Dr. Karthikeyan K. Ramasamy is a Chief Chemical Engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). His current research work is focused on developing heterogeneous catalysts toward producing renewable chemicals, marine fuels, and sustainable aviation fuels. He serves as the Laboratory Relationship Manager for the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office, which has oversight of research in the sustainable use of marine, terrestrial, and waste biomass for fuels and chemicals via thermal, biological, and electrocatalytic conversion.
Prior to joining PNNL, Dr. Ramasamy worked as a Research Engineer at the Florida Solar Energy Center in Cocoa, Florida between 2002 to 2008. During this period, he was involved in research focused on renewable hydrogen production and hydrogen storage.
Dr. Ramasamy received his B. Eng. in chemical engineering from Bharathiar University, India, his M.S. in environmental engineering from University of Central Florida, and his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Washington State University under the supervision of Dr. Yong Wang. He is involved with the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.