Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.
<ul><li>Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, thermodynamics, mixing, filtration, distillation, fermentation, extraction, and separation.</li><li>Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction and recovery processes.</li><li>Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, experimental plans for biofuels research or development.</li><li>Provide technical or scientific guidance to technical staff in the conduct of biofuels research or development.</li><li>Propose new biofuels products, processes, technologies or applications based on findings from applied biofuels or biomass research projects.</li><li>Conduct experiments on biomass or pretreatment technologies.</li><li>Prepare biofuels research and development reports for senior management or technical professionals.</li><li>Develop lab scale models of industrial scale processes, such as fermentation.</li><li>Oversee biodiesel/biofuels prototyping or development projects.</li><li>Conduct experiments to test new or alternate feedstock fermentation processes.</li></ul>