July 2023

Richard Sherwood is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He received a BS in Biology from Stanford University and a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Harvard University. He runs a research lab that combines genomics, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, stem cell biology, and machine learning to understand how genome sequence encodes gene regulatory activity and to predict how changes in patients’ genome sequences cause disease.Read more

Chris Gilbert is a senior vice president for the Nafta division of Evonik’s Process Technology & Engineering located in Mobile, AL.  In this role, Chris leads his team in the safe designing, engineering, building and optimizing needs for more than thirty Evonik plant sites.  

Twenty-three years ago, Chris started his career in his current department, before moving to a series of progressive production roles at the Mobile site from plant engineer, assistant superintendent to superintendent.  He then moved to Shanghai as Operations Director to lead a...Read more

Rachel Brenc is a career chemical engineer who is a leader in the carbon capture and transformation industry as LanzaTech’s Director of Commercial Development.  In her time at LanzaTech, she served as the lead process engineer for the world’s first commercial waste gas to ethanol project, and developed an international program for the world’s first recycled carbon consumer goods products. Her work in process development and engineering culminated in the commercialization of gas fermentation technology in 2018. She is dedicated to community engagement through local university...Read more