Dr. Peter Fiske

Water-Energy Resilience Research Institute

Director

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Dr. Peter S. Fiske is the Director of the Water-Energy Resilience Research Institute (WERRI) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where he leads a basic and applied research program to address critical gaps in the reliability, efficiency and sustainability of water-energy systems in California and the nation. He is also a founding faculty member of DOE’s Energy I-Corps Program where he mentors and advises early-stage energy-oriented entrepreneurs.

Prior to joining LBNL, Fiske was the Chief Executive Officer of PAX Water Technologies, Inc. from 2008 until January, 2017 when it was acquired by UGSI Inc.  PAX Water pioneered the use of biomimicry to develop innovative and energy efficient technologies for the water industry.  PAX Water won a number of national water industry awards and its iconic Lily impeller technology was featured in a major design exhibit at the New York Museum of Modern Art in 2008. Prior to joining PAX Water, Fiske was co-founder of RAPT Industries, Inc., a pioneer in the field of plasma processing of optics and semiconductors. Fiske spun the company out of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where he was a staff scientist. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1994 and an M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley in 2002.