Technology Related |
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Queens University, "Exceptional Presentations In Spite of PowerPoint"
(virtural), 31 May 2023 |
pdf |
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R&D World, "The pizza box problem — and why it might kill everything
from Teflon to drugs", 26 April 2023 |
link | text | pdf |
LinkedIn |
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Central Michigan University, "Chicken and Broken Glass", 16 March 2023 |
pdf |
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University of Illinois, "Effective Communication of Scientfic Data" for
Chemistry 593, Advanced Professional Development Monday, February 27,
2023 from 1-2:20PM Eastern |
pdf | intro | class homework
| example |
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Central Michigan University, "“Avoid Foam” and Other Consequences
of Living in a World with PFAS", 16 February 2023 |
pdf |
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Mid-Michigan AIChE Monthly Meeting, "Tradeoffs on the Road to
Sustainability", 31 January 2023, virtual meeting. |
pdf |
announcement |
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Kalamazoo ACS "“Avoid Foam” and Other Consequences of Living in a World
with PFAS", 29 November 2022 at Bell's Eccentric Cafe |
pdf with links and
references | page |
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ACS Webinar "Before You Press Send!", more effective email
communication, 3 November 2022 (rebroadcast) |
link | pdf |
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SciencePalooza 2022 virtual seminar, 30 September 2022 for ACS Wooster,
Lorain Community College and Ashland University |
pdf | flyer |
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ACS Houston seminar,
"Development of a New Pasta: Product development lessons for the
chemical industry" , co-presented with Steve Hahn, 29 September 2022 |
pdf |
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University of South Carolina seminar, 16 September 2022 |
link | for fun |
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Texas A&M lecture in John Gladysz's CHEM 470 Industrial Chemistry on
8
September 2022. |
slides | stream video of
scale demo |
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"Glowing
rocks, a new sport, and what we can learn about different approaches",
R&D World, 8 August 2022 |
link | text |
pdf |
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"New
dangers in the woods — and the hope that research offers us", R&D
World, 29 June 2022 |
link | text |
pdf |
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"Why There's A Neon Shortage and Why It Matters", R&D World, 19 April
2022. |
link | text | pdf |
MSU Organic Seminar. "Chicken and Broken Glass"
30 March 2022 |
pdf |
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"Curling stones: Circular, but not part of the circular economy" ,
R&D World, 24 March 2022 |
link | text | pdf |
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"The chemical cost of salting our roads ", R&D World, 4 March 2022 |
link | text | pdf |
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University of Wisconsin CHEM 505/CBE505: Aspects of Industrial Chemistry
and Business Fundamentals lecture on 3 March 2022. Topic:
Sustainability and the Chemical Industry |
pdf |
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ACS Webinar "Before You Press Send!", more effective email
communication, 26 January 2022 |
link | pdf |
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ACLCA webinar on more effective communications, 10 December 2021 |
pdf |
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"Can We Ever Get The Lead Out", R&D World, 1 November 2021 |
R&D World | text |
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AIMCAL keynote on 18 October 2021, "The Journey to 'More Sustainable'.
Orlando meeting, given via Zoom |
pdf |
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Texas A&M lecture in John Gladysz's CHEM 470 Industrial Chemistry on 17
September 2021. |
slides | stream video of
scale demo |
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ACS Atlanta National Meeting, "Invention of Gas Chromatography-Mass
Spectrometry", Abstract ID: 3594497, August 23, 2021 |
slides |
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ACS Webinar; hosted "Designing Bio-Sourced Polymers that Enable
Recycling", 1 July 2021 with Stefan Mecking. |
link |
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NTRO presentation on 25 March 2021. "Effective Communication of
Scientific Data". |
slides | for fun activities |
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Cabot Corp. discussion on sustainability on 19
25 January 2021. |
slides |
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Mid-Michigan AIChE meeting on 12 January 2021. "Effective
Communication of Scientific Data". |
slides | for fun activities |
|
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Texas A&M lecture in John Gladysz's CHEM 470 Industrial Chemistry on 17
