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	Nick Gayeski is a Masters student in the Building Technology Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received an A.B. in Physics from Cornell University in 2002 with a minor in Energy and the Environment. While attending Cornell, Gayeski worked with the Cornell Greens motivating the University to work towards campus greenhouse gas emission reductions equivalent to the standards set in the Kyoto Protocol. Gayeski spent a summer at the Ohio State University's (OSU) non-linear fluid dynamics laboratory through the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates program. At OSU he studied large sediment pattern formation in laminar fluid flow. Gayeski also studied abroad at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand where he received a Certificate of Proficiency in Energy Management.
From 2002 to 2005 Gayeski worked at the Environmental Law Institute, conducting research and organizing events on a range of environmental policy issues. Particular areas of focus included controlling nonpoint source water pollution, managing state environmental compliance and enforcement programs, and using information technology for environmental policy-making and regulatory decision-making. Gayeski worked closely with the Environmental Compliance Consortium to launch and grow the annual forum on Managing Environmental Information, in conjunction with Governing magazine. In the forum's third year, 2005, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funded content development and coordinating activities for the forum. Gayeski's primary interest in the building sector is energy conservation and energy efficiency strategies for buildings, particularly with regard to heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting. Working with his advisor, Dr. Marilyne Andersen, Gayeski is working to develop a faster way to measure the visible and near infrared bi-directional transmission and reflection distribution functions of window systems and other materials using digital cameras. The goal of this research is rapid characterization of advanced, angularly selective fenestration systems designed for improved daylighting and thermal performance. Gayeski is also interested generally in solar thermal technologies, renewable energy integration, and passive design for buildings.

For more information contact gayeski(at)mit.edu (c) Nick Gayeski 2007