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Team
Leadership & Staff
Mohsen Ahmadian, is the AEC Principal and is a seasoned leader with three decades of experience catalyzing innovation across semiconductors, biotech, and energy/environment. As Principal of the Advanced Energy Consortium (AEC) at UT Austin's BEG, he has pioneered microelectronic sensors and nanomaterials for subsurface illumination, securing over $70 million for AEC research since 2010.
Jakub Felkl is a Project Manager with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's in Plasma Physics. With over 10 years of experience in innovation, technology commercialization, new product development, entrepreneurship, and startups, he has a strong background in the energy industry.
Jay Kipper is deputy director of the Bureau and is the co-founder of the AEC. He is a chemical engineer and has worked in the energy industry for more than 25 years.
Kevin Meyer joined the AEC in 2014 after 34 years with ExxonMobil. He has an MS in geology and provides technical and managerial expertise to the team.
Saad Saleh is a Technology Advisor at AEC. He has a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering and 35 years’ experience in conducting and leading R&D efforts in Geoscience and Engineering in industry and academia.
Scott Tinker is the Director Emeritus of the Bureau of Economic Geology, founder of the AEC, and the State Geologist of Texas. With 17 years of experience in the energy industry, he joined the Bureau in 2000.
Alexa Torres, is the Administrative Program Coordinator for the AEC. With a master’s degree in business, she plays a key role in supporting AEC’s operations and helping drive program development.
AEC Member Partners
From its inception, the Advanced Energy Consortium has exemplified collaboration—among its leadership and staff, between its industry partners, and with researchers across the globe. Without that spirit of trust and cooperation, its innovative technology could not have made the huge strides that it has. The AEC is very grateful to all of it partners, past and current, for their significant contribution. Current members include:
Research Partners
In addition to its many member organizations from industry and government, the AEC has brought in the brightest minds in their fields from universities and institutions across the globe to lend their specific expertise to solving the tremendous research challenges developing these nanotechnology applications have presented. All 32 of these partners have contributed their work to the research engine of the AEC.
