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Jason James

JASON JAMES, PhD, is a managing scientist in the Environmental and Earth Sciences practice at Exponent, Inc. (15375 SE 30th Place, Suite 250, Bellevue, WA 98007; Email: jamesj@exponent.com). He consults in the areas of data analysis, natural carbon sequestration, chemical fate and transport, and lifecycle analysis. He has investigated the GHG reductions from substituting biogenic charcoal in steel production, and the soil carbon losses and sequestration associated with the generation of biofuels from forests. His published research includes meta-...Read more

Christopher Buehler, P.E.

CHRISTOPHER BUEHLER, PhD, P.E., is a senior managing engineer in the Thermal Sciences practice at Exponent, Inc. (420 Lexington Ave., Suite 1740, New York, NY 10170; Email: buehler@exponent.com). He specializes in the application of chemical engineering principles to the scientific investigation and analyses of problems involving the production, processing, storage, transport, and use of both hazardous and nonhazardous materials such as chemicals, flammable and toxic gases, petroleum, and various wastes. His work includes investigation of fires,...Read more

Achim Wechsung, P.E.

ACHIM WECHSUNG, PhD, P.E., is a senior engineer in the Thermal Sciences practice at Exponent, Inc. (1075 Worcester Rd, Natick, MA 01760; Email: awechsung@exponent.com). He consults primarily in the areas of hydrogen, petrochemical, chemical and industrial processing, oil and gas, process safety, risk analysis, fire and explosions, and advanced modeling. He has investigated incidents at petroleum refineries, chemical, and industrial processing plants, as well as fires and explosions at residential and industrial sites. In addition, he is also a...Read more

Sharon M. Walker

Sharon is a chemist turned patent attorney. She is currently Senior Counsel in the Vaccines Patents group at Sanofi and has more than 15 years’ experience in intellectual property and other legal matters. Sharon has worked in the biotech industry, in private legal practice, and as a research scientist in the US and in Switzerland.  She earned an A.B. in Chemistry from Bowdoin College, a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from The University of California, San Francisco, and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.

Sharon was born and raised in the South End neighborhood of...Read more

Solar Tower Produces Jet Fuel Sustainability

September
2022
A new experimental facility in Spain can produce synthetic kerosene from water and CO2, paving a potential pathway to carbon-neutral aviation.

Organ Monitoring Goes Miniature with Ultrasound “Sticker”

September
2022
A new ultrasound probe that adheres to the skin like a sticker could allow doctors to monitor organs over a period of days.

New Technique Gives Biologics Better Resistance to Heat

September
2022
Scientists developed a novel hydrogel platform that protects biologics, such as vaccines, enzymes, and blood products, from heat exposure.

Keeping Bacterial Cures Alive in the Gut

September
2022
Imagine a medicine that regenerated inside the body, treating a disease or disorder for as long as the patient lived.

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