Email: kulkarni@eng.vt.edu
Satish V. Kulkarni, a Virginia Tech alumnus who has led international and national collaborations related to energy, security, and the environment for more than three decades, is the director of energy initiatives for the university.
The Office of the Vice President for Research and the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science jointly created the position in recognition of the societal need for advanced technological solutions to energy concerns. The director will promote energy-related research and initiatives across the university.
Kulkarni, of Arlington, Va., joined Virginia Tech on March 30, 2011 working both at the new Virginia Tech Research Center Arlington and on the Blacksburg campus. Previously, he was associate vice president for new initiatives and partnerships at Georgetown University. In this role, he was engaged in the University's globalization efforts and in developing partnerships with universities, national laboratories and other consortia to leverage the University's strengths in policy, international affairs, and law and to enhance its competencies in life and the natural sciences.
Prior to his stint at Georgetown, he was the counselor for science, technology, environment and health affairs at the Embassy of the United States of America in New Delhi, India. Previously, on deputation from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), he held the position of executive director, Laboratory Programs/Laboratory Management, University of California Office of the President. His role was to: develop, communicate and implement a 'three national laboratories (Lawrence Berkeley, Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore), ten UC campuses, one corporate strategy'. He is the editor of a recent University of California publication entitled "University of California: 10 Campuses working with 3 National Laboratories - Unparalleled Contributions to Education, Discovery and Public Service."
Earlier, he was the division leader of the New Technologies Engineering Division (NTED) in the Engineering Directorate at LLNL. NTED was a multi-disciplinary, multi-program support organization with stewardship of several engineering core competencies/ technologies. He transformed the Division from its nuclear testing focus to a multi-program role in homeland security, nonproliferation, energy & environment and biosciences.
He has a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech. He is the recipient of the Society of Sigma XI Research Award for outstanding graduate research and was recently inducted into the Academy of Engineering Excellence at Virginia Tech for 'meritorious lifetime achievements and contributions to the engineering profession'. Dr. Kulkarni has authored many journal papers and reports covering a wide range of topics including advanced composite materials, mechanical energy storage, synchrotron radiation, etc.
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