Meet Kellie: Designing, Climbing, Delivering
Process Engineer | 3 Years at Cormetech Kellie does it all. As a Project Engineer, some days she’s in the office doing behind-the-scenes catalyst design work. Other days, she’s out in the field, climbing 80 feet straight up, installing and maintaining the systems she helped design. Growing up, she worked side by side with her […]
Meet Branden: Going Beyond “Good Enough”
Process Engineer | 8 Months at Cormetech As a Process Engineer at Cormetech, Branden Hawkins works across the oven and activation processes — monitoring equipment, sustaining performance, and continuously finding ways to make things run faster, cleaner, and better. His time as a Cub Scout and Eagle Scout shaped the way he thinks about long-term […]
Meet Chris: From Basement Chemistry to Breakthrough Technology
CTO | 34 Years at Cormetech Chris DiFrancesco has always been driven by curiosity. Long before he joined Cormetech’s original startup team, he was experimenting in a chemistry lab he built in his childhood basement — running tests, mixing compounds, and teaching himself the science that would one day become his life’s work. Thirty-four years […]
Meet Pattie: The Heart of the Line
Machine Operator + Team Leader | 15 Years at Cormetech Meet Pattie Richardson — machine operator, team leader, and the heartbeat of her line. She guides her team with a blend of skill, pride, humor — and a little luck (ask her about the time she won $2,500). Whether she’s sending billets down the line […]
Meet Dan: Cutting Through the Complex
VP of Business Development | 8.5 Years at Cormetech Solving complex problems is one thing. Helping people understand them — and why they matter — is Dan Johnson’s speciality. With years of experience in both engineering and customer-facing roles, he bridges the gap between technical depth and real-world impact. What keeps him inspired is people. […]
Meet Lauren: Protecting the People Protecting the Planet
EHS & Sustainability Specialist | 3.5 Years at Cormetech Lauren Sullivan-Smith has always cared about the planet — so much so that she made it her career. Growing up in a military family, she moved every few years, seeing the world’s landscapes and cultures up close. That global perspective shapes the way she approaches her […]
Meet Henry: Three Decades. One Mission.
Laboratory Coordinator | 32 Years at Cormetech When Henry Carr joined Cormetech more than three decades ago, the lab looked a little different. One bench reactor. One microreactor. A small team (with big ambitions). Thirty-two years later, the mission hasn’t changed — but he’s seen the impact multiply. The technology has evolved, and performance has […]
Meet Jonathan: Building for Better
Process Development Engineer | 2.5 Years at Cormetech From the mountains of Arizona to the heart of Cormetech’s R&D lab, Jonathan Yonke brings curiosity, creativity, and precision to everything he touches. Growing up surrounded by the outdoors, he learned early on the value of exploration. That same drive fuels his approach to problem-solving today. In […]
Meet Erik: Putting Clean Air to the Test
Product Performance Lab Manager | 11 Years at Cormetech Erik Alvarez, every test is a new opportunity to push performance. As Product Performance Lab Manager, he leads the charge on catalyst testing and troubleshooting. Every day brings a new challenge. And that’s exactly what he loves about it. After 11 years at Cormetech, Erik still […]
Fall Outage Season Preparations: 9 Key SCR Catalyst Recommendations
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) represents the predominant worldwide NOx control technology used in coal & gas-fired power plants. The key to successfully operating any SCR system is the proper maintenance of the SCR catalyst system during outages. Proper outage maintenance on the SCR will help reduce the overall operational costs of the SCR which can directly impact the […]