Basil Barna 

is a physicist whose 31 years of work in energy and transportation research has spanned such diverse topics as the Space Shuttle, nuclear reactors, light rail transit, hydrogen powered vehicles, and energy efficient urban development in China.  In 2001 he founded Wilderness Systems and Technologies to focus on the interface between technology and the natural environment.

During his 25 year career with the Department of Energy’s National Laboratory system, he has served as the Vice Chairman of the Next Generation Vehicle Coordinating Committee, Chairman of the Joint Army, Navy, NASA, Air Force (JANNAF) Space Systems NDE Panel, the Idaho Governor’s Task Force on Intermodal Transportation, and leader of the Idaho National Laboratory’s Transportation Industry Group.

Currently he is Board President of the Yellowstone-Teton Clean Energy Coalition and the Teton Area Advisory Forum.  He also serves as a consultant on sustainable practices in the construction industry. The major emphasis of his work is the development of energy efficient, sustainable systems that fit the social realities of today’s complex world.