Van D. Baxter, a researcher at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been appointed director-at-large for ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers).
Baxter, a senior research and development engineer in the Energy and Transportation Science Division, is a fellow and life member of the 50,000-member organization. He works in the Building Equipment Research group focusing on heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and refrigeration technology and water heating systems.
UT-Battelle manages ORNL for the DOE’s Office of Science. The Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time.