FlexEnergy Inc Advisory Board
Ephraim Gutmark
Dr. Gutmark is the University of Cincinnati (UC) Ohio Eminent Scholar Chaired Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics and a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the University Distinguished Research Professor, a Fellow of the UC Graduate School, and the recipient of College of Engineering Research and Distinguished Engineering Researcher with numerous teaching awards. He is an Associate Editor of the AIAA Journal. He has published 148 papers in refereed archival journals, over 400 conference papers, and is a co-inventor of 57 US and EU patents. During his tenure at UC, he has developed a large research program in the areas of Propulsion, Fluid dynamics, and aeroacoustics. The research performed in the Gas Dynamics and Propulsion Laboratory under his direction include combustion control for low emissions, performance enhancement of Pulse Detonation Engines (PDE), advanced propulsion systems, fuel injectors for scramjet propulsion, integration with turbines, afterburners research, and jet noise reduction. Several visiting professors, 5 post-docs, 22 PhD, 24 MS students, and 36 Research Associates are currently part of his research team.
William (Bill) Treece
Bill has vast experience in product development derived from his roles as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Capstone, Director of Engineering at Sundstrand, Solar Turbines and General Electric. He is a leading technical and strategic consultant for solar, turbine and fuel cell companies. Bill has four patents on high temperature gas turbine technology and seven patents on small gas turbines.
Richard Martin
Dr. Rick Martin is an authority on industrial equipment and is a leading expert on fires, explosions and thermal accidents in structures, vehicles and vessels. He has design, analysis and troubleshooting experience with equipment used in the agricultural, cement, ceramic, chemical, food, foundry, metallurgical, metal finishing, paper, petroleum, pharmaceutical, power generation, printing, recreational, refining, smelting, and textile industries. He also performs safety and energy audits, technology due diligence analyses, and patent assessments. He led the original development of Oxidizer technology for VOC destruction. He holds nineteen utility patents involving flameless thermal oxidation.
Derek Dunn-Rankin
Dr. Dunn-Rankin is the Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. He is also the Regional Director of the California Alliance for Minority Participation. He has his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and his Ph. D. in Thermal Science from the University of California at Berkeley, California. Dr. Dunn-Rankin studies combustion, sprays and particles using optical diagnostics and laser spectroscopy. His current research activities include a study of the electrical aspects of microgravity combustion; an effort to develop techniques to measure the size of airborne droplets and particles using laser light scattering; and development of a hydrogen-enhanced IC engine. Dr. Dunn-Rankin also is studying combustion control, the formation of droplet streams at high ambient density, and acoustic interactions with burning droplets. His work can be applied in the area of combustion for size reduction, performance improvement, and emissions reduction in the area of spray processing for the novel production of biomedically relevant materials.
