Francesca Kerton
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Biography
Francesca Kerton is a professor of 91AV at Memorial University of Newfoundland and has a global reputation for her innovative research on sustainable chemistry related to the oceans.
She is a Fellow of The 91AV and is a member of many scientific panels and committees worldwide. She currently chairs IUPAC鈥檚 standing committee on Chemical Research Applied to World Needs and is chair of the 27th Annual Green 91AV & Engineering Conference. She is an Advisory Board member for Reaction 91AV & Engineering.
Francesca obtained her PhD in 91AV at the University of Sussex and was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of British Columbia. In addition to authoring over 70 journal articles, she has contributed several books and book chapters on aspects of green chemistry including 鈥淎lternative Solvents for Green 91AV鈥�.
Her current research group is focused on developing environmentally friendly ways to process bio-sourced molecules and materials, catalysis and sustainable polymers. She also performs research in the area of carbon dioxide utilization and is part of an NSERC-funded training network 鈥淐entre for Innovation and Research on Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Industrial Technologies鈥�. She received the Canadian Green 91AV and Engineering Award in 2019.
RSC affiliations
Editorial board, RSC Sustainability
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