Environmental Energy Technologies Division

Honors & Awards; display of EETD awards; The Best of What's New award

Awards

2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006

Past Awards (1979-2005)

 

2012

Ashok Gadgil

Lifetime Achievement Award of the Zayed Future Energy Prize

Ashok Gadgil

For his pioneering efforts as one of the leading modern inventors in the US for the Darfur stove.

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Zayed Future Energy Prize website

 

2011

Iain Walker

Elected ASHRAE Fellow

Iain Walker

Iain Walker, Deputy of the Residential Building Systems Group, has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

 

Francis Rubinstein Dennis DiBartolomeo

BuildSys 2011 Best Paper Award

Francis Rubinstein and Dennis DiBartolomeo

For their paper, Co-simulation Based Building Controls Implementation with Networked Sensors and Actuators.

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Mark Modera

This Old House Magazine's Top 100 Home Products

Mark Modera and Aeroseal LLC

Aerosol-based duct sealing technology developed by an EETD team led by Mark Modera, and commercialized by Aeroseal LLC.

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Berkeley Lab Success Story: Aeroseal

 

Gao Liu Vince Battaglia

University of California 2011 Discovery Grant

Gao Liu and Vince Battaglia

For a conductive polymer binder that significantly improves the performance of electrodes in silicon composite electrodes.

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R&D 100

Sam Mao, Vasileia Zormpa and Xiabo Chen

For a technology that provides a durable, nontoxic, antifogging and self-cleaning coating for architectural glass, windshields, eyewear and solar panels.

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Global International Energy Prize

Art Rosenfeld

For his contributions to energy efficiency.

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Cover of the journal Indoor Air

Indoor Air Award to Berkeley Lab Researchers

William Fisk, Anna Mirer, and Mark Mendell

A paper by William Fisk, Anna Mirer, and Mark Mendell has received a "best paper award" from the editors of the journal Indoor Air.

According to the citation, "Quantitative relationship of sick building syndrome symptoms with ventilation rates," was "one of the top papers published in the journal during the years 2008-2010."

The authors were honored at one of the plenary sessions of the Indoor Air 2011 conference, which takes place this week in Austin.

"Quantitative relationship of sick building syndrome symptoms with ventilation rates", (Indoor Air 19: 159-165, June 2009).

Download this paper as an LBNL report.

 

Ashok Gadgil

European Inventor Award 2011: Non-European Countries

Ashok Gadgil and Vikas Garud

For UV Waterworks, an innovative portable water purification device based on ultraviolet light.

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Scott Mullin

Padden Award, Division of Polymer Physics of the American Physical Society

Scott Mullin

For the student presentation "Electric Field Induced Ordering of a Battery Electrolyte."

The award, in honor of Frank J. Padden Jr., is given to a graduate student at the annual March meeting of the American Physical Society, and cites "Excellence in Polymer Physics Research."

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Ashok Gadgil

Olympus Innovation Award

Ashok Gadgil

The Olympus Lifetime of Educational Innovation Award recognizes "faculty members who have demonstrated a sustained contribution throughout their careers to stimulating and inspiring innovative thinking in students in their own universities and throughout academia."

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2010

Charles Goldman

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Electricity Markets and Policy Group led by Charles Goldman, Art Rosenfeld

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy gave two of its 30th Anniversary Awards to (1) Charles Goldman and the Electricity Markets and Policy Group, in recognition of the the group's critical achievements and leadership in the energy efficiency field, and to Art Rosenfeld, one of two visionaries in the field of energy efficiency, along with Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute.

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Bill Tschudi

Center for Environmental Innovation and Leadership (CEIL) Award

Bill Tschudi

Paul Scheihing of the Industrial Technologies Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Bill Tschudi, of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Environmental Energy Technologies Division, and Enesta Jones, of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR program has received the Center for Environmental Innovation and Leadership (CEIL) Award for Success Through Collaboration. They received the award for their work onthe National Data Center Energy Efficiency Information Program, a partnership between EPA and DOE, which developed and launched the ENERGY STAR label for data centers and buildings that house large data centers. The award was announced at the 2010 GOVgreen Conference and Exposition.

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Sila Kiliccote

GridWeek Award

Sila Kiliccote

Sila Kiliccote, a researcher in the Environmental Energy Technologies Division, has received the 2010 GridWeek Award for Leadership in Smart Grid Acceleration. GridWeek cited Kiliccote for her "leadership, vision, non-traditional approach, ability to create step function vs. incremental change, and willingness to take risk." Gridweek is an annual gathering of Smart Grid stakeholders whose goal is "to explore Smart Grid's impact on the economy, utility infrastructure, consumers and the environment while answeringthe industry's most pressing questions." Gridweek is takes place the week of October 18 in Washington D.C.

