Thresher, Bob

Dr. Robert Thresher, longtime director of the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), was appointed to the position of NREL Wind Energy Research Fellow on April 1, 2008. NREL Research Fellow appointments are reserved for outstanding scientists and engineers who have achieved exceptional and/or internationally recognized positions of leadership in their fields, but who wish to devote the majority of their time and energy to scientific and technological endeavors. As the former Director of the National Wind Technology Center, Dr. Thresher was internationally recognized as a visionary, leader and architect of the national wind energy agenda. Over three decades he has laid the foundation for wind technology advancement, nurtured its development and remained a vigilant shepherd through deployment of those technologies. He earned a tenured professorship in Mechanical Engineering at Oregon State University where he taught courses in Applied Mechanics, and initiated pioneering researcher in the mechanics of Wind Energy Systems during the 1970’s and early 80’s. He joined NREL in 1984 and has provided leadership for the growth of NREL’s wind program from $5MM/year at its inception, to its current level of about $30MM/year. Dr. Robert Thresher has published extensively and is recognized internationally as one of the leading experts in research, development and commercialization of wind technologies.

Bob Thresher 国家风能技术中心总监, 美国国家可再生能源实验室国家风能技术中心/能源部