Dr. John Coleman, chief scientific advisor of Algenol Biofuels Inc., will deliver a Voices of Discovery lecture at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 8, in McCrary Theatre. Coleman will discuss America's energy future and ways to produce ethanol from algae.
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Voices of Discovery Science Speaker Series presents Dr. John Coleman, Algenol Biofuels
Nov. 8 , McCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Coleman is a professor in the Department of Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Toronto Scarborough. His research focuses on gene expression and production of novel proteins in cyanobacteria. One component of his research involves using molecular biology techniques to improve photosynthetic efficiency in cyanobacteria for the production of products such as ethanol. This work is the basis for his science contributions to Algenol Biofuels.
Coleman’s talk is titled, “A Novel, Cost-effective Method for Producing Ethanol from Carbon Dioxide in Hybrid Algae.” He will also speak in several Elon classes, in addition to his public lecture.
Coleman was the Vice-Principal (Research and Graduate Studies) at the University of Toronto Scarborough, and a Professor in the Department of Cell and Systems Biology on the St. George campus of the University of Toronto prior to joining Algenol. He was Chair of the Department of Botany from 1998 to 2004 and played a primary role in the formation of the new Department of Cell and Systems Biology in 2006. During his academic career, Dr. Coleman’s research interests were in the fields of molecular biology and biochemistry of photosynthetic carbon metabolism in higher plants and cyanobacteria.
Algenol is an Industrial Biotechnology Company commercializing the use of hybrid algae to make ethanol, and high-value organic green-chemicals directly from carbon dioxide, water and sunlight. The company’s first product is ethanol, which is made with its proprietary DIRECT TO ETHANOL® process.