Tag Archives: Al Weimer

Profile: Tyler Silverman

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Emery Cowan
Tyler-Silverman-2009

When he graduated last December, Tyler Silverman (ChemEngr’08) wasn’t even in the country. He was in Seville, Spain, getting ready to jump into a career in solar energy with Abengoa Solar New Technologies.
Read More

Posted in Profiles | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Making gas from grass

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Todd Neff
al_weimer_mchemengr78phd80

Weimer, 55, says his technique could make a gallon of green gasoline for less than $3. And he and his team of 10 doctorate and three postdoctoral students recently won a three-year, $1 million federal grant to continue refining the process.
Read More

Posted in Features | Tagged , | 2 Comments