Dr. Zabarnick has been involved for over 35 years in research and development issues related to the areas of fuel chemistry, hydrocarbon autoxidation and pyrolysis, chemical kinetics, alternative jet fuels, combustion chemistry, fuel additive development and evaluation, fuel chemical analysis, computational modeling, laser diagnostics, and atmospheric chemistry. He has authored or co-authored over 140 journal articles in these areas. He has been involved in the research and development of numerous jet fuel additives that are in current use, or due to be used in the field, including the advanced high thermal stability fuel/additive, JP-8+100, and a corresponding fuel/additive with improved low temperature flowability, JP-8+100LT. He is the primary developer of an advanced jet fuel thermal stability chemical kinetic model that allows, for the first time, the prediction of fuel deposit production and allows improved design of fuel system components. Most recently, he has played a key role in research related to alternative fuels.