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.
Director, CCEI
Unidel Dan Rich Chair in Energy Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Delaware
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.