2023 Ventus Award submissions are reviewed by an Industry Selection Committee. The Committee is comprised of established offshore wind professionals representing the breadth of the offshore wind industry.
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Tony Appleton
DIRECTOR OF OFFSHORE WIND AT BURNS & MCDONNELL
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Jay Borkland
DIRECTOR, PORTS & SUPPLY CHAIN AT AVANGRID RENEWABLES
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Timothy Hoffman
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, NYSERDA EIR PROGRAM
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
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Jan Klaassen
BUSINESS UNIT MANAGER OFFSHORE RENEWABLES AT DEME OFFSHORE
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Andrew Lee
RECHARGE
EIC
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James Manwell
PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST & DIRECTOR OF THE WIND ENERGY CENTER
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Tanjia Maynard
DIRECTOR OF EHSQ AT TÜV SÜD AMERICA
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Laura Smith Morton
PARTER | ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
PERKINS COIE | GW LAW SCHOOL
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Walter Musial
PRINCIPAL ENGINEER AND OFFSHORE WIND RESEARCH LEAD AT THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY (NREL)
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Darius Snieckus
EDITOR IN CHIEF
AEGIR INSIGHTS