National Renewable Energy Laboratory Selects Siefken for Executive Energy Leadership Program
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of the U.S. Department of Energy has selected Anna Siefken, associate director for Innovation and Strategic Partnerships at CMU’s Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, as a member of the 2018 Executive Energy Leadership program. Siefken is one of 20 participants that NREL selected from industry, government and nonprofit organizations. These participants will take part in a four-month program, learning from NREL’s scientists, touring its facilities and visiting local energy installations to better inform their energy-related decisions and planning.
At the end of the program, Siefken and her cohort will present feasible clean energy projects from their communities. Siefken, who is also an adjunct professor in the Heinz College, is a leader for the promotion of energy efficiency, green initiatives and environmental practices earning her the Pittsburgh Business Time’s 2016 Women in Energy Leadership Award, a spot on the Smart Business Pittsburgh Magazine’s “Who to Watch” list in 2017 and a recent Women of Achievement Award from Cribs for Kids.