Dr. Ali Ogut is the founder of Environmental Energy Technologies, Inc. and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park. He has a demonstrated record of project management and development of technologies designed for energy efficiency, pollution reduction and environmental protection. In his role as CTO, Dr. Ogut guides the strategic planning and technology development of the company and its commercialization strategy. At RIT, Dr. Ogut is the principal researcher on energy efficiency and environment in the Mechanical Engineering Department and he established the Applied Fluids Laboratory in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering. Through this Lab, he conducts research in the general area of fluid mechanics, energy conservation, environmental engineering, and computational flow analysis. He has also performed considerable research as the Principle Investigator of funded projects from NYSERDA, New York Power Authority and NASA.

Dr. Ogut currently has three patents pending and has filed two additional provisional patents.

Prior to joining RIT, he held several research & development positions in industry. He also worked on projects with several local companies, including Eastman Kodak, Mobil Chemical, Gould Pumps and Xerox.

Dr. Ogut is an active member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fluids Engineering Division (FED) where he served as Senior Member, the Division Chair and the Conference Chair of the 2003 FED Summer Meeting. He also spent two summers (1989 & 1990) as a NASA Fellow at NASA Glen Research Center in Cleveland. He is a member of ASEE, SAE and AIChE professional organizations and active in local civic organizations, and served as President of the United Nations Association of Rochester for the 1999-2000 term.

Dr. Ogut resides in Pittsford, NY. He enjoys skiing, tennis, and hiking.

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