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Home Energy Saver home page

R&D 100 Award

Home Energy Saver Team, led by Evan Mills and Rich Brown, and Microsoft Corp.

For Home Energy Saver, a free online tool that helps consumers identify the best, most cost-effective ways to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their homes, and Microsoft's implementation, Hohm.

Home Energy Saver
Microsoft Hohm

 

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American Real Estate Society (ARES) 2010 Award

Ben Hoen, Ryan Wiser, and Peter Cappers of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Mark Thayer, San Diego State, and Gautam Sethi, Bard College

A conference paper, "Wind Energy Facilities and Residential Properties: The Effect of Proximity and View on Sales Prices," has won the American Real Estate Society (ARES) 2010 award for "Real Estate Sustainability" sponsored by the NAIOP Research Foundation. ARES is dedicated to producing and disseminating knowledge related to real estate decision making and the functioning of real estate markets.

The paper is based on an LBNL report. [PDF]

 

DRRC

Buildy Implementation Award

Demand Response Research Center (DRRC) and Pacific Gas & Electric

For "a company or organization that has shown or used new and innovative ideas and technologies related to connectivity of smart grid."

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John Newman

Edward Goodrich Acheson Award of the Electrochemical Society

John Newman

For his distinguished contributions to the advancement of any of the objects, purposes or activities of The Electrochemical Society.

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Elton Cairns

Fellow of Electrochemistry Society

Elton Cairns

For his research of a wide range of electrochemical energy conversion technologies, including the first fuel cells in space (Gemini Program), direct hydrocarbon fuel cells, high-temperature molten salt cells, zinc-nickel oxide cells for electric vehicles, lithium ion cells, lithium-sulfur cells, and electrocatalysts for direct methanol fuel cells.

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Art Rosenfeld

Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Art Rosenfeld

The Academy cited him "for leadership in energy efficiency research, development, and technology deployment through the development of appliance and buildings standards and policy."

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Ashok Gadgil

Sustainability Pioneer Award, Sustainability Asset Management Group

Ashok Gadgil

This award "acknowledges an outstanding individual working within or in close cooperation with the private sector, whose innovativeness represents a milestone in the promotion and implementation of sustainability principles in the business world."

 

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2009

Elton Cairns

Sackler Lecture

Elton Cairns

Elton Cairns, former Director of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division has been selected to deliver the 2009-2010 Sackler Lecture of Tel Aviv University, Israel. Sackler Lectureships are sponsored by the Mortimer and Raymond Sackler Institute of Advanced Studies. Cairns will deliver his lecture during the spring of 2010. His research in EETD addresses fundamental properties and behavior of electrodes employed in high-performance rechargeable batteries and fuel cells.

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Elton Cairns
Past Distinguished lecturers

 

Ashok Gadgil

Heinz Award

Ashok Gadgil

For his work as a researcher, inventor and humanitarian.

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The Heinz Award

 

Robert Cheng

World Technology Network Fellow

Robert Cheng

For "doing the innovative work of 'the greatest likely long-term significance'" in the "Environment" category.

 

Mark Levine

2009 Appreciation Prize of the Architectural Institute of Japan

Mark Levine

For his "series of accomplishments on outstanding research works, promotion of energy projects and dissemination of energy efficiency technologies in the field of architecture for global warming protection."

 

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Friend of the Program Award

Renewables Team

Presented to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, in recognition of excellence and leadership in wind energy policy and market analysis, by The Wind Powering America Program at WINDPOWER 2009.

At the time of the award, the renewables team included: Ryan Wiser, Mark Bolinger, Galen Barbose, Andrew Mills, Ben Hoen, Naim Darghouth, Carla Peterman, and Anna Rosa.

 

Hashem Akbari

One Degree Less

Hashem Akbari

For his work on cool roof technology.

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2008

DRRC

Flex Your Power Honorable Mention for Peak Demand Response

Contra Costa County and Demand Response Research Center (DRRC)

Recognizing efforts to reduce peak power use and protect California's power grid during times of high demand by shifting loads, shutting down systems and taking immediate conservation action.

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Adam Weber

2008 Oronzio and Niccolò De Nora Foundation Prize of ISE on Applied Electrochemistry

Adam Weber

The International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) award is presented to a scientist under 35 years of age based on publication record and impact in the field.

