Society Awards and Honors
2010 Fellowships
Michael Brambley and Srinivas Katipamula honored as ASHRAE Fellows
Two staff members in the Energy & Environment Directorate, Mike Brambley and Srinivas Katipamula, were elevated to the grade of Fellow in the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). ASHRAE bestows Fellow status on members who have attained distinction in the fields of heating, refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation or the allied arts and sciences. Honorees must have made substantial professional contributions and have been a member in good standing for at least ten years.
Mike's elevation to Fellow was based on contributions in research and development, technical publications, and significant technical contributions to the arts and sciences.
His expertise in developing, testing and evaluating technologies for improved building energy efficiency has yielded multiple innovations. Mike shepherded the development of the first energy design tool fully integrated into a commercial building computer-aided design environment, and led a team that created foundational elements of the Energy Expert building efficiency software tool. He also has been a pioneer in the study of self-correcting, fault-tolerant controls for heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems.
Srinivas was recognized by ASHRAE for research, development and deployment in areas related to applied heat transfer, energy conservation, and demand response, as well as energy end-use technologies.
He's known for his expertise in the field of automated fault detection and diagnostics for building systems. He has made significant contributions in this discipline through his algorithms and software tools, a number of which are in use today in the field. His RD&D, technical publications and software development all have a common focus-improving the operating efficiency of existing buildings. (announced 1/1/2010)