This is the archived website for the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI), an Energy Frontier Research Center
funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. CCEI operated from 2009 to 2024 at the University of Delaware.

Leadership

The Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI) thrived under the guidance and vision of its dedicated leaders. CCEI’s Directors collaborated closely to drive innovation, cultivate partnerships, and advance scientific discovery, ensuring the center’s lasting impact on sustainable energy research.

Dion Vlachos

Director, CCEI

Unidel Dan Rich Chair in Energy Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Delaware

Paul Dauenhauer

Co-director, CCEI

Distinguished McKnight University Professor
of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
University of Minnesota

Advisory Board Members

CCEI’s success was strengthened by an esteemed Advisory Board whose foresight and guidance helped shape the center’s accomplishments. Below is a comprehensive list of members who served on the board. Affiliations listed reflect the individual’s institution at the time of their collaboration with CCEI.

Mark A. Barteau*
Texas A&M

Nazeer Bhore
ExxonMobil

William G. Borghard
Rutgers

Juben Chheda
Shell International

Avelino Corma Canós
Instituto de Tecnología Química

Robert Davis
University of Virginia

James Dumesic*
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Robert Farrauto
BASF Corporation

Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos*
Tufts University

Bruce Gates*
University of California at Davis

Javier Guzman
ExxonMobil

Prasanna Joshi
ExxonMobil

Chung K. Law*
Princeton University

Angeliki Lemonidou
Univ. of Thessaloniki

Charles H.F. Peden
PNNL

Carmo Pereira
DuPont

Daniel Resasco
University of Oklahoma

Jose Rodriguez
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Lanny Schmidt*
University of Minnesota

Susannah Scott
University of Calif. – Santa Barbara

Shekar Shetty
Air Liquide

Jeffrey Siirola*
Carnegie Mellon University

Paris Tsobanakis
Cargill, Inc.

Kurt VandenBussche
UOP-A Honeywell

*National Academy of Engineers Member

Principal Investigators

CCEI’s research success was driven by its principal investigators, a group of experts dedicated to advancing sustainable energy solutions. Listed below are the principal investigators who contributed to CCEI’s mission. Affiliations noted reflect each individual’s institution at the time of their collaboration with CCEI.