Director Search, Fellow Appointments, Faculty Hiring Plans

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BOULDER, Colo.--(Business Wire)--
The Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) will announce its
national director search along with Fellow appointments and faculty hiring plans
in forming one of the world`s leading university and federal laboratory
partnerships in the development and commercialization of renewable energy
technologies.

RASEI, a new joint institute between the University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB)
and the U.S. Department of Energy`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
in Golden, will make the official announcement at a Media Briefing at the Annual
UCB Energy Research Symposium in Boulder.

 WHO:        Philip DiStefano, UCB Chancellor                           
             Robert McGrath, NREL Deputy Director, Science & Technology 
             Alice Madden, Climate Change Advisor, Governor`s Office    
             Carl Koval, UCB Energy Initiative Director                 
             Ron Rudolph, VP Business Development, SAIC                 
                                                                        
 WHEN:       8:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 21, 2009                     
                                                                        
 WHERE:      University of Colorado at Boulder                          
             University Memorial Center, Room 235                       
             Map: http://www.colorado.edu/campusmap/map.html?bldg=UMC   
                                                                        
 CONTACT:    Elaine Tucci, 303-328-7368; John Metzger, 303-641-1062     


"Colorado's New Energy Economy is leading America toward a new energy future,
and collaborations between our universities and national laboratories such as
RASEI are leading the way," said Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter. "RASEI is poised to
attract the best and brightest new research talent to the state of Colorado,
which will also bring good jobs and advance clean energy technologies."

The Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), an interdisciplinary
joint research effort between the University of Colorado at Boulder and the U.S.
Department of Energy`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, is advancing
solutions for producing energy economically from low carbon sources and using
energy more efficiently to meet the global energy challenge. For more
information, visit www.rasei.colorado.edu.

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute
Elaine Tucci, 303-328-7368
or
John Metzger, 303-641-1062

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