O’Dowd, Henry Pennline, and Richard Hargis, will receive the prestigious R&D 100 Award, emblematic of the top 100 most technologically significant new products to enter the marketplace, for their development of a process that simultaneously removes mercury from flue gas while generating clean energy from domestically produced coal.

August 20, 2009
NETL Technology Developed by Brian Strazisar, J. Rodney Diehl, and Arthur Wells to Receive R&D Magazine’s R&D 100 Award [PDF-55KB]
A team of National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) scientists, Brian Strazisar, J. Rodney Diehl, and Arthur Wells, have developed a patent-pending tracer technology that will receive R&D Magazine’s prestigious R&D 100 Award, which annually recognizes the 100 most technologically significant products to enter the marketplace in the past year.

August 20, 2009
NETL Technology Developed by Dr. Ranjani Siriwardane to Receive R&D Magazine’s R&D 100 Award [PDF-47KB]
Researcher Dr. Ranjani Siriwardane, a Group Leader in NETL’s Separations and Fuels Processing Division, developed a technology that has been selected to receive R&D Magazine’s prestigious R&D 100 Award, emblematic of one of the top 100 most technologically significant products to enter the marketplace last year.

August 20, 2009
Dr. Stephen E. Zitney to Receive R&D Magazine’s 2009 R&D 100 Award [PDF-56KB]
Dr. Stephen E. Zitney, Director of NETL’s Collaboratory for Process and Dynamic Systems Research, will receive R&D Magazine’s prestigious 2009 R&D 100 Award for his development of software that provides engineers with a tool to design and optimize advanced energy plants within a virtual engineering environment.

August 20, 2009
Dr. Stephen Kuznetsov Joins the Integrated Electric Power Systems Division [PDF-35KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Dr. Stephen Kuznetsov to join the newly formed Integrated Electric Power Systems Division at the Pittsburgh site.

August 11, 2009
Gregory Fisher Selected as a Supervisory Management Analyst [PDF-18KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Gregory Fisher as a Supervisory Management Analyst. 

August 10, 2009
Nicholas D’Amico Selected as a Physical Scientist [PDF-26KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Nicholas D’Amico as a physical scientist. 

August 10, 2009
Steve Mascaro Selected as a General Engineer [PDF-18KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Steve Mascaro as a general engineer.   

July 30, 2009
Daniel J. Soeder Selected as a Physical Scientist [PDF-37KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Daniel J. Soeder as a physical scientist.  

July 30, 2009
Dimitru Hughes Selected as a Fellow [PDF-29KB]
Dimitri Hughes, a fourth year graduate student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, was selected as a fellow under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship program.

July 21, 2009
Brian Zigarovich Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-45KB]
Brian Zigarovich, a sophomore at the Pennsylvania State University, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 21, 2009
Kane Gyovai Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-48KB]
Kane Gyovai, a senior at West Virginia University, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 21, 2009
Michael Bohonek Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-54KB]
Michael Bohonek, a senior at the Pennsylvania State University, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 21, 2009
John Pagliaro Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-53KB]
John Pagliaro, a senior at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 20, 2009
Andrew Martinez Selected as a Fellow [PDF-38KB]
Andrew Martinez, a first year graduate student at Stanford University, was selected as a fellow under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship program.

July 20, 2009
NETL's Technology Support Facility Design/Construction Management Team has been Awarded a Bronze Outstanding Team Award for Excellence [PDF-27KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory’s (NETL) Technology Support Facility Design/Construction Management Team has been awarded a Bronze Outstanding Team Award for Excellence from the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board (FEB). The team consists of Joseph Kanosky and Don Wieczenski.

July 15, 2009
Charles Tomasiak Selected as a Contract Specialist [PDF-42KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Charles Tomasiak as a contract specialist and will be working with contracts and congressionally directed projects associated with the Energy Recovery Act. 

July 14, 2009
David Alman Selected as a Fellow [PDF-28KB]
Dr. David Alman, Director of the Materials Performance Division at the Albany, Ore., site of the U. S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), has been elected as a fellow of ASM International—a preeminent technical society devoted to materials science and engineering.

July 7, 2009
Craig Groves Selected as a Fellow [PDF-37KB]
Craig Groves, a senior at the Georgia Institute of Technology, was selected as a fellow under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship program.

July 7, 2009
Bethany Farmer Selected as a Fellow [PDF-41KB]
Bethany Farmer, a second year graduate student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was selected as a fellow under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship program.

July 7, 2009
Yarlin Rivera Navarro Selected as a Fellow [PDF-34KB]
Yarlin Rivera Navarro, a senior at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, was selected as a fellow under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship program.

