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CPC Lab brings together researchers working across combustion chemistry, clean fuels, process systems, thermal management, and energy systems engineering.

Mani Sarathy

S. Mani Sarathy

Distinguished Professor

mani.sarathy@tohoku.ac.jp

Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chair of the Clean Energy Research Platform at KAUST. Previously Senior Manager of Technology and Innovation at ENOWA Hydrogen in NEOM and Postdoctoral Researcher in the Combustion Chemistry group at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His research focuses on sustainable energy technologies and chemical kinetic simulations for fuels, electrolyzers, fuel cells, engines, and reactors.

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Sirio Brunialti

Specially Appointed Research Fellow

sirio.brunialti@tohoku.ac.jp

Researcher working on kinetic modeling of sustainable aviation fuel oxidation and thermal management of high-power computing modules. His background includes real-fuel oxidation kinetics, numerical modeling of combustion units, direct air CO₂ capture, and e-gasoline synthesis.

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Rohit Kumar

Specially Appointed Research Fellow

rohit.kumar.d2@tohoku.ac.jp

Researcher focused on AI-enabled reaction-mechanism optimization, ammonia-hydrocarbon combustion, and SAF technologies. His background includes liquid-fuel combustion, flameless/MILD combustion, laminar burning velocity measurements, CO₂ capture using MEA, and plastic pyrolysis.

Marina Kovaleva

Marina Kovaleva

Specially Appointed Research Fellow

marina.kovaleva.e2@tohoku.ac.jp

Combustion researcher focused on low-carbon fuel technologies, particularly ammonia-based combustion. Her work combines experiments and modeling to study flame behavior, emissions, and chemical processes in ammonia, hydrogen, and methane blends.

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Pewee Datoo Kolubah

Specially Appointed Research Fellow

kolubah.pewee.datoo.c2@tohoku.ac.jp

Researcher in renewable fuel supply-chain optimization from a process systems engineering perspective, with emphasis on low-carbon ammonia, hydrogen, and sustainable aviation fuel. His background combines catalyst development, electrochemical systems, and process modeling.