About me
Peter F. Green is the deputy laboratory director for Science and Technology and chief research officer for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). In his role as deputy laboratory director for Science and Technology, Green is responsible for NREL’s science and research goals, strengthening the laboratory’s core capabilities, and enhancing NREL’s research portfolio. In addition, he oversees the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program, NREL-university interactions, and the postdoctoral research program.
Prior to his appointment at NREL, Green spent 20 years in academia and 11 years at Sandia National Laboratories, where his professional career began in 1985. He moved from Sandia to The University of Texas in 1996, where he became a professor of chemical engineering and the B.F. Goodrich Endowed Professor of Materials Engineering. In 2005, he was recruited to the University of Michigan, where he served as the Vincent T. and Gloria M. Gorguze endowed professor of engineering. He was also a professor and chair of materials science and engineering, professor of chemical engineering, and professor of macromolecular science and engineering.