Instructors

Meet our Technical Experts

Through Better Plants, partners receive support from Technical Account Managers (TAMs) who help facilities develop energy management plans, identify energy-saving opportunities, and track energy performance metrics. In addition to assisting partners with their energy management goals, the TAMs are also subject-matter experts in a variety of technology focus areas. Explore their areas of expertise, below.

Ahmad Abbas

ORNL Profile
abbasai@ornl.gov

Renewable Energy
Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC)
Energy-Systems Software


Kristina Armstrong

ORNL Profile

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Analysis
MEASUR Tool Suite
Techno-Economic Analysis


Mahabir Bhandari

ORNL Profile
bhandarims@ornl.gov

Building Envelope and Modelling
Building Energy Performance
Combined Heat and Power (CHP)


Alexandra Botts

ORNL Profile
bottsam@ornl.gov

Compressed Air
MEASUR Tool Suite
Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC)


Subodh Chaudhari

ORNL Profile
chaudharisa@ornl.gov

Process Heating
Steam Systems
Waste Reduction and Circular Economy


Daryl Cox

ORNL Profile
coxdf@ornl.gov

Motors
Pumps
Diagnostic Equipment Program


Wei Guo

ORNL Profile
guow@ornl.gov

Process Cooling and HVAC
Refrigeration
Smart Manufacturing


Paulomi Nandy

ORNL Profile
nandyp@ornl.gov

Energy Tool Development
50001 Ready
Carbon Reduction Targets


Sachin Nimbalkar

ORNL Profile
nimbalkarsu@ornl.gov

Process Heating
Heat Waste Management
Smart Manufacturing


Chris Price

ORNL Profile
pricecr@ornl.gov

HVAC Systems
Control System Designs
Smart Manufacturing


Senthill Sundaramoorthy

sundaramoors@ornl.gov

Process Cooling and Refrigeration
Steam


Kiran Thirumaran

ORNL Profile
thirumarank@ornl.gov

Compressed Air
Process Heating
Energy Performance Calculation


Thomas Wenning

ORNL Profile
wenningtj@ornl.gov

Decarbonization Strategies
Steam & Fans
Energy-Systems Software