Bruce E. Dale is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and former Chair of the Department
of Chemical Engineering at Michigan State University. His first academic position
was in the Department of Agricultural and Chemical Engineering at Colorado State
University, where he swiftly climbed the ranks to Professor in 1988. That same year
he joined Texas A&M University as Professor of Chemical Engineering and Professor
of Agricultural Engineering. It was in 1996 that he became Professor and Chair of
the Department of Chemical Engineering at Michigan State University.
In addition to teaching at some of the country’s acclaimed engineering and agricultural
universities, Dr. Dale has won the Charles D. Scott Award for his contributions
to the use of biotechnology to produce fuels, chemical and other industrial products
from renewable plant resources. In 2001 he stepped down as Chair to return to full-time
research and teaching.
Research Areas
Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences
Publications Include
Biobased Industrial Products: Research and Commercialization Priorities.
(May 2000)
Education
- Bachelor's Degree, Chemical Engineering, University of Arizona
- Master's Degree, University of Arizona
- Ph. D., Purdue University
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Topic: Can biofuels play a more significant role in the world's portfolio of energy resources?
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