Fuels, Engines, and Emissions Research Center
FEERC
A Department of Energy User Facility: Specializing in the development and
detailed characterization of advanced fuels, engines, and emissions-control
technologies utilizing unique diagnostic and measurement tools.


 

 
 

 

Research Staff

Todd Toops

R&D Staff Member
(T) 865-946-1207
(F) 865-946-1354
(M) 865-382-1684
toopstj@ornl.gov

Professional Highlights

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering; Penn State University, 2001.

B.S., Chemical Engineering; University of New Mexico, 1996.

Areas of expertise include heterogeneous catalysis and kinetic modeling with an emphasis in NOx reduction.

Current research areas include: quantification of surface species on catalysts with in-situ DRIFTS and chemisorption, kinetics evaluations in differential reactors, simultaneous study of surface and reactor effluent in NOx adsorber catalysts using an in-situ DRIFTS reactor with downstream mass spectrometer, investigation and synthesis of novel catalytic supports for PEM fuel cell electrodes, and chemical, and intra-PEM fuel cell investigations to determine local chemistry, temperature and degradation.

Numerous publications and conference papers.