World-Class, Leading Scientific Minds
Backed by an award-winning team with the expertise, ingenuity and drive that has received support from major U.S. government agencies and respected private sector companies for its solar power initiatives, TerraWatt Power is changing the way we harness solar power.
Management Team and Leadership
TerraWatt Power has assembled a team of accomplished professionals with which to grow its business. The key members of our management team include Mr. J. Gary McDaniel, President and General Manager and Dr. David Torrey, Chief Technology Officer.
Mr. McDaniel is a proven business leader with over 25 years of successful advanced materials and energy industry experience. He received his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering Administration from the University of Delaware and his MBA from the University of Baltimore. He is a seasoned senior executive with extensive start-up and business development expertise. Mr. McDaniel is a member of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) and was an invited panelist on the solar energy panel at the NanoCommerce / SEMI NanoForum national conference. Mr. McDaniel recently made a presentation at the American Solar Energy Society’s Solar 2008 national conference entitled “Issues Affecting PV System Productivity”. He is a named inventor on three issued U.S. Patents and has published a number of technical papers.
Dr. Torrey, one of the founders of AEC, received his B.S. in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA. He received his S.M., E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to founding AEC, Dr. Torrey was a tenure-track assistant professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a tenured associate professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he supervised 13 doctoral theses in the areas of power electronics and electric machines. Dr. Torrey is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE, UK), a registered professional engineer in New York, and a chartered engineer in the UK.