\_ Life cycle assessment of hydrogen production and utilization technologies in accordance with principles and requirements for conducting and reporting life cycle assessment studies (ISO 14040/44) \_An expert proficiency in midstream purification and downstream reforming of natural gas to generate syngas (hydrogen) for production of methanol, ammonia, Fisher-Tropsh synthesis, and other industrial chemicals; gasification/pyrolysis technologies to produce syngas from coal, biomass, municipal solid waste; hydrogen utilization (hydro-treatment, hydro-cracking, synthetic chemistry); heavy residuals coking; partial oxidation and combustion of hydrocarbons \_20+ year experience in mathematical modeling and simulation of various chemical/catalytic and mechanical processes in order to scaling up, improve their efficiencies or determine the cause of a failure \_ Efficient collaborative work in academic and industrial environments \_Advanced writing skills as evidenced by a solid publication record \_ 10+ teaching experience on undergraduate and graduate level