Elisabeth M. Drake

Retired. Associate Director for New Technologies at the MIT Energy Laboratory (1990-2000)

Dr. Drake spent most of her career at Arthur D. Little, Inc., starting out as a cryogenic engineer designing and testing some experiments for the Apollo lunar surface project. She was one of the principals in starting a hazardous facilities risk management group at ADL, and had become Vice President and leader of their Environment, Health and Safety Practice before she came to MIT.

At the MIT Energy Laboratory, she conducted research on new technology development in awareness of the growing importance of environmental sustainability and resource conservation in internationally competitive markets. She continues involvement in an Energy Lab initiative to develop energy technologies that are both environmentally- and cost-effective in a greenhouse gas constrained world

Lis received her S.B. (1958) and Sc.D. (1966) degrees in Chemical Engineering from MIT. She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and a Member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), as well as a Registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She presently is a member of a Joint Chinese/US Academy of Engineering Committee on the future of personal transport in China.