Thomas Foust

CENTER DIRECTOR II-TECHNICAL
Bioenergy and Sustainability Assessment
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
United States of America

Academician Chemical Engineering
Biography

Education:Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho, 2004;M.S., Mechanical Engineer, Johns Hopkins, 1994;B.S., Mechanical Engineer, Pennsylvania State University, 1988.Professional Experience:Director, National Bioenergy Center (NBC), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), April 2013–present;Executive Director and Principal Investigator, National Advanced Biofuels Consortium, NREL, August 2010–December 2013;Biofuels Program Manager, NREL, October 2004–August 2010

Research Intrest

Computational and mathematical modeling of catalytic fast pyrolysis;Fuels optimization for high-efficiency engines;Biomass sustainability and land use issues

List of Publications
"A quantitative model for the prediction of sooting tendency from molecular structure," Energy & Fuels (2017)
"Understanding Trends in Autoignition of Biofuels: Homologous Series of Oxygenated C5 Molecules," The Journal of Physical Chemistry (2017)