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Boulder, CO

Longmont, CO

• Tested EBC/TBC (Environmental and Thermal Barrier Coatings) coatings on SiC and refractory metals for high temperature applications.
• Designed, constructed, and tested catalytic tar reforming reactor for biomass conversion process

Boulder, CO

• I worked on Precombustion CO2 capture for Department of Energy IGCC-CCS (Integrated Gasification and Combined Cycle–Carbon Capture and Sequestration) project.>Technical team leader for membrane manufacturing and.
• Supervised team of 6 Ph.D. and 4 B.S. scientists/engineers to coordinate fabrication and testing of hydrogen transport membranes, pre- and post-test analysis and characterization of… Show more I worked on Precombustion.
• Supervised team of 6 Ph.D. and 4 B.S. scientists/engineers to coordinate fabrication and testing of hydrogen transport membranes, pre- and post-test analysis and characterization of membranes and reporting of results..
• Designated specifications for membrane manufacturing, including dimensional specs (thickness, roundness), mechanical properties, annealing conditions and microstructure.
• Directed development of test protocol for Eltron’s proprietary hydrogen transport membranes. Lab testing done under high pressure (up to 1000 psig), high pressure differential (dP= 600 psi), high temperature (up to.
• Led effort that improved coating procedure from 10% parts in spec to 80% parts in spec.

Boulder, CO

• Coordinated company-wide use and maintenance of all ceramic processing equipment: ball mills, vibratory mills, attrition mills, sieves, tape casters, uniaxial presses, cold isostatic presses, calcining, sintering and.
• Team member on multiple research projects to improve processing of ceramics: synthesis of Li-ion battery electrode materials (1 patent awarded), supported ceramics for chemical looping, high surface area catalyst.
• Technical lead on joint development of ceramic-metal (cermet) hydrogen transport membranes with CoorsTek. Responsible for characterization, analysis and reactor testing of membranes. Show less

Boulder, CO

• PI and technical team leader on several joint development projects (w/ Department of Energy, Air Products & Chemicals Inc and COPD Inc.) related to Eltron’s proprietary oxygen transport membranes based on mixed ionic.
• Authored 6 patents on technology related to MIECs.
• Developed novel processing techniques for fabricating MIEC ceramics with reduced grain size (95% reduction) and reduced sintering temperatures (by 300ºC), including polymer derived… Show more PI and technical team.
• Developed novel processing techniques for fabricating MIEC ceramics with reduced grain size (95% reduction) and reduced sintering temperatures (by 300ºC), including polymer derived mixed metal oxide ceramics, sol-gels.
• Reduced monolithic membrane thickness by 90% by fabrication of supported ceramic thin films in tubular and planar format.
• Developed compositions with reduced chemical expansion that exhibited no loss in ionic transport. Compositions tested with long term stability in operating conditons for oxygen separation and gas-to-liquids (methane to.

Clemson, SC

Development of electrochemical synthesis techniques for low-dimensional inorganic solids in non-aqueous solvents.Structural characterization of high and low temperature phase transitions in low-dimensional inorganic solids by single crystal and powder X-ray diffractionSeven publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Inorganic Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemistry