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Dr. Richard Yetter Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University 111 Research Building East University Park, PA 16802	Phone: 814-863-6375 Fax: 814-865-3389 E-Mail: ray8@psu.edu
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Expertise:
Combustion/environmental science, combustion chemistry, heterogeneous combustion, materials synthesis, propellant combustion, combustion generated pollutants, atmospheric plume chemistry, chemical processing.

Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Princeton University, Mechanical Engineering, 1985
M.A. Mechanical Engineering, Princeton University, Mechanical Engineering, 1981
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, Mechanical Engineering, 1980
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Syracuse University, Mechanical Engineering, 1974

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 1999-Present
Princeton University, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton, NJ
Senior Research Scientist, 1996-1999
Lecturer, 1990-1999
Research Scientist, 1990-1996
Professional Research Staff, 1985-1990
Research Collaborator, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Brookhaven, NY, 1983-2001
Research Engineer, Department of Fuels and Lubricants, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, 1976-1979

Honors/Awards:
Who's Who in America, 1996
Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 1996
Who's Who in American Education, 1995
Who's Who in the World, 1995
Who's Who in the East, 1994
Who's Who in New Jersey, 1992

Affiliations:
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
The Combustion Institute