July 2020

The development and deployment of renewable carbon-based transportation fuels, chemicals, and materials is critical to sustainability, energy security, and continued economic growth. Dr. Mark R. Nimlos’ research interests are focused on using thermochemistry to facilitate biomass as a source of renewable carbon, helping grow the bioeconomy. Increasing the use of renewable, biomass-sourced carbon will require developing science and technology for conversion into useful products and demonstrating the performance of these products in existing and future applications. During his 31-year career...Read more

Mark Miller is the CEO of Biosynthetic Technologies (BT), an Indianapolis-based company that provides high performance, renewable, non-toxic, biodegradable base fluids. Mr. Miller is a serial entrepreneur with a special emphasis on bio and sustainable technologies. Prior to BT, he co-founded and was CEO of Terresolve Technologies, Ltd. an environmentally safe chemical products company. He led the 0rganization from start-up until his exit, creating a multimillion dollar, highly profitable, global industry leader. He has engineered, sold and marketed environmentally acceptable lubricants and...Read more

Mike Griffel is a data scientist at the Idaho National Laboratory supporting multiple bioenergy projects. He is the principal investigator for the Integrated Landscape Management project supporting the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office and has extensive experience conducting modeling assessments of economic and environmental outcomes resulting from the integration of bioenergy crops into agricultural landscapes, including evaluation of ecosystem services in Midwest agroecosystems. Prior to joining the lab, he managed a precision...Read more