Carlos E. Romero

Director and Principal Research Scientist

Energy Research Center
117 ATLSS Drive
Mountaintop Campus
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA 18015

P: (610) 758-4092
E: cerj@lehigh.edu

Dr. Carlos E. Romero is the Director and Principal Research Scientist of the Energy Research Center. He joined the ERC in 1995 as a Research Scientist after earlier positions in academic and government research. His most recent position was Associate Director of the ERC and Principal Research Scientist. Dr. Romero has over twenty-five years of experience in power generation research. His background is in the thermal sciences and combustion, with emphasis on chemical kinetics modeling. He is actively working in the areas of power plant performance improvements and emissions control, advanced instrumentation and control, and application of artificial intelligence techniques to the power industry. Dr. Romero has participated as a principal investigator in research projects for electric utilities in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe and China. Dr. Romero has written more than 250 journal publications, conference papers and technical reports.