September 2020. |
slides | stream video of
scale demo |
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ACS Webinar "Grateful for Chemistry" with Matt Grandbois on 15 July
2020. |
link |
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ACS Webinar "Better Communication in the Digital Age: Writing with
Brevity and Clarity" on 23 June 2020. |
link |
pdf |
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ACS Webinar "Better Communication in the Digital Age" on 29 April 2020. |
link |
pdf |
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University of Wisconsin guest lecture on 30 January 2020:
"Sustainability and Its Impact on the Chemical Industry" |
pdf |
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R&D 100 conference on 4 December 2019 in San Mateo: "Writing an
Effective R&D 100 Nomination" |
pdf |
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Texas A&M lecture in John Gladysz's CHEM 470 Industrial Chemistry on 17
September 2019. |
slides | stream video of
scale demo | download |
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Celebrating the invention of the GC-MS. Chemicals Knowledge
Hub magazine, August/September 2019 issue, page 52. |
Chemicals Knowledge Hub magazine |
pdf |
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"Present your data more effectively to management", part of
Essential Workplace Skills for STEM Industry Professionals
presented by ACS Industry Member Programs, San Diego ACS Meeting,
August 27, 2019 |
slides
for printing | bad animation video
pre-work for participants
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printing
updated homework
| 2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8
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"What I Learned" interview on ACS Industry Site, 1 July 2019 |
acs.org/content/acs/en/industry/industry-matters/
text |
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Celebrating the invention of the GC-MS. Chemicals Knowledge
website, July 2019 |
chemicalsknowledgehub.com | text |
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"Present your data more effectively to management", part of
Essential Workplace Skills for STEM Industry Professionals
presented by ACS Industry Member Programs, Philadelphia, June 18,
2019 |
slides as pdf
| bad animation video
pre-work for participants |
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Development of the GC-MS started right here in Midland, CERM History
Symposium, 7 June 2019 |
pdf |
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National Historic Chemical LandmarkDedication and Reception in the
Midland Chemist newsletter, June 2019, Vol. 56, No. 6 |
link page 24 |
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"Celebrating the Invention of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry", R&D
magazine, 3 June 2019 |
link | captured page |
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ACS Webinar; hosted "Is Biodegradability a Solution to Plastic Waste
Pollution in the Ocean and on Land?" , 14 March 2019 with Ramani
Narayan. |
link |
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Presentation Skills Workshop, 17 February 2019 at the AAAS Meeting in
Washington, D.C. |
pdf |
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Keynote for Chemicals America / SOCMA meeting in Fort Worth, TX, 13
February 2019: "Sustainability Initiatives: How Expectations of a
Circular Economy Strain the Chemical Industry: |
pdf |
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R&D Magazine Story: "R&D Efforts to Make Plastic More Sustainable" with
Bob Maughon, 29 January 2019 |
link | captured page |
Industrial Chemistry Graduate Class Invited Speaker, 23 January 2019
Going in Circles |
pdf |
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R&D 100 Conference November 16, 2018. Exceptional
Presentations In Spite of PowerPoint |
pdf with links to
videos |
|
MSU 21 Sept 2018 |
pdf |
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SPE Medical Division Webinar "Exceptional Presentations In Spite of
PowerPoint" on June 7, 2018 |
link
|
pdf | animation |
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ACS Webinar "Exceptional Presentations In Spite of PowerPoint: The
Sequel" on 17 May 2018 |
link |
pdf |
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Edison Award Symposium on 11 April 2018 in New York.
Materials Innovation. |
slides used |
video |
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ACS meeting New Orleans "Promoting safety culture through
sharing–a Dow perspective" on 19 March 2018 |
pdf |
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ACS Webinar "Exceptional Presentations In Spite of PowerPoint: How to
Communicate in the Digital Age" on 15 March 2018 |
link
pdf
| bad animation video
streaming video |
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Panelist at Joseph Priestley Society Symposium March 8, 2018 on
“Exploring the Public Perception of the Chemical Enterprise.”
Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Missed due to Nor'easter. |
link |
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National Academies Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology Meeting on
March 1, 2018 in a session on ocean plastics; overview of industrial
production and efforts |
pdf |
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Local ACS Section/ Young Researchers Committee, 11 December 2017:
Say What? Questions, Answers and Rules for an Industrial Career |
pdf |
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R&D 100 Conference, 16-17 November 2017 in Orlando, FL. Invited
talk: Robotics and Artificial Intelligence: Can They Make
Today’s Researchers Obsolete? |
pdf |
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Keynote at the Southern Aerosol Technical Association (SATA) Fall
Meeting, 20-22 September 2017 in Hilton Head, SC. Invited talk:
The good, The bad and the uncertain: Public perception of the chemical
enterprise |
pdf |
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Randolph-Macon College on 15 September 2017: Shale and
Sustainability Are Creating Change |
pdf |
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ACS National Meeting on 22 August 2017 CHAS 20: The good, The
bad and the uncertain: Public perception of the chemical enterprise |
pdf |
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ACS National Meeting on 21 August 2017 PRES 12: Improving safety in
the chemical enterprise through transparent sharing of best safety
practices: The Dow Laboratory Safety Academy delivers safety information
to all |
pdf |
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ACS Webinar on 13 April 2017 The Good, The Bad and the Uncertain:
Public Perception of the Chemical Enterprise |
pdf |
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AAAS 2017 Annual Meeting in Boston. Advancing Your Scientific
Career With Personal Branding and Social Media Savvy. |
pdf |
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CalTech Invited Lecture, 14 February 2017. Going in Circles:
Implications for Individuals, Industry and the Ecosystem. |
pdf |
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R&D 100 Conference, November 2-4 in Washington, D.C. Thought
Leadership Session 4-C Forces Shaping Industry: Shale and
Sustainability Are Creating Change |
pdf |
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August 2016 Fall ACS National Meeting MPPG: Multidisciplinary Program
Planning Group, session 18 - Chemical industry communication efforts
panel discussion, 23 August 2016 |
slides (pdf) |
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Article on Sustainable Manufacturer Network Yikes! I just increased
my platinum footprint on 8 August 2016 |
link |
|
University of Michigan Department of Chemistry Karle Symposium opening
keynote, 25 July 2016, Forces Shaping the Chemical Industry: Shale
and Sustainability are Creating Change |
link |
pdf |
REFOCUS Recycling Summit and Expo, an SPI event. Spoke in "Design
for recycling: A practical ‘how to’ discussion from an organizational
perspective", Wednesday, April 27th - 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Steve Alexander, Executive Director of The
Association of Postconsumer Plastics Recyclers
Mark Jones,
Research Fellow at The Dow Chemical Company
Moderator: Kari Bliss, Sales Executive at
Padnos |
pdf |
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Talk PROF 7: Presentations in the digital age: How to make exceptional
presentations in spite of PowerPoint, presented in the Division of
Professional Relations, cosponsored by the Younger Chemists Committee,
session Enough to be Dangerous: A Chemist’s Handbook to Cross-Functional
Development, 13 March 2016 at the ACS Spring National Meeting, Marriott
Marquis, San Diego. |
pdf |
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Opening plenary talk at The Changing Landscape of Hydrocarbon
Feedstocks for Chemical Production: Implications for Catalysis,
A Workshop sponsored by the National Academy's Board on Chemical
Sciences and Technology, 7-8 March 2016 at the National Academy,
Washington, D.C. |
pdf |
study |
agenda |
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Interview from R&D 100 Awards & Technology Conference, held Nov. 12 to
13, 2015 in Las Vegas |
video |
|
Interview from R&D 100 Awards & Technology Conference, held Nov. 12 to
13, 2015 in Las Vegas where I replaced David Bem. Published in the
January/February 2016 issue of R&D magazine. |
link |
|
Discussion lead at joint DOE, United States Energy Association (USEA),
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) "Modular Systems
Dialogue", Boulder, CO, 16 February 2016. |
link |
pdf |
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USC seminar on chemical industry and sustainability, 10 February 2015:
"Chicken and Broken Glass" |
pdf |
|
CalTech class lecture on sustainability, 9 February 2015:
"Reducing My Platinum Footprint" |
pdf |
ACLCA LCA XV
Vancouver, 6 October 2015 |
link |
|
Keynote at 2015 Chemicals American, Charleston, SC, 10 September 2015:
"No Respect: American Manufacturing" |
conference link |
pdf |
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Speaker at 2015 Sustainable Manufacturer conference, Naperville, IL.
