Wayne Seames
Title: Overcoming barriers for the use of microalgae as a Biofuels feedstock
Biography
Wayne
Seames is a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering. Invention and innovation have been a hallmark
of his academic research career. He is a
named inventor on eight U.S. patents and numerous international equivalents and
is the only person from North Dakota to be inducted into the National Academy
of Inventors. His current areas of research include: 1) the environmental and
operational impact of coal impurities liberated during combustion; 2)
fundamental mechanisms of trace element partitioning during combustion; 3)
sustainable energy technologies including the invention and development of
fuels and chemicals from crop oils and biomass; 4) the environmental impact and
remediation technologies of both organic and inorganic chemicals; and 5)
project management, design engineering, technical & commercial feasibility
analyses. In addition to his academic career he has 16 years of applied industrial
experience as a process and project engineer and in project management.
Research Interest
Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Energy
