Don Fosnacht, Ph.D., Director CARTD

Position and Focus

Donald Fosnacht is the director of the Center for Applied Research and Technology Development. He is a metallurgical engineer with a broad background that includes minerals extraction and minerals processing, extractive and physical metallurgy and analytical chemistry. He is also a seasoned technical manager with 20+ years experience in managing and directing research programs and technology development. He has been trained in project management, total quality management, continuous improvement processes along with various statistical tools and methodologies. He consults with various clients on business improvement specializing in yield and profitability enhancement and cost reduction. He is a partner in Steel Profitability Consulting, Inc. (a firm that serves the metals industry in business enhancement).

Background

Honorary Degree Metallurgical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1995
Ph.D. Metallurgical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1978
MS Mineral Engineering, Columbia University, Henry Krumb School of Mines, 1975
BS Mineral Engineering, Columbia University, Henry Krumb School of Mines, 1974
BS Chemistry, Pre-Engineering, MacMurray College, 1973

Project list for Donald Fosnacht :

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Utility of Taconite Materials as Road Patch for Highway Construction
To confirm the utility of using inorganically bound taconite aggregate and concentrate as highway road patching and construction materials.

Hydrothermal Processing of Biomass Materials
To conduct research that relates to processing of renewable fuels so as to improve the useful quality of biomass fuels by means of hydrothermal treatment. Exploration is planned regarding various kinds of biomass, including forestry, agricultural products, and energy crops, in bench top scale hydrothermal processing experiments, followed by characterization of the obtained products.