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Faculty and Staff

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    Dwayne Breger

    Dwayne Breger

    Director, Clean Energy Extension; Extension Professor, Environmental Conservation
    Specialty: Renewable energy and energy efficiency
    Tel: (413) 545-8512
    Email: dbreger@umass.edu

    209 Agricultural Engineering Building
    University of Massachusetts
    250 Natural Resources Way
    Amherst, MA 01003-9295
    United States

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    Max Dilthey

    Max Dilthey

    Specialty: Offshore Wind Professional Certification, Sustainability, Climate Adaptation
    Tel: 914-708-7642
    Email: mdilthey@umass.edu
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    Zara Dowling

    Zara Dowling

    Research Fellow
    Specialty: Environmental & Wildlife Issues related to Renewable Energy
    Tel: (413)-545-8516
    Email: zdowling@umass.edu

    209 Agricultural Engineering Building
    University of Massachusetts
    250 Natural Resources Way
    Amherst, MA 01003-9295
    United States

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    Dragoljub (Beka) Kosanovic

    Dragoljub (Beka) Kosanovic

    Director, CEERE (Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) , Research Assistant Professor
    Specialty: Energy conversion with particular emphasis on industrial thermal processes and thermal power generation.
    Tel: 413-545-0684
    Email: kosanovic@umass.edu

    Engineering Laboratory
    University of Massachusetts
    160 Governors Dr.
    Amherst, MA 01003-9265
    United States

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    Mary Kraus

    Clean Energy Extension Project Coordinator
    Tel: 413-545-8510
    Email: mlkraus@umass.edu

    209 Agricultural Engineering Building
    University of Massachusetts - Amherst
    250 Natural Resources Way
    Amherst, MA 01003-9295
    United States

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    Lauren Mattison

    Lauren Mattison

    Municipal Services Program Director
    Tel: (413) 545-0651
    Email: laurenm@umass.edu

    Engineering Laboratory
    University of Massachusetts
    160 Governors Drive
    Amherst, MA 01003-9265
    United States

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    Prashant Shenoy, Professor, Computer Science

    Prashant Shenoy

    Professor
    Specialty: Operating systems, distributed systems, cloud computing, and sustainability
    Tel: (413) 577-0850
    Email: shenoy@cs.umass.edu
    Personal Webpage

    Computer Science Building
    University of Massachusetts
    140 Governors Drive
    Amherst, MA 01003-9264
    United States

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    River Strong

    River Strong

    Associate Director, Clean Energy Extension
    Specialty: Renewable Energy
    Tel: (413) 545-8513
    Email: gcstrong@umass.edu

    209 Agricultural Engineering Building
    University of Massachusetts
    250 Natural Resources Road
    Amherst, MA 01003-9295
    United States

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