As with comets and eclipses, the wish to convert C1 molecules to chemicals and fuels recurs for each generation. Such cycles bring us today, once again, to matters of chemistry and engineering...
Alex Padilla was sworn in as California Secretary of State on January 5, 2015. He is committed to modernizing the office, increasing voter registration and participation, and strengthening voting rights.
Padilla previously served in the California State Senate (2006-2014) where he chaired the Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Communications. As chair, he shepherded legislation to combat climate change and create a greener and more sustainable economy. He pursued an ambitious agenda in the areas of renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart grid, and broadband deployment...Read more
Vanessa Coleman is co-founder and CEO of Oceanworks, the largest global marketplace for recycled plastic materials and products. Oceanworks platform provides brands with easy access to trusted regional recyclers to accelerate recycled plastic offtake, keep plastic out of the ocean, and reduce demand for new virgin materials. Oceanworks serves 100s of brands and offers 100s of thousands of tons of supply annually. Previously, Vanessa was founding CEO of breakthrough power electronics company FINsix where she raised $20M over 3 rounds of financing, closed a multi-million dollar contract with...Read more
Chever X. Voltmer has led Ocean Conservancy’s Plastic Policy and Finance team since 2018. She led work on the Plastics Policy Playbook and oversees a portfolio that includes the Trash Free Seas Alliance, Urban Ocean, projects in Vietnam and Mexico, and Ocean Conservancy’s engagement in various international plastics fora. Previously, she worked at the Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs at the Department of State, where she was the lead for international marine debris issues, overseeing U.S. engagement on this issue in the United Nations, G7, G20, APEC, and other...Read more
First and foremost, I am a husband, father, friend, student, teacher and a passionate fan of the environment. Professionally, I am based in New Jersey, speak English and Portuguese, and think of myself as sustainability strategist and thought generator with over 20 years of extensive leadership experience.
I have focused my career on integrating creativity, technology, and business – most readily seen in the launch of the Inclusive Waste Recycling Consortium (iWrc)which is currently working with waste pickers in Brazil and India and helping them achieve a global social...Read more
Mukund Parthasarathy is the R&D Vice President for Packaging & Specialty Plastics and Hydrocarbons at Dow.
Most recently, he was the Global R&D Director for Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics; including Technical Service and Development and End Use Marketing. Prior to joining P&SP, Mukund was the Global TS&D Director for Dow Performance Silicones from June 2016 – June 2018 and served as Vice President for Global Application Engineering & Technical Services at Dow Corning Corporation from Feb. 2015 – June 2016.
VCU Chemical & Life Science Engineering will hold a remote seminar at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 ( https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94466072898 ). You are welcome to join the seminar. The speaker is Guizhi (Julian) Zhi, Ph.D. from VCU's Center for Pharmaceutical Engineering & Scienecs. His...Read more
Ruud Bouwman is responsible for strategic development of Zero-Emission , Light weight and Autonomous vehicles for VDL Enabling Transport Solutions (ETS). He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Technical University in Eindhoven (NL). He gained his 33 years of comprehensive professional experience in management (director APTS), research, production and after sales environments. He was working with all kind of products like turbines (steam-gas-wind), pumps (high viscosity) and since 1998 with heavy duty vehicles (Bus-Truck-AGV (3.500kg-120.000kg)).
