CET COMBUSTION & EMISSIONS TECHNOLOGIES - Key Persons


Dr. James Speight

Job Titles:
  • Fuel and Environmental Consultant
50 years of experience in thermal/process chemistry, thermodynamics, catalysis, coal use for industry, clean coal technology, and power generation as well as refining of petroleum, heavy oil, extra heavy oil, tar sands and bitumen He has authored more than 75 books involving petroleum, coal, and environmental science including three editions of "The Chemistry and Technology of Coal"

Edward B. Kollin - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
Distinguished chemist, having held significant positions within both General Motors Research and Exxon Research, where he worked in catalyst development in the automotive and petroleum industries for 40 years He has authored more than 30 papers including chemical processing and emissions control catalysis and fuel and lubricant chemistries

Jay R. Gunderson

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Principal Engineer
A chemical engineer by training, he has over 30 years as a specialist in combustion processes. His principal areas of interest include fireside performance testing , design of pilot-scale equipment and full scale performance evaluation for coal fired boilers. He performed the coal fired boiler tests on CETALYST nearly 5 years ago while at the EERC. He has done test work in the US as well as other countries around the world.

John C. Kolojeski - President

Job Titles:
  • President
Over 40 years in business and law, particularly in environmental and international areas He has practiced law with a leading U.S. law firm, served as Deputy Associate General Counsel and Chief of Litigation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, President of two international businesses and taught at the Harvard University School of Public Health

Paul Bessette - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Technical Director
Award winning chemist with over 40 years experience working with lubricants and catalysts. He collaborated with Ed Kollin on the early testing of CETALYST. He worked at Ciba-Geigy and Nye before establishing his own laboratory in 2000.