May 18-19. "The Four Dimensional Product" |
pdf |
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Spring ACS meeting, Denver, CO. Cellulosics session Research on
Renewable Materials: US and EU Perspectives Plenary Talk, Thursday, 26
March 2015. "4D product: Integration over time is the only way to
understand sustainability" |
pdf |
|
University of Wisconsin CHEM 505/CBE505: Aspects of Industrial Chemistry
and Business Fundamentals lecture on 3 March 2015. Topic:
Integration: Critical at the Start of the Chemical Industry, Not So
Much Now…. |
pdf |
|
Plenary speaker at Plastics Recycling Conference (Plenary Session 5), 25
February 2015, Dallas, TX. "Sustainability is More Than Just End
of Life" |
link |
conference link |
|
Speaker at 2014 GTC 5th Biobased Chemicals: Commercialization &
Partnering, 18 September 2014, San Francisco, CA. |
link
|
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Keynote at 2014 Chemicals American, Charleston, SC, 8 September 2014:
"Chemical Industry Sustainability and Shale Gas Trends" |
conference link |
pdf |
|
Dow TV commercial showing nationwide for The Human Element at Work
campaign. I am in Traveling at the Speed of Light at about 35
seconds. |
see it on
Youtube
(very similar to
the Generic Brand Video ) |
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Invited viewpoint requested on synthetic biology. Mark E. Jones
and William F. Banholzer; "Solar flux, water, and land impose limits on
biology", Biotechnology and bioengineering, 111(6), June 2014,
pages 1059-1061. |
pdf
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"The Four Dimensional Product: Integration Over Time is the Only Way to
Understand Sustainability", presented at The Society of Plastics
Engineers' (SPE) Plastics Environmental Division is excited to present
this year’s Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC®). Rosen
Shingle Creek in Orlando, FL from March 12-14. Talk occured on 14 March
2014 because of travel delays due to snow. |
conference link |
slides(pdf)
Plastics News article |
pdf |
P&G Sustainability Symposium, Cincinnati, 13-14 November 2013. |
pdf |
AIChE talk on sustainability:
Banholzer, W.F. and Jones, M.E.; "The Four Dimensional Product:
Integration Over Time is the Only Way to Understand Sustainability",
Proceedings of the AIChE, 2013 Annual Meeting (San Francisco),
Sustainable Engineering Forum, 4 November 2013. |
pdf |
proceedings
link pdf |
ChemInnovations Keynote (in place of David Bem) 25 September 2013,
Galveston, TX:
The Shale Gale Is Blowing: Plotting a Course That Avoids the Shoals and
Rocks |
link |
pdf |
Excerpt from AIChE Journal Perspectives
William Banholzer and Mark Jones, "Possible versus practical",
Chemistry World, October 2013, page 41 and on-line
19 September 2013. |
link |
pdf |
Origami and the Importance of Scale
Jones, Mark E.;"Why Big Always Wins: Examining the Economies of Scale",
Chemical Enginereering, 10 September 2013. |
link
| pdf |
Chemical Engineering Progress excerpt
William F. Banholzer and Mark E. Jones; "Needed: ChEs to Solve Global
Problems", Chemical Engineering Progress, August 2013, page
15. |
link | pdf |
AIChE Journal Perspectives.
William F. Banholzer and Mark E. Jones; "Perspective: Chemical engineers
must focus on practical solutions", AIChE Journal, Volume 59, Issue 8,
August 2013, pages 2708–2720. Article first published online: 15 JUL
2013 |
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DOI: 10.1002/aic.14172 |
link |
pdf |
|
Central Regional ACS Meeting, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 16 May 2013.
Keynote. |
conference |
announcement
|
Sustainable Decision
Making (pdf) |
|
Central Regional ACS Meeting, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 16 May 2013. Green
Chemistry Symposium. |
conference |
Scale Creates Challenges
for Chemicals from Biomass (pdf) |
|
International Biomass Conference, Minneapolis, MN 10 April 2013.
Session: Tracking Investment Trends and Biofuels Economics to
Understand Which Deals Get Done and Why (travel cancelled at last
minute; presented by Chris Sacksteder) |
conference |
Scale Creates Challenges for
Chemicals from Biomass (pdf) |
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) National
Meeting in Boston, 16 February 2013.
