Prof. Willett Kempton

Willett Kempton earned his PhD in 1977 from University of Texas, Austin, in linguistic anthropology with a minor in artificial intelligence. He has held research and teaching positions at U.C. Berkeley, Michigan State U., DTU-Elektro, and Princeton U. He has authored 5 books, 4 EV-related patents, and published 66 peer-reviewed articles on electric technologies, power systems, and how people use technology. His publications in 1997 and 2005 defined vehicle-to-grid power, derived the relevant equations, identified key markets, and described the needed interfaces. He co-founded Nuvve Corp, an EV charging and V2G company. He is currently a Full Professor at U Delaware in Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Biden School of Public Policy, and School of Marine Science and Policy, and is Principal Investigator on several EV and V2G projects.