BJ Johnson
CEO, ClearFlame Engines
BJ Johnson has been CEO of ClearFlame Engines since its incorporation in 2016. The company was founded based on BJ’s graduate work at Stanford University, which culminated in a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2015. His work focused on developing ways to significantly increase performance and reduce emissions of internal combustion engines by using high-temperature ethanol combustion. As CEO, BJ helped ClearFlame secure support from leading industry experts at organizations like the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, Argonne National Laboratory, and Cummins. ClearFlame was recently named as one of the “Next 50” upcoming companies by the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference. BJ is excited to continue working with the biofuels sector to increase demand for ethanol by enabling its use in diesel engine applications.
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