George Bandy Jr currently serves as the Vice President of Sustainability Strategy for InterfaceFLOR. He serves on a strategic team designed to develop, educate, support and implement strategies and initiatives in the interest of increasing stakeholder trust and creating new business opportunities. Sustainability is a key ingredient in assuring Interface’s commitment to deliver high-quality products and solutions for its customers, and as Interface’s former Manager of Sustainable Strategy, George provides substantial knowledge of the concepts and practices of sustainability. He believes that looking at opportunities to position environmental, economic and socially responsible solutions for customers can set the standard for other businesses to follow that will result in a brighter future for us all. Before coming to Interface, George served as the Sustainable Development Officer for the University of Texas-Houston where his role was to educate, develop and support the University in facility operations, construction, development and business practices that demonstrated minimum negative repercussions on social, economic and environmental issues in their use or application. These practices also had to be efficient in their consumption of energy and natural resources. He supported the Building System Analysis of the School of Nursing & Student Center at UT Houston.

Ahmad Chatila became President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the MEMC Board of Directors in March of 2009. Prior to MEMC Ahmad served as Executive Vice President of the Memory and Imaging Division, and head of global manufacturing for Cypress Semiconductor. In these roles, he was responsible for strategy, financial performance and revenue growth for the Memory and Imaging Division, as well as global manufacturing for all divisions of Cypress. Previously Ahmad served as managing director of Cypress' Low Power Memory Business Unit. Prior to these roles at Cypress, Ahmad served in sales at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC). Ahmad holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, a masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University, and has completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University.

Dr. Gebisa Ejeta was born and raised in a small rural community in west-central Ethiopia. He completed his early education in his native country at Alemaya College and earned his graduate degrees at Purdue University in Plant Breeding & Genetics. He currently holds the position of Distinguished Professor of Plant Breeding & Genetics and International Agriculture at Purdue University. Professor Ejeta has served on numerous science and program review panels, technical committees, and advisory boards of major research and development organizations including the international agricultural research centers (IARCs), the Rockefeller Foundation, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, and a number of national and regional organizations in Africa; additionally, he was recently designated special advisor to USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah. Dr. Ejeta is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America, and a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy. Among his many awards, Gebisa Ejeta was the recipient of the 2009 World Food Prize; and a national medal of honor from the President of Ethiopia.

Billy Glover is the vice president of Environment and Aviation Policy for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. In this capacity he leads an enterprise-wide team responsible for shaping global policy on critical issues affecting aviation including domestic and international policy, environmental strategy and product performance, and safety and security. Prior to his current position Glover led a cross-functional team responsible for addressing environmental issues including aircraft noise reduction, greenhouse gas emissions, alternative fuels research, and public policy and opinion. His current team continues to provide input on key product design elements for continuously improving the environmental performance of Boeing aircraft. Glover is an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics and is a member of the Board of the Algal Biomass Organization. He serves on the Board of the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG). Glover is a member of the Industrial Advisory Committee for Herrick Labs, Purdue University. He joined Boeing in 1978, after graduating from Purdue University with a Master of Science in Engineering, with an emphasis in engineering acoustics. He received his Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Engineering in 1976 from Purdue University. He was honored as an “Outstanding Mechanical Engineer” by Purdue University in 2008. Glover has also completed executive education studies at the Harvard Business School.

Arun Majumdar became the first Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), the country’s only agency devoted to transformational energy research and development, in October 2009. Prior to joining ARPA-E, Majumdar was the Associate Laboratory Director for Energy and Environment at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His highly distinguished research career includes the science and engineering of energy conversion, transport, and storage ranging from molecular and nanoscale level to large energy systems. In 2005, Majumdar was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for this pioneering work. At Berkeley Labs and UC Berkeley, Majumdar helped shape several strategic initiatives in the areas of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy storage. Additionally, Majumdar has served as an advisor to startup companies and venture capital firms in the Silicon Valley. He received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1985 and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1989.

Karen Weigert currently serves as Senior Vice President of Urban Partnership Bank. Urban Partnership Bank is the nation’s leading community development and environmental bank. Karen’s career has encompassed politics, government and private enterprise. Karen began her career at Goldman Sachs as an investment banker after graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Notre Dame. Karen joined the federal government when she received a political appointment, serving first in the United States Department of Agriculture in the Foreign Agriculture Service and later at the Global Environment Center at USAID. After receiving an MBA from Harvard Business School Karen joined the Chicago office of McKinsey &Co. She spent over 4 years serving a range of clients across the sectors including Fortune 500, government and nonprofit. Her work included clients in the energy and transportation fields as well as land use and foreign policy. Karen branched out on her own and did independent consulting in the sustainability space where Urban Partnership Bank was one of her clients.

Dr. Craig Just is an adjunct associate professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering and an associate research engineer at IIHR – Hydroscience & Engineering at the University of Iowa. Dr. Just teaches courses focused on serving a special niche of university students with declared aspirations to address human development issues in resource-poor nations, from a sustainable engineering perspective. The courses are multidisciplinary and team-oriented and encourage students to utilize their strongest skills to best contribute to overall project success. Service-learning partnerships with local agencies, such as the Shelter House and Habitat for Humanity, strengthen learning objectives on poverty reduction and community building in countries such as Guatemala, Uganda, Mexico and Haiti. Dr. Just received his PhD from the University of Iowa in Environmental Science and has since garnered several awards for excellence in teaching and public service.

Leigh Raymond is Associate Professor of Political Science at Purdue University and a founding member and Associate Director of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management from U.C. Berkeley, and a B.A. in Philosophy from Yale University. Raymond has published on environmental and climate policy in a variety of journals, as well as in his 2003 book Private Rights in Public Resources. His most recent work on climate policy is a chapter on “The Emerging Revolution in Emissions Trading” in the 2010 Brookings Press volume, Greenhouse Governance.

Raiford Smith is Managing Director of Global Technology Initiatives for Duke Energy. In this role, his team is responsible for developing, assessing, and selecting new and emerging generation, transmission, distribution, or customer-related technologies for commercial deployment. His group also creates detailed business cases and provides global project management for joint-venture technology development initiatives. Additionally, his group works with appropriate internal organizations to determine regulatory, policy, and business implications related to implementation of commercialized R&D projects. A native of Savannah, Ga., Smith earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from the University of Georgia and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.

Karen Weigert currently serves as Senior Vice President of Urban Partnership Bank. Urban Partnership Bank is the nation’s leading community development and environmental bank. Karen’s career has encompassed politics, government and private enterprise. Karen began her career at Goldman Sachs as an investment banker after graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Notre Dame. Karen joined the federal government when she received a political appointment, serving first in the United States Department of Agriculture in the Foreign Agriculture Service and later at the Global Environment Center at USAID. After receiving an MBA from Harvard Business School Karen joined the Chicago office of McKinsey &Co. She spent over 4 years serving a range of clients across the sectors including Fortune 500, government and nonprofit. Her work included clients in the energy and transportation fields as well as land use and foreign policy. Karen branched out on her own and did independent consulting in the sustainability space where Urban Partnership Bank was one of her clients.

Paul Burgeson is a senior in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. He has worked on and lead design projects involving electric vehicles, autonomous personal rapid transit, and solar powered vehicles and has been employed in both the defense industry and the energy industry. He is well versed in Autodesk Inventor and is aN Autodesk Inventor 2011 Certified Associate.

Dawn Danby, recognized by Fast Company in 2009 as one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business, has spent over a decade working in sustainable design. Her projects have ranged from a tree-covered pedestrian bridge to closed-loop manufacturing, furniture and food distribution. She currently works with Autodesk’s Sustainability team, which works to integrate ecological and human impact considerations into the digital tools used by 10 million designers, architects, and engineers worldwide. Dawn co-authored WorldChanging: A User’s Guide to the 21st Century. She has an industrial design degree from RISD and an MBA in Sustainable Business from the Bainbridge Graduate Institute.

Jeremy Faludi (LEED AP) is a sustainable design strategist and researcher. He teaches green design at Stanford and is the sustainability expert for Project Frog, the leader in modular green buildings for schools and commercial applications. He designed the prototype of AskNature.org for the Biomimicry Institute, and has contributed to five books on sustainable design, including "Worldchanging: A User's Guide to the 21st Century".

Jason graduated from Princeton University with a degree, cum laude, in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a certificate in Environmental Studies. He has extensive research experience in both the lab and field, having spent significant time studying and working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in the Republic of Panama and at Princeton University’s Carbon Mitigation Initiative. Before founding re:char, Jason was a founding member of Innozone, an online expertise network. Jason is a self-professed "lover of all things carbon-negative", and was recently named a 2009 Social Innovation fellow by Pop!Tech.

