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Paul Oakley |
| Venue Wednesday, July 14, 2004 Room 2168 (Gold Room) Rayburn House Office Bldg. Washington , DC |
Agenda 11:30 AM – Social Hour |
Reservations RSVP Hotline: (202) 586-2907 anita.bedrosian@hq.doe.gov P.O. Box 44789 Washington, DC 20026 |
Victor K. Der, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Power Systems
Office of Fossil Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE’S PERSPECTIVE ON FUTUREGEN INITIATIVE
The Washington Coal Club is pleased to announce its July 14, 2004 meeting will feature Dr. Victor Der, Director, Office Power Systems, U.S. Department of Energy.
Dr. Der is currently Director of the Office of Power Systems within the Department of Energy’s Fossil Energy Program Office. He is responsible for directing research and development of central systems technologies such as gasification, advanced combustion and turbines; distributed generation technologies such as fuel cells, fuel cell/turbine hybrids, and novel heat engines; emissions controls technologies; advanced research, and high efficiency, zero-emissions fossil energy technologies. He is also responsible for directing the large scale demonstration programs such as the Clean Coal Technology Demonstration program; the Power Plant Improvement Initiative; and Clean Coal Power Initiative. He is also Program Director for FutureGen – a zero emissions coal-based research prototype plant.
Dr. Der has worked for over 30 years in DOE’s various programs. During that period he has directed research programs in fossil energy; nuclear energy; high-level nuclear waste management; and energy research on magnetic fusion energy.
His prior work includes NASA’s Apollo 15 moon mission project and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency program on upper atmospheric density modeling.
His education includes a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Der to our July 14th luncheon meeting. I look forward to seeing you there.
Paul Oakley
President (2004)
| * Please make your reservations by 5:00 P.M., Monday, July 12, 2004. Your check for $45 to cover the cost of the social hour refreshments and lunch should be mailed to: Washington Coal Club, P.O. Box 44789, Washington, DC 20026 or hand delivered at the meeting. * No-shows will be billed unless reservations are canceled two (2) days prior to the luncheon meeting. * Advance reservations are strongly recommended since only a limited number of walk-ins can be seated for lunch. |