Oxidation, autoignition and combustion chemistry
Doctoral-level research addressed the oxidation and autoignition of alkanes, aromatic compounds and their mixtures under elevated-pressure conditions, supported by detailed chemical-kinetic modelling.
Professional Profile · Evidence · Career Architecture
R&D, Process & Technology Development Leader
Reactive & Thermochemical Systems · Modelling, Verification, Validation & Scale-Up
Combining applied physical chemistry, reactor and CFD modelling, experimental validation and process engineering to investigate technical bottlenecks, improve performance and support technology development—from laboratory and pilot work to industrial implementation.
Professional summary
Scientific insight applied to practical engineering challenges
My work connects physical chemistry, thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, transport phenomena, reactor and CFD modelling, experiments and process engineering. I focus on identifying governing mechanisms and root causes, resolving development or operating bottlenecks, defining practical improvements and testing whether proposed solutions remain valid at the required scale.
My professional experience spans academic research, industrial R&D, combustion and emissions, thermochemical processes, fuel and oil processing, environmental applications, laboratory and pilot development, customer-facing projects and technical leadership.
Development and optimization recommendations are evaluated for technical feasibility, measurable performance, reproducibility, operability, process safety, evidence quality, scale-dependent risk and industrial value. Software verification, experimental validation and field performance remain distinct evidence questions.
Professional evidence
Claims are matched to the evidence that supports them
Academic records, qualified employment references, peer-reviewed publications, public technical frameworks, repositories and controlled professional records support different parts of the profile and are not treated as interchangeable forms of validation. Software tests and reproducible execution demonstrate implementation integrity; they do not by themselves establish physical or industrial validation. Detailed professional cases are maintained in Selected Work, while publication and repository evidence is maintained in Publications and Research & Tools.
Public-scope boundary: this page presents a concise professional profile, not a complete personnel file or project archive. Employer-owned, customer-confidential and proprietary technical information remains outside the public evidence layer.
Professional development path
A career developed across complementary technical scales
The path combines fundamental research, computational science, experimental development, process engineering and technical project leadership.
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Fundamental and doctoral research -
Combustion, emissions and particle research Flames, engines, soot and pollutant formation
Subsequent work expanded into premixed and high-pressure flames, HCCI systems, engine pollutant formation, soot and nanoparticle inception, experimental diagnostics and reaction-network analysis.
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Industrial experimental development Burner systems, instrumentation and emissions evaluation
Industrial R&D work added test-rig integration, sensors, acquisition and control interfaces, planned testing, technical reporting and design-oriented interpretation.
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Thermochemical and process development Pyrolysis, biomass, syngas and process concepts
The scope broadened to pyrolysis-process development, plant trials, process calculations, technical documentation, plant-concept engineering and wider thermochemical systems. This professional plant-engineering experience is distinct from later independent public pyrolysis-modelling development.
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Industrial projects and technology development Customer projects, coordination and applied engineering
Recent work combines project planning and control, multidisciplinary coordination, customer and supplier interfaces, technical assessment and the translation of scientific principles into development decisions.
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Current independent phase · from October 2026 Independent R&D and technology development through SCIENTAVIA
Since 1 October 2026, selected independent scientific and engineering work is developed through SCIENTAVIA, including open technical resources, modelling and validation frameworks, R&D support, technology-development collaboration and defined consulting activities. This independent work complements, rather than replaces, suitable employment, institutional research and industrial collaboration pathways.
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Current professional direction Employment, institutional collaboration, R&D leadership, specialist roles and defined consulting
The wider professional direction remains deliberately plural: technically suitable employment and leadership or specialist roles, institutional and industrial collaboration, selected independent R&D through SCIENTAVIA, and defined consulting assignments requiring scientific depth, engineering judgement, verification and validation discipline, process-development capability and implementation awareness.
Qualifications and professional development
Academic foundation supported by continuing professional learning
Physical chemistry, with research in oxidation, autoignition and detailed chemical kinetics.
Energetics, supporting the connection of scientific analysis with energy and process systems.
Foundational scientific education supporting later research and engineering development.
Documented training covering classical, agile and hybrid project approaches; presented as training rather than formal certification.
Languages and working environment
International scientific and professional communication
Professional direction
Employment, independent R&D, consulting and technical collaboration
I am open to selected permanent or contract senior roles, specialist scientific and process-engineering positions, project-based R&D and technology-development collaboration, visiting-scientist or expert appointments, and defined consulting assignments. Independent work through SCIENTAVIA complements these employment, industrial and institutional pathways.
Each opportunity is evaluated according to technical fit, evidence maturity and quality, implementation feasibility, confidentiality, intellectual-property boundaries and realistic professional, collaborative or commercial value.
Relevant engagement areas
- R&D, process and technology-development leadership
- Reactive and thermochemical process development
- CFD, reactor and chemical-kinetic modelling
- Model verification, experimental validation and pilot planning
- Root-cause analysis, bottleneck resolution and process optimization
- Technology and performance-claims assessment
- Laboratory-to-pilot development, scale-up and implementation-risk analysis
- International scientific and technical collaboration
- Selected independent R&D and technology development through SCIENTAVIA
Contact and professional information
Professional discussion and technical collaboration
Employers, technical leaders, research institutions and industrial partners are welcome to discuss senior employment, contract roles, technical problem-solving, process development, validation, scale-up or appropriate collaboration. A detailed CV or selected non-confidential evidence can be shared when relevant.
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