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CAES manages the Industrial Assessment Center Program for the DOE
CAES manages the NJ Manufacturing Excellence Program for the BPU

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Michael Muller
  • Director of CAES
  • Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rutgers
  • Area of Interest: Fluid Mechanics

Don Kasten
  • Manager of Technical Operations
  • Primary Contact for the IAC
  • Area of Interest: Industrial Process Optimization

Siddika Pasi
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Qualified AIRMaster+ Specialist
  • Area of Interest: Compressed Air Systems

Jill Mesonas
  • Chemical Engineer/ Center Administrator
  • Area of Interest: Fuel Cells

Joshua Kace

Michael B Muller
  • Mechnical Engineer
  • System/Server Administrator
  • Area of Interest: Web-Based Energy Managament and Control Systems




The Center operates through program funding from the US Department of Energy, the NJ Board of Public Utilities-Division of Energy, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, and NJ Commerce. This support is gratefully acknowledged.