Jessica Granderson, a principal investigator at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has been named director of the Building Technology and Urban Systems (BTUS) Division of Energy Technologies. Her appointment is effective immediately following an extensive international search.
“Jessica's impressive experience spanning over 17 years at Berkeley Lab, her management skills, record of innovative research, and scientific vision make her uniquely qualified to lead the BTUS division,” previously said in the position. said Mary Ann Piet, who served as a professor and is now an associate professor at the institute. Director of Energy Technology Area.
Berkeley Lab's BTUS division focuses on technology and analytics for more efficient and healthier buildings, from homes to office towers to factories. With his 200 staff and researchers, BTUS is committed to building portfolios to decarbonize and reduce costs, develop more effective heating and cooling strategies, promote efficient and healthy schools, and many other valuable initiatives. I'm here.
As interim director of the division since October 2022, Granderson has guided BTUS' scientific direction, including developing new initiatives to meet the evolving needs of building technology and clean energy research. She has an extensive publication track record and is a leading researcher and innovator in the field, including unlocking the power of data to predict building energy use and demand and develop fault diagnostics for commercial building systems. She is widely recognized for her contributions to .
“I am honored to have been selected to lead the Department of Building Technology and Urban Systems,” said Granderson. “Throughout my career at the Institute, I have been inspired by the innovative research and problem-solving skills that BTUS staff bring. We hope to further build on our scientific foundation.”
Granderson joined Berkeley Lab as a postdoctoral fellow in 2007 and served as BTUS' deputy director of research for 11 years. In 2021-2022, she received a one-year appointment on the White House Council on Environmental Quality, developing agency-wide federal policy to reduce emissions from the U.S. building sector.
Mr. Granderson is an expert in energy management and information systems. Information systems can be used by building owners and operators to make data-based decisions about improving energy efficiency. Under her leadership, the Smart She Energy Analytics campaign has created the world's largest collection of data on the costs and benefits of the Smart She Building software and best practices. This campaign contributed to energy savings of approximately 4 trillion BTU per year. This is enough to power her over 44,000 homes in the United States for one year.
She received the 2020 Federal Research Consortium Technology Transfer Excellence Award and the 2015 Research Leadership Award from the Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Initiative. She is actively working to cultivate a diverse talent pipeline and develop new ways to incorporate equity and energy justice into the department and lab work.
“These are exciting times for applied researchers working towards the energy transition. and our buildings and industrial facilities are central to that mission,” Granderson said.
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