Thomas S. O'Neill - Senior Vice President,
Generation Development, Exelon Generation
Thomas O’Neill is responsible for all new plant development
initiatives within Exelon Generation. This includes identification
and development of new renewable and merchant generation and new
enterprises, providing oversight for projects across the Company. A
substantial portion of O’Neill’s responsibility involves renewable
energy and other developmental work required to meet carbon
reduction goals established under Exelon 2020: A Low Carbon Roadmap.
Mr. O'Neill leads Exelon Generation's work in new nuclear plant
development and other nuclear business development opportunities. He
also leads the team that facilitates Exelon's involvement in the
NuStart consortium of companies, working to demonstrate the revised
NRC new nuclear plant licensing process and complete design
engineering for select reactor technologies.
Previously, Mr. O'Neill served as Exelon Nuclear's Vice President,
New Plant Development, leading the work to submit a Construction and
Operating License to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a
potential nuclear site in Texas. He also served as Exelon Nuclear's
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. He led a 50-person
organization responsible for federal and state nuclear and
environmental regulatory activities on behalf of Exelon Nuclear's
fleet of 19 stations located in IL, NJ, and PA.
Thomas
O'Neill received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the
University of Illinois-Urbana and his
law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School.

Steve Weathers - President & CEO, Regional
Growth Partnership & Rocket Ventures
Steve Weathers has been President & CEO of Northwest Ohio’s
Regional Growth Partnership since September of 2005.
Since his arrival, the organization, working in conjunction with
its many partners in the region, has taken a leadership role that
has lead to the creation of more than 4,000 new high-paying,
high-skilled jobs in the region.
Mr. Weathers also led the effort to create the region's first ever pre-seed
venture fund, Rocket Ventures, where he serves as President &
Managing Director. Rocket Ventures is a $22.5 million early-state
investment fund comprised of $7.5 million of private investment
capital, as well as a $15 million grant from the State of Ohio.
Mr. Weathers has been in economic development for almost 20 years, with 11
of those years in San Diego, California as Vice President of the San
Diego Economic Development Corporation and 5 years in Tucson,
Arizona as President of the Greater Tucson Economic Corporation.
Mr. Weathers has been involved in the attraction, retention, growth and
start-up of more than 500 companies. He sits on numerous boards,
including the International Economic Development Council, the
CORENET Global Midwest Region Board of Directors, the State of Ohio
Strategic Planning Committee and the Science & Technology Corridor
Operating Committee.

Suzanne Malec-McKenna - City of Chicago Department of
Environment Commissioner
Suzanne Malec-McKenna serves as Commissioner of the Department of
Environment for the City of Chicago. She was nominated by Mayor
Daley for the position in August 2007, and has more than 17 years
experience in environmental issues, including sustainable
development and ecological preservation and restoration.
Mrs. Malec-McKenna has served for nearly 15 years in the Department of
Environment, most recently as Deputy Commissioner of Natural
Resources and Water Quality. Prior to joining City government, she
worked as an Urban Forestry Manager for the Openlands Project.
Mrs. Malec-McKenna has led key efforts for the Department, including Greencorps
Chicago, the Chicago Center for Green Technology, the Calumet
Initiative, the Chicago Conservation Corps and various water
conservation and protection efforts. She serves on various boards
and committees, including serving as a founding steering committee
member of the Chicago Wilderness Coalition, and Members for the
University of Illinois at Chicago’s Institute of Environmental
Science and Policy and the Illinois Natural History Survey.
Mrs. Malec-McKenna has a bachelor’s degree in Ornamental Horticulture from the
University of Illinois and a master’s degree in Managerial
Communication from Northwestern University. She is currently seeking
her Ph.D. from Northwestern in Communication Studies.

Alternative Energy Symposium 2009
Keynote Speakers
Vice President of Marketing & Environmental Programs for Commonwealth
Edison, Mr. Val Jensen
Chicago State University President, Dr. Frank G. Pogue

CAET would like to thank everyone, from the presenters and attendees to our
keynote speaker,
Mr. Val Jensen, for helping to make the 2nd annual
AES 2008
a success.
In addition to
Com Ed’s participation in this year’s event,
we would like to also thank the representatives from the various local and
state government officials who also attended, including representatives from
the offices of
Sen. Barak Obama,
Lt. Governor Pat
Quinn, and
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. The
continued support from our government officials goes a long way to help
raise awareness to the importance of the work presented at our event.
We sincerely hope that AES 2008 met or exceeded your expectations and exposed you
to the important alternative energy developments that are occurring, not
only here in the Midwest, but throughout the country.
With the continued support and participation of all the attendees, speakers,
as well as city and state officials, we aim to continue to improve the
symposium to provide an effective forum for the discussion of not only the technical
and scientific aspects of alternative energy technology, but also the
applications and impacts of such technology to homes and communities around
the globe.
Click here for a
complete list of the AES 2008 abstracts.
We look forward to future CAET events as we build upon the success of AES 2008.