Jamie Miller is a member of the Biomimicry Speaker's Bureau and an Engineering PhD student at the University of Guelph in Canada. He is currently helping coordinate biomimicry at the University of Guelph and pursuing research in the area of biomimicry and basic human needs. During his Master's research in Engineering at Queen's University, Jamie worked extensively on various curricula reforms, including the creation of a new program called Humanitarian Engineering and the development and teaching of a first-year engineering course. His passion for incorporating social and environmental issues into engineering was significantly inspired by his time working on relief projects in Indonesia and Sri Lanka. After a short stint with the Government of Canada's Greenhouse Gas Division, Jamie continues his efforts to transform our perception of nature and our relationship with technology through a lens of global equality and sustainability.

Emily graduated from Purdue with a degree in acoustical engineering and minors in electrical engineering and entrepreneurship and innovation. During her time as a student she participated in the Engineering Projects In Community Service program, where she lead a team of student engineers to create innovative products for Purdue’s M.D. Steer speech language and audiology clinic. She submitted the products to the Burton Morgan Idea 2 Product competition for social entrepreneurship at the local, national, and international level, and became an ambassador for Purdue’s social entrepreneurship program. She is now the lead designer and manager of haptic content for mobile devices at Motorola and an active participant in Engineers Without Borders. She is the co-chair of the research and training committee for the Chicagoland Professional Chapter of EWB, and will travel to Kenya in January of 2011 to being work on a clean water project.

Millie Calistri-Yeh is currently manager for technology development and advanced technology within BD Medical Surgical Systems. She is leading a team of scientists and engineers on technologies to reduce environmental impact of disposable medical devices, covering product design, materials and processes. Previously she led materials engineering efforts for the world-wide BD Medical Surgical Systems business, ranging from advanced technology to new product development to product engineering. Past positions include technical leadership and contributor positions at Angiotech BioCoatings, STS Biopolymers, and Xerox Corp. She holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. in materials science and engineering from Cornell University, an M.S. in physics from State University of New York at Binghamton, and a B.S. in physics from the University of Rochester. She has 9 US Patents and over 12 publications.

Tim G. Gutowski heads the Environmentally Benign Manufacturing (EBM) research group and is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, synthesizing his years of industrial experience with his distinguished academic career. The EBM group is focused on examining the environmental effects associated with manufacturing and products. Research areas include: the thermodynamic, economic, and life cycle analysis of manufacturing processes and systems, products and recycling systems. Dr. Gutowski received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 1981 and has served as the director of MIT’s Laboratory for Manufacturing Productivity since 1995. He is also an Associate Editor for the Journal of Manufacturing Systems.

Bill Olson is a Director of the Office of Sustainability and Stewardship for Motorola and a Motorola Six Sigma Master Black Belt. In his role, Bill has combined his digital six sigma skills with new technology implementation to reduce cost and improve the quality, reliability and environmental attributes of Motorola products. Bill leads a key corporate initiative called ECOMOTO, which focuses on the realization of environmentally sound, seamless Motorola mobile products. ECOMOTO seeks to deliver sustained business impact and brand advantage through green materials and innovative ecodesign practices. The first ECOMOTO product was W233 RENEW. Prior to this role, Bill headed two teams in Motorola Corporate Research focused on International and Environmental Research. Bill’s team in Europe conducted testing on hundreds of Motorola products to ensure they met environmental regulatory requirements of the EU (WEEE/RoHS), American and Asian markets. His lab in Tianjin, China worked closely with manufacturing, engineering and the supply chain to achieve improvements in factory productivity, yield and product reliability. Bill first joined Motorola’s automotive group in 1992, where he implemented the first VOC-free conformal coating for engine controls. He also drove a variety of cost reduction teams for the engine auto body/control businesses. Bill graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry. Bill has 23 US patents and more than 40 technical publications.

