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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: [email protected]

    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: [email protected]
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    Zara Dowling

    Zara Dowling

    Research Fellow
    Specialty: Environmental & Wildlife Issues related to Renewable Energy
    Tel: (413)-545-8516
    Email: [email protected]

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

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    Barry Fradkin

    Barry Fradkin

    Municipal Clean Energy Extension Educator
    Tel: 399-987-1269

    203 Agricultural Engineering
    University of Massachusetts
    250 Natural Resources Rd
    Amherst, MA 01003
    United States

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    Mary Kraus

    Clean Energy Extension Project Coordinator
    Tel: 413-545-8510
    Email: [email protected]

    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: [email protected]

    United States

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    Griffin Pelaia

    Griffin Pelaia

    Agricultural and Energy Engineer
    Specialty: Conservation Engineering and Federal Program Delivery
    Tel: 413-421-0129
    Email: [email protected]

    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: [email protected]
    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: [email protected]

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

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  • State Partner & Quarterly Progress Reports

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80 Campus Center Way
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Amherst, MA 01003-9246
Phone: (413) 545-4800
Fax: (413) 545-6555
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