Chemical Reaction Engineer
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dr. Nicholas (Nick) Thornburg is a Chemical Reaction Engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), where he studies routes to renewably-sourced chemicals and transportation fuels as well as the fuel efficiency of modern engines. Nick has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University, in addition to industrial R&D experience with the Dow Chemical Company and 3M.