James Braun is a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. Dr. Braun has worked in the field of air conditioning and refrigeration for over 30 years in both university and industrial settings. His practical experience includes working as a development engineer for advanced cooling equipment, a software developer for simulation tools in modeling buildings and large-scale heating and cooling plants, a developer of intelligent control algorithms for large commercial energy management and control systems, and group manager for controls research. He has been awarded four patents. His research combines the use of computer modeling, optimization, and experiments to study and improve the performance of thermal systems. Within ASHRAE, Dr. Braun has been chairman of technical committees on “Smart Building Systems” and “Building Operation Dynamics” and is currently Chair of the Research Administration Committee. He is an Associate Editor for the International Journal of HVAC&R Research. He is a Fellow within ASHRAE and has received the ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award, the E.K. Campbell Award of Merit, in recognition of outstanding service and achievement in teaching and/or research in subjects relating to the industry and professions represented by ASHRAE, and the Early Achievement Award from the International Building Performance Simulation Association.

Jim Genes serves as Special Assistant to the Administrative Vice Chancellor at the University of California, Merced. He has over 25 years of start-up experience with the University of California System successfully creating new academic and administrative enterprises for three UC campuses— Merced, Santa Cruz and Davis. During construction of the $300 million LEED Gold Merced Campus, Jim was a member of construction issues resolution committee with architects, contractors and university stakeholders. He also was responsible for transitioning 300 personnel and over 600 students to the newly completed campus in fall 2005. Jim was a significant contributor to UC Merced’s first campus academic space plan, as well as the academic, administrative and sustainability strategic plans. He co- chairs the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability. Jim received his BS from UC Davis and MBA from California State University, Fresno.

Dr. Steven T. Wereley is a professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Birck Nanotechnology Center at Purdue University. He received his PhD. from Northwestern University and has authored many books and journal publications concerning micro and nano-scale fluids. More recently, he garnered much attention for his research into the BP Oil Spill. Using a technique called particle image velocimetry, Dr. Wereley was able to analyze footage of the underwater leak and arrived at an alarming conclusion of how much oil was spilling into the ocean. His estimate varied widely from what was being reported.

Dr. Gebisa Ejeta was born and raised in a small rural community in west-central Ethiopia. He completed his early education in his native country at Alemaya College and earned his graduate degrees at Purdue University in Plant Breeding & Genetics. He currently holds the position of Distinguished Professor of Plant Breeding & Genetics and International Agriculture at Purdue University. Professor Ejeta has served on numerous science and program review panels, technical committees, and advisory boards of major research and development organizations including the international agricultural research centers (IARCs), the Rockefeller Foundation, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, and a number of national and regional organizations in Africa; additionally, he was recently designated special advisor to USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah. Dr. Ejeta is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America, and a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy. Among his many awards, Gebisa Ejeta was the recipient of the 2009 World Food Prize; and a national medal of honor from the President of Ethiopia.

Casey Butler is a graduate of the school of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University and Valparaiso University School of Law. Mr. Butler came to EnerDel 2 years ago from Clark Construction in Bethesda, MD, where he was in-house counsel for the subcontract department and project engineer at Dulles International Airport expansion. EnerDel hired Mr. Butler as an export compliance officer and program manager and has since expanded his roles to include, a 118.5 million dollar ARRA grant program, PGE grid energy storage and all ESN related activities. He is an Illinois licensed attorney.

Barry Carr is currently the Eastern Region Sales Manager for THINK NA; and is actively involved in the US rollout program. Mr. Carr assumed the leadership of the US Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Coalition, “Clean Communities of CNY” (CC/CNY) in 2008. CC/CNY was recently successful in obtaining over 5 million dollars in recovery act support for its’ members. Barry has been involved in the alternative-fuel vehicle industry since 1988, and works closely with state and federal governments in support of funding and demonstration programs. Mr. Carr has provided prototyping, engineering support, project management, and field testing for several alternative fueled vehicle manufacturers, including American Honda, Chrysler, THINK NA, and Toyota. Mr. Carr is a graduate of Clarkson University’s Mechanical/Industrial Engineering Program, and lives in upstate New York.

Zachary Kuznar works as a Senior Project Manager in the emerging technology strategy group at Duke Energy. In this role, he focuses on identifying and testing new technologies in both the renewable generation and electric vehicle space with the focus of developing new business opportunities that align with Duke Energy’s overall corporate strategy. Zak holds an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University, and a Ph.D. from Yale University.

