The Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST) at Georgia Tech congratulates Dr Art Ragauskas on his new appointment at the University of Tennessee in a new UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Biorefining.  Art has held appointments at IPST and Georgia Tech for 25 years, and he will begin his Governor’s Chair on June 1.  We are also pleased that Art has set a goal to build upon the research relationship between Georgia Tech and ORNL.

“We are pleased at this most recent recognition of Professor Art Ragauskas’ expertise in biorefining,” commented IPST director Norman Marsolan.  “Besides, this opportunity opens up new avenues to deepen our collaboration with Oak Ridge in biomanufacturing and biorefining.”

Art will hold an adjunct professor appointment with the Georgia Tech School of Chemistry & Biochemistry where he will continue to direct the research of several Paper Science and Engineering PhD candidates.  “We wish Art success in his new appointment, his continuing relationship with IPST-GA Tech, and his research in the forest bioproducts field,” continued Marsolan.

The University of Tennessee’s press release appears below.
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Bioenergy Expert Named Fourteenth Governor's Chair 
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/02/18/Bioenergy_Expert_
Named_Fourteenth_Governor_s_Chair_The_Unive/
Arthur Ragauskas, an authority in bioenergy, has been named the fourteenth UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor's Chair.  He will serve as Governor's Chair for Biorefining, based in UT's Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with a complementary appointment in the UT Institute of Agriculture's Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries. He will serve in the US Energy and Environmental Sciences Directorate, Biosciences Division, at ORNL and as a member of the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center (BESC).

He begins at UT on June 1.

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http://www.noodls.com/view/308CE6611D19B79453822BA91F13E37C8A6A8A9B?9193xxx1392757441#sthash.znDuzyu2.dpuf

Also,
http://oakridgetoday.com/2014/02/19/ut-names-bioenergy-expert-14th-ut-ornl-governors-chair/

http://www.360oakridge.com/ut-names-bioenergy-expert-as-14th-ut-ornl-governors-chair-oak-ridge-today