Shailesh D. Vora, PhD, is the Fuel Cells R&D Portfolio Manager at the National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) (626 Cochrans Mill Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15236; Phone: (412) 386-7515; Email: shailesh.vora@netl.doe.gov). He provides technology leadership related to fuel cell-based power generation in the DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy. Prior to joining the DOE, he worked at Westinghouse and Siemens, conducting work related to stationary fuel cells. Vora received his MS and PhD, both in materials science and engineering, from the Univ. of Florida, and MBA from the Univ. of Pittsburgh.