Advanced Biofuels and Clean Cars: How to Cut Our Nation's Oil Dependence in Half
Jeremy Martin
Wednesday, 06 Apr 2011 at 6:00 pm – Cardinal Room, Memorial Union
Jeremy Martin is a senior scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists Clean Vehicles Program. He evaluates the impact of biofuels and fuel policy. Martin has researched and published on a range of topics, including biofuels lifecycle accounting, greenhouse gas emissions in biofuels production, semiconductor manufacturing and polymer physics. Prior to his work with UCS, he worked in research, development and manufacturing of computer chips at Advanced Micro Devices. He earned a PhD in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology. Part of the Live Green! Sustainability Series.Cosponsored By:
- ActivUs
- Green Umbrella
- Leaders for a Sustainable Community
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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