Government Awards and Honors
2005 Awards
PNNL's Marylynn Placet Shares DOE Hydrogen Program Award for Excellence in R&D
(Argonne National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and others). Marianne Mintz and Michael Wang of Argonne National Laboratory; Margaret Mann, Johanna Levene, and Matthew Ringer of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Marylynn Placet of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Mike Rutkowski of Parsons Engineering; Steven Lasher and Kurt Roth of TIAX; Brian James of Directed Technologies, Inc.; Dan Mears of Technology Insights; and Joan Ogden of the University of California, Davis, received the 2005 Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen Program Award for Excellence in R&D in May. The team of scientists and engineers was recognized for advancing the analysis capabilities of hydrogen production and distribution. Their efforts resulted in an H2A model that provides a clear and transparent methodology, enabling DOE to evaluate various technology options for producing and delivering hydrogen and make decisions in an unbiased manner.
The award was presented at the 2005 Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation of the U.S. DOE Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies Program. The peer-review meeting was held on May 23 - 25, 2005, in Arlington, Virginia. PNNL's role was to assist in the development of the lifecycle costing methodology and develop appropriate financial and feedstock price forecasts for use in the analysis. (announced 10/1/2005)