Fauske & Associates LLC (FAI) announces that Michael Grolmes, Ph.D., a founding principal of FAI and owner of Centaurus Technology Inc., is re-joining FAI’s team as an exclusive consultant. Dr. Grolmes spent 10 years with FAI before founding Centaurus Technology where he has served as president for the last 20 years. Prior to working with FAI, Dr. Grolmes worked at Argonne National Laboratory.  

Dr. Grolmes has more than 40 years of experience in multi-phase thermal hydraulics and process safety. He is an expert in the fields of fires, dust and powder explosions, runaway chemical reactions, pressure relief vent sizing, and related process safety technology.

He has published more than 100 technical articles on multiphase flow and process safety and has provided more than 600 process safety evaluations for industrial clients. He is a frequent contributor of technical presentations related to emergency relief flow methods for the DIERS (Design Institute for Emergency Relief Systems) Users Group.