Paul J. Mitchell is President and CEO of Energy Systems Network (ESN), a consortium of companies and institutions focused on the development of Indiana’s energy technology “cleantech” sector. ESN provides project development and coordination for joint ventures and cooperative partnerships between network members who are seeking to commercialize new energy technologies in a diversity of cleantech markets including advanced technology vehicles, distributed power generation, advanced biofuels, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. ESN member companies/institutions include, among others: Duke Energy, IBM, Cummins, Delphi, Allison Transmission, Navistar, Nissan, Smart, THINK, Remy, ITOCHU, SAIC, Rolls Royce, BAE, Indianapolis Power & Light, Simon Property Group, I-Power, Brevini, EnerDel, GridPoint, Bright Automotive, Midwest ISO, PJM, Rocky Mountain Institute, Purdue University, University of Notre Dame, Ivy Tech Community College, and Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane. Prior to joining ESN, Mr. Mitchell served in the Office of Governor Mitch Daniels where he was Policy Director for Economic Development, Workforce, & Energy. In this capacity he oversaw legislation, policy, and program development for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Indiana Department of Workforce Development, and Indiana Department of Labor, and acted as Governor’s liaison to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and Office of Utility Consumer Counselor. During his tenure with the Governor’s Office, Mr. Mitchell also led the formation of and directed the Indiana Office of Federal Grants and Procurement. A native of West Lafayette, Indiana he holds a Masters of Public Affairs from the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Bloomington, Indiana where he graduated as valedictorian.

Heather Bischel is a PhD student in the Environmental Engineering and Science Program at Stanford University. Her research focuses emerging environmental contaminants and understanding challenges and opportunities for water reuse. She has a M.Sc. from the Environmental Engineering & Science Program at Stanford (2006), and a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from UC Berkeley (2005). At Stanford, Heather has been involved with ESW as a project participant, "Design for a Sustainable World" course instructor, and chapter officer, including Treasurer, Vice President, and President. She is currently the student member of ESW-USA's Advisory Board and continues to serve as an advisor for ESW-Stanford's chapter.

Cole Hershkowitz is a former secretary of the Caltech chapter of ESW and is currently leading the Caltech Entrepreneurship Club. He was responsible for organizing logistics and plans for invited speakers, and under his leadership, the Caltech chapter has been able to attract many esteemed speakers, including Bill Gross from Idealab and Alexis Madrigal from Wired. Hershkowitz is pursuing a B.S. in mechanical engineering as part of a 3/2 dual-degree program with Oberlin College.

Chris Llop recently graduated from the University of Buffalo where he studied Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Mandarin Chinese. He served as a chapter president of ESW-UB for two years, working with his officers to revamp the executive structure and raise membership from 6 to 55 while managing eight engineering projects. After turning over the chapter to new leadership, Mr. Llop served as Chapter Relations Director from 2009 to 2010, working to launch new programs and increase communication between chapter leaders throughout the country. Mr. Llop created a fully-funded and staffed Environmental Department in his Student Government, an entity that now serves to create a culture of sustainability on campus while assisting with the implementation of the University Climate Neutrality Plan. Mr. Llop has served as President of the NY-Nu chapter of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society and during his summers has worked for General Electric Transportation and Moog Inc. For his environmental leadership, Mr. Llop has been awarded the Udall Scholarship and now serves on the Board of the Alumni Association.

Vicky Tian is currently studying for her Master of Engineering in Engineering Management at Cornell University, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in Operations Research & Information Engineering. She has served as both Co-President and Vice President of Publicity of Cornell's ESW Chapter, and served as Director of Member Relations in FY10. She has also served as student manager of the Cornell Annual Fund, where she helped to raise support and builds alumni relations. For her efforts, Vicky was awarded the Cornell Engineering Global Fellow in Academics and Service this past year. In her free time Vicky enjoys snowboarding in the ample Ithica snow and taking pictures with one of her nine cameras. Vicky is overjoyed by the enthusiasm from the chapter leaders around the nation, and strongly believes that with boundless human potential, ESW can go above and beyond.

Fei Yang is a former secretary and president of the Caltech chapter of ESW. Under his leadership, the chapter grew to its current status as the preeminent sustainability-related student organization on campus, and it continues to organize a well-rounded speaker series and ambitious projects for students. In addition, Yang is also the lead student engineer on the Caltech/SCI-Arc Solar Decathlon team and has contributed substantially to the progress of the project. He is currently a senior pursuing a B.S. in mechanical engineering at Caltech.

