ACCUG Leadership
Andrew Howell
Technical Executive, EPRI
Responsibilities at the Electric Power Research Institute include participation in the Cooling Systems Technologies and Equipment program in the Fossil Generation Sector. In this capacity, Andy serves as a subject matter expert on research programs and projects associated with power-generating facilities involving cooling water and technologies (advanced cooling focus) and steam cycle chemistry, He joined EPRI's staff in January 2018 after working for 36 years in power-generation with Xcel Energy, undertaking tasks encompassing a wide variety of chemistry and materials issues. Areas of interest have included copper in the steam cycle, chemistry-related boiler and condenser tube deposition and failures, steam turbine deposition and failures, metals transport including flow-accelerated corrosion, dry/hybrid cooling, and chemical treatment processes for water in steam cycles, cooling systems and river discharges. Andy has been involved with the Air-Cooled Condenser Users Group since its inception in 2009. He has a Ph.D. in Chemistry with Metallurgy minor from the Colorado School of Mines and M.S/B.A. degrees in chemistry from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Riad Dandan
Corporate Engineer, Dominion Energy
Received BSME from Lawrence Tech University, Southfield, Michigan. Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Virginia. Over 23 years experience in machine design, R&D, manufacturing and automation in several industries including flexographic printing, converting and chemical industries.
For the last 7 years, have been working for Dominion Energy, balance of plant group, main focus on material handling projects including coal, limestone, ash and biomass as well as cooling tower & air-cooled condensers (ACC) projects at power generation stations.
Barry Dooley
Senior Associate, Structural Integrity Associates
Barry is recognized globally for his expertise in cycle chemistry and work in reducing flow-accelerated corrosion (FAC) and boiler tube failures to improve the reliability of steam generators. He has written or co-authored more than 260 technical papers in more than four decades of service to the electric power industry. In addition, Barry has edited the proceedings of more than a dozen international conferences focusing on metallurgy, power generation, boiler and HRSG tube failures, FAC, cycle chemistry, and plant life extension, and has co-authored definitive reference works on boiler tube failures, steam turbine damage mechanisms, and FAC. Barry is executive secretary for the International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam. He has a B Eng and PhD in metallurgy from the University of Liverpool and a D Sc from the Moscow Power Institute.
Rishi Velkar
Plant Engineer, NV Energy
