Dr. Gregory J Fiechtner

Program Manager

Condensed Phase and
Interfacial Molecular Science (CPIMS)
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
SC-32.1/Germantown Building
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20585-1290

E-Mail:gregory.fiechtner@science.doe.gov
Phone: (301) 903-5809
Fax: (301) 903-0271

Since joining the Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences Division at U. S. Department of Energy in 2006, Dr. Fiechtner has been program manager for the Condensed Phase and Interfacial Molecular Science (CPIMS) Program. From 2004 through 2007, he served as a program manager for the Separations and Analysis Program.

Education:

Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1992

M.S., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1989

B.S., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1986

Highlights

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Water-soluble and oil-soluble organic molecules effectively separate different elements in the lanthanide series of the Periodic Table.

“Tug of War” Tactic Enhances Chemical Separations for Critical Materials

Opposing teams of water-loving and oil-loving molecules separate metals called lanthanides that are important in developing clean energy technologies.

This image shows the variation in permeability in a network of fractures due to quartz dissolving in the fractures. Each plane represents an individual fracture in the network.

Filling in the Cracks: Scientists Improve Predictions for the Dissolution of Minerals in Rock Fractures

A new correction factor for predicting dissolution rates uses measurable geological properties in fractured media.