Michael Myer

Researcher, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Michael Myer has been with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for 17 years. PNNL is one of the U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories. Prior to joining PNNL, Michael worked as an architectural lighting designer in New York. Michael became an architectural lighting designer after completing his M.S. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Since joining PNNL Michael has worked on a wide-ranging number of projects working to decarbonize commercial buildings. Michael is the Market Adoption Team Lead in PNNL’s Energy and Environment Directorate. Michael splits his time across a variety of programs including Building Energy Codes and Federal Appliance Standards; Commercial Building Integration, and Advanced Lighting / solid-state lighting. These programs provide Michael with a cross-cutting point of view where he can borrow and share across the programs. Michael has been involved in many field evaluations and demonstrations.

Michael and his wife are raising teens in Albany, NY. When not working, Michael is often fighting the entropy of home ownership or tending to the family cats.