WHITNEY G. COLELLA

School of Engineering, Stanford University

P.O. Box 19546, Stanford, California 94309-9546, USA

wcolella@alumni.princeton.edu

Phone: (650) 283-2701 Fax: (501) 629-2818

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Engineering of fuel cell systems, renewable energy technologies, and energy efficient devices; business and economics of technology, innovation and energy; energy policy.

EDUCATION

Doctorate (DPhil), Engineering Science, OXFORD UNIVERSITY, 2004

Master of Science (MS), Engineering, focus in Mechanical Eng., STANFORD UNIVERSITY, 2004, GPA 3.95

Master of Business Administration (MBA), OXFORD UNIVERSITY, 1999, with highest honors (Distinction)

Master of Science (MSc), Science and Technology Policy, SUSSEX UNIVERSITY, 1998

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE), Mechanical Engineering, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, 1997, with highest honors (summa cum laude), GPA 3.95

Certificate (Minor), Public Policy, Woodrow Wilson School, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, 1997

DISSERTATION: “Combined Heat and Power Fuel Cell Systems”

• Advisor: Richard Stone, author of Internal Combustion Engines and contributor to Fuel Cell Systems Explained
• In conjunction with the Johnson Matthey Technology Centre
• Demonstrated useful heat recovery even for low temperature stationary fuel cell systems
• Developed chemical engineering models to describe the process plant of a combined heat and power (CHP) proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system (FCS)
• Tested and developed design improvements for fuel-processor and afterburner sub-systems
• Designed control strategies for maximizing heat recovery
• Developed the concept of a novel design feature -- the variable-heat-to-power ratio -- now implemented by the fuel cell company MTU, a subsidiary of Daimler-Benz and European partner to Fuel Cell Energy
• Investigated the broader context of these systems within distributed generation and electricity markets

FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

• Fulbright, Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (Declined in favor of Stanford Post-doctoral Research), 2003-2004
• National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Student Fellowship, 2000-2003
• supported by NSF and Stanford University School of Engineering, 2003
• Overseas Research Students (ORS) Award, Department of Education, UK, 2000-2002
• British Marshall Fellowship, Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission, 1997-2000
• Lillian Moller Gilbreth Scholarship, Society of Women Engineers, 1996-1997
• Thomas J. Watson Scholarship, IBM Corporation, 1993-1997

ACADEMIC AWARDS

· Award for Best Student Contribution for Oral and Poster Presentations, Grove Fuel Cell Science and Technology Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sept. 2002

· Wendell Herbruck Award (for excellent academic performance), The Queen’s College, Oxford University, 2000

· Lord Crewe Award (for excellent academic performance), Lincoln College, Oxford University, 1999

· Elected to Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honors Society, Princeton University, 1997

· Elected to Phi Beta Kappa National Honors Society, Princeton University, 1997

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Post-Doctoral Researcher, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 2004-2005

• Quantified the potential changes in energy consumption, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions with a switch to a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle fleet

Graduate Researcher, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 2003

• Demonstrated that a significant bottleneck to the implementation of stationary fuel cell systems is their operation in electrical and thermal networks

Graduate Researcher, Science and Technology Policy, Sussex University, Brighton, England, 1997-1998

• Researched European energy policy, environmental policy, and economics of electricity systems

Engineer, Directed Technologies, Inc., engineering firm, Arlington, VA, Summer 1997

• Advised Ford Motor Company on fuel cell vehicle design
• Developed designs and cost estimates for power systems with on-board fuel reformers
• Reported results directly to Ford senior management, advice that eventually led to Ford’s initial partial purchase of the hydrogen fuel cell company Ballard in 1998 for $400 million

Student, Senior Thesis Research, Mechanical Engineering, Princeton University, 1996-1997

• Built the world’s first fuel cell powered electrically-assisted bicycle
• Demonstrated that the power density of certain designs of PEM fuel cell stacks could meet the power requirements of a light-weight, two-wheel vehicle
• Tested fuel cell bicycle’s performance against a commercial battery-assist bicycle and published results
• Examined the broader environmental impacts of replacing two-wheeled vehicles (scooters, tuk-tuks) in Asia
• Researched emissions from Asian vehicles at an international energy institute in Bangkok, Thailand

Engineer, Ansaldo Ricerche, engineering firm (research division), Genoa, Italy, Summer 1996

• Helped design the power system for a fuel cell bus

Computer Modeler, NASA-NJ Space Grant Consortium, Summer 1995

• Created a C++ model of remote generation systems based on solar photovoltaic arrays, in conjunction with a model of diesel generators, wind turbines, and battery storage.

