Ted R. Aulich, Senior Research Manager, received his B.S. in Chemistry from UND and his B.A. in Biology from St. Thomas College in St. Paul. Prior to his current position at the EERC, Mr. Aulich held the positions of Technical Editor, Analytical Chemist, and Research Assistant at the same facility. Mr. Aulich also worked as Quality Control Manager at H.B. Fuller Industrial Coatings in St. Paul and as a Coatings Technologist for Koral Labs, Inc., in Fridley, Minnesota.

Mr. Aulich's principal areas of interest and expertise include fuel chemistry, fuels analysis, analytical program management, data reduction, and reporting. In addition, he has authored numerous publications on fuel chemistry and environmental effects, waste plastics decomposition for recycling, and coal conversion.