Dionisios Vlachos

Allan & Myra Ferguson Chair
Dionisios G. Vlachos
Born1964 (age 6061)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
National Technical University of Athens
Known forCatalysis, Reaction Engineering, Microreactors, Biomass
AwardsAIChE Wilhelm Award (2011), AAAS Fellow (2009)
Scientific career
FieldsChemical Engineer
InstitutionsUniversity of Delaware
Doctoral advisorLanny D. Schmidt
Rutherford Aris
External videos
“Dion Vlachos as The Allan & Myra Ferguson Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering” “Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation”

Dionisios G. Vlachos is an American chemical engineer, the Allan & Myra Ferguson Endowed Chair Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware and director of the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, a U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Frontiers Research Center. Throughout his career at University of Delaware and the University of Minnesota, he has advanced the study of catalysts and reaction engineering including catalytic applications in biomass utilization, alkane conversion and zeolites. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS, 2009) and recipient of the Wilhelm Award of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2011).