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Lead the strategy and execution of biofuels technology programs, evaluating alternative feedstocks and conversion processes, advancing lab and pilot development, and delivering scalable solutions with near-term commercial potential.
- • Direct development of lab-scale models that represent industrial fermentation and conversion processes.
- • Champion computational tools and data platforms to accelerate biofuels R&D.
- • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to scientists and engineers.
- • Approve and oversee experimental plans, protocols, and safety reviews.
- • Review and deliver R&D reports, dashboards, and technical briefs to senior management.
- • Oversee protein engineering and enzyme optimization for feedstock processing and fuel synthesis.
- • Lead design of separation and purification processes for fuel recovery.
- • Guide development of methods to recover ethanol and other fuels from complex bioreactor liquid and gas streams.
- • Establish methodologies and KPIs to assess biomass pretreatment efficiency.
- • Design and supervise solvent and product recovery experiments in laboratory and pilot settings.
- • Coordinate applied research on transport, thermodynamics, mixing, filtration, distillation, fermentation, extraction, and separation.
- • Direct chemical conversion process development, including etherification, esterification, interesterification, transesterification, hydrogenation, oxidation, and reduction.
- • Oversee experimentation on biomass and pretreatment technologies.
- • Manage trials of new or alternative feedstock fermentation processes.
- • Analyze and synthesize data on fluid dynamics, water treatment, and solvent extraction to inform scale-up decisions.
- • Lead prototyping, piloting, and technology demonstration projects.
- • Prioritize and propose new biofuels products, processes, and applications based on R&D findings and market needs.
- • Collaborate on energy crop initiatives to improve yield, processability, and sustainability.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
