Dr. Tim Merkel

Dr. Timothy Merkel received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Polytechnic University (Brooklyn), and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University.  Dr. Merkel joined Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (MTR) full-time as a Senior Research Scientist in January 2003, became Director of MTR’s Research and Development Group in 2009, and Vice-President of Technology in 2013.  In his current role, Dr. Merkel leads a team of researchers developing new membrane materials and processes for use in industrial gas separations.  Some of his group’s recent work includes an industry-leading program on use of membranes for carbon capture from power and industrial exhaust gases.  Dr. Merkel has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles and has given numerous presentations at academic and industrial meetings internationally. He is co-author on 23 patents in the fields of membrane materials and process design.