Bigger Picture Talk: Turning Start-ups into Reality with Chemical Engineering
- π€ Speaker: Rulande Rogers - Chief Technology Officer, Thermulon Ltd.
- π Date & Time: Wednesday 11 February 2026, 13:30 - 14:45
- π Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, West Cambridge Site
Abstract
This talk follows Rulandeβs journey across three continents and five industries β bringing game changing sustainable technologies to the market thanks to creative and robust chemical engineering; where mass balances drive business decisions; where chemists and engineers learn to like each other; and where sweat and tears turn into plants and products.
Key words: renewable plastics, CO2 utilisation, EV battery materials, hydrogen electrolysers and fuel cells, aerogels, scale up, start-ups.
Series This talk is part of the Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology series.
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Rulande Rogers - Chief Technology Officer, Thermulon Ltd.
Wednesday 11 February 2026, 13:30-14:45