Environmental Energy Technologies Division
Awards
Past Awards (1979-2005)
2008
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
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).
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.
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.
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.
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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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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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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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.
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.
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."
2007
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.
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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.
Popular Mechanics Magazine Breakthrough Award
Ashok Gadgil and Christina Galitsky
For the Berkeley Darfur Stove
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.
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%.
Flex Your Power Honorable Mention
EETD, EPRI and Ecos Consulting
For their work to reduce data center energy waste.
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.
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...."
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award
Max Sherman
For continuous preeminence in engineering or research work.
Energy Project of the Year Award (International)
Evan Mills
For work on alternatives to fuel-based lighting. Association of Energy Engineers.
"Modern-Day Leonardo"
Ashok Gadgil
In conjunction with the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry's tribute to Leonardo da Vinci and his inventions.
Outstanding Mentor Award
Tom Kirchstetter
DOE Secretary of Energy Outstanding Mentor Award for 2005
Enrico Fermi Award
Art Rosenfeld
In recognition of a career of scientific discoveries in particle physics, pioneering innovations for the efficient use of energy.
Benner Award, National Conference on Building Commissioning
Mary Ann Piette
For excellence in working to make commissioning "business as usual."
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.
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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