• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Lee R. Lynd

Dartmouth

Paul E. and Joan H. Queneau Distinguished Professor of Engineerng and Adjunct Professor of Biologyfessor in Environmental Engineering Design

Professor Lee Rybeck Lynd is an expert on utilization of plant biomass for production of energy.  His contributions span science, technology, entrepreneurial, and policy domains, and include leading research on fundamental and biotechnological aspects of microbial cellulose utilization. He is the Paul and Joan Queneau Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Biology at Dartmouth College, Consolidated Bioprocessing Team Lead at the US Department of Energy Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Executive Committee Chairman of the Global Sustainable Bioenergy Initiative, Co-Founder and Director of Enchi Corporation and former Co-Founder and Director of Mascoma Corporation, and Director of the soon-to-be initiated Advanced Second Generation Biofuels Laboratory at the University of Campinas, Brazil.  A fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, he is the recipient of the Lemelson-MIT Sustainability Prize for inventions and innovations that enhance economic opportunity and community well-being while protecting and restoring the natural environment, the Charles D. Scott award for distinguished contributions to the field of biotechnology for fuels and chemicals, and two-time recipient of a Charles A. Lindbergh grant in recognition of efforts to promote a balance between environmental preservation and technological advancement.  

Sessions With Lee R. Lynd

Wednesday, 11 March

  • 01:30pm - 02:20pm (CST) / -

    Emerging Pathways to Synthetic Liquid Fuels

    Upstream Oil & Gas

    Over one-third of today’s global GHG emissions come from transportation and manufacturing, and reducing their GHG significantly will likely require abundant, inexpensive low-carbon liquid fuels. With promising technologies, including artificial photosynthesis, algae-based fuels, and conversion of CO2 to fuel, still in R&D, how does their performance and economics compare? What production scale is needed for them to reach that potential? What changes would be needed to existing fuel transport and delivery infrastructures? What are their obstacles to move toward commercialization, and how can they surmount them?