July 6, 2009
Jeffrey Atkinson Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-49KB]
Jeffrey Atkinson, a sophomore at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needman, Mass., was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Christine E. Howerton Selected as a Contract Specialist [PDF-58KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Christine E. Howerton as a contract specialist.  

July 1, 2009
Stephanie Beck-Roth and Jordan Musser Selected as Research Associates [PDF-53KB]
Stephanie Beck-Roth and Jordan Musser, graduate students at West Virginia University, were selected as research associates at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Katelynn Rancjik Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-46KB]
Katelynn Rancjik, a senior at West Virginia University, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Wren Chan Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-44KB]
Wren Chan, a fifth year senior at Carnegie Mellon University, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Blaise Tritschler Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-42KB]
Blaise Tritschler, a junior at California University of Pennsylvania, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Adam Corbett Miller Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-49KB]
Adam Corbett Miller, a junior at West Virginia University, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Craig Joseph Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-54KB]
Craig Joseph, a graduate student in marine geosciences at Oregon State University, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Alec Grieco Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-38KB]
Alec Grieco, a senior at the University of Pittsburgh, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) Program.

July 1, 2009
Joshua Coulson Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-43KB]
Joshua Coulson, a junior at the University of Pittsburgh, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Brian Muniz Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-144KB]
Brian Muniz, a senior at West Virginia University, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Tim Maloney Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-52KB]
Tim Maloney, a junior at West Virginia University, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Catherine Madden Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-40KB]
Catherine Madden, a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Sara Longanbach Selected as a Fellow [PDF-43KB]
Sara Longanbach, a second year graduate student at Michigan State University, was selected as a fellow under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship program.

July 1, 2009
Caroline Legg Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-39KB]
Caroline Legg, a junior at the American University of Sharjah, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Raymond Kovacs Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-37KB]
Raymond Kovacs, a first year graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Micahel Hoffman Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-53KB]
Micahel Hoffman, a senior at West Virginia University, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Nicholas DiLucia Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-41KB]
Nicholas DiLucia, a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Danielle Chirdon Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-44KB]
Danielle Chirdon, a senior at the University of Pittsburgh, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Vincent D. Bruno Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-38KB]
Vincent D. Bruno, a graduate of Thiel College and now a junior at the University of Pittsburgh, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Mark Bernardo Selected as a Research Associate [PDF-40KB]
Mark Bernardo, a senior at Grove City College, was selected as a research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) program.

July 1, 2009
Jason Efaw Selected as a Contract Specialist [PDF-50KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Jason Efaw as a contract specialist.

July 1, 2009
Joe Cherian Selected as an Information Technology Specialist [PDF-37KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Joe Cherian as an information technology specialist working with project information management systems.

July 1, 2009
Jamie Parker Selected as a Contract Specialist [PDF-42KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Jamie Parker as a contract specialist.  

June 30, 2009
Darshan Goswami selected as a General Engineer [PDF-30KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Darshan Goswami as a general engineer.

June 30, 2009
Justin Cole Glier selected as a Project Manager [PDF-28KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Justin Cole Glier as a project manager within the Carbon Sequestration Division.

June 18, 2009
RCSPs Project Management Team has been Awarded a Silver Outstanding Team Award for Excellence [PDF-68KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory’s (NETL) Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships’ (RCSPs) Project Management Team has been awarded a Silver Outstanding Team Award for Excellence from the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board (FEB).

June 16, 2009
Thomas J. Tarka has been Awarded a Bronze Award for Excellence [PDF-36KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is proud to announce that Thomas J. Tarka, a senior energy conversion systems engineer, has been awarded a Bronze “Excellence in Government” Award for Outstanding Professional Employee from the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board (FEB). 

June 12, 2009
Kristin Gerdes has been Awarded a Bronze Award for Excellence [PDF-48KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is proud to announce that Kristin Gerdes has been awarded a Bronze Award for Excellence in the Rookie of the Year category from the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board (FEB).  

June 12, 2009
William A. Rogers has been Awarded a Silver Award for Excellence [PDF-36KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is proud to announce that William A. Rogers has been awarded a Silver Award for Excellence in the Outstanding Supervisor/Manager in a Professional Series category from the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board (FEB).  

June 12, 2009
Vyacheslav (Slava) Romanov Selected as a Physical Scientist [PDF-42KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Vyacheslav (Slava) Romanov as a physical scientist.  He will work with geological sequestration of carbon dioxide and production of unconventional fuels. 

June 11, 2009
Joseph M. Zambelli has been Selected as a Physical Scientist [PDF-38KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Joseph M. Zambelli as a physical scientist to study carbon sequestration benefits.

June 8, 2009
Dirk Van Essendelft Selected as a General Engineer [PDF-40KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Dirk Van Essendelft as a general engineer. 

