Department Personnel
Senior Research Scientist Joseph Perez
Ph.D. - University of Delaware
Office: 130 Fenske Laboratory
Phone: (814) 865-0340
E-mail: jmp13@psu.edu
Lab: 109
Lab Phone: (814) 863-4537
Primary Links
Biodiesel Group Web Site
The Biodiesel Group consists of undergraduates advised by
Dr. Joe Perez and Dr. Wallis Lloyd.
The group's facilities are located in Fenske Laboratory with the purpose of providing undergraduate students hands-on experience conducting an engineering project to enhance priciples learned in the classroom.
Biodiesel Group Web Site - Opens a new window
Research Summary
My research interests lie in developing qualified students capable of meeting challenging situations in industry, government, or academia with confidence and enthusiasm. Our group has a long, continuous history of research and hard work on lubricants and tribology that started in the fifties in the Petroleum Refining Laboratory with Dr. Fenske and Dr. Klaus. The research has consistently provided a blend of theoretical and applied goals to find interesting and exciting ways to extend academic training from industrial development applications to aerospace. Recent environmental concerns create new problems in tribology problems related to conservation of resources and energy. Read More