Committees & Working Groups

Committees
  • Executive Committee

    Philip Taylor – Chair
    Group Leader, Environmental Engineering
    University of Dayton Research Institute
    University of Dayton
    Phone: 937.229.3604
    E-mail: philip.taylor@udri.udayton.edu

    Vice Chair
    Scott Miller - Immediate Past Chair
    Director, Energy & Environmental Programs
    Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs
    Ohio University
    Phone: 740.593.0827
    E-mail: millers1@ohio.edu
    Kate Bartter – Secretary
    Associate Director
    Institute for Energy and the Environment
    The Ohio State University
    Phone: 614.292.1035
    E-mail: arnold.680@osu.edu
    Clark Fuller – Treasurer
    Associate Director
    Office of Sponsored Programs & Research
    Central State University
    Phone: 937.376.6312
    E-mail: cfuller@centralstate.edu
    Mike Heben – Host Institution Representative
    Professor of Physics
    Wright Center for PV Innovation & Commercialization
    The University of Toledo
    Phone: 419.530.3870
    E-mail: michael.heben@utoledo.edu 

     

  • Membership Committee

    The goal of the Membership Committee is to expand UCEAO to include other institutions and organizations with similar goals and objectives in the advanced energy arena. In addition to soliciting new affiliates, the Membership Committee will examine ways to increase the involvement of the Founding Member Institutions.

  • Program Committee

    Philip Taylor - Chair
    Group Leader, Environmental Engineering
    University of Dayton Research Institute
    University of Dayton
    Phone: 937.229.3604
    E-mail: Philip.Taylor@udri.udayton.edu

    Jeff Bauer
    Interim Dean
    Research and Community Development
    Shawnee State University
    Phone: 740.351.3421
    E-mail: jbauer@shawnee.edu

    Nancy Bridgman
    Director
    National Environmental Technology Incubator
    Central State University
    Phone: 937.307.5442
    E-mail: nbridgman@centralstate.edu

    Steve Caminati
    Melamed Communications
    Phone: 614.654.4477
    E-mail: steve@melamedcommunications.com

    Jeff Daniels
    Professor of Earth Sciences
    The Ohio State University
    Phone: 614.292.6704
    E-mail: daniels.9@osu.edu

    Clark Fuller
    Associate Director
    Office of Sponsored Programs & Research
    Central State University
    Phone: 937.376.6312
    E-mail: cfuller@centralstate.edu

    Courtney Howard
    Ohio Board of Regents
    Phone: 614.728.3097
    E-mail: choward@regents.state.oh.us

    Andrew Hsu
    Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate VP for Research
    Wright State University
    Phone: 937.775.2957
    E-mail: andrew.hsu@wright.edu

    Scott Johnston
    Associate Professor of Architecture
    Phone: 513.529.7041
    E-mail: johnstsa@muohio.edu

    Scott Miller
    Director, Energy & Environmental Programs
    Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs
    Ohio University
    Phone: 740.593.0827
    E-mail: millers1@ohio.edu

    John Seryak
    Go Sustainable Energy
    Phone: 614.268.4264
    E-mail: jseryak@gosustainableenergy.com

  • Research Committee
  • Energy Infrastructure Committee

    The Energy Infrastructure Committee is being constituted to assist colleges, universities and other member institutions with development of energy use plans, compliance with state and federal regulations, and installation of advanced energy technologies.

Working Groups
  • Clean Energy Challenge Working Group

    Dave Karpinski
    Vice President, NorTech
    Director, Nor Tech Energy Enterprise
    Phone: 216.363.6892
    E-mail: dkarpinski@nortech.org

    Paul Laurent
    director of Student Services and Programs
    Insitute for Energy and the Environment
    The Ohio State University
    Phone: 614.247.4762
    E-mail: laurent.14@osu.edu

    Scott Miller – Lead
    Director, Energy & Environmental Programs
    Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs
    Ohio University
    Phone: 740.593.0827
    E-mail: millers1@ohio.edu

