10.21.15
The Alliance for Sustainable Energy announced the appointment of Dr. Martin Keller as director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and president of the Alliance, which manages the laboratory for the Department of Energy. Keller will officially join NREL in this role on Nov. 30, 2015.
“Without a doubt, his visionary leadership, proven ability to form high-performance teams and produce world-leading outcomes, and his strong relationships with senior leaders across DOE, industry and the national laboratory system will lead NREL to even more impactful scientific discovery and market impact,” said Alliance Board co-chairs Ron Townsend, Battelle EVP for global laboratory operations, and Tom Fleener, EVP, CFO and treasurer, MRIGlobal.
Keller’s experience and passion are strongly aligned with the NREL mission and program portfolio. He joins NREL from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), where he served as the associate laboratory director for Energy and Environmental Sciences, which includes ORNL’s programs in biosciences, environmental sciences, buildings technologies, transportation, climate change, manufacturing, and electrical and electronics systems.
In 2006, Keller was recruited to ORNL from an industrial enzyme discovery and development company to lead the Office of Science-supported BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), in which NREL is a partner.
“Having seen firsthand the tremendous clean energy innovation at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in recent years under Martin’s leadership, I could think of no better person to lead NREL in the critically important years that lie ahead of us for clean energy,” said David Danielson, the Energy Department’s assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy (EERE).
Keller earned his doctorate in microbiology (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of Regensburg in Germany. He was appointed a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013. He serves on multiple boards and advisory panels, including the Science Advisory Board for the Council on Competitiveness.
Martin succeeds Dan Arvizu who served in this role for more than 10 years and whose retirement was announced in March.
“Without a doubt, his visionary leadership, proven ability to form high-performance teams and produce world-leading outcomes, and his strong relationships with senior leaders across DOE, industry and the national laboratory system will lead NREL to even more impactful scientific discovery and market impact,” said Alliance Board co-chairs Ron Townsend, Battelle EVP for global laboratory operations, and Tom Fleener, EVP, CFO and treasurer, MRIGlobal.
Keller’s experience and passion are strongly aligned with the NREL mission and program portfolio. He joins NREL from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), where he served as the associate laboratory director for Energy and Environmental Sciences, which includes ORNL’s programs in biosciences, environmental sciences, buildings technologies, transportation, climate change, manufacturing, and electrical and electronics systems.
In 2006, Keller was recruited to ORNL from an industrial enzyme discovery and development company to lead the Office of Science-supported BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), in which NREL is a partner.
“Having seen firsthand the tremendous clean energy innovation at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in recent years under Martin’s leadership, I could think of no better person to lead NREL in the critically important years that lie ahead of us for clean energy,” said David Danielson, the Energy Department’s assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy (EERE).
Keller earned his doctorate in microbiology (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of Regensburg in Germany. He was appointed a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013. He serves on multiple boards and advisory panels, including the Science Advisory Board for the Council on Competitiveness.
Martin succeeds Dan Arvizu who served in this role for more than 10 years and whose retirement was announced in March.
