Scientific and Engineering Advisory Board
Benjamin Moll, Ph.D. - Algenol Scientific Advisor
Benjamin Moll brings a strong science and industry background to the project, with an education at Stanford (B.A., Biology), graduate work at U.C. Berkeley (Ph.D. in plant physiology) and University of Missouri (MBA), and industry experience with Advanced Genetic Sciences (AGS), DNA Plant Technology (DNAP), Desert Energy Research and Sinaloa Seafields International.
Edward Laws, Ph.D. – Algenol Scientific Advisor
Dr. Laws is a phytoplankton ecologist with scientific interests in algal physiology, primary production, water pollution and aquaculture.
He is the author of more than 130 peer-reviewed scientific publications and several encyclopedia chapters. Dr. Laws received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Harvard University in 1967 and his Ph.D. in chemical physics, also from Harvard, in 1972. Dr. Laws served as the dean of the School of the Coast and the Environment from 2005 through 2008 and is currently a professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences.
Joseph Katz, Ph.D. - Algenol Scientific Advisor
Joseph Katz is the William F. Ward Sr. Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University.
His research focuses on experimental fluid mechanics and development of advanced optical diagnostics techniques for laboratory and field applications, including particle image velocimetry and holography. He has received several awards including the 2004 ASME Fluids Engineering Award.
Paul G. Falkowski, Ph.D – Algenol Scientific Advisor
Paul G. Falkowski is a Board of Governors’ Professor at the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences and the Department of Geology at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
He is also the acting director of the Rutgers Energy Institute. His research interests include biophysics, photosynthesis, photobiology, molecular evolution, signal transduction, apoptosis, biogeochemical cycles and symbiosis. In 2007 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and in 2008 became a Fellow at the American Academy of Microbiology. He has authored or co-authored over 250 papers in peer-reviewed journals and books, is on the Board of Reviewing Editors for Science and is an associate editor of 5 other journals.
David Binning, P.E. – Algenol System Engineering Advisor
Dave Binning has over 40 years of utility and urban systems experience.
His background includes the planning, management, design, construction, start- up and operation of public utility systems, with a strong presence in the public water sector. He has held the most senior positions in both public water and wastewater as general manager of urban and rural systems. He has years of senior management leadership as the chief engineer of one of the nation’s largest water providers.