Contacts
NSWEP is a unique partnership among many different groups and organizations that are interested in helping create a clean energy future for the American Southwest. The following contact information will help you locate the appropriate group or individual within the NSWEP organization.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory NSWEP Project Lead
Holly Thomas
303-275-3775
E-mail: holly_thomas@nrel.govU.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Solar Energy Technology
Thomas Rueckert
202-586-0942
E-mail: Thomas.rueckert@ee.doe.govDesert Research Institute Renewable Energy Center
S. Kent Hoekman, PhD
Desert Research Institute
Executive Director, Division of Atmospheric Sciences
775-674-7065
E-mail: skho@dri.eduUniversity of Nevada—Las Vegas Renewable Energy Center
Robert F. Boehm, PhD, PE, Co-Director
- University of Nevada–Las Vegas Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- Director of the Center for Energy Research, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
702-895-4160
E-mail: boehm@me.unlv.eduMichael Kroelinger, PhD, AIA, Co-Director
- Professor and Director, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, School of Architecture
702-895-0939
E-mail: michael.kroelinger@unlv.eduUniversity of Nevada—Reno Renewable Energy Center
Kwang J. Kim, PhD
- University of Nevada, Reno, Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Mechanical Engineering Department
- Assistant Director, Downstream Applications, Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy
- Director, Advanced Energy Laboratory
Voice: 775-784-7522 or 6931
E-mail: kwankgim@unr.edu-
NSWEP Communications
Kim Adams
- 303-275-3614
- E-mail: Kimberly_b_adams@nrel.gov