Engineer, NSF Undergraduate Research Grant, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Univ. of Maryland, Summer 1994

• Designed and built a half-scale model of a composite wheel for the University’s Solar Car

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Informal Advisor, School of Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 2004

• Informally advised a group of engineering masters students on their distributed generation class project

Guest Lecturer, School of Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 2004

• Delivered lectures to graduate engineering students studying combined heat and power & manufacturing systems

Teaching Assistant and Lecturer, Dept. of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, 2001 & 2002

• Delivered a series of lectures on fuel cell systems to engineering students as part of a course

Teaching Assistant and Residential Advisor, Princeton University Summer Scholars Program, Summer 1995

• Tutored Princeton freshmen in calculus and writing

ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Business Advisor, IT Power, renewable energy engineering firm, London, UK, Spring 1999

• Developed the original business plan for the tidal power company, Marine Current Turbines Ltd., to fund the commercialization of the world’s first offshore tidal turbine, http://www.marineturbines.com/home.htm

Research Assistant, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), London, UK, Summer 1998

· Evaluated the technical success of the DTI’s New and Renewable Energy Program

Constituent Correspondent, Senator Barbara Mikulski’s Office, United States Senate, Summer 1994

• Responded to constituent concerns regarding federal funding of science and engineering (which Mikulski’s office spearheaded at the time)

FUND RAISING

• Raised $60,000 as a doctoral student to support my research (excluding fellowships and awards), 2000-2002
• Princeton Senior Thesis Grants, 1996-1997

o Raised $6,000 to support the materials cost of constructing the fuel cell bicycle

o Raised $2,000 for research at International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC), Bangkok, Thailand

PUBLICATIONS

1. Peer-reviewed Journals

Published

· Colella, W., Jacobson, M.Z., Golden, D.M., “Switching to a U.S. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Fleet: The Resultant Change in Energy Use, Emissions, and Global Warming Gases,” Journal of Power Sources, June 2005 (in press).

· Jacobson, M.Z., Colella, W., Golden, D.M., “Cleaning the Air and Improving Health with Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles,” Science, 308, 1901-05, 2005.

· Colella, W., Niemoth, C., Lim, C., Hein, A., “Evaluation of the Financial and Environmental Feasibility of a Network of Distributed 200 kWe Cogenerative Fuel Cell Systems on the Stanford University Campus,” Fuel Cells – From Fundamentals to Systems, 1, 148-166, Feb. 2005.

· Colella, W. “Modelling Results for the Thermal Management Sub-System of a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Fuel Cell System (FCS),” Journal of Power Sources, 118, 129-49, May 2003.

· Colella, W. “Design Considerations for Effective Control of an Afterburner Sub-System in a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Fuel Cell System (FCS),” Journal of Power Sources, 118, 118-28, May 2003.

· Colella, W. “Design Options for Achieving a Rapidly Variable Heat-to-Power Ratio in a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Fuel Cell System,” Journal of Power Sources, 106, 388-96, Apr. 2002.

· Colella, W. “Implications of Electricity Liberalization for Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Fuel Cell Systems (FCSs): a Case Study of the United Kingdom,” Journal of Power Sources, 106, 397-404, Apr. 2002.

· Colella, W. “Market Prospects, Design Features, and Performance of a Fuel Cell Powered Scooter,” Journal of Power Sources, 86, 255-60, Mar. 2000.

In Preparation

· Colella, W., Sun, J. “Capturing Heat from Low Temperature Fuel Cell Systems,” Journal of Power Sources.

· Colella, W. “Market the Mission: A Business and Marketing Approach to Capturing Near-Term Revenues and Public Support for Space Missions.”

· Colella, W. “How ENSO Forecasts Can be Used to Mitigate the Effects of Drought in Southern Africa,” Global Environmental Change.

2. Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Colella, W. and Erhun F. “Invoking Manufacturing Systems Tools to Solve Energy and Environmental Problems in the Community,” Operations Research Management Science Today, 2005 (in preparation).

· Bauknecht, D. and Colella, W. "Der neue englische Strommarkt NETA und die Folgen für Erneuerbare Energien und KWK-Anlagen,” Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, June 2002.) ["The new English electricity market NETA and its consequences for renewables and CHP," Current Issues in the Energy Industry].

· Colella, W. “An Early Investigation of Fuel Cell Powered Scooters for Asia,” Fuel Cell Today, Jan. 2002.

· Colella, W., Pyle, R., West, A., and Purcell, J. Original Business Plan for Marine Current Turbines Ltd., Mar. 1999.

· Kuhn, I., Thomas, S., Lomax, F., James, B. and Colella, W., Fuel Processing Systems for Fuel Cell Vehicles, report for the U.S. Department of Energy, 1997.

· James, B., Lomax, F., Thomas, S. and Colella, W., PEM Fuel Cell Power System Cost Estimates: Sulfur-Free Gasoline Partial Oxidation and Compressed Direct Hydrogen, report for the U.S. Department of Energy, 1997.

ORAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

· Colella, W. “Capturing Heat from Low Temperature Fuel Cell Systems via Distributed Cogenerative Networks,” Oral Presentation, Grove Fuel Cells Science and Technology Conference, Munich, Germany, Oct. 2004.

· Colella, W. “Modeling of Current and Future Combined Heat and Power Fuel Cell Systems,” Oral Presentation, Grove Fuel Cell Science and Technology Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sept. 2002.