Ren Chung Yu, or RC, is a graduate of Northwestern University with majors in Electrical Engineering and Economics, and a minor in Environmental Policy & Culture. At Northwestern, RC has pursued his passion for advancing environmental sustainability. He worked with the NU Solar Car Team and General Motor’s Hybrid group to develop clean energy technologies. He traveled to Vietnam to help a middle-school start a recycling program and spent three months in China studying environmental policy. With ESW at Northwestern, RC led the Centennial Solar Panel System initiative to install a 16.8 kW solar array on campus. The system will be Northwestern's first on-site renewable energy system. Building on this effort, RC helped form the Campaign for Clean Energy at Northwestern, a coalition between five student environmental groups to pursue more on-site renewable energy in the coming years. He also started an initiative to conduct energy audits of residential buildings on campus, and helped organize and supervise the chapter's first Summer Fellowship program. RC is a one-time busking backpacker and former state gymnast who likes robots, books, and guitars. He cooks some mean sesame peanut noodles and makes a killer banana smoothie.

Jeremy Bril is a Ph.D. student in the Environmental Engineering and Science Program at the University of Iowa. He obtained his B.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 2008 and his M.S. in Environmental Engineering and Science from the University of Iowa in 2010. Jeremy’s current research is focusing on nutrient cycling in large river ecosystems. Specifically, he is investigating Mississippi River nitrogen cycling and how the behaviors of native freshwater mussels impact nitrogen cycle dynamics. Jeremy is also the current Director of Education and Projects for the ESW National Team and serves as a project leader for the University of Iowa’s ESW chapter. As Director of Education and Projects for the ESW National Team, Jeremy is working with Dr. Craig Just from the University of Iowa to develop a plan of action for how ESW National can provide value to sustainable engineering education through the use of service-learning. As service-learning couples academic rigor to community partnership, the goal is to have ESW National become a leader in addressing needs that have been identified through recent reports evaluating the state of sustainability education in engineering.

Dr. James Jensen is Professor of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Environmental Science Program at State University of New York at Buffalo. He is also Faculty Director of the University-wide Research Explorations Academy. Dr. Jensen received his B.S. in Engineering and Applied Sciences from the California Institute of Technology in 1980. He received an MSPH in 1983 and Ph.D. in 1988 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His teaching responsibilities are in the area of environmental engineering, with emphasis on environmental chemistry and physicochemical processes. Dr.Jensen's current research interests are aimed at the fundamental chemistry and application of chemical oxidants in natural and engineered systems. Dr. Jensen has served as the Chairman for the Standard Methods Joint Task Group on Oxidant Demand/Requirement. His research work has been funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, industry, and utilities.

Dr. Zhao is an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering and the Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University, and the director of the Sustainable Product Engineering Research (SuPER) Laboratory. He received his BS (1993) and MS (1996) degree, both in Thermal Engineering, from Tsinghua University, China. From 1996 to 1999, he worked as a research engineer in the State Key Laboratory of Clean Coal Technology of China on desulfurization during coal combustion and gasification of low quality coal and biomass. He received his second MS degree in Electrical Engineering-Systems (2001) and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering (2005) from the University of Michigan. Dr. Zhao’s research lies in the intersection of mechanical engineering and environmental engineering with current focus on the gasification of heterogeneous biomass wastes and residues for sustainable liquid fuel production, environmental life cycle assessment of industrial processes including emerging biofuel production and renewable energy technologies, and sustainable product realization. He is member of ASME, ACS, and AEESP, and served as the co-chair (2006-2008) and chair (2008-2010) of the Life Cycle Engineering technical committee of the ASME’s Manufacturing Engineering Division.

Dr. Adams is the Kenninger Professor of Renewable Energy and Power Systems in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University and Director of the Purdue Center for Systems Integrity. His research is focused on developing new ways to monitor and control the performance and reliability of wind turbines, batteries, and other engineered systems. He has published over 180 papers with his students, several book chapters on structural health monitoring and damage prognosis, and a textbook on health monitoring of structural materials. Dr. Adams has graduated 30 MS and PhD students and has received a number of awards including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, Society of Experimental Mechanics DeMichele Award, and is listed in the Purdue Book of Great Teachers. Several of his discoveries have been licensed by industry for increasing reliability and reducing operational costs.

