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Keynote
Address Ted
Marston Senior
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Electric Power Research
Institute Ted will
speak on the future of power systems and the role of automation systems in
that vision |
What changes are likely in the electric power industry? How will concerns about climate change affect coal and gas-fired generation? Will nuclear power make a renaissance? Will renewables become significant contributors? What is the role of conservation? How will plant and grid operations change in light of stability and security concerns coupled with the aging workforce situation? Our keynote speaker will provide his insights on these, including his perspective on the key role of automating systems as the power industry adapts for the future.
Dr. Ted Marston is Sr. Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of EPRI and is responsible for the overall science and technology program. He assumed this role after three years as Chief Nuclear Officer and Vice President of EPRI. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President of EQE International, Inc. and the President and CEO of PLG, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EQE until January 2000. Dr. Marston has more than 25 years of international experience in the assessment and management of risk for industrial facilities. Specific industrial experience includes major incident investigation, independent power plant development, railroad risk, design, manufacturing, maintenance and operation of commercial nuclear and conventional power plants, design and licensing of advanced reactors, component and system reliability, failure analysis and margin assessment, life cycle management, fatigue and fracture of metallic and polymeric components.
Marston holds bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in
Mechanical Engineering from the