April 8, 2021
April 8, 2021
Speaker: Dr. Gregg Beckham
The National Renewable Energy Lab Bioenergy & Biochemical Processes Research Center
Topic: Recent Adventures in Biomass Conversion and Plastics Upcycling
Time: 9:00 am
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Gregg T. Beckham is a Senior Research Fellow at NREL. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering at MIT. He currently leads an interdisciplinary team at NREL on the development of green processes and products in the areas of biomass conversion and plastics upcycling.
His group develops green processes and products using the tools of biology, chemistry, engineering, and materials science. This talk will cover several recent advances made in key problems related to plastics upcycling, performance-advantaged bioproducts, and lignin valorization.
For additional information please contact Michele Giusti at mgiusti@soe.rutgers.edu.