LU alumnus Anthony George '88 graduated with a degree in physics and a double minor in electrical engineering and computer science. Now his company sells the No. 1 marine fuel management product in the world. "Fuel theft in many parts of the world is endemic,” George said. The ability to monitor marine fuel loading, quality and use in near real-time around the globe is a game changer, he said. With a quarter million vessels in the world, George sees a multi-billion-dollar market in taking fuel tracking from the dipstick to digital automation. "FuelTrax determines how hard the vessel is working. We used equations that I learned under [LU physics professor] Dr. Pizzo that I would not have understood had I not changed my major to physics. I look back on that and think how fortuitous that decision was. I remember when my dad asked me, 'Son what are you going to do with a physics degree?' Well, Dad, in 20 years I'm going to invent FuelTrax."
From Potato Chips to Pipelines
Inspired by an LU physics class, FuelTrax is the #1 marine fuel management product in the world....