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10.2 ISES Presidents 2000-2009
Anne Grete Hestnes
Anne Grete Hestnes (Norway) is an architect educated at M.I.T and
UC Berkeley, and Professor Emeritus at the Norwegian University of
Science and Technology. Her main scientific focus is in the areas of
energy conservation and the use of solar energy in buildings.
In 2005, she was awarded an honorary doctorate by Chalmers
University for her work within the field of sustainable development, and
in 2011 she received the Farrington Daniels Award for her contribution
to the advancement and knowledge of solar energy in the built
environment. During it’s first three years of operation (2009-2012) she
was director of the National Centre for Environment-friendly Energy
Figure 78: Anne Grete Hestnes, Research – Zero Emission Buildings. Her areas of specialization are
President 2002 – 2003 energy conservation and the use of solar energy systems in buildings,
as well as optimization and integration of systems. She has been Full
Professor of Building Technology at the Faculty of Architecture and
Fine Art at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology since
1985. Hestnes is presently Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Fine
Art at NTNU. In Norway, she is frequently consulted by the Ministry of
Petroleum and Energy and by the Research Council of Norway both on
scientific and on policy issues.
D.Yogi Goswami
Professor D. Yogi Goswami USA) did his undergraduate degree in
Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delhi, India, followed by
an MSc and PhD at Auburn University in Alabama. A Professorship
followed at North Carolina A&T State University, and in 1990, he
became a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Foundation
Professor and Director of the Solar Energy & Energy Conversion
Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at
the University of Florida.
He is internationally known for his research in fundamental and
applied areas of renewable energy and also holds five US patents
Figure 79: Professor Yogi Goswani, and one world-wide patent. He is a Co-author of the revised textbook
President 2003 – 2005 Principles of Solar Engineering and has been Editor-in-Chief of Solar
Energy Journal He also has chaired a number of task forces to advise
the U.S. Congress and the federal administration on energy policy.
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