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The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge

Award Recipients 19962016

Contents

Introduction...............................................................................................................1

2016 Winners Academic Award:

Professor Paul J. Chirik, Princeton University............................................................................................3

Small Business Award: Verdezyne..............................................................................................................4

Greener Synthetic Pathways Award: CB&I and Albemarle...............................................................................................5

Greener Reaction Conditions Award: Dow AgroSciences LLC..........................................................................................6

Designing Greener Chemicals Award Specific Environmental Benefit: Climate Change Award:

Newlight Technologies..........................................................................................7

2015 Winners Academic Award:

Professor Eugene Y.-X. Chen,

Colorado State University.....................................................................................8

Small Business Award:

Greener Synthetic Pathways Award:

Greener Reaction Conditions Award:

Designing Greener Chemicals Award:

Specific Environmental Benefit: Climate Change Award:

Renmatix................................................................................................................9

LanzaTech Inc........................................................................................................10

Synthetic Oils and Lubricants of Texas, Inc. (Soltex).......................................... 11

Hybrid Coating Technologies/Nanotech Industries............................................12

Algenol...................................................................................................................13

2014 Winners Academic Award:

Professor Shannon S. Stahl,

University of Wisconsin-Madison ......................................................................14

Small Business Award:

Greener Synthetic Pathways Award:

Greener Reaction Conditions Award:

Designing Greener Chemicals Award:

Amyris....................................................................................................................15

Solazyme, Inc. .......................................................................................................16

QD Vision, Inc. ......................................................................................................17

The Solberg Company...........................................................................................18

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2013 Winners Academic Award:

Professor Richard P. Wool,

University of Delaware .......................................................................................19

Small Business Award:

Greener Synthetic Pathways Award:

Greener Reaction Conditions Award:

Designing Greener Chemicals Award:

Faraday Technology, Inc.......................................................................................20

Life Technologies Corporation ............................................................................21

The Dow Chemical Company..............................................................................22

Cargill, Inc..............................................................................................................23

2012 Winners Academic Awards:

Professor Geoffrey W. Coates, Cornell University .............................................................................................24 Professor Robert M. Waymouth, Stanford University Dr. James L. Hedrick, IBM Almaden Research Center .........................................................................25

Small Business Award: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.....................................................................26

Greener Synthetic Pathways Award: Codexis, Inc. Professor Yi Tang, University of California, Los Angeles.................................................................27

Greener Reaction Conditions Award: Cytec Industries Inc..............................................................................................28

Designing Greener Chemicals Award: Buckman International, Inc. ................................................................................29

2011 Winners Academic Award:

Professor Bruce H. Lipshutz,

University of California, Santa Barbara .............................................................30

Small Business Award:

Greener Synthetic Pathways Award:

Greener Reaction Conditions Award:

Designing Greener Chemicals Award:

BioAmber, Inc.......................................................................................................31

Genomatica .........................................................................................................32

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc......................................................................33

The Sherwin-Williams Company .........................................................................34

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2010 Winners Academic Award:

James C. Liao, Ph.D., Easel Biotechnologies, LLC and University of California, Los Angeles ...............................................................35 Small Business Award:

LS9, Inc.. ..............................................................................................................36 Greener Synthetic Pathways Award:

The Dow Chemical Company BASF ......................................................................................................................37

Greener Reaction Conditions Award: Merck & Co., Inc. Codexis, Inc. .........................................................................................................38

Designing Greener Chemicals Award: Clarke ....................................................................................................................39

2009 Winners Academic Award:

Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Carnegie Mellon University .............................................................................40

Small Business Award: Virent Energy Systems, Inc. .................................................................................41

Greener Synthetic Pathways Award: Eastman Chemical Company .............................................................................42

Greener Reaction Conditions Award: CEM Corporation .................................................................................................43

Designing Greener Chemicals Award: The Procter & Gamble Company Cook Composites and Polymers Company........................................................44

2008 Winners Academic Award:

Professors Robert E. Maleczka, Jr. and Milton R. Smith, III,

Michigan State University ................................................................................45

Small Business Award: SiGNa Chemisty, Inc. ..........................................................................................46

Greener Synthetic Pathways Award: Battelle ..................................................................................................................47

Greener Reaction Conditions Award: Nalco Company ...................................................................................................48

Designing Greener Chemicals Award: Dow AgroSciences LLC ........................................................................................49

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2007 Winners Academic Award:

Professor Michael J. Krische, University of Texas at Austin ............................................................................50

Small Business Award: NovaSterilis Inc. ....................................................................................................51

Greener Synthetic Pathways Award: Professor Kaichang Li, Oregon State University; Columbia Forest Products

Hercules Incorporated (now Ashland Inc.) .....................................................52 Greener Reaction Conditions Award:

Headwaters Technology Innovation ...................................................................53 Designing Greener Chemicals Award:

Cargill, Incorporated ............................................................................................54

2006 Winners Academic Award:

Professor Galen J. Suppes,

University of Missouri-Columbia .....................................................................55

Small Business Award: Arkon Consultants, NuPro Technologies, Inc.

Greener Synthetic Pathways Award:

Greener Reaction Conditions Award:

Designing Greener Chemicals Award:

(now Eastman Kodak Company) .....................................................................56

Merck & Co., Inc. ..................................................................................................57

Codexis, Inc. .........................................................................................................58

S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. ....................................