Society Awards and Honors
2007 Awards
Richland Section names Rob Pratt 2006 IEEE Engineer of the Year
Rob Pratt received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Richland Section's 2006 Engineer of the Year award. Rob was awarded this honor for his significant contributions in power grid reliability, renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy conservation.
At PNNL, Rob leads the Electricity Infrastructure Operations Initiative. The initiative recently commissioned the new Electricity Infrastructure Operations Center—a unique, grid-focused technology development, training and technology transfer platform for PNNL and users from utilities and industry. Rob also manages PNNL's GridWise™ Initiative for DOE's Office of Electricity. GridWise has spawned a new DOE program and an industry alliance that share a vision of an information-rich future for the power grid. He leads a team with a focus on communications architecture, advanced control technology, and simulation and analysis of the combined engineering and economic aspects of the future grid. (announced 2/1/2007)