Professor Agosta’s legacy lives on through FSD’s ongoing commitment to innovation in alternative fuels.

Born in “Little Italy” in Manhattan, Professor Agosta grew up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. His studies at City College were interrupted when he enlisted during WWII in the Army. Following honorable discharge, he completed his engineering degree at then Brooklyn Polytechnic, followed by a Masters at University of Michigan and a Doctorate at Columbia. He accepted a faculty appointment at his alma-mater, “Poly” (now New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering) where he taught Thermodynamics for his career.

Professor Agosta was a leading aerospace researcher (a “rocket scientist”) who spent the later years of his career developing innovative applications for burning alternative fuels. In his academic research, he consulted for the U.S. Air Force, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and The Apollo Mission at NASA. During Professor Agosta’s many years researching the combustion of alternate fuels mixtures, he filed a number of fundamental patents, including U.S. Pat. No. 8,495,974 and 8,915,218.

FSD’s patents are not just academic; Professor Agosta implemented and tested a complete engine solution using the technologies described in the patents. This implementation used a 400HP Waukesha diesel engine.

Professor Agosta also published numerous research papers, which continue to inspire our work