About Richard C. Smith

BSME 1977, UMR
MSME 1986, UMR

Mr. Smith is responsible for Ameren's corporate Research & Development program, including advanced technology related to electricity generation, energy delivery, and customer system. He has over thirty years of experience in engineering and construction projects supporting coal and natural gas-fueled power plants and combustion turbines, and he has been involved in development and demonstration of new technologies for power generation for over twenty years.

Early in his career he gained manufacturing experience with military products at Texas Instruments, in Dallas, Texas. At Ameren companies, he was responsible for project management and engineering related to coal, hydro, and combustion turbine construction and maintenance projects, including development and implementation of a variety of environmental control systems for particulates, nitrogen oxides, combustion modifications, and flue gas desulfurization projects.

Mr. Smith has served on a variety of U.S. utility industry committees including the Research Advisory Committee, Generation Council and environmental control committees of the Electric Power Research Institute, and the Research Management Committee of the Edison Electric Institute as well as advisory roles with the University of Missouri campuses and Washington University in St. Louis.

Mr. Smith is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Mr. Smith is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the States of Missouri and Illinois, and he is certified Project Management Professional. He earned Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri - Rolla.