Sean I. Plasynski

As deputy director and chief technology officer for NETL, Sean I. Plasynski, Ph.D., is responsible for managing the Lab’s national programs with various DOE national laboratories, universities and industrial partners. The focus surrounds the development of technology primarily for coal, oil, and gas in addition to technologies implemented by NETL for other parts of DOE. Over his 28-year career with NETL, Plasynski has held numerous management and technical positions, including acting director of NETL, chief operating officer, director of the Strategic Center of Coal, director of the Office of Coal and Power R&D, and Sequestration technology manager. He holds a bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate School of Business.