Society Awards and Honors
2006 Fellowships
Somasundaram Elected ASHRAE Fellow
Sriram Somasundaram has been elevated to the level of Fellow in the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Fellow is a membership grade that recognizes distinction in the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning or refrigeration and is earned through achievement as a researcher, designer, educator or engineering executive. It is conferred upon approval by the Society's Honors and Awards Committee and the Board of Directors. Approximately 500 of ASHRAE's 55,000 members are Fellows.
Sriram joined Battelle 17 years ago and works in the areas of energy efficiency in HVAC equipment and commercial buildings, combined heat and power technologies, thermal energy storage, and distributed power generation technologies. He has been named a Fellow in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and has received the society's Dedicated Service Award. Sriram also received the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers Homer Addams Award and Distinguished Service Award.
He is the founding secretary of the India Association of Tri-Cities and active in the Hindu Society of Eastern Washington. (announced 7/1/2006)