Steven Silbergleid —

Biography

 As General Counsel, Steve Silbergleid provides legal advice and counsel to the lab's director and executive management on the development and administration of policy, compliance with the prime contract, procurement and intellectual property issues, employment issues, and other legal and management concerns.   He also serves as corporate Secretary and provides counsel to the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, L.L.C. (Alliance), managing and operating contractor of NREL. Prior to his position with the Alliance and NREL, he served as Chief Counsel of the Chicago Field Office for ten plus years, as well as Chicago's Acting Chief Operations Officer.   His legal career includes over 36 years of federal service as an attorney and now includes nine plus years of service as the General Counsel of a national laboratory.   Silbergleid has a bachelor's in history, obtained his doctorate of law at St. John's University School of Law, and is admitted to practice law in the states of Colorado and New York.

Research Interest

    Green Energy, Green Chemistry, Sustainability, renewable resources, biomass, biofuel, Green Engineering, green industrial applications, green investments, green process, green energy, biomaterials, nanotechnology, waste management, water treatment, bioreactors, bioprocessing