Lee R. Lynd

Who is Lee R. Lynd?

Dr. Lynd leads an active academic group in the US devoted to biomass

conversion, encompassing biotechnology, process engineering and energy

and environmental public policy issues at Dartmouth College. Dr. Lynd

is a Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of

Engineering, an Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth

College and a Professor Extraordinary of Microbiology at the University

of Stellenbosch in South Africa. He is a recipient of the NSF

Presidential Young Investigator Award and a two-time recipient of the

Charles A. Lindbergh Award for his efforts to promote balance between

technological progress and preservation of the natural and human

environments. Some of his professional activities include service as

Associate Editor for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, member of a

Presidential Advisory Committee on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

from Personal Vehicles, Organizing Committee member for the Annual

Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Manager of the Link

Foundation Energy Fellowship Program and Co-Leader of The Role of

Biomass in America’s Energy Future project He received a B.S. in

Biology from Bates College, an M.S. in Bacteriology from the University

of Wisconsin, Madison, and M.S. and D.E. degrees from Dartmouth/Thayer.