His research currently examines the chemistry of biomass pyrolysis in the presence of reforming and combustion catalysts. He was formerly a Senior Research Engineer with the Dow Chemical Company in Midland, MI, and Freeport, TX, as part of both Core R&D – Reaction Engineering and Chemistry and Catalysis, as well as the Hydrocarbons and Energy R&D division. He was the co-inventor of the process Reactive Flash Volatilization for the conversion of biomass to synthesis gas at millisecond residence times, and he currently is a co-author of four patent applications related to catalytic biomass processing. Former employment included Cargill, Inc. at Gainesville, GA, as part of the Grain & Oilseeds Division as well as Wahpeton, ND, as part of the Sweeteners division for the wet milling of maize.