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January 2014

Emerging Technologies in Clean Energy Keynote Address

"New Learning Curves for Industrial Biotechnology: Liquid Fuels from Bioconversion of Methane and Bioelectrosynthesis"

Presented by Ramon Gonzalez, Program Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E), U.S. Department of Energy

Ramon Gonzalez

Dr. Ramon Gonzalez currently serves as the Chief Scientific Officer at MojiaBio. He was recently elected as President of the Society for Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (SIMB) and has been the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (JIMB) since 2015. In addition, Dr. Gonzalez is an elected Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).

Before joining MojiaBio, Dr. Gonzalez's career spanned the academic, private, and government sectors. Most of his academic work was conducted at Rice University,...Read more

Shale Topical Conference Luncheon

Enjoy a complementary continental breakfast and listen to keynote William Banholzer, Chief Technical Officer of The Dow Chemical Company.

TJ Larkin

TJ helps large companies improve their safety communication.  Clients include: Boeing, BP, ExxonMobil, GM, Monsanto, Petrobras, Shell, and Vale.  TJ (with Sandar Larkin) wrote the McGraw-Hill bestseller: Communicating Change.  Their paper, “Reaching and Changing Frontline Employees,” in the Harvard Business Review sold more than 40,000 reprints.  TJ has a Ph.D. in communication from Michigan State University, and a B.Phil. in sociology from the University of Oxford....Read more

Lawrence Kremer

Lawrence N Kremer is Senior Technology Advisor at Baker Hughes responsible for future technologies such as CO2 management, bio fuels, and new market areas.    In his 28 years at Baker Petrolite he has also worked in the areas of support for process aids, water treatment, power plant additives, and fuel additives.  Current activities include processing of shale oil and difficult crude oils, fireside additives, alternative fuels, and solving problems with sludge in storage tanks.

Larry has a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Texas and a Ph.D. in Physical...Read more

Kai Midboe

Kai David Midboe a member of the Environmental Law and Toxic Tort Department of the McGlinchey Stafford law firm.   He graduated from Bradley University with a B.A. in International Relations, St. John’s University School of Law with a J.D. in law, and the University of Miami School of Law (in cooperation with the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences) with an LL.M. in Ocean Law.  Kai served the State of Louisiana as Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality, Executive Assistant to the Governor for Federal and Environmental Affairs, Deputy...Read more

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