Blake Simmons

Blake A. Simmons is an American chemical engineer, entrepreneur and an academic. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Queensland, and the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, the Division Director for Biological Systems and Engineering at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the Chief Science and Technology Officer at the Joint BioEnergy Institute. Simmons is most known for his works on biofuels and biomaterials development using biotechnology and biomanufacturing, alongside the development of nanomaterials for energy applications. Among his notable works are his publications in academic journals, including ''Energy and Environmental Science'', ''ChemSusChem'', ''Nature Microbiology'', ''Green Chemistry'', ''the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences'', ''One Earth'', and ''Nature'' as well as an edited book titled ''Chemical and Biochemical Catalysis for Next Generation Biofuels''. Provided by Wikipedia