Donald Aitken, Ph.D.

Dr. Donald Aitken, Principal of Donald Aitken Associates, is a LEED™ Accredited Professional, Affiliate Faculty Member at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, and Senior Consulting Scientist for the Energy Department of the Union of Concerned Scientists. Previously he has been a staff research physicist and astrophysicist at Stanford University and founder and Chairman of the Department of Environmental Studies at San Jose State University. He received his Ph.D. in Experimental Nuclear Physics from Stanford University. Dr. Aitken has twice served as national Chairman of the American Solar Energy Society. Dr. Aitken's work has a multiple emphasis on the use of renewable energy in the electric utility sector, on renewable energy marketing frameworks, and in architecture. Dr. Aitken is a sought-after architectural and sustainable energy policy consultant, renewable energy policy and architectural daylighting lecturer, and professional architectural and engineering workshop leader. Tel: 510.649.9571 / Email: donaldaitken@earthlink.net or info@donaldaitkenassociates.com.

Donald Aitken Associates is a multi-faced consulting firm experienced in climate-sensitive sustainable development and building design worldwide. www.donaldaitkenassociates.com.