Our Team

Gozdem Kilaz is Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Technology (SOET) and Aviation and Transportation Technology(SATT), by courtesy, at Purdue University at West Lafayette, Indiana. She holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering. Currently, she serves as the Director of the Fuel Laboratory of Renewable Engineering (FLORE). Her research is focused on transportation liquid fuels and sustainability. She is also a faculty member of the Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE). Gozdem’s current projects include the synthesis, certification, and safety of all liquid transportation fuels as well as the analyses of electrochemical solvents utilized in energy systems of the US Navy.

Louis Caceres obtained both his M.S. and B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. His research interests include fuel characterization, fluidization, and thermal modeling. He is currently working on high-performance renewable blendstock fuels under the supervision of Prof. Gozdem Kilaz.

Wan Tang Jeff Zhang is a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry. His research mainly focuses on utilizing mass spectrometers to analyze complex mixtures such as jet fuel, crude oil, and petroleum derivatives.