Robert Brown

Dr. Brown is Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering and Gary and Donna Hoover Chair in Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University (ISU). His research focuses on the thermochemical processing of biomass and fossil fuels into energy, fuels, and chemicals. Dr. Brown is the Director of the Bioeconomy Institute, which coordinates research, education, and extension in bioenergy and biobased products at ISU. He has published the textbook Biorenewable Resources: Engineering New Products from Agriculture and helped establish at ISU the first graduate program in the United States to offer degrees in biorenewable resources. Dr. Brown received a BS in physics and a BA in mathematics from the University of Missouri‐Columbia. He also holds an MS and PhD in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and received the Distinguished Iowa Scientist Award from the Iowa Academy of Science.