4: Biofuels and Blockchain: Beyond the World of Fossil Fuels (feat. Karen O'Brien)

<p>How do we power transportation sustainably? It’s a tough question driving many exciting innovations all over the industry. </p> <p> </p> <p>Before we introduce today’s guest, check out our <a href='https://www.subscribepage.com/mseprofessionaldevelopmentguide'>free professional development guide</a> for materials scientists and engineers and join our <a href='https://discord.gg/49dCV3W4eN'>Discord community</a> to meet other passionate MSEs from around the world!</p> <p> </p> <p>In today’s episode Punith and Tom talk with Karen O’Brien, a Sustainability Engineering Manager at Gevo Inc., about the prospect of using biofuels to tackle this grand challenge of the 21st century.</p> <p> </p> <p>Our topics in today’s episode include:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">The motivation for developing biofuel technologies</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Using biofuels in commercial aviation</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Using life-cycle analysis to produce biofuels sustainably</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">The dramatic benefits of biofuels compared to fossil fuels</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Where additional growth can be seen in the bioenergy space</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Carbon pricing paradigms</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">And much more!</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>For shorter segments, subscribe to our channel on <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUXt6ui8iC5npSizlfIJ2A'>YouTube</a>. For bloopers, audiograms, and interesting materials science articles, follow us on <a href='https://www.instagram.com/itsamaterialworldpodcast/'>Instagram</a>, <a href='http://linkedin.com/company/it-s-a-material-world-podcast/'>LinkedIn</a>, and <a href='https://twitter.com/ItsAMatWorldPod'>Twitter</a>. Feel free to DM us @itsamaterialworldpodcast if you have any feedback or recommendations for future episodes or email us directly at <a href='mailto:itsamaterialworldpodcast@gmail.com'>itsamaterialworldpodcast@gmail.com</a>. Finally, reach out to Tom Miller and Punith Upadhya on LinkedI