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Ryan Wiser

The 5 Most Influential In Renewable Energy

Ryan Wiser

One of five individuals identified by Institutional Investor News that currently have a significant impact on and influence over the direction of the renewable energy field.

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Mark Levine

Federation of American Scientists Public Service Award

Mark Levine

For his extraordinary contributions to energy efficiency research and his work helping China build a strong energy program.

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Federation of American Scientists

 

Mark Mendell

One of the three best papers to appear in the journal Indoor Air in 2005-2007

Mark Mendell and Garvin Heath

"Do Indoor Pollutants and thermal conditions in schools influence student performance? A critical review of the literature", (Indoor Air 15(1): 27-52, January 2005).

 

Peak Load Management Alliance

Innovative Application of Commercial & Industrial Technology Award

Demand Response Research Center, Pacific Gas & Electric, Global Energy Partners LLC, and Akuacom

For its innovation in the use of technology to substantially improve the performance of its commercial and industrial demand response programs. Members of the development team included Mary Ann Piette, Francis Rubinstein, Sila Kiliccote, and Rish Ghatikar.

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R&D 100 Award

Nitash Balsara of the Materials Sciences Division and EETD and Ilan Gur of Seeo Inc.

For Nanostructured Polymer Electrolyte for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries, a polymer electrolyte that enables the development of rechargeable lithium metal batteries with energy density that is at least a factor of two larger than that of existing technology.

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Mark Mendell

Children's Environmental Health Article of the Month

Mark Mendell

Appearing in the refereed journal Indoor Air, "Indoor Residential Chemical Emissions as Risk Factors for Respiratory and Allergic Effects in Children: A Review," reports that evidence from a variety of studies in the research literature suggests many residential materials, such as particleboard and plastics, may be decreasing indoor air quality and increasing respiratory health problems such as asthma and allergies in children.

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Particles and Binder Interaction in the Lithium-ion Cell Electrodes poster

Most Excellent Poster Award

Gao Liu, H.H. Zheng and Vince Battaglia

At the 14th International Meeting on Lithium Ion Batteries in Tianjin, China in June, a poster titled "Particles and Binder Interaction in the Lithium-ion Cell Electrodes," was one of 12 posters that won "Most Excellent Poster Award" among 600 posters on lithium battery technology presented in this meeting. IMLB meeting is a major international conference on lithium battery technology. This is the only award presented at the conference.

The IMLB conference rotates among locations in Europe, Asian, and North American every two years.

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DRRC

Buildy Implementation Award

Demand Response Research Center (DRRC)

DRRC received recognition May 22 at Connectivity Week in Santa Clara, CA for the development of the demand response automation server. The Connectivity Week meeting is a gathering of researchers and manufacturers of technology for intelligent buildings, green buildings, HVAC, lighting, IT, and the power grid. Connectivity Week's Buildy awards recognize the application of automated control technology.

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About the Buildys

 

Kristin Kowolik and Susan Amrose

EPA's People Planet Prosperity (P3) Award

Susan Amrose and Kristin Kowolik

Susan Amrose and Kristin Kowolik won a $75,000 award from the Environmental Protection Agency's People Planet Prosperity (P3) competition. Their work is titled "Electrochemical Arsenic Remediation in Rural Bangladesh." Both students work with Ashok Gadgil of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division. The research goal is to develop an affordable and easily deployed technology to help Bangladesh reduce the amount of arsenic in drinking water. Sixty million Bangladeshis drink water that is contaminated by arsenic at levels well above the standards set by the World Health Organization. This work received guidance from Ashok Gadgil, Robert Kostecki and Venkat Srinivasan of EETD, and originated from an LDRD funded by the Director's office during 2005-2007.

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Bill Tschudi

2007 Transactions Paper Award From the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

Bill Tschudi

The winning paper is titled "Best Practices for Energy Efficient Data Center Identified through Case Studies and Demonstration Projects." The paper reports on practical methods for reducing the energy consumption of data centers, a high-profile problem that has received considerable attention from the IT industry, Congress, and the mass media.

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Robert Sawyer

National Academy of Engineering

Robert Sawyer

For pioneering work in reducing energy consumption and improving the environment, and for contributions to our understanding of air pollution.

 

Mark Levine

Obayashi Prize

Mark Levine

For his "many years of research on the global environment and global warming," and for "impressive achievements in research related to energy-efficient construction technologies, technology for control of indoor air pollution, and clean energy technologies."

 

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2007

Nobel Peace Prize Medal

Nobel Peace Prize

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Al Gore

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory were important contributors to the research on global climate change that has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

The 2007 Peace Prize was awarded jointly to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and to former Vice President Al Gore, Jr., "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change."

