Thermal systems executive (PhD electrochemical engineering, MBA) with 11+ years leading hydrogen fuel-cell R&D, modeling, integration, and scale-up for automotive, aerospace, rail, and stationary power.
I lead Fuel Cell Stack Development at Blue Origin, where I’m spearheading the vertical integration of hydrogen-fuel-cell stacks for next-generation aerospace vehicles—cutting projected CAPEX and schedule while boosting in-house know-how. Before that, I served as Engineering Lead at Wabtec, taking the rail industry’s first fuel-cell locomotive module from concept to on-track validation for heavy-haul and mining fleets.
My fuel-cell path started during my PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, modelling geothermic solid-oxide systems for CHP applications. Since then I’ve re-engineered Doosan’s M400 phosphoric-acid plant to run on by-product hydrogen and optimized PEM fuel-cell and battery-electric powertrains at Bosch Engineering. Now finishing an MBA in Strategic Leadership, I combine deep technical rigor with business acumen to turn clean-energy ideas into scalable, market-ready products—while championing mentorship and greater inclusion for women in engineering.
Liquid Hydrogen Technologies Workshop hos ted by U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO); February 22–23, 2022; https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/liquid-hydrogen-technologies-workshop
Publication 1: G. Anyenya, R. Braun, K. Lee, N. Sullivan, A. Newman, Design and dispatch optimization of a Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Assembly for Unconventional Oil and Gas Production. Optimization and Engineering 19 (2018)1–45.
Publication 2: G. Anyenya, N. Sullivan, R. Braun, Modeling and Simulation of a Novel 4.5 kWe Multi-Stack Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Prototype Assembly for Combined Heat and Power. Energy Conversion and Management 140 (2017) 247–259.
Publication 3: G. Anyenya, B. Haun, M. Daubenspeck, R. Braun, N. Sullivan, Experimental Testing of a Novel Kilowatt-Scale Multi stack Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Assembly for Combined Heat and Power. Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage 13.4 (2016) 041001.
Publication 4: N. Sullivan, G. Anyenya, B. Haun, M. Daubenspeck, J. Bonadies, R. Kerr, B. Fischer, A. Wright, G. Jones, R. Li, M. Wall, A. Forbes, M. Savage, In-Ground Operation of Geothermic Fuel Cells for Unconventional Oil and Gas Recovery. Journal of Power Sources 302 (2016) 402–409.