Research Staff

CV/Biosketch

Ron Graves
Director, Fuels, Engines and Emissions Research Center
(T) 865-946-1226
(F) 865-946-1354
gravesrl@ornl.gov

Professional Highlights

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering; University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Joined the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 1976.

A key contributor to the Department of Energy Program Plans since the early 1980s in engine and fuels utilization R&D.

Member of the APBF-DEC Steering Committee.

Member of the Diesel Cross-cut Team.

Member of the 21st Century Truck Roadmap Team.

Member of ASME and SAE.

Organizer of numerous technical sessions in fuels utilization for SAE.

Over forty publications and technical reports in the fields of energy conversion, fuels and emissions.

Highlights

ORNL, Da Vinci sign licensing agreement . . .
ORNL technology for analyzing automotive engine oil has been licensed to a Texas firm.

Transportation - Maximum capacity . . .
ORNL is partnering with SBE Inc. to help test and improve electric vehicle capacitors.

Transportation - Wider tires increase cargo load . . .
Wide tires on tractor-trailers enable additional cargo to be added without compromising fuel efficiency.

Finding . . .