Expert Details
Chemical Engineering, Biomass Conversion Technologies, and Waste Plastics; Resources Conversion into Renewable Fuels and Chemicals
ID: 736869
Wisconsin, USA
Expert did a post-doctoral stay at the Technical Chemical Institute at the Polytechnical University of Valencia, Spain (UPV-CSIC). He obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2005). He received his B.S. (1999) and M.S. (2000) degrees from Brigham Young University.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2005 | Degree: Ph.D | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: University of Wisconson-Madison |
| Year: 2000 | Degree: MS | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: Brigham Young University |
| Year: 1999 | Degree: BS | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: Brigham Young University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2012 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor | Department: Chemical Engineering |
Responsibilities:Teach graduate and undergraduate chemical engineering courses.Run a research group of 8-15 researchers working in the areas of heterogeneous catalysis, biomass conversion, plastic recycling, renewable energy and chemicals. Mentor graduate students and post-doctoral researchers. Write proposals and peer reviewed publications. Serve in various department and university positions. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2012 | Employer: University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Title: Associate Professor | Department: Chemical Engineering |
Responsibilities:Expert served the University of Massachusetts-Amherst as Associate Professor and previously, as Assistant Professor. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Co-founder | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert co-founded this company, which is developing a technology producing aromatics from wood. Expert helped this company raise over $80 million in funding. He recruited the key executive team. The company currently has 25+ full time employees and a fully operational pilot plant in Silsbee, TX. He sits on the board of directors as well. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2019 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Co-founder | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert co-founded this company, which is developing a technology to produce 1,5 pentanediol from biomass. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Awards / Recognition |
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| • Kellett Mid-Career Award • Visiting Professor Programme, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences • ExxonMobil Visiting Chair Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore • Richard L. Antoine Professorship • Allan Colburn Award, AICHE • Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher (top 1% cited in chemistry) • Harvey D. Spangler Professorship • Guest Professor, Southeast University, Nanjing, China • Visiting Professorship from Chinese Academy of Sciences • Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry • Vilas Associate, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Top 100 People in Bioenergy by Biofuels Digest • Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award • Outstanding Young Faculty Award College of Engineering University of Massachusetts-Amherst • Armstrong professional development professor • NSF CAREER Award • Discovery of Raney-NiSn catalyst named one of top 50 technology breakthroughs by Scientific American |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Authored or co-authored 208 journal publications. Current total 20 patents and patent applications. Current total 91 invited presentations at universities, laboratories and industry leaders. Has given 36 invited plenary and keynote conference presentations. Total of 88 other conference presentations. Current total 36 funded research projects. Students, post-docs and visiting scientists: 3 graduated MS students, 26 graduated Ph.D students, 11 previous postdoctoral researchers, 30 previous visiting scholars, one current postdoctoral researcher, and 10 current graduate students. |
Additional Experience
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Consultant on biofuels for startups, chemical companies and oil companies. Worked on industrially funded research projects by: Conoco-Phillips, Cargill, DOW Chemical and Exxon-Mobil. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Can give technical presentations in Spanish. |