KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 14, 2015 – Michael Lance, a scientist at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named Biodiesel Researcher of the Year by the National Biodiesel Board.
The industry award recognizes Lance's research at ORNL, Cummins, Inc., and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on sodium metal impurities in biodiesel fuels. The research was supported by the DOE Vehicle Technologies Office's Propulsion Materials program. Lance works in the Materials Science and Technology Division.
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