Peter L. Keeling
Ph.D., Interim President and Co-Founder
Bio-based Renewability Aromatics
SUSTEREA BIORENEWABLES
United States of America
Biography
Peter Keeling manages the business development aspects for SusTerea and draws on his 30 years of experience in industry at Syngenta, ExSeed Genetics and BASF. Over his career, he has founded or co-founded multiple startup ventures. Peter is also the Innovation Director for the Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC) at Iowa State University. He has a B.S. in applied biology from Hertfordshire University, a Ph.D. in biochemistry and toxicology from the Council of National Academic Awards, and completed postdoctoral research at ICI/Zeneca Seeds.
Research Interest
Green Chemistry, Sustainability, renewable resources, biomass, biofuel, Green Engineering , green industrial applications, green investments, green process