Jeff Muhs is the Executive Director of the Utah State University Energy Laboratory where he oversees research in algae energy systems, intuitive buildings, and adaptive solar energy systems. Prior to joining USU, Jeff was employed at Amphenol Fiber Optic Products and the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  Jeff is the lead inventor of 14 patents including a fiber optic vehicle weigh-in-motion system and hybrid solar lighting systems.  He briefly served as the Vice President of Research with Sunlight Direct, Inc. – an energy technology company that spun one of Jeff's inventions out of ORNL in 2004.    During his tenure at ORNL, Jeff was named Engineer/Scientist of the Year in 1997 and Science Communicator of the Year in 2004.  In 2005, Jeff served as an energy and science policy advisor in the U.S. Senate where he drafted several provisions included in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and was involved in launching the American Competitiveness and Advanced Energy Initiatives.  Jeff received his B.S. in Electro-Optics from the University of Houston in 1986

Mr. Jeff D Muhs, Executive Director, Energy Ventures
Utah State University
Exploring Algae as a Potential Feedstock for Liquid Fuels
Day 2 [Fri 25, September], at 11:15 AM