Anibal Morones Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Texas Area

- Consequences evaluation of unintended explosions (deflagrations and detonations)- Study of catastrophic failure of lithium ion batteries- Assessment of blast and fragment hazards of bursting pressure vessels- Combustion calculations using kinetics models- Accident Investigation- Full scale explosion testing and other mechanical destructive testing

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

- Designed and built an optically accessible combustion chamber to study spherically expanding flames in conditions relevant to gas turbines (high pressure, high temperature, and intense turbulence)- Reduced the experimental scatter of laminar and turbulent flame speed measurements at high temperatures and pressured by improving controls, procedures and of explosion experiments- Characterized turbulent fields using laser velocimetry and parallel computing- Author/coauthor of 7 articles published in peer-reviewed journals

San Antonio, Texas

- Post-processing of pressure traces to quantify knocking in a gasoline engine that have been modified to recirculate exhaust gas only in one cylinder- Designed and installed a high speed schlieren imaging setup to study instability in the flame kernel development of emission certification gasolines at 5 bar in a flame bomb- Service and calibration of an imaging spectrometer that had fell in disuse

- Contract Manager for a 38.5 MW, run-of-river, hydroelectric project- Coordinated the technical due diligence and facilitated in the financial closure of a $120m loan- Prepared the bidding terms and drafted the contracts of the main civil works, the generation equipment supply, detailed design, and power purchase agreements- Managed the interfaces among the contracts- Stationed for 3 months at the turbine and generator manufacturer facility in China as the project liaison

- Coordinated energy efficiency and energy recovery initiatives in 5 food processing facilities in Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua- Negotiated power purchase agreements with private renewable generators- Assessed the feasibility of refused poultry farm bedding as biofuel for steam generation and the value of poultry litter ash as a source of phosphorous in animal diet formulations

- Energy consumption audits in industrial facilities- Troubleshoot power quality issues in industrial power systems- Measured power developed by a passenger car fueled with beef-tallow biodiesel using an inertia dynamometer and logged fuel injection parameters through the OBD port- Managed ITESM’s the biodiesel pilot plant and quality control laboratory. Championed the study of Jatropha Curcas as a potential feedstock for biodiesel production in northwest Mexico

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Mechanical Engineering

Dissertation: "Study of Turbulent Spherical Flames in a Reconfigurable Fan-Stirred Flame Bomb" Advisor: Dr. Eric L. Petersen. Fully funded.

Master Of Science (Ms), Mechanical Engineering, 3.6

Activities and Societies: Combustion Institute, AIAA, ASME, SAEThesis: “Turbulence Measurements in a Fan Stirred Flame Bomb using Laser.

Master Of Science (Msc), Energy Engineering, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Association of Energy EngineersGraduated with honors. Thesis: “Chassis dynamometer tests of passenger vehicle.

Training, Renewable Energy Resources

Activities and Societies: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)6 months of technical training on renewable energy resources.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering, 3.3

Activities and Societies: Mexican Folklore EnsembleBS Mechanical Electrical Engineering. - Specialized on power electronics, energy.