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Personal Profile
John Farrell is the associate laboratory director for NREL's Mechanical and Thermal Engineering Sciences directorate.
In this role, he oversees NREL's programs for buildings; wind; water; geothermal; advanced manufacturing and composites; industrial innovation; concentrating solar power; fossil energy and carbon management; and Arctic research. Together, these programs encompass a portfolio of more than $260 million and a workforce of approximately 600 staff members who conduct research and development to enable technological innovations in the areas of energy efficiency, sustainable mobility, and renewable power. Farrell also co-leads the Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems research platform, the nation's most advanced platform for energy systems integration research and validation.
Previously, Farrell oversaw the RD&D portfolio for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Vehicle Technologies Office as NREL's laboratory program manager for the office and managed the RD&D portfolio for the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (a collaborative office of DOE and the U.S. Department of Transportation).
Research Interests
Chemistry and materials science
Process engineering, simulation, and optimization
Professional Experience
National Renewable Energy Laboratory:
Associate Laboratory Director, Mechanical and Thermal Engineering Sciences (2025)
Laboratory Program Manager, Vehicle Technologies (2013–2025)
ExxonMobil Corporate Strategic Research Laboratory:
Section Head, Separations and Process Chemistry (2013)
Planning Adviser to the Vice President of R&D (2010–2013)
Section Head, Emerging Energy Sciences (2008–2010)
Section Head, Engineering and Process Chemistry (2006–2008)
Program Leader, Combustion Fundamentals (2001–2006)
Technical Staff, Combustion and Flame Laboratory (1998–2001)
Sandia National Laboratories, Combustion Research Facility, Postdoctoral Research Associate (1996–1998)
Ethyl Corporation, Senior R&D Chemist (1995–1996)
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Chemistry, Purdue University
PhD, Physical Chemistry, University of Colorado
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SAE Government-Industry - Heavy-Duty Policy: Panel Discussion (G203)
Farrell, J. & Muratori, M., 2024, 12 p.Research output: NREL › Presentation
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Survey and Gap Prioritization of U.S. Electric Vehicle Charge Management Deployments: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Black, D., Panossian, N., Liu, J., Nordman, B., Farrell, J., Hodge, C., Meintz, A., Abdullah, M., Kisacikoglu, M. J., Bennett, J., Yin, R., Agarwal, S. & Kirchstetter, T., 2024, 64 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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A Roadmap Toward a Sustainable Aviation Ecosystem
Oakleaf, B., Cary, S., Meeker, D., Arent, D., Farrell, J., Day, M., McCormick, R., Abdullah, Z., Young, S., Cochran, J. & Gearhart, C., 2023, In: Amplify. 36, 5, p. 30-39 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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A Roadmap Toward a Sustainable Aviation Ecosystem
Oakleaf, B., Cary, S., Meeker, D., Arent, D., Farrell, J., Day, M., McCormick, R., Abdullah, Z., Young, S., Cochran, J. & Gearhart, C., 2022, 32 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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Advanced Computing, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence Research Opportunities for Energy-Focused Transportation Science
Biagioni, D., Farrell, J., Garikapati, V., Graf, P., Guba, N., Hou, Y., Jones, W., Severino, J., Sigler, D., Todd, A., Ugirumurera, J., Wang, Q. & Young, S., 2021, 23 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
Activities
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SAE International (External organization)
Farrell, J. (Fellow)
2019Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Awards and Honors
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NREL Distinguished Member of Research Staff
Zhu, K. (Recipient), Vidal, J. (Recipient), Tao, L. (Recipient), Tan, J. (Recipient), Smith, W. (Recipient), Schaidle, J. (Recipient), Reese, M. (Recipient), Parilla, P. (Recipient), Palmintier, B. (Recipient), Musial, W. (Recipient), Moriarty, P. (Recipient), Mann, M. (Recipient), Mai, T. (Recipient), Luther, J. (Recipient), Laurens, L. (Recipient), King, J. (Recipient), Johnston, S. (Recipient), Jackson, R. (Recipient), Hodge, B.-M. (Recipient), Heath, G. (Recipient), Hale, E. (Recipient), Habas, S. (Recipient), Gruchalla, K. (Recipient), Gevorgian, V. (Recipient), Geisz, J. (Recipient), Fleming, P. (Recipient), Farrell, J. (Recipient), Ding, F. (Recipient), Denholm, P. (Recipient), Ciesielski, P. (Recipient), Churchfield, M. (Recipient), Bomble, Y. (Recipient) & Blackburn, J. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Honorary award
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Society of Automotive Engineers, Harry L. Horning Memorial Award
Farrell, J. (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Honorary award
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U.S. Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies Office, Team Award for Oversight of the Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines Initiative
McCormick, R. (Recipient) & Farrell, J. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Honorary award