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Dr. Michael L. Jones, Senior Research Advisor
With 30 years of experience, Dr. Jones’ principal areas of interest and expertise
include management of and technical direction for multidisciplinary science and engineering
research teams focused on a wide range of integrated energy and environmental technologies.
Specific program areas of interest include gasification of low-rank fuels, matching of fuel
characteristics to system design and operating parameters, development of advanced power
systems based on low-rank fuels, fundamentals of combustion and gasification, ash
deposition in combustion and gasification systems, and analysis of inorganic materials. His
current focus is on minimizing the carbon footprint of energy systems, including
CO2 separation and sequestration. Projects emphasize a
cradle-to-grave approach from resource assessment, to optimum utilization systems, to minimization
of emissions and waste management featuring by-product utilization.
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Dr. Michael L. Swanson, Senior Research Manager
Dr. Swanson, Senior Research Manager, is currently involved with the demonstration of
advanced power systems such as integrated gasification combined cycle and pressurized
fluidized-bed combustors with an emphasis on hot-gas cleanup issues. Dr. Swanson’s principal
areas of interest and expertise include various gasification processes, fluidizedbed combustion,
hot-gas cleanup, Fischer–Tropsch liquid fuel production, coal/biomass reactivity in advanced
conversion processes, supercritical solvent extraction, and direct liquefaction of low-rank coals.
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Dr. Donald P. McCollor, Technical Manager of Conversion Systems
Dr. McCollor’s principal areas of interest and expertise include coal kinetics and
inorganic transformation and deposition processes. He has extensive experience in the
collection, analysis, and interpretation of data from bench-, pilot-, and full-scale coal
conversion systems and in the development of predictive models to assess ash deposition
behavior in combustion and gasification systems.
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Mr. Jason D. Laumb, Senior Research Manager
Mr. Laumb’s principal areas of interest and expertise include biomass and fossil fuel
conversion for energy production, with an emphasis on ash effects on system performance. He
has over 12 years experience with fossil fuel combustion and gasification systems, with a
particular emphasis on ash impacts on system performance, liquid fuels production, and air
pollution issues related to mercury and fine particulates. He also has experience in the
design and fabrication of bench- and pilot-scale combustion and gasification equipment.
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Mr. Joshua J. Stanislowski, Research Manager
Mr. Stanislowski is a Research Manager at the EERC. Mr. Stanislowski is involved
with gasification, gas cleanup, hydrogen production, liquid fuels production, and
systems engineering projects. Mr. Stanislowski’s principal areas of interest and
expertise include coal gasification, process modeling, and experimental design and
analysis. Mr. Stanislowski holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from
the University of North Dakota.
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Mr. Kevin C. Galbreath, Research Manager, Fuel Properties
Mr. Galbreath supervises projects involving fuel property characterization, fuel
additives, ash deposition, and pollutant emissions and control. His principal areas of interest
and expertise include trace element emissions, transformations, and speciation; trace element
modes of occurrence in fuels; anthropogenic emission effects on ambient air quality; fuel
quality assessment; ash and deposit formation mechanisms; and mitigation of deposit formation
in gasifiers and utility boilers. He employs full-, pilot-, and bench-scale gasification and
combustion systems in solving fundamental problems relating to fossil, biomass, and waste
fuels utilization.
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