INVITED TALKS (2003-2004 only)

· Colella, W., Jacobson, M., and Golden, D. Moving to a Hydrogen Economy – An Analysis of the Change in Emissions, Energy Use, and Global Warming Gases, Institute for Transportation Studies, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, Dec. 10th, 2004.

· Colella, W., The Environmental Performance of Stationary Fuel Cell Systems in Cogenerative Networks , Institute for Transportation Studies, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, Dec. 10th, 2004.

· Colella, W., Jacobson, M., and Golden, D. Analysis of Emission Scenarios for a U.S. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Fleet, Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, Univ. of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, Sept. 8th, 2004.

· Colella, W., Operating and Design Strategies for Combined Heat and Power Fuel Cell Systems, Ion America, NASA Research Park, Moffett Field, CA, Aug. 3rd, 2004.

· Colella, W. and Lim, A., Implementing Fuel Cell Generators on the Stanford University Campus to Provide Electricity and Heat for Buildings, Design and Manufacturing Forum Seminar (ME396), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Mar. 5th, 2004.

· Colella, W., Design of the Thermal Management Sub-System for a Combined Heat and Power Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell System, Global Climate Energy Project (GCEP) Internal Seminar, Engineering School, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Oct. 31st, 2003.

· Colella, W., Managing Heat in Low Temperature Fuel Cell Systems, Rapid Prototyping Lab (RPL) Seminar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Jul. 11th, 2003.

POSTER CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

· Colella, W., Jacobson, M., and Golden, D. “The Effect of Converting to a U.S. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Fleet on Emissions and Energy Use,” American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 13-17, 2004.

· Colella, W., Jacobson, M., and Golden, D. “Moving to a Hydrogen Economy – An Analysis of the Change in Emissions, Energy Use, and Global Warming Gases,” Fuel Cell Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 1-5, 2004.

· Colella, W., Jacobson, M., and Golden, D. “Analysis of Emissions, Energy Use, and Short-Term Air Pollution Effects Resulting from a Switch to a U.S. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Fleet,” Grove Fuel Cells Science and Technology Conference: Scientific Advances in Fuel Cell Systems, Munich, Germany, Oct. 6-7, 2004.

· Colella, W., Niemoth, C.R., Lim, C.Y., and Hein, A.P., “Financial and Environmental Analysis of the Feasibility of a Network of Distributed 200 kWe Combined Heat and Power Fuel Cell Systems on the Stanford University Campus,” Grove Fuel Cells Science and Technology Conference: Scientific Advances in Fuel Cell Systems, Munich, Germany, Oct. 6-7, 2004.

· Colella, W., “Capturing Heat from Low Temperature Fuel Cell Systems,” Grove Fuel Cells Science and Technology Conference: Scientific Advances in Fuel Cell Systems, Munich, Germany, Oct. 6-7, 2004.

· Colella, W., “Design and Control of Afterburners for Fuel Cell Systems,” Fuel Cell Seminar, Palm Springs, CA, Nov. 18-21^st, 2002.

· Colella, W., “Modeling the Thermal Management Sub-System of a Cogenerative Fuel Cell System,” Fuel Cell Seminar, Palm Springs, CA, Nov. 18-21^st, 2002.

· Colella, W., “Design Considerations for Effective Control of an Afterburner Sub-System for a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Fuel Cell System (FCS),” Grove Fuel Cells Science and Technology Conference, Amsterdam, NE, Sept. 25-26^th, 2002.

· Colella, W., “Modeling of Current and Future Combined Heat and Power Fuel Cell Systems,” Grove Fuel Cells Science and Technology Conference, Amsterdam, NE, Sept. 25-26^th, 2002.

· Colella, W. “Factors Affecting the Diffusion of Fuel Cell Systems in the Domestic Combined Heat and Power Market,” The Sixth Grove Fuel Cell Symposium, London, U.K., Sept. 13-16^th, 1999.

· Colella, W. “Design, Construction, and Testing of a Fuel Cell Scooter,” The Sixth Grove Fuel Cell Symposium, London, U.K., Sept. 13-16^th, 1999.

RELEVANT GRADUATE-LEVEL COURSES

Engineering and Energy

Heat Conduction, Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Renewable Energy Processes, Manufacturing Systems Design,

Design and Engineering of Space Systems

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Successfully challenged fundamental assumptions about the technical and financial limitations of renewable and energy efficient technologies.

INTERESTS, LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

· Licensed Rescue SCUBA Diver: Scientific SCUBA Diver-in-Training Licence, 2004

· Executive Committee Member: Princeton University Club of Northern California, 2003 to 2005

· Young Alumni Chairperson: The Princeton University Club of Great Britain, 2000 to 2002

· Chapter President: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Princeton University, 1996 to 1997

· Basic knowledge of French and Italian

· Travelled through Europe (Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Russia), Middle East (Egypt, Israel, Jordon), and Asia (India, China, Japan, Thailand)

· Lived in England (5 years) and Italy (3 months)