... government, both U.S. and foreign. Formerly, Dr. Klass managed biomass, natural gas, and petroleum research and educational programs for the Institute of Gas Technology and the petroleum industry. ... and commercialization experience has been concentrated on the conversion of virgin and waste biomass to gaseous and liquid fuels and chemicals, the development of petrochemical, refinery, and ... preparation and long-range planning to develop alternative fuels, particularly nonpolluting liquid motor fuels for large-scale worldwide distribution and clean-burning fuels for power production...