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.
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
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
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.