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Mark Crocker
College: Center for Applied Energy Research
Department: Biofuels and Environmental Catalysis
Designation: Associate Director
Research: Application of heterogeneous catalysis to pollution prevention (air), science and technology of automotive catalytic converters, production of liquid biofuels from biomass via thermochemical routes.
Courses: Biomass to Biofuels: A Short Course Overview (August 2008).
Collaborative activities: Collaborative research projects with ORNL, Ford Motor Co., Honda, Arizona Public Service.
Current activities: short courses, symposium chair
Current funding: Department of Energy (Vehicle Technologies Program), Coordinating Research Council, Ford Motor Co., Honda, Department of Energy (Biomass Program), KY Governor's Office of Energy Policy.
Expertise: Heterogeneous catalysis, reactor engineering, chemistry of NOx abatement, chemistry of biofuels production.
Industrial contacts: Ford Motor Co., Honda, Arizona Public Service, Umicore Autocat, Shell Global Solutions, DCL Int. Inc.
Keywords: Automotive, catalysis, selective catalytic reduction, NOx, biodiesel, biofuels, algae, olefin epoxidation.
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Location: 2540 Research Park Drive 40511-8410
Phone: (859) 257-0295
Fax: (859) 257-0302
Email address: mark.crocker@uky.edu
