James Parks II

James E Parks II

Section Head - Energy and Industrial Decarbonization

Dr. Parks leads the Energy and Industrial Decarbonization Section in the Manufacturing Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He received his B.S. in Physics from North Carolina State University in 1989 and his Ph. D. in Physics from the University of Tennessee in 1995. Prior to joining ORNL, Dr. Parks worked in the private sector at EmeraChem LLC where he specialized in lean NOx trap catalyst research and commercialization for power generation and transportation applications. Upon joining ORNL, he conducted research on catalysis and emissions control for advanced combustion engines and renewable fuels at ORNL's National Transportation Research Center.  Dr. Parks has served as Group Leader for the Applied Catalysis and Emissions Research and Chemical Process Scale-Up Groups prior to his current role as Section Head.  His current research interests include catalysis for biomass to fuel processes, clean H2 production, carbon capture and utilization, modeling of reactor systems, advanced spectroscopic technique development, and novel applications of nanophase materials. Dr. Parks has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals. He is a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers and is a member of the American Physical Society, the American Chemical Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.  He currently serves in the following leadership roles in the U.S. Bioenergy Technologies Office: Principal Investigator of the Consortium for Computational Physics and Chemistry, Steering Committee for the Chemical Catalysis for Bioenergy Consortium, and Co-Lead of the High Temperature Conversion Task in the Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium.

2014 R&D 100 Award for “RF-DPF™ Diesel Particulate Filter Sensor”.

2013 R&D 100 Award for “Da Vinci Fuel-in-Oil (DAFIO™) Measurement System”.

2011 Federal Laboratory Consortium National Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer.

2009 Federal Laboratory Consortium Southeastern Region Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer.

Fellow, Society of Automotive Engineers

Lean Gasoline Direct Injection engine dynamometer system, Advanced combustion (low temperature combustion) engine dynamometer system, SpaciMS: intra-catalyst characterization toolDAFIO[TM]: fuel-in-oil analysis via laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy

James E. Parks II, William P. Partridge, and Ji Hyung Yoo, “EGR Distribution and Fluctuation Probe Based on CO2 Measurements”, U.S. Patent 9,068,933 (Issue Date: June 30, 2015; Filing Date: October 11, 2013).

James E. Parks II, William P. Partridge Jr., Ji Hyung Yoo, “EGR Distribution and Fluctuation Probe Based on CO2 Measurements”, U.S. Patent 9,000,374 B2 (Issue Date: April 7, 2015; File Date: June 7, 2013).

L. C. Maxey, S. A. Lewis, W. P. Partridge, J. E. Parks II, “Optically Stimulated Differential Impedance Spectroscopy”, U.S. Patent 8,653,830 (Issue Date: February 18, 2014; File Date: December 2, 2008).

Parks, II; James E., Partridge, Jr.; William P., “Optical Backscatter Probe for Sensing Particulate in a Combustion Gas Stream”, U. S. Patent 8,451,444 (Issue Date: May 28, 2013; File Date: June 25, 2009).

Parks, II; James E., Partridge, Jr.; William P., “Oxygen concentration sensors and methods of rapidly measuring the concentration of oxygen in fluids”, U. S. Patent 8,248,612 (Issue Date: August 21, 2012; File Date: July 26, 2010).

Parks, II; James E., Partridge, Jr.; William P., “Laser-induced fluorescence fiber optic probe measurement of oil dilution by fuel”, U. S. Patent 7,839,492 (Issue Date: November 23, 2010; File Date: June 12, 2008).

Graves, Ronald L., West, Brian H., Huff, Shean P., Parks, II, James E., “Advanced engine management of individual cylinders for control of exhaust species”, US Patent 7,469,693 (Issue Date: December 30, 2008; File Date: March 27, 2007).