Robert Baldwin

PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST
Chemical Engineering
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
United States of America

Academician Chemical Engineering
Biography

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, B.S., M.S., Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University.Principal Scientist, Thermochemical Process R&D and Biorefinery Analysis, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO, 2008–present.Professor, Chemical Engineering Program, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE (on secondment from NREL), 2011–2013.Professor and Saudi ARAMCO Chair, Chemical Engineering Dept., King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 2007–Feb. 2008.Professor and Program Director, Chemical Engineering Program, The Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi, 2003–Nov. 2007.Professor of Chemical Engineering and Project Director, Colorado School of Mines (CSM), Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi, 2000–2004.Professor and Head, Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining Dept., CSM, 1990–2000.Professor and Associate Dean of Engineering, CSM, 1988–1989.Professor, Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining Dept., CSM, 1985–1990.Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining Dept., CSM,1980–1985.Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining Dept., CSM, 1979–1980.Faculty Institute of Government and Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy, Fossil Energy Program, Washington, D.C., 1978–1979.Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining Dept., CSM, 1976–1978.Instructor, Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining Dept., CSM, 1975–1976

Research Intrest

Baldwin has extensive experience in catalysis, reaction engineering, biomass gasification, biomass liquefaction, upgrading of bio-oil, and advanced biofuels.