I would like to congratulate University of Michigan College of Engineering student Katherine Sebeck on her selection as a 2013-2014 fellow for the J. Robert Beyster Computational Innovation Graduate Fellows Program. During her time as a fellow, it is my understanding that Katherine will pursue computational materials simulations of the dynamic polymerization of the epoxy/graphite […]

Last week I met with John Evey and Chris Dupont from the J. Craig Venter Institute here in La Jolla. They were here to brief me on the results of the ocean sampling program we have been running with them on my boat Solutions. I was pleased to learn that the Venter team is obtaining […]

I am very pleased to see that some of the scientists I have worked with over the past few years are being recognized for their good work. A recent article in the New York Times mentioned the work that Jonathan Sebat, chief of the Beyster Center for Molecular Genomics of Neuropsychiatric Diseases at UCSD, has […]

I recently learned that the University of Michigan College of Engineering has made a breakthrough in converting algae into a usable form of biofuel. According to the report I read, the process involves subjecting the algae to high temperatures for exactly one minute. This results in the conversion of 65 percent of the algae into […]

I recently read an article in the New Yorker magazine about the work being done by scientists to create a new sustainable source of energy: the artificial leaf. According to the article, scientists at Cal Tech and other universities and government laboratories are making good progress towards the goal of producing a thin, coated-silicon sheet […]

2011 has been quite an eventful year for me. I spent the first few weeks of January in and out of hospitals, but my health improved significantly as the year progressed. I launched my Facebook page in January, and in February Professor Joseph Blasi was named the inaugural holder of the J. Robert Beyster Professorship […]