{"410421":{"#nid":"410421","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ragauskas Named to Positions at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST) at Georgia Tech congratulates Dr Art Ragauskas on his new appointment at the University of Tennessee