2005 SAE Barry D. McNutt Award for Excellence in Automotive Policy Analysis

Steve Plotkin of Argonne's Center for Transportation Research was the winner of the Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE) 2005 Barry D. McNutt Award, which recognizes the importance of sound policy analysis and inspires members of the mobility community in government, industry and elsewhere to strive for excellence. Plotkin received the award for work focusing on advanced automotive technology, greenhouse gas reduction strategies, and automotive fuel economy policy. He was one of the principal investigators on the joint Department of Energy-Natural Resources Canada study on fuel economy standards, and is a consultant to the National Research Council's study on the effectiveness and impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards. He will be a lead author on the forthcoming Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change chapter on mitigating greenhouse gas emission from the transportation sector.