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SUMMARY:Fuelling the Future - Dr John Pierce\, BP Chief Bioscientist
DTSTART:20111103T173000Z
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CONTACT:Helen Mawdsley
DESCRIPTION:The world has abundant hydrocarbons – and uses them abundant
 ly. Shifts in hydrocarbon use – both in type of hydrocarbons used as wel
 l as where they are used – are giving rise to major reorientations of fo
 cus in the energy industry. The next 20 years will be very unlike the last
  20 years. As the energy landscape changes\, carbon dioxide in the atmosph
 ere is increasingly seen\, not only as an environmental issue to deal with
  directly\, but also as a good proxy for a broader set of sustainability i
 ssues such as water use and energy efficiency.\n\nVarious opportunities ex
 ist both to satisfy the changing energy demands of our world as well as to
  mitigate some of the consequences of increasing energy use. In this talk\
 , I will outline a view of our energy future\, discuss the interaction of 
 various natural resources in providing our energy\, and provide some examp
 les of progress in meeting future energy challenges\, with a focus on the 
 newly emerging\, sustainable biofuels area.\n\n \n\n \n\nDR. JOHN PIERCE\n
 \nJohn Pierce joined BP as Chief Bioscientist in April 2010. He is respons
 ible for developing strategies to help position the Company to gain maximu
 m benefit from the application of biosciences to BP's world-wide businesse
 s.\n\nDr. Pierce received his PhD degree in 1980 from Michigan State Unive
 rsity in the areas of carbohydrate chemistry and enzymology. After postdoc
 toral appointments at Cornell University and University of Wisconsin\, he 
 had a long career at DuPont commencing as a research scientist in Central 
 Research and Development and culminating as Vice President for DuPont Appl
 ied BioSciences and Director of Biochemical Sciences & Engineering where h
 e had responsibility for DuPont's biotechnology research and development e
 fforts in the production of fuels\, chemicals\, and materials.\n\nThrougho
 ut his career\, Dr. Pierce has focused on the integration of biology with 
 chemistry\, engineering\, and material sciences to create biotechnological
  applications in agricultural chemistry\, plant genetics\, and industrial 
 chemistry. In addition\, he has long been involved in a variety of public 
 policy activities associated with public acceptance and governmental suppo
 rt of biotechnology.\n\nHe was a founding member of the Society of Biologi
 cal Engineering and currently serves on the Global Agenda Council for Emer
 ging Technologies of the World Economic Forum and the World Council on Ind
 ustrial Biotechnology.
LOCATION:Palmerston Room\, St. John’s College
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