Prof. Joseph Smith

Joseph D. Smith has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with over 30 years’ experience in the Chemical and Petrochemical Industry.  Dr. Smith has published over 40 papers, has given more than 70 conference presentations, and holds 8 patents.  Dr. Smith has contributed two chapters to the John Zink Combustion Handbook and published one chapter in the Industrial Burner Handbook.  Dr. Smith has developed and applied comprehensive CFD models for reactive flow systems including pulverized-fuel combustion and gasification systems, process heaters, and gas flares.  Dr. Smith serves as an expert witness for Gas Flare Performance and Hydrocarbon Processing and is a certified Cause and Origin Fire Investigator and is certified by the Department of Homeland Security for determining critical infrastructure risk.  Dr. Smith has worked for the Dow Chemical Company, Cabot Corporation, Koch Industries, and, most recently, Idaho National Laboratory.  Currently, Dr. Smith holds the Wayne and Gayle Laufer Endowed Energy Chair at Missouri University of Science and Technology where he also serves as Director of the Energy Research and Development Center and Executive Director of the Small Nuclear Modular Reactor Research and Development Consortium.