Neal Sullivan, Assistant Professor

University of Colorado, Boulder, Ph.D.

Research and development on solid-oxide fuel cells. Optimization of fuel-cell architecture and materials for robust operation on hydrocarbon and biomass fuel streams. Director of the Colorado Fuel Cell Center.

Homepage - http://inside.mines.edu/~nsulliva/
Dr. Sullivan's research focuses on experimentation and numerical simulation of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, transport phenomena, chemical kinetics, and combustion processes found in solid-oxide fuel cell systems and materials manufacturing operations.

In his current position as Assistant Professor of Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, Professor Sullivan has led the design and construction of the new Colorado Fuel Cell Center Laboratory. This 3600 ft2 facility acts as the focal point at the Colorado School of Mines for research and development activities in the fields of polymer-electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and fuel processing for fuel-cell applications. Current research involves experimentation and modeling focused on understanding gas transport and chemistry in SOFCs operating on hydrocarbon fuels.
In August of 2007, Professor Sullivan was named Director of the Colorado Fuel Cell Center.
In April of 2008, Professor Sullivan was the recipient of the CSM Alumni Teaching Award.

nsulliva@mines.edu
303-273-3656