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John Farrell oversees NREL's buildings, wind, water, geothermal, advanced manufacturing and composites, industrial innovation, solar thermal, fossil energy, and Arctic research programs. The portfolio encompasses more than $260 million and a workforce of approximately 600. 

Farrell is also the co-executive lead of the Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) research platform, the nation's most advanced platform for energy systems integration research and validation.

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Research Interests

Chemistry and materials science

Fuels and combustion

Energy storage

Process engineering, simulation, and optimization

Aviation Energy Futures

Transportation and mobility research

Professional Experience

Laboratory Program Manager, Vehicle Technologies, NREL (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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