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The following Oregon State University faculty and staff have expertise related to renewable energy. Their specific expertise, and contact information, is listed below. For help with other OSU faculty experts, contact Sean Nealon, 541-737-0787, sean.nealon@oregonstate.edu
Burke Hales, 541-737-8121, burke.hales@oregonstate.edu
Hales is the chief scientist of Oregon State University’s PacWave, the first pre-permitted, utility-scale, grid-connected wave energy test site in the United States that is located off the Oregon Coast. He is a professor in Oregon State’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. He is an expert on coastal ocean carbon cycles and ocean acidification. He can discuss:
Dan Hellin, 541-737-5452, dan.hellin@oregonstate.edu
Hellin is deputy director of Oregon State University’s PacWave, the first pre-permitted, utility-scale, grid-connected wave energy test site in the United States that is located off the Oregon Coast. He can talk about:
Bryson Robertson, 541-737-8286, bryson.robertson@oregonstate.edu
Robertson is director of the Pacific Marine Energy Center and a professor in the College of Engineering at Oregon State University. He is also a core member of the Pacific Offshore Wind Consortium, a partnership between Oregon State, Cal Poly Humboldt and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He can discuss:
Karina Nielsen, 541-737-2714, karina.nielsen@oregonstate.edu
Nielsen is director of Oregon Sea Grant, a cooperative program between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Oregon State University that supports an integrated program of research, extension and education focused on coastal ecosystems and communities. She is also an advisory committee member of the Pacific Offshore Wind Consortium, a partnership between Oregon State, Cal Poly Humboldt and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and a member of Oregon's Ocean Policy Advisory Council. She has more than 25 years of experience working as a scientist, educator, and leader in coastal zone stewardship, policy and public engagement. She can discuss:
Greg Stelmach, gregory.stelmach@oregonstate.edu
Stelmach is a postdoctoral scholar working with the Pacific Marine Energy Center at Oregon State University. He focuses on the policy side of offshore renewable energy and can discuss:
Sara Swett, sara.swett@oregonstate.edu
Swett is an Oregon Sea Grant extension specialist in marine renewable energy and communities. She has experience developing and implementing programs to bring science-based information about offshore wind energy to communities in Oregon. Before coming to Oregon State, Swett spent time in communities impacted by offshore wind development in Southern New England to study social perceptions of energy justice. Her areas of expertise include:
Lisa T. Ballance, 541-867-0445, Lisa.Ballance@oregonstate.edu
Ballance is director of Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute and professor in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences. She studies the ecology of cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) and seabirds. She is principal investigator of a four-year project funded by the Department of Energy and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management designed to assist with decisions pertaining to siting of offshore wind energy platforms. She can discuss:
Jack Barth, 541-737-1607, jack.barth@oregonstate.edu
Jack Barth is a professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University and former executive director of the university’s Marine Studies Initiative, now known as Marine and Coastal Opportunities. He is an expert on coastal ocean dynamics, coastal marine ecosystems, hypoxia and inner continental shelf dynamics. He can speak to:
Sarah Henkel, 541-867-0316, sarah.henkel@oregonstate.edu
Henkel is associate director of the Pacific Marine Energy Center and an associate professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at Oregon State University. Her research is focused on how organisms at the bottom of the ocean respond to human-caused stressors and environmental change. She can comment on:
Ted Brekken, 541-737-2995,brekken@eecs.oregonstate.edu
Brekken is a professor in energy systems in Oregon State University's College of Engineering. He also leads the Wallace Energy Systems & Renewables Facility, which includes high-power equipment for hydropower, marine renewables and microgrid research. His research interests include advanced control techniques applied to renewable energy systems. He can discuss:
Geoff Hollinger, 541-737-5906, geoff.hollinger@oregonstate.edu
Hollinger, a professor in Oregon State University’s College of Engineering, designs planning, coordination, and learning techniques to improve robotic sensing and manipulation in the physical world, including underwater. He can comment on:
Pedro Lomonaco, 541-737-2875, pedro.lomonaco@oregonstate.edu
Lomonaco is the director of the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory at Oregon State University. The lab includes a wave basin and wave flume that are used for testing offshore renewable energy devices. He can discuss:
Hilary Boudet, 541-737-5375, hilary.boudet@oregonstate.edu
Boudet is a professor in the School of Public Policy at Oregon State University. Her research interests include environmental and energy policy, natural resource sociology, social movements and public participation in energy and environmental decision-making. She recently received a $2.5 million Department of Energy grant to study the impact of wind energy development on coastal communities. She can discuss:
Loren Davis, 541-737-3849, loren.davis@oregonstate.edu
Davis is an anthropologist at Oregon State University. His areas of research include ancient coastal landscapes and early archaeological sites. He has worked along the Oregon Coast and found evidence of submerged landscapes and sites that might remain on Oregon’s continental shelf. He can discuss:
Shawn Hazboun, shawn.hazboun@oregonstate.edu
Hazboun is an environmental and natural resource sociologist whose research examines community impacts and public perceptions of energy systems, fuels extraction and transition to a carbon-free future. An assistant professor of sociology in Oregon State University’s College of Liberal Arts, she is the co-lead researcher on a $2.5 million Department of Energy grant to study the impact of wind energy development on coastal communities. She can comment on: