Maximilian Gorensek, Ph.D. PE
Email: [email protected]
Biography: Retired Senior Fellow at Savannah River National Laboratory, part-time researcher. Holds degrees in chemical engineering from Case Western Reserve University and Princeton. Registered Professional Engineer.
Areas of Expertise: Chemical process modeling and simulation, biomass pyrolysis, carbon capture, high-temperature water-splitting hydrogen production, nuclear materials processing, and waste treatment.
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Dr. Max Gorensek retired from the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) as a Senior Fellow in 2022 and continues to work there part-time. He holds a BS and an MS from Case Western Reserve University and a PhD from Princeton, all in chemical engineering, and is a registered Professional Engineer. Recently, Max was co-Principal Investigator for the RAPID Center for Process Modeling, an AIChE-sponsored project to develop chemical process models to support process intensification.
At SRNL, his research included modeling and simulation of chemical processes such as biomass pyrolysis, carbon capture, high-temperature water-splitting hydrogen production, nuclear materials processing, and waste treatment. Before joining SRNL in 2002, he worked in the commercial chemical industry, covering process development, catalyst testing, modeling and simulation, flowsheet development, and technical support.
Max has served as an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina (Columbia) and as an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. He holds four patents and has about 40 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. He is a Fellow of the AIChE, a former director and past Chair of the Nuclear Engineering Division, and a recipient of the Robert E. Wilson Award.
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