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.