Dr. Hittinger is an Associate Professor in Public Policy at Rochester Institute of Technology. He holds a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University and an MS from Case Western Reserve University. He has a background in electricity system policy, operation, and economics, with a focus on understanding the benefits and limitations of energy storage and renewable electricity sources. He also works with the Laboratoire D'Electrotechnique et D'Electronique de Puissance at the University of Lille (France) on electric vehicle integration. Before entering the energy field, he was a Project Management Engineer for the US Army, with extensive travel to support operations around the world.