Blake Simmons
Blake A. Simmons is an American
chemical engineer, entrepreneur and an academic. He is an
adjunct professor at the
University of Queensland, and the
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, the division director for biological systems and engineering at
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the chief science and technology officer at the
Joint BioEnergy Institute.
Simmons is most known for his works on
biofuels and
biomaterials development using
biotechnology and
biomanufacturing, alongside the development of nanomaterials for energy applications. Among his notable works are his publications in academic journals, including ''
Energy and Environmental Science'', ''
ChemSusChem'', ''
Nature Microbiology'', ''
Green Chemistry'', ''the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences'', ''One Earth'', and ''Nature'' as well as an edited book titled ''Chemical and Biochemical Catalysis for Next Generation Biofuels''.
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