Research Team

Meet the faculty, researchers, students, and contributors behind WPI Predict.

WPI Predict is a collaborative research project at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, bringing together expertise in chemical engineering, computational chemistry, machine learning, and software development.

Faculty & Research Staff

Prof. Michael Timko

Prof. Michael Timko

Principal Investigator and Department Head

Professor of Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. His research focuses on clean energy technologies, liquid transportation fuels, biomass fuels, reaction engineering, thermodynamics, and data science applications to engineering.

Prof. Geoffrey Tompsett

Prof. Geoffrey Tompsett

Associate Research Professor

Researcher in Chemical Engineering whose work includes catalysis, hydrothermal liquefaction, and chemical conversion of biomass and waste into useful products.

Prof. Alex Maag

Prof. Alex Maag

Assistant Research Professor

His research focuses on processes that use biomass as a source of renewable energy or in the production of more sustainable commodities, with expertise in catalysis and high-pressure and high-temperature process design.

Students & Interns

Alumni

Project Development

Jon Scott

Jon Scott

Web Development & Research Platform

Designed and developed the WPI Predict research platform, including its web architecture, user interface, and software infrastructure for connecting research models with computational chemistry workflows.