Gokul Vishwanathan of Propane Education & Research Council (PERC)

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is a nonprofit that provides leading propane safety and training programs and invests in research and development of new propane-powered technologies. PERC is operated and funded by the propane industry. PERC programs benefit a variety of markets including transportation, agriculture, commercial landscaping, residential, and commercial building. PERC was authorized by the U.S. Congress with the passage of the Propane Education and Research Act (PERA), signed into law on Oct. 11, 1996. PERC is governed by a 21-member board appointed by the National Propane Gas Association and the GPA Midstream Association.

Biography:

Gokul Vishwanathan serves as the Director of Research and Sustainability at PERC, where he leads initiatives to grow propane demand through research, technology development, and sustainability programs. Before joining PERC, Gokul was a Senior Lead Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton and served as a technical advisor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) for various technologies including combined heat and power, internal combustion engines and hybrid electric vehicles, pumped thermal energy storage, carbon capture, and connected and automated vehicles. Before Booz Allen Hamilton, he spent 3-1/2 years at Cummins Inc. as Technical Specialist and Senior Systems Integration Engineer, leading diesel engine and after-treatment performance, controls, and advanced calibration development activities. Gokul has a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Master of Science degree from the University of Alabama and Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Pune (India), all in Mechanical Engineering.

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