June 8, 2009
James Ammer has been Awarded a Bronze Award for Excellence [PDF-43KB]
James Ammer, a division director at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), has been awarded a Bronze Award for Excellence in the Outstanding Supervisor/Manager in a Professional Series category from the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board (FEB).  

June 8, 2009
Dr. Stephen E. Zitney has been Awarded a Gold Award for Excellence [PDF-42KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is proud to announce that Dr. Stephen E. Zitney has been awarded a Gold Award for Excellence in Science/Engineering from the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board (FEB).

June 8, 2009
Steven M. Seachman has been Awarded a Gold Award for Excellence [PDF-43KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is proud to announce that Steven M. Seachman has been awarded a Gold Award for Excellence in the Rookie of the Year category from the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board (FEB). 

June 8, 2009
Travis Shultz has been Awarded a Gold Award for Excellence [PDF-39KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is proud to announce that Travis Shultz has been awarded a Gold Award for Excellence in the Outstanding Professional Employee category from the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board (FEB).  

June 8, 2009
Duane H. Smith has ben Awarded a Silver Award for Excellence [PDF-41KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is proud to announce that Duane H. Smith has been awarded a Silver Award for Excellence in Scientific Research from the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board (FEB).  

June 8, 2009
Shelley C. Martin Selected as a Public Affairs Specialist [PDF-50KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Shelley C. Martin as a public affairs specialist. 

May 29, 2009
Kristen L. McCormick Selected as an Information Technology Specialist [PDF-34KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Kristen L. McCormick as an information technology specialist.  

May 29, 2009
Fred Pozzuto Selected as a General Engineer [PDF-35KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Fred Pozzuto as a general engineer with the group managing NETL’s compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related environmental statutes, regulations, and policies in connection with NETL’s major projects. 

May 20, 2009
Wu Zhang Selected as a General Engineer [PDF-45KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Wu Zhang as a general engineer working in the deep drilling area.

May 19, 2009
Ping Wang Selected as a General Engineer [PDF-43KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Ping Wang as a general engineer.

May 19, 2009
Mehrdad Shahnam Selected as a General Engineer [PDF-47KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Mehrdad Shahnam as a general engineer.

April 8, 2009
Susan Maley of NETL Receives the Secretary of Energy’s Appreciation Award [PDF-51KB]
Susan Maley of Waynesburg, Pa., a project manager in the Strategic Center for Coal at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), has been honored as a recipient of the Secretary of Energy’s Appreciation Award.

April 1, 2009
Daniel Nardozzi Selected as a General Engineer [PDF-39KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Daniel Nardozzi as a general engineer.

April 1, 2009
David Alman Selected as a Supervisory General Engineer [PDF-36KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected David Alman as a supervisory general engineer.

April 1, 2009
Rick Griffith Selected as an Industrial Property Management Specialist [PDF-37KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Rick Griffith as an industrial property management specialist.

March 26, 2009
Michael Knaggs Selected as a Supervisory General Engineer [PDF-38KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Michael Knaggs as a supervisory general engineer of the fuels division.

February 27, 2009
Mark Lusk Selected as Physical Scientist [PDF-34KB]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Mark Lusk to fill the position of physical scientist in the Strategic Center for Coal.

January 5, 2009
Dr. Madhava Syamlal Receives IIT 2009 Professional Achievement Award [PDF-34KB]
Dr. Madhava Syamlal, focus area leader of computational and basic sciences at National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), is the recipient of one of Illinois Institute of Technology’s IIT 2009 Professional Achievement awards.

January 5, 2009
John T. Litynski Selected as Supervisory General Engineer [PDF-38KB]
John T. Litynski has been selected as Supervisory General Engineer, Sequestration Division, Strategic Center for Coal, for the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).

January 2, 2009
Norm Popkie Accepts Position at NETL [PDF-35KB]
Norm Popkie has accepted a position as general engineer with the Strategic Center for Coal of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).  He will be a project manager working on sensors, instrumentation, and controls used for coal gasification systems, turbines, and fuel cells at NETL’s site in Morgantown, WV.

2008
December 22, 2008
Monahan Accepts Position at NETL [PDF-47KB]
Megan Monahan has accepted a position as an interior designer in the Office of Institutional and Business Operations, Site Operations Division, for the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Morgantown, WV.

November 24, 2008
FE Excellence in Environment, Security, Safety and Health (ESS&H) Award [PDF-27KB]
Lilas Soukup, an Information Technology Specialist, at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), is this year’s recipient of the FE Excellence in Environment, Security, Safety and Health (ESS&H) Award.

