SOLAR TODAY - June 2010

concentrating solar power since 1984, specializing in dish-engine research and development. Andraka has worked on Sandia-led projects such as the advanced dish development system and heat pipe receivers, as well as industry-led projects, including Stirling Energy Systems, Infinia and Cummins Power generation.

Passive Solar Pioneer Award:
RIChARd LEvINE
Richard Levine is this year’s recipient of the Passive Solar Pio-
neer Award, which recognizes someone whose pioneering work
in the passive solar energy field has set the stage for others to
follow. Levine is a professor of architecture and director of the

LEViNE

Center for Sustainable Cities at the university of Kentucky, where he has been teaching passive solar design concepts since the early 1970s. his early work focused on passive solar development at the scale of the single building; more recently, he has been working on passive solar concepts on a city or regional scale.

Women in Solar Award:
BETTINA WEISS
Bettina Weiss accepted the
Women in Solar Energy Award, which
recognizes women who have con-
tributed significantly to the accep-
tance and advancement of women
in solar. Weiss is the senior director,
photovoltaics, at the SEmI Pv Group.

WEiss

*new hampshire sustainable energy assoc.

NEsEA Local chapter p: 603.226.4732 (22NhsEA) madeline@nhsea.org nhsea.org contact: madeline mcElaney

New Jersey

*northeast sustainable energy assoc.

p: 413.774.6051 nesea@nesea.org nesea.org Exec. Dir.: Jennifer marrapese

central Jersey sustainable energy assoc.

NEsEA Local chapter p: 732.695.2578 nesea.nj@gmail.com contact: Beth Robinson

New Mexico

new Mexico solar energy assoc.

p: 505.246.0400, 888.886.6765 info@nmsea.org nmsea.org contact: mary mcArthur, Ron herman

New York

new york solar energy society New Chapter!

p: 917.974.4606 wyldon1@gmail.com nyses.org contact: Wyldon Fishman

*northeast sustainable energy assoc.

p: 413.774.6051 nesea@nesea.org nesea.org Exec. Dir.: Jennifer marrapese

Greenhome nyc

NEsEA Local chapter p: 917.846.2374 slenard@greenhomenyc.org greenhomenyc.org contact: steven Lenard

Western new york sustainable energy assoc.

NEsEA Local chapter p: 716.881.1639 jkbozer@aol.com contact: Joan Bozer

North Carolina

north carolina sustainable energy assoc.

p: 919.832.7601 officemanager@energync.org energync.org Exec. Dir.: ivan Urlaub

Ohio

*Green energy ohio

p: 614.985.6131 geo@greenenergyohio.org greenenergyohio.org Exec. Dir.: William A. spratley

Oregon

*solar oregon p: 503.231.5662 hadley@solaroregon.org solaroregon.org contact: hadley price

Pennsylvania

*northeast sustainable energy assoc. p: 413.774.6051 nesea@nesea.org nesea.org Exec. Dir.: Jennifer marrapese philadelphia solar energy assoc. NEsEA Local chapter p: 610.489.1105 kira@sunpowerbuilders.com contact: kira costanza

Rhode Island

*northeast sustainable energy assoc. p: 413.774.6051 nesea@nesea.org nesea.org Exec. Dir.: Jennifer marrapese rhode island solar energy assoc. NEsEA Local chapter p: 401.855.1170 johntaborjacobson@yahoo.com contact: John Jacobson

South Carolina south carolina solar council p: 803.737.8030 emyers@energy.sc.gov contact: Erika myers

Tennessee New Chapter! tenneessee solar energy assoc. p: 865.974.9218 jim@tnsolarenergy.org or steve@tnsolarenergy.org tnsolarenergy.org contact: Jim hackworth or steven Levy Texas

*texas solar energy society p: 512.326.3391, 800.465.5049 info@txses.org txses.org Exec. Dir.: Natalie marquis

Utah utah solar energy assoc. p: 801.501.9353 ofarnsworth@aeesolar.com utsolar.org contact: orrin Farnsworth

Vermont

*northeast sustainable energy assoc. p: 413.774.6051 nesea@nesea.org nesea.org Exec. Dir.: Jennifer marrapese

Building For social responsibility NEsEA Local chapter jvansteensburg@bsr-vt.org bsr-vt.org Exec. Dir.: Jessica Van steensburg Virginia potomac region solar energy assoc. p: 866.477.5369 info@prsea.org prsea.org contact: Nelson Buck Washington State solar Washington assoc. p: 206.246.1200 info@solarwashington.org solarwashington.org contact: peter Barton Washington, D.C. potomac region solar energy assoc. p: 866.477.5369 info@prsea.org prsea.org contact: Nelson Buck Wisconsin *Midwest renewable energy assoc. p: 715.592.6595 info@the-mrea.org the-mrea.org contact: Amy heart STUDENT chapters appalachian state university sustainable energy society p: 828.262.7333 asuses@gmail.com asuses.net contact: mike Uchal ncsu renewable energy society p: 919.515.9782 university of Florida p: 561.827.3608 ases.uf@gmail.com ufases.org contact: Alex palomino university of Mass. lowell solar energy assoc. NEsEA Local student chapter p: 978.934.2968 john_duffy@uml.edu energy.caeds.eng.uml.edu contact: John J. Duffy

DIVISIONS Divisions Chair: David L. Comis dcomis@sentech.org

Clean Energy and Water Chair: Nathan Mitten mittenater@gmail.com Concentrating Solar Power Board Liaison: Allison Gray allison_gray@nrel.gov Renewable Fuels and Sustainable Transportation Chair: Sam Carroll samcarroll212@gmail.com Resource Applications Chair: A. J. Rossman aj@drakersolar.com Small Wind Chair: Trudy Forsyth trudy_forsyth@nrel.gov Solar Buildings Chair:;Vikram;Sami vssami@yahoo.com Solar Electric Chair: Joe McCabe energyideas@gmail.com Solar Thermal Chair: Barry Butler barry@butlersunsolutions.com Sustainability Chair: David Panich dpanich@pnarch.com

BOARD COMMITTEES
Education
Chair:;Nathalie;Osborn
education@ases.org
International
Chair: John Reynolds
international@ases.org
Policy
Chair: David Hill
policy@ases.org