Session: Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing in a Resource-Limited
World |
conference |
session |
Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing Is a Competitive Advantage (pdf) |
|
National Advanced Biofuels Conference, Houston, 28 November 2012 |
conference |
link | Scale Creates Challenges for Chemicals from Biomass
(pdf) |
|
Webinar on the National Research Council report Sustainable Development
of Algal Biofuels in the United States hosted by Dr. Jennie Hunter-Cevera,
chair, and member, Dr. Mark Jones, of the report-authoring committee, 27
November 2012 |
http://dels.nas.edu/Report/Sustainable-Development-Algal-Biofuels-2012/13437 |
|
University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley Center For Green Chemistry
Seminar, 29 October 2012 |
pdf |
|
Platt's Biofuels and Biomaterials Conference, Houston, 18 October 2012 |
conference |
link | pdf |
|
NPR interview with Richard Harris aired on 25 October 2012 |
link to audio and transcript |
audio |
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Congressional Staff Briefing 24 October 2012 |
|
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DOE Leadership Briefing 23 October 2012 |
|
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National Research Council of the National Academies report on
Sustainability of Algal Biofuels |
link |
|
Joseph Priestley Society Panel, The Future of Biobased Chemicals,
20 September 2012 |
link |
|
ACS Meeting in Philadelphia, 19 August 2012, Polymer Science of Everyday
Things Symposium, Virtual tour: Dow's InVison zero home |
symposium | pdf | pptx |
Energy Policy Institute of Chicago, Chicago-Booth, June 2012 |
site|
pdf | pdf |
Local Midland AIChE - January 2012
|
link
| slides |
|
DOE Office of the Biomass Program, Biomass 2011 Conference in
Washington, D.C., July 2011 |
link |
pdf |
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Other |
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Letter to the editor of the Midland Daily News: Roundabouts are good for
safety, the environment
May 24, 2023 |
roundabouts |
|
Watson Goodbye, 30 October 2022 |
Watson Goodbye |
|
Letter to the editor of the Midland Daily News, 26 October 2022. |
In defense of the editor |
|
Quoted in Matilda Handsley-Davis, "Explainer: what are PFAS?",
Cosmos, 12 May 2022. |
link |
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Quoted in Jansen, Kerri; "Orange you glad it wasn't CO", Chemical And
Engineering News, 7 March 2022, 100:9, back page. |
link |
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Quoted several times in Wilke, Carolyn; "Materials of the last century shaped modern life, but at a price",
Science News, 29 January 2022 print edition cover story. |
ScienceNews cover story |
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Quoted several times in Wilke, Carolyn; "Materials that made us",
Science News, 7 December 2021. |
ScienceNews web article |
|
Midland Daily News Letter to the editor on Dow flying the rainbow flag
on 11 June 2019 |
Glad to see flag fly |
|
Midland Daily News Letter to the editor: Press should not give Schuette
a pass, 12 January 2018. |
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Midland Daily News Letter to the editor: The law protects our public
dissent, 23 October 2017. |
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Midland Daily News Letter to the editor: Editorial cartoon was
inappropriate, 19 September 2017. |
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Midland Daily News Letter to the editor: Use facts to inform decisions,
24 January 2017. |
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Penn State Energy Days, 22-23 May 2017; interviewed by local TV |
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Quoted in Investors Business Daily on 2 Sept 2016 |
investors.com |
|
Midland Daily News Letter to the editor on the Flint Water Crisis
published in print on 10 August 2016 |
Safety for All |
|
Penn State Energy Days, 19-20 May 2016 |
|
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World Congress on Industrial Biotech, San Diego, April 2016 - Board of
Directors |
|
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World Economic Forum Session on Biotech, Montreal, 22 July 2015 |
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DOE Proposal Review in Golden, CO, 26 February 2015 |
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World Economic Forum Boston Meeting on Energy, 15 April 2014 |
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BIO Industrial Biotech Board |
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White House's Advanced Manufacturing Partnership |
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American Chemical Society, Indianapolis National Meeting, Panel
Discussion: Role and Value of Social Networking in Advancing the
Chemical Sciences, 9 September 2013. |
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I have been asked to serve on the Advisory Board of the NSF Center for
Sustainable Nanotechnology - first meeting 17 January 2013 |
link |
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I was
quoted in Waltz, Emily. "Algal biofuels questioned." Nature Biotechnology
31, no. 1 (2013): 12-12. Perhaps the only time I'll be quoted
in the same article as the great Craig Venter.
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link | doi:10.1038/nbt0113-12a |
DOE Office of the Biomass Program 2011 Biennial Review Report, February
2012 (review conducted 27-28 June 2011) - steering committee co-chair
|
link |
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DOE Office of the Biomass Program 2009 Biennial Platform Review,
December 2009 - review panel chair |
link |
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Thermochemical Conversion Reviewers Report, 15 July 2009 - review panel
chair |
link |
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DOE Office of the Biomass Program 2007 Biennial Platform Review,
December 2007 - review panel chair |
link |
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