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Richard Parnas

Richard Parnas. 2007 ELA Faculty Winner Associate Professor & Director, Chemical Engineering Program. Winner: Faculty. Dr. Richard Parnas. Associate Professor & Director, Chemical Engineering Program. Chair, UConn Biofuel Consortium. January 2007 – Organizes UConn Biofuels Symposium .

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Richard Parnas

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  1. Richard Parnas 2007 ELA Faculty Winner Associate Professor & Director, Chemical Engineering Program

  2. Winner: Faculty Dr. Richard Parnas Associate Professor & Director, Chemical Engineering Program Chair, UConn Biofuel Consortium January 2007 – Organizes UConn Biofuels Symposium May 2006 – Leads UConn Biodiesel Workshop

  3. Winner: Faculty Dr. Richard Parnas Associate Professor and Director of the Chemical Engineering Program ~ Sustained and grew Biodiesel Lab - converting waste cooking oil into ASTM-quality fuel for UConn buses ~ Developed environmental education modules to train students in biofuel production ~ Designed state-of-the-art reactor (patent application filed) with goal of expanding UConn biodiesel production to 20,000 gal./yr.

  4. Winner: Faculty Dr. Richard Parnas Associate Professor and Director of the Chemical Engineering Program ~ Partnered with the Center for Continuing Education to develop a new Certificate Program in Biofuels ~ Teamed with Fuel Diversification Task Force and Governor’s Biofuels Group ~ Led UConn Energy Summit headed by Vice Provost Anderson to develop a $10 million funding proposal for Sustainable Energy Research Institute

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