Technology strategy
Connect a promising technology to a clear application, a defensible development path, and the evidence needed for the next decision.
Nate Shakouri, Ph.D. · Chemecat
Connecting science, technology, and business opportunity.
I bring scientific depth and practical development experience to complex technology decisions—connecting technical feasibility, customer needs, and the path toward useful products.
My focus spans advanced materials, chemical technologies, energy, environmental systems, and aerospace. Chemecat is where I share my perspective, explore opportunities, and build tools for that work.
Where I can contribute
For teams developing a technology, exploring a partnership, or deciding what to build next.
Partnerships & commercialization
Bring technical substance to conversations about customer needs, complementary capabilities, product readiness, and collaboration.
Scientific tools & workflows
Make engineering reasoning easier to inspect, repeat, and communicate through transparent calculations and practical tools.
Building in public · Cat Lab
A foundation for transparent scientific computing.
I’m developing Cat Lab into a broader environment for engineering calculations, models, data, and simulation. The starting point is a working catalyst-bed and reactor calculator with equations, assumptions, and physical checks in view.
Available today · Reactor module V1.0
- Geometry, gas flow, and catalyst inventory
- Space velocity and optional pressure drop
- Traceable equations and engineering review
The broader modeling and simulation environment is a long-term development direction.
Evidence, methods, and perspective
A closer look at my scientific foundation and the tools and ideas I’m developing.
Scientific foundation
Research with a practical thread
Selected public research in catalyst synthesis, energy conversion, and materials. Explore the evidence and its relevance to technology development.
ExplorePersonal approach
How I work through uncertainty
Connect the scientific question, the constraints, and the next useful decision. Make assumptions explicit and test the ones that matter.
ExploreIndependent perspectives
Notes on technology decisions
Practical questions for developing a product, evaluating a collaboration, and interpreting an engineering model.
ExploreLatest perspectives
Technology development · 3 minute read
From technical promise to a useful product
Partnerships · 3 minute read
A better first conversation about a technical partnership
Engineering tools · 3 minute read
What Cat Lab can tell you today
A useful conversation starts with a clear question.
I welcome conversations about technology strategy, partnerships, advisory work, commercial leadership, and the future of scientific software.