2425 S 900 W
Salt Lake City, UT
USA 84119
Email: jjh@ceramatec.com
Biographical Sketch:
- BS, 1982 -- Brigham Young University, Provo, UT -- Chemical Engineering
- MS, 1985 -- Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, IA -- Chemical Engineering
- Joseph J. Hartvigsen is the Senior Engineer for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Hydrogen and Synfuels Technologies at Ceramatec, Inc. He is responsible for engineering aspects of the fuel cell, reforming, hydrogen and synthetic fuels production research projects at Ceramatec, and is Principal Investigator of a number of these programs. He received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He then earned a M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University. His M.S. research was performed at Ames Laboratory, where his research at the DOE’s Ames Laboratory produced a new process for silicon nitride synthesis. His earlier industrial experience was in the defense aerospace field, with Hercules Aerospace and the Boeing Defense and Space Group. Responsibilities there included thermal, fluids, thermodynamic, and mass transfer analysis of solid rocket propulsion, thermal protection systems for hypersonic aircraft, research on aircraft visual/IR signature reduction (e.g., contrails), splashdown analysis of manned space vehicles, and analysis of manufacturing processes for advanced materials. In 1991 Mr. Hartvigsen joined Ceramatec, and was tasked with developing a detailed 3-D SOFC stack model. His work in SOFC system engineering has led to more than a dozen patents and several dozen publications (including 3 book chapters) related to SOFC systems, fuel processing, interconnect, and cell designs. His most recent research interests are in plasma reforming, fuel cell power electronics, high temperature electrolysis, co-electrolysis, and fuel synthesis, where his project team at Ceramatec has made major advances. He has served for 6 years on the Governor’s Centers of Excellence Advisory Council, whose objective is to facilitate commercialization of technologies developed at the major research universities within the state of Utah.