I started the Ph.D. program in mechanical engineering in the fall of 2009; it is also my first semester working at the EECL. I received my B.S. degree in chemical engineering at ITESO, located in my hometown Guadalajara, Mexico. Then l came to U.S. for my masters in 2006. I obtained the M.S. from Rowan University where l met Dr. Anthony Marchese who was my co-advisor. The research that l did at Rowan was on diesel emissions from school buses and the effects of self-pollution. I will be working with Dr. Anthony Marchese on aerosol ignition in the Rapid Compression Machine (RCM), and alcohol/FAME mixtures in the RCM. I enjoy the Colorado outdoors. When l am free, l like playing fútbol (soccer), hiking, cycling, rock climbing, and BBQing.

I began my MSME and my work with Dr. Daniel Olsen at the EECL in the fall of 2009. I received my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Dordt College, which is a small college located in Iowa. In the last few years, I've lived in quite a wide variety of places including Alaska, Canada, and South Dakota though I am originally from Iowa. In my spare time, my wonderful Canadian wife Eileen and I enjoy hiking, backpacking, and cooking. We love Colorado and I’m quite excited to pursue my degree at CSU!

I am a first-year graduate student in Mechanical Engineering, working with Professor Marchese on studying emissions of algae-based biodiesel, beginning in Fall 2008. I received my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University in 2008, after getting my B.S. in Physics from University of Puget Sound in 2006. I was involved with research concerning converting a stationary diesel engine to running on SVO while at Columbia University. I am very excited to be back in Colorado and have enjoyed spending time in the mountains and cheering on the Denver sports teams.

I started working on my Ph.D. at the EECL in August 2008. I received both my B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rowan University in New Jersey, where I conducted research testing Biodiesel blends in Diesel Locomotives. In January 2009 I received a Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Bioenergy Fellowship, where the goal of the is to prepare Ph.D. graduates who are trained as interdisciplinary scientists with full understanding of the technical challenges facing the emerging biofuels industry. I will be working under Dr. Anthony Marchese in Mechanical Engineering and Dr. John Volckens in Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences quantifying the health effects of biodiesel particulates and emissions using a redesigned Electrostatic Aerosol Invitro Exposure System. In my spare time, I enjoy photography, riding my motorcycle and exploring the Front Range.

Syndi is working on her PhD at Colorado State University, focusing on renewable and alternative energies for developing world applications. Ms. Anderson has had 4 years experience researching and applying solar energy technology.  In 1992, Syndi, with a multinational team, did research on solar powered solid state lasers at the Wiesmann Institute of Science.  While at the Science Institute, Syndi was introduced to the global nature of the lack of application of renewable energy sources in less industrialized nations. After starting her bachelor’s degree at Utah State University, Syndi completed her degree in mechanical engineering at BYU, where she was able to do undergraduate research on coal fly ash from pulverized coal/methane boosted reactors.

I am working on a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. My recent Ph.D. research has been in automated control systems, and I currently working for Solix to develop the dynamic system models and automated control strategies for the various photobioreactors. My prior research has been in digital signal processing, communication systems, adaptive controls, and robust controls. I received both my BS and MS degrees from CSU and plan to stay in Ft. Collins as long as possible. In my spare time, I like to travel, go see live music, hang out with friends, go hiking and backpacking, sleep, and play guitar.

I am at CSU to earn my MSME degree, and am presently splitting my focus between classical energy conversion systems and structural optimization. I have particular interest in energy technologies that have immediate and practical application to the world's developing areas. I am enthusiastically working on the Global Innovation Center's wood cook stoves project, which has prospects of being extremely beneficial to a very large number of people. I feel very lucky to have found the EECL, which has a unique and progressive vision. Outside of engineering, I enjoy competitive road/track/MTB cycling, backcountry hiking, and listening to & making music. Colorado is a great place to do all of these things!

I am a graduate in the Mechanical Engineering program at CSU and have been working at the lab since the summer of 2005. My interests include hunting, fishing, football and weekends. Controls, programming, and engines are my three technical interests. My work at the Engines Lab has most recently been with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) in exhaust aftertreatment.

Originally from New Hampshire, I have moved to Colorado to pursue a MSME degree here at CSU. I am excited to be supporting the clean cook stoves project as it provides many learning opportunities along with a host of different challenges. It is very gratifying to know that my research is directly responsible for improving the quality of life for millions of people around the world. In my free time, I enjoy exercising outdoors, dancing to live music, sharing a good laugh with some friends, engaging in political discussion, and spending quality time with family.

I began working towards my M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at CSU and the EECL in January 2009, and the focus of my research is on the interactions between Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles and the Power Grid. I received my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Kansas State University in 2005. Between now and then I have worked for Case-New Holland in Wichita, KS as a Contract Engineer, and I have currently finished up my a Peace Corps service in rural Panama working on water, sanitation, and health projects.

I started working towards a Ph.D in June of 2008 at EECL, working with Solix. I completed my BS at Colorado State in 2002, and MS in NE&EP from the University of Wisc-Madison in 2004, go Badgers! I am currently developing a systems model used for life cycle analysis, capital and operational cost, and predictive analysis of an algae based integrated growth and biofuel refinery facility. I spend most of my free time chasing my four legged friend Max up and down the mountains of Colorado. I hope to complete my degree and continue research efforts to fueling a cleaner world.

I started on my MSME degree in the Fall of 2008, and started working at the EECL in the Spring of 2009. I received my bachelor’s degree in ME from Kansas State University in the Fall of 2007. Instead of coming right to CSU I spent last winter working at Winter Park while at the same time building up part of my in-state residency requirements. I am going to be working on the VanDyne Superturbo project. The SuperTurbocharger is a product that has the low-end torque of a supercharger, the high speed power of a turbocharger, together with the efficiency gain of turbocompounding. The technology allows a car engine to be downsized and therefore deliver an efficiency gain, while making the same power as the bigger engine it replaces. I’ve enjoyed Colorado for its skiing, hiking, biking, and roads that seem to be built for motorcycles, and will continue to do so.

My research began in New Jersey at Rowan University where I worked under Dr. Marchese studying the ignition delay of biodiesel and biodiesel surrogate fuels. I have since transplanted to Colorado to work on my PhD at CSU and the EECL. Currently, I am learning to model the combustion of methyl esters using Chemkin, and in the future will perform homogeneous charge pre-mixed compression ignition experiments using the Rapid Compression Machine and fast NOx analyzer. I also assist in developing a droplet ignition apparatus which will use Planar Laser-Fluorescence and Laser Induced-Incandescence to measure pollutant formation of FAME fuel droplets. In my “spare time” I enjoy the outdoors, snowboarding, playing the drums, and swinging wrenches at my car.