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Fuel Cell Staff

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Romesh Kumar, Manager, Fuel Cell Technology
phone: 630/252-4342, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: kumar@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley
  • Fuel cell system design and analysis, reformate processing for fuel cell systems, development of catalytic and sorbent materials
  • Ten patents

Shabbir Ahmed, Group Leader, Fuel Processor Engineering
phone: 630/252-4553, fax: 630/972-4553, e-mail: ahmed@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Nebraska
  • Modeling, catalyst development, reactor design, and systems analysis for fuel processing in fuel cell systems
  • Nine patents

Theodore R. Krause, Group Leader, Reforming Catalysts and Processes
phone: 630/252-4356, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: krause@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
  • Fuel processing for fuel cell systems
  • Partial oxidation reforming
  • Catalyst development and evaluation

Deborah J. Myers, Group Leader, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Materials
phone: 630/252-4261, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: myers@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Analytical Chemistry, University of Illinois-Urbana
  • Metallic bipolar-plate-supported solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)
  • High-temperature polymer electrolytes
  • Low-atomic-number metal and metalloid hydrogen storage materials

Thomas G. Benjamin, Chemical Engineer
phone: 630/252-1632, e-mail: benjamin@cmt.anl.gov

  • BS and MS, Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut; MBA, University of Chicago
  • Member of the Performance Working Group of the SAE Fuel Cell Codes and Standards Committee
  • Technical and programmatic support of contracts related to the use of hydrogen and fuel cells in transportation, building, and portable applications
  • Experience in molten carbonate, phosphoric acid, solid oxide, and polymer electrolyte fuel cells
  • One patent

J. David Carter, Materials Engineer
phone: 630/252-4544, fax: 630/972-4544, e-mail: carter@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Ceramic Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla
  • Materials, processing, and cell and stack testing for SOFCs
  • Ten patents and more than sixty technical publications

Terry A. Cruse
phone: 630/252-6043, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: cruse@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla
  • Materials and processing techniques for SOFC applications
  • Novel materials and processing techniques for high-temperature ceramic composites

John Kopasz, Chemist
phone: 630/252-7531, fax: 630/972-4405, e-mail: kopasz@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Inorganic Chemistry, State University of New York-Buffalo
  • Fuel processing for fuel cell systems
  • Catalyst development and evaluation

Sheldon H.D. Lee, Chemical Engineer
phone: 630/252-4395, fax: 630/972-4442, e-mail: lee@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Fuels Engineering, University of Utah
  • Development of micro-reactor test facility for steam reforming of ethanol
  • Integrated methane reformer system development

Di-Jia Liu, Chemist
phone 630/252-4511, fax 630/252-4176, e-mail: liud@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Physical Chemistry, The University of Chicago
  • Fuel-reforming catalyst and catalytic system development for SOFCs
  • Seven patents and more than fifty scientific publications

Jennifer Mawdsley
phone: 630/252-4608, fax: 630/972-4452, e-mail: mawdsley@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
  • Fuel processing for fuel cell systems
  • Catalyst development and evaluation

Suhas G. Niyogi
phone: 630/252-4510, fax: 630/972-4502, e-mail: niyogi@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Polymer Chemistry, Calcutta University
  • Polymerization and new polymers for membranes
  • Reactions of polymers, polymer blends and alloys, filled polymers and polymer nanocomposites
  • Seven patents and thirty-three research publications

Walter F. Podolski, Chemical Engineer
phone: 630/252-7558, fax: 630/252-4430, e-mail: podolski@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
  • Technical contract management and support of research, development, and demonstration of fuel-cell-powered vehicles

Xiaoping Wang, Chemist
phone: 630/252-1182, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: wangx@cmt.anl.gov

  • Ph.D., Electrochemistry, North Carolina State University
  • Electrocatalysts for PEFCs and PEFCs' electrode stability
  • Electrode materials for SOFC and sulfur sorbents

June 5, 2007


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