Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Assists the Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe with applications for funding in the technical arena, most notable the development and implementation of sustainable chemistry based on woody biomass.
Saxon Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Basic exploratory research and teaching.
While the contemporary production of chemical intermediates and modern materials begins with petrochemicals, the petrochemicals themselves required millions of years for their formation from biomass under extreme pressure and heat in the subsurface. This fossil resource is not sustainable. With modern technology, the possibility exists to rebuild the chemical economy based directly upon renewable biomass, especially wood. The StanCE project captures a revolutionary combination of proven and emerging technologies alongside education of a new generation of scientists and engineers to implement an infrastructural paradigm shift. Better Chemistry for a Sustainable Future.