William Collins and Inez Fung of the Earth Sciences Division (ESD), and Mark Levine, Surabi Menon, Evan Mills, Lynn Price, Jayant Sathaye, and Ernst Worrell of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD) are among current members of Berkeley Lab who were leading authors of this year's IPCC working group reports.

Berkeley Lab Press Release

For more information about Berkeley Lab winners.

 

Ashok Gadgil

United Nations Association—USA (East Bay) Global Citizen Award

Ashok Gadgil

For work in developing a low-cost method of purifying water, and especially for individual efforts to ensure that his invention is in place and functioning to provide potable water to those in need, thereby saving lives and improving the quality of life of the beneficiaries.

 

The Darfur Stove being used by two women.

Popular Mechanics Magazine Breakthrough Award

Ashok Gadgil and Christina Galitsky

For the Berkeley Darfur Stove

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Robert Cheng

R&D 100 Award

Robert Cheng

For Low Swirl Injector for Fuel-Flexible Near-Zero-Emission Gas Turbines, a technology that significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions and pollution from gas turbines used to produce electricity, or from any stationary combustion system in which it is incorporated.

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Flex Your Power Award Winner

Flex Your Power

Hashem Akbari and Ronnen Levinson

For developing innovative cool roofing materials with solar reflecting pigments that will cut energy consumption in warm climates by 10-20%.

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Bill Tschudi

Flex Your Power Honorable Mention

EETD, EPRI and Ecos Consulting

For their work to reduce data center energy waste.

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Ashok Gadgil

Chancellor's Awards for Public Service 2006/07

Ashok Gadgil

Ashok Gadgil has received the Faculty Service-Learning Leadership Award of the Chancellor's Awards for Public Service 2006/07, from the University of California, Berkeley.

 

Alan Meier

Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) "Unsung Hero" of Energy Efficiency Award

Alan Meier

For his "unerring ability to identify important energy-saving opportunities that are so far ahead of their time...."

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Ed Vine

Outstanding Achievement in Marketing Research and Evaluation

Ed Vine

For developing the California Energy Program Evaluation Framework and the California Energy Efficiency Program Evaluation Protocols. The Association of Energy Services Professionals.

 

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2006

John Newman Bill Golove

2006 Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management

Alex Lekov and Bill Golove

For assisting the U.S. Postal Service Pacific Area Energy Program Committee with over $100 million of clean energy retrofits in their facilities during FY 2004 and 2005.

 

Christina Galitsky's award for Humanitarian of the Year

One of 35 Young Innovators Under 35, Technology Review magazine and Humanitarian of the Year Award

Christina Galitsky

Technology Review magazine honors 35 young scientists and engineers whose work it considers to be the most interesting and innovative of the year. The Humanitarian Award is given to one recipient for work that benefits the human race.

 

John Newman

Recipient of the Charles Tobias Chair in Electrochemistry

John Newman

For bringing distinction to the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley and to the entire discipline of electrochemical engineering.

 

Paul Ridgway Rick Russo

R&D 100 Award

Paul Ridgway and Rick Russo, EETD, and Emmanuel Lafond, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech

For the Laser Ultrasonic Sensor, a sensor and control system to ensure optimum paper quality and efficient use of trees, chemicals, and energy by measuring stiffness and shear strength as paper speeds through the production web.

 

Max Sherman

The Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award

Max Sherman

For continuous preeminence in engineering or research work.

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Evan Mills

Energy Project of the Year Award (International)

Evan Mills

For work on alternatives to fuel-based lighting. Association of Energy Engineers.

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Ashok Gadgil

"Modern-Day Leonardo"

Ashok Gadgil

In conjunction with the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry's tribute to Leonardo da Vinci and his inventions.

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Tom Kirchstetter

Outstanding Mentor Award

Tom Kirchstetter

DOE Secretary of Energy Outstanding Mentor Award for 2005

 

Art Rosenfeld

Enrico Fermi Award

Art Rosenfeld

In recognition of a career of scientific discoveries in particle physics, pioneering innovations for the efficient use of energy.

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Mary Ann Piette

Benner Award, National Conference on Building Commissioning

Mary Ann Piette

For excellence in working to make commissioning "business as usual."

 

Jeff Reimer

Mercator Professor of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Jeff Reimer

Jeff Reimer was named a Mercator Professor of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) at RWTH Aachen University in 2006.

 

William Fisk

Elected ASHRAE Fellow

William Fisk

William Fisk, Head of EETD's Indoor Environment Department, has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

 

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