    Majid Rashidi
    Chair, Engineering Technology Department
    Betty L. Gordon Distinguished Professor
    Cleveland State University
    Phone: 216.523.7485
    E-mail: m.rashidi@csuohio.edu

    Ashley Sparks
    Project Coordinator
    NorTech Energy Enterprise
    Phone: 216.363.6896
    E-mail: asparks@nortech.org

    Suzanne Stemasek
    Policy Analyst & Marketing Manager
    Clean Energy Trust
    Phone: 847.846.3507
    E-mail: suzanne@cleanenergytrust.org

  • Shale Energy Initiatives Working Group

    Dale Arnold
    Director of Energy Services
    Ohio Farm Bureau
    Phone: 614.246.8294
    E-mail: darnold@ofbf.org

    Jeff Bauer
    Interim Dean for Research and Community Development
    Shawnee State University
    Phone: 740.351.3421
    E-mail: jbauer@shawnee.edu

    Nancy Bridgman
    Director
    National Environmental Technology Incubator
    Central State University
    Phone: 937.307.5442
    E-mail: nbridgman@centralstate.edu

    Robert Chase
    Benedum Professor of Petroleum Engineering
    Marietta College
    Phone: 740.376.4776
    E-mail: chaser@marietta.edu

    Jeff Daniels – Co-Lead
    Professor of Earth Sciences
    The Ohio State University
    Phone: 614.292.6704
    E-mail: daniels.9@osu.edu

    Jeffrey C. Dick
    Chair, Geological & Environmental Sciences
    Youngstown State University
    Phone: 330.941.1756
    E-mail: jcdick@ysu.edu

    Ben Ebenhack
    Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering
    Marietta College
    Phone: 740.376.4547
    E-mail: bwe001@marietta.edu

    Charles M. Onasch
    Professor and Director
    School of Earth, Environment and Society
    Bowling Green State University
    Phone: 419.372.7197
    E-mail: conasch@bgsu.edu

    Scott Miller
    Director, Energy & Environmental Programs
    Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs
    Ohio University
    Phone: 740.593.0827
    E-mail: millers1@ohio.edu

    Joy Padgett – Co-Lead
    Director of Government Relations
    Central Ohio Technical College
    Phone: 740.366.9326
    E-mail: jpadgett@cotc.edu

    Sheila Roberts
    Professor of Geology
    School of Earth, Environment and Society
    Bowling Green State University
    Phone: 419.372.0354
    E-mail: sjrober@bgsu.edu

    Andrew Thomas
    Executive-in-Residence
    Urban Research & Public Service Center
    Cleveland State University
    Phone: 216.687.9304
    E-mail: a.r.thomas99@csuohio.edu

    Matt Warnock
    Bricker & Eckler
    Phone: 614.227.2388
    E-mail: mwarnock@bricker.com

    Zach Waymer
    Director of Learning & Outreach
    Economic Advancement
    Ohio Board of Regents
    Phone: 614.728.8858
    E-mail: zwaymer@regents.state.oh.us

  • Strategic Planning Working Group

    Robert J. Shaw – Lead Chief
    Business Development and Partnership Office
    NASA Glenn Research Center
    Phone: 216.977.7135
    E-mail: Robert.J.Shaw@nasa.gov

    Kate Bartter
    Associate Director
    Institute for Energy and the Environment
    The Ohio State University
    Phone: 614.292.1035
    E-mail: arnold.680@osu.edu

    Jeff Bauer
    Interim Dean
    Research and Community Development
    Shawnee State University
    Phone: 740.351.3421
    E-mail: jbauer@shawnee.edu

    Robert Burke
    Director of Research
    AICUO
    Phone: 614.228.2196
    E-mail: rburke@aicuo.edu

    Steve Caminati
    AEE Ohio
    Phone: 614.654.4477
    E-mail: steve@melamedcommunications.com

    Scott Miller
    Director, Energy & Environmental Programs
    Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs
    Ohio University
    Phone: 740.593.0827
    E-mail: millers1@ohio.edu

     

    Mark Shanahan
    Principal, New Morning Energy LLC
    E-mail: mark.shanahan@newmorningenergy.com