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Personal Profile
Peter Ciesielski's research focuses on integrating multiscale modeling, machine learning, and multimodal experimentation to design and optimize complex chemical, biological, and materials systems. His expertise spans biomass conversion, catalytic processes, bio-based materials, separations, and biohybrid systems. He is recognized for combining atomistic simulations, mesoscale reactive transport, process-scale modeling, and AI-driven workflows to develop innovative frameworks that connect insights from emergent physiochemical phenomena to actionable engineering solutions that advance energy efficiency, sustainable manufacturing, and supply chain resilience.
Research Interests
Computational modeling
Artificial intelligence
Catalysis
Bio-based materials
Separations
Advanced imaging
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University
PhD, Interdisciplinary Material Science, Vanderbilt University
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Quantifying Impacts of Biomass Pelletization on Fast Pyrolysis Using a Single-Particle Reactor, X-ray Computed Tomography, and Computational Modeling
Crowley, M., Seiser, R., Posada, M. A., Maya, J., Chejne, F., Sitaraman, H., Usseglio-Viretta, F., Starace, A. & Ciesielski, P., 2026, In: Energy and Fuels. 40, 6, p. 3136-3158 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cellulose-Containing Filtration Materials and Methods of Making the Same
Ciesielski, P. (Inventor), Himmel, M. (Inventor) & Vinzant, T. (Inventor), 2025, National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), Patent No. 12,304,972 B2, 20 May 2025Research output: Patent
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In-Silico Design of Next Generation Cellulose-Derived Packaging Materials: Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number CRD-21-1801
Ciesielski, P., 2025, 23 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Machine Learning for Reparameterization of Multi-Scale Closures: Article No. 025062
Egan, H., Crowley, M., Sitaraman, H., Branchaw, L. & Ciesielski, P., 2025, In: Machine Learning: Science and Technology. 6, 2, 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multiscale Characterization, Modeling and Simulation of Packed Bed Reactor for Direct Conversion of Syngas to Dimethyl Ether
George, G., Yonge, A., Crowley, M., To, A., Ciesielski, P. & Karakaya, C., 2025, In: RSC Sustainability. 3, 2, p. 856-874 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
13 Scopus Citations
Awards and Honors
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Award for Transformative Research, C3Bio Energy Frontier Research Center
Ciesielski, P. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Honorary award
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NREL Distinguished Member of Research Staff
Zhu, K. (Recipient), Vidal, J. (Recipient), Tao, L. (Recipient), Tan, J. (Recipient), Smith, W. (Recipient), Schaidle, J. (Recipient), Reese, M. (Recipient), Parilla, P. (Recipient), Palmintier, B. (Recipient), Musial, W. (Recipient), Moriarty, P. (Recipient), Mann, M. (Recipient), Mai, T. (Recipient), Luther, J. (Recipient), Laurens, L. (Recipient), King, J. (Recipient), Johnston, S. (Recipient), Jackson, R. (Recipient), Hodge, B.-M. (Recipient), Heath, G. (Recipient), Hale, E. (Recipient), Habas, S. (Recipient), Gruchalla, K. (Recipient), Gevorgian, V. (Recipient), Geisz, J. (Recipient), Fleming, P. (Recipient), Farrell, J. (Recipient), Ding, F. (Recipient), Denholm, P. (Recipient), Ciesielski, P. (Recipient), Churchfield, M. (Recipient), Bomble, Y. (Recipient), Blackburn, J. (Recipient) & Ciesielski, P. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Honorary award
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NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship, Vanderbilt University
Ciesielski, P. (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Honorary award
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