Alternative Energy Symposium
2007
The 1st CAET Symposium was held on August 9-10, 2007, at
the New Library Building on the beautiful Chicago State University campus.
The areas of focus included fuel cell, hydrogen (generation, separation, and storage), solar cell, wind
turbine, and bio-fuel technologies.
Leading scientists and engineers from around the world,
including China, India, France, Canada, the U.K., as well as the U.S.
contributed to the symposium. Activities included technical sessions and
panel discussions focusing on the research and development of processes and
materials for cost effective, real world energy production from alternative
sources.
The event kicked off with CSU
President, Dr. Elnora D. Daniel,
followed by the keynote speaker,
Commonwealth Edison CEO,
Mr. Frank Clark.
Mr. Clark discussed his views on the
future of energy generation and
consumption and how Com Ed
expects to meet future energy needs.
Click
here for a
complete list of the AES 2007 abstracts.
Activity and
Electronic Structure of Palladium-Copper Oxygen Reduction
Electrocatalysts
Xiaoping Wang,1 Nancy N. Kariuki,1 Suhas Niyogi,1 Jennifer Mawdsley,1
Deborah J. Myers,1 Timo Hofmann,2
Yufeng Zhang,2 Clemens Heske,2 William A. Goddard, III,3 Boris Merinov,3
Ted Yu3
1 Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National
Laboratory
2 Dept. of Chem., University of Nevada, Las Vegas
3 Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of
Technology
Circuital Modeling for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Including
Diffusion Currents
Roberto C. Callarotti
Universidad del Turabo, Puerto Rico
Preparation of Multicomponent Nanoparticles Using Microwave
Irradiation
LeRoy Jones II and Shamir Fuller
Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
Fuel Cell Integration in a Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Muhammad Raheel, Stafford Cuffe, David Osowski
American Science & Technology, Chicago, IL
Microprocessor based Control of a Portable High Temperature PEM
Fuel Cell
Kourosh Sedghisigarchi, Asad Davari
West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Montgomery, WV
Organic / Inorganic Hybrid Membranes Based on Dendrimers /
Oligosilsesquioxane for Fuel Cell Application
Asare, Nkansah, Wahab Salami
Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
Optimizing Wind Energy Through Analysis of Temporal Wind
Patterns
Joanne Puetz Anderson, Fereidoon Delfanian, Boris Shmagin
South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Towards Understanding Electron-Transfer Processes in Dye
Sensitized Solar Cells
Robert J. LeSuer
Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
Conformational Effects on Electron Transfer: Combining
Solution-Phase X-ray Scattering and Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Kristy L. Mardis, Quiana Moore, Jennifer Van Kempen
Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
Development of the I-V Measurement System for Solar Cell with
Pulsed Flash Light Source at AST
Jianlin Wang, Stafford Cuffe, Muhammad Raheel
American Science & Technology, Chicago, IL
A Feasibility Study for a Solar Power Plant at a WV Coal Mine
Laura Beard, Kourosh Sedghisigarchi, Garth Thomas
West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Montgomery, WV
Organic Molecules as Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Felix M. Rivas
Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
Development and Application of Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells
Based on Different Substrates
Jianlin Wang, Stafford Cuffe, Muhammad Raheel
American Science & Technology, Chicago, IL
Synthesis of Anthocyanin Derivatives as potential dyes for
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Rachel Hawkins and Felix M. Rivas
Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
Performance Study of a Pilot Model Solar Adsorption
Refrigeration System
A.Mahesh, C.E. Sooriamoorthi, A.K. Kumaraguru
School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Madurai Kamaraj
University, Madurai, India
Biocatalyst Development for the Production of Bio-JP8
Usha S. Varanasi, Nader Enayati & Ali Manesh
American Science & Technology, Superior, WI
Creating a Bio-Refinery Based on Pulping Technology
Don Guay
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI
Pressurized Steam Reforming of Bio-Derived Ethanol for
Distributed Hydrogen Production
Sheldon H.D. Lee, Dennis D. Papadias, Rajesh Ahluwalia, and Shabbir
Ahmed
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
Utilization of Refining Technology for BioJP-8 Production
Donghua Zuo, Amir Fattahian, Nader Enayati and Ali Manesh
American Science & Technology, Superior, WI
Crystallization and Melting Behavior Of Unsaturated Methyl
Esters Contained in Bio-Fuels
Michael A. Waxman, James W. Lane, and Damodar Koirala
University of Wisconsin, Superior, WI
Control Strategy for a Biodiesel System
Kourosh Sedghisigarchi, Asad Davari
West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Montgomery, WV
Engineering Microbes for Increased Hemiterpenoid Production
Amy Wiberley and Eric Singsaas
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI
Development of New Bio-Reactor Jeeban’s Model
Jeeban Shrestha, A B Karki
Yashoda Sustainable Development Company P.Ltd, Dhobighat, Lalitpur
Nepal
The New Sustainable Standard for Higher Education
Colin Rohlfing
HOK, Chicago, IL
Challenges for Meeting 2030 Projections for Green Energy
Theodore Krause
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
Heating and Cooling Residential Buildings Using Geothermal
System
Fereidoon Delfanian
South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Leading in the Greentech/Cleantech Industry: Insights into
Effective Leadership and Strategy
Dave Ancel
Emergent Solutions, Palo Alto, CA
Design of a Novel Energy Scavenging Power Supply for Small
Electronic Systems
Scott Perlenfein, Cory Mettler
American Science and Technology, Brookings, SD
Michael Ropp
South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
The lowEx Building: Maximizing System Performance and Geothermal
Utilization with Low Exergy Concepts
Forrest Meggers, Luca Baldini, and Hansjürg Leibundgut
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
Fatigue Odometer System Powered by an Energy Scavenging Power
Supply
Cory Mettler, Christopher Mouw
American Science & Technology, Brookings, SD
Renewable Community Energy Program in Cameroon
Alain Richard Ndjiongue
Technologie Sans Frontiere (TSF), Yaounde Cameroon
High Frequency Electromagnetic Stimulation of Methane Hydrate
Deposits and Pipe Plugs
Roberto C. Callarotti
Universidad del Turabo, Puerto Rico