Industry Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis Perspectives on Global Energy Challenges From a global point of view, economic growth and environmental sustainability poses new challenges which need innovative ideas to meet the demands of future generations. Although the growth of OECD countries has been tied to the intensive energy use as the industrialization and personal mobility took off, non-OECD countries need access to novel efficient technology development and deployment to grow at same scale but with less environmental impact. Natural gas and biomass (including algae) will change the source mix of the future for energy and chemical industry. Biotechnology may become a new growth platform. Innovative distributed models will need to be considered with the choices of tomorrow. Research is needed to increase the efficiency of existing chemical processes and energy systems, and also to develop these new platforms. In these challenging times we must be open to many solutions and focus on asking the right questions. We need to collaborate across sectors and disciplines, and across industry and academia to develop technologies over the long term. Innovation is needed on both technical and business side. Traditional way of business may not fit the new technological solutions. Expanding the knowledge base and including diverse inputs will certainly lead to pragmatic solutions. This presentation will cover the current work and future challenges associated with these developments. 9:00 a.m. Wednesday April 15, 2015 CEBC Seminar Room, B104 Building B, 1501 Wakarusa Drive, Lawrence, KS Colloquium Dr. Sanjeev Katti Senior Vice President, Research & Technology Reliance Industries LTD Navi Mumbai, India About the presenter Dr. Sanjeev Katti has over 30 years of diversified technical and managerial experience in the global chemical/petrochemical and biopharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining Reliance, he held key positions in companies such as Dow, Genzyme, and Premier PTC. Dr. Katti earned a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware, after achieving a B.Chem. Eng. Gold Medal at ICT Mumbai, and first rank in the Maharashtra State S.S.C. Board. He also holds a MBA degree from Northwood University, Midland, Michigan. His academic and professional distinction has been recognized nationally and internationally by plenary lectureships and fellowships. Dr. Katti has received numerous awards, including the (British) IChemE. Hutchison Medal in 1995. He has been an endowed visiting professor at ICT, Mumbai and an adjunct professor at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), and the Maharashtra Academy of Science.
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