September 23, 2008
Pennline Winner of R&D 100 Award [PDF-42KB]
Henry Pennline, a Research Group Leader in the Office of Research & Development at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), is one of the inventors of palladium-based high temperature sorbents which have been named a winner of a 2008 R&D 100 Award to be presented to NETL this year. The sorbents capture mercury, arsenic, and selenium.

September 11, 2008
Steven Woodruff Co-Inventor of Laser Spark Distribution and Ignition System [PDF-44KB]
Steven Woodruff, a research chemist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), is one of the inventors of a laser spark distribution and ignition system developed at NETL which has recently been issued a patent.

September 9, 2008
Zitney Wins R&D 100 Award [PDF-53KB]
Dr. Stephen E. Zitney is one of the developers of the Advanced Process Engineering Co-Simulator (APECS) which has been named a winner of a 2008 R&D 100 Award to be presented to the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).

September 8, 2008
Granite Winner of R&D 100 Award [PDF-27KB]
Dr. Evan Granite, a chemical engineer and research group leader at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), is one of the inventors of palladium-based high temperature sorbents which have been named a winner of a 2008 R&D 100 Award to be presented to NETL this year. The sorbents capture mercury, arsenic, and selenium.

September 4, 2008
Dustin McIntyre Co-Inventor of a Laser Spark Distribution and Ignition System [PDF-40KB]
Dustin McIntyre, a mechanical engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), is one of the inventors of a laser spark distribution and ignition system developed at NETL which has recently been issued a patent.

August 15, 2008
Matranga Writes Chapter for "Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes" [PDF-47KB]
The chapter, “Gas Interactions with Carbon Nanotubes,” appears in the three-volume set published by American Scientific Publishers.

July 31, 2008
Hustwit Awarded Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Award [PDF-26KB]
Craig Hustwit, the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) Project Facilitator with the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), will be awarded a Department of Homeland Security Acquisition award for his contributions to the Coast Guard Super Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) project.

July 31, 2008
Janine Galvin Wins 2008 Best PhD Thesis Particle Technology Forum Award [PDF-27KB]
Janine Galvin, a chemical engineer with the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), won the 2008 Best PhD Thesis Particle Technology Forum Award for her thesis “On the Hydrodynamic Description of Binary Mixtures of Rapid Granular Flows and Gas-Fluidized Beds.”

July 2, 2008
Local College Student, Eva Salas, Interns at National Laboratory [PDF-9KB]
Eva Salas, a Denver, Colo., native, was selected as an intern under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship program.

July 2, 2008
Local College Student, Victoria McNeal, Interns at National Laboratory [PDF-9KB]
Victoria McNeal, a senior at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, and a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., was selected as an intern under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship program.

July 2, 2008
Local College Student, Lauren Graeser, Interns at National Laboratory [PDF-9KB]
Lauren Graeser of Pittsburgh, Pa., was selected as an intern under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship program

July 2, 2008
Local College Student, Katherine Gatian, Interns at National Laboratory [PDF-9KB]
Katherine Gatian of Morgantown, W.Va., was selected as an intern under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship program

July 2, 2008
Local College Student, Bethzaely Feliciano, Interns at National Laboratory [PDF-10KB]
Bethzaely Feliciano, a junior at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, was selected as an intern under the U.S. DOE’s Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship program.

June 19, 2008
NETL Student Collaborator Earns Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering [PDF-38KB]
Nate Black Successfully Defends Thesis Based on Energy Department

June 18, 2008
Master's Candidate Gaining Work Experience at NETL [PDF-51KB]
Ricardo Velez is working this summer as a student trainee in the the National Energy Technology Laboratory’s Office of Research and Development.

May 23, 2008
NETL Researcher Presented with Prestigious Technology Transfer Award [PDF-28KB]
Dr. Madhava Syamlal, a chemical engineer with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), was recently presented with a 2008 Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Excellence in Technology Transfer Award

May 23, 2008
NETL Researcher Presented with Prestigious Technology Transfer Award [PDF-28KB]
Evan Granite Awarded for Commercialization of Innovative Mercury-control Technology

May 23, 2008
NETL Researcher Presented with Prestigious Technology Transfer Award [PDF-28KB]
Chris Guenther Awarded for Commercialization of Innovative Chemical Engineering Software

May 23, 2008
NETL Researcher Presented with Prestigious Technology Transfer Award [PDF-28KB]
Henry Pennline Awarded for Commercialization of Innovative Mercury-control Technology

March 7, 2008
NETL Researcher Named to Mechanical Engineers Advisory Committee [PDF-30KB]
Dr. Randall Gemmen, a mechanical engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), has been selected to a prestigious advisory committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for an upcoming international fuel cell conference set for June 16-18 in Denver, Colo.