Dr. Jay P. Gore is the Reilly Professor of Combustion Engineering and Director of the campus-wide Discovery Park Energy Center at Purdue University. He has served as the Associate Dean of Engineering for Research and Entrepreneurship between 2002 and 2007. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. from Penn State and Post Doctoral training from the University of Michigan. He has received the 1988 Best Paper in Heat Transfer Literature Award from ASME, a Presidential Young Investigator Award from the NSF, a Japan Society for Promotion of Science faculty award for a sabbatical at Nagoya University, a USDOE faculty sabbatical award, and the 2007 employer of the year award from the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program prior to being selected as the Jefferson Science and Technology Fellow for service at the US State Department. Areas of research are energy and its impact on climate change and the environment, combustion and radiation heat transfer; and applying fluid flow, heat and mass transfer computations and advanced sensing in biomedical sciences. He has authored/coauthored over 300 publications and directed the work of over 50 researchers.

Dr. Eduardo de Aquino Ximenes is a research scientist at Purdue’s Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE), focusing on fungal and bacterial genetic engineering for the development of bio-fuels, food processing and agricultural commodities. Dr. Ximenes received his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Georgia. He Ximenes has contributed to studies and seminars regarding the use of biofuels and belongs to the Society of Industrial Microbiology.

Sam Geckler is currently a Technical Project Leader within the Cummins Research and Technology organization. He graduated from the Purdue School of Mechanical Engineering with both Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Sam previously work at FEV Engine Technology holding engineering and team leader roles in powertrain development and advanced exhaust catalytic system design. While at FEV, his work focused on high efficiency engines under the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles program and on the demonstration of ultra-low emission diesel engine concepts. After joining Cummins, he lead the engine performance development team that launched the 2007 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty Pickup truck which was the first Heavy Duty vehicle to meet the 2010 emission standards, 3 years in early. In his current position within Cummins R & T, he is responsible for all technical aspects of a new engine development program. Sam is also part of the Cummins Energy Champion program which serves to assist Cummins facilities in lowering their energy consumption and to educate their employees on how to do the same both at work and at home.

Dr. John W. Sutherland is Professor and Head of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and is one of the world’s leading authorities on the application of sustainability principles to design, manufacturing, and other industrial issues. He has contributed pioneering research and education achievements, and provided leadership to advancing the field of environmentally responsible design and manufacturing. Prior to assuming his present position in 2009, he was the Henes Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sustainable Futures Institute at Michigan Technological University. Sutherland has mentored over 70 students to the completion of their graduate degrees, including 20 PhD students. He has published nearly 250 papers in various journals and conference proceedings. He is a Fellow of SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) and ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers). His honors and recognitions include the SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award (1992), Michigan Technological University Distinguished Teaching Award (1992), Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (1996), SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award (1999), Michigan Technological University Research Award (2000), SME Education Award (2009), and ASME Dedicated Service Award (2009).

Alex is the former president of the University of Pittsburgh’s ESW chapter, and is now the Director of Communications, Collaborations, & Technology for ESW National. Alex has his B.S. in Engineering Physics from Pitt, and is now working towards his PhD in the Civil Engineering department with Pitt's Sustainability and Green Design group. Outside of ESW, he manages Pitt's environmental website and is a lead organizer for the local TEDx event series. He is pasionate about rock climbing, creating communities, and journeys (impromptu or otherwise).

Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is an Assistant Professor at Purdue University, affiliated with the School of Engineering Education and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Tech. Prof. Jesiek teaches first-year engineering courses at Purdue, and received the School of Engineering Education¹s best teacher award in 2009. His research is focused on the social and historical aspects of engineering and computing, including studies examining the development of fields such as computer engineering and engineering education research. Jesiek is also active in the domain of global engineering education, and in 2010 he helped organize and lead an NSF-funded International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) program, which sent 58 U.S. engineering students to China for ten-week research experiences.

Dr. Krishna P.C. Madhavan is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He is also a member of the Education Research Team of the NSF-funded Network for Computational Nanotechnology (nanoHUB.org). Dr. Madhavan was the Chair of the IEEE/ACM Supercomputing Education Program 2006 and was the curriculum director for the Supercomputing Education Program 2005. In January 2008, he was awarded the NSF CAREER award for work on transforming engineering education through learner-centric, adaptive cyber-tools and cyber-environments. He was one of 49 faculty members selected as the nation¹s top engineering educators and researchers by the US National Academy of Engineering to the Frontiers in Engineering Education symposium. Dr. Madhavan currently serves on the NSF OCI Task Force on Cyberlearning and on the NSF CISE/SBE Sub-committee on Understanding NSF Investments.

Dr. Mourad Ouzzani is a research associate professor in the Cyber Center, Discovery Park at Purdue University. Dr. Ouzzani's research interests lie in the fields of data management and service computing and how they enable discovery and innovation. More specifically, he is interested in issues related to data integration, data quality, spatio temporal data management, database systems for scientific data, and service oriented computing. Dr. Ouzzani is the technical director of GlobalHUB, the first engineering virtual organization dedicated to global engineering education. He is also leading several multidisciplinary projects including a web-based system to manage experiments and analysis workflows in high throughput ionomics, a pipeline for metabolomic data, and a plant science literature social network.

Dr. Matthew Byers is currently the Clarus Manager for the Zoeller Company, a manufacturer of wastewater pumps and equipment for residential and commercial applications. Clarus is a brand that specializes in decentralized (off sewer) wastewater needs. Through Zoeller and Clarus, he has been privileged to travel outside the US and participate in international business activities related to water and the environment. These opportunities have led to various roles helping others with related issues. Dr. Byers has served as a Principal Investigator in the Water Quality Program at Kentucky State University, and serves currently as an adjunct Assistant Professor in the Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department at the University of Kentucky. He received his PhD in Entomology from the University of Nebraska. He also serves the industry through volunteering with the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA), the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) and other various organizations. His personal philosophy reads, “Service is the best thing in life

Leslie Light is a Product Strategy consultant for International Development Enterprises (IDE). IDE develops agricultural solutions that create income opportunities for poor rural households in the developing world. After studying Product Design at Stanford, she spent the next 5 years developing consumer products in Pune, India and the Silicon Valley. She then shifted her focus to entrepreneurship after obtaining an MBA at the Wharton School, advising business owners in North America, South America, and Africa. Before joining IDE, she worked for a decade in a variety of capacities for John Deere.

Bob Blackstock is a consultant to MEMC/ SunEdison for Energy Storage Technologies, focusing on photovoltaic applications in the US, India, and elsewhere. Bob started his engineering career with Advanced Micro Devices in Sunnyvale, CA. He eventually made his way to Los Angeles to do mergers and acquisition consulting, working on entertainment, consumer products, and medical equipment deals. He then spent seven years as the manager of strategic planning for a privately held electronics manufacturer; one of those responsibilities was technical liaison to UCLA, Caltech, and UC Santa Barbara. Technologies included MEMS, optical fiber telecom, and sensors. The next position was venture capital, working with BASF, Bayer, DuPont, Boeing, and other corporates as well as Nobelists, engineering professors and deans, on the commercialization of materials science technologies, including batteries, solar cells, and LEDs. He holds two patents based on fluid mechanics with applications in cardio vascular flow visualization and toys. Bob earned a BS in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA from the University of Southern California.

Roger Caldwell has global responsibilities for implementing solar energy coupled with electricity storage in both on-grid and off-grid applications for MEMC/SunEdison. His background includes 19 years of technology development in a wide variety of sciences including semiconductor, micro-lithogrpahy, and fiber optic comminucations. He is an accomplished inventor with 11 patents, and has managed development organizations consisting of operations, engineering, manufacturing, and software development. He holds a BS ChE degree from the University of Texas.

Bill Gray is the inventor of numerous clean energy and sustainable manufacturing technologies. Bill founded Velkess Inc. a technology development and consulting firm specifically focused on energy storage. In additional to developing a novel and radically cheaper energy storage technology based on the kinetic flywheel Velkess also develops customized energy management, smart grid, battery management solutions, and provides energy storage systems consulting services. Bill has worked extensively in the fields of industrial automation, materials development, materials processing, and communications systems. Previous to starting Velkess, Bill was CEO of HereThere Designs, a revolutionary company that developed novel fabrication techniques and consumer products, conforming to the "Zero Pollution Footprint" ideal. Before starting HereThere, Bill was an associate with Signal Equity Partners, a $100M Venture Capital fund in NYC, investing in later stage Telecommunications and Internet technology companies. Previous to Signal, Bill worked with a number of groups in NYC developing the systems and technology teams that formed the foundations of many successful "Silicon Alley" internet companies. Bill holds an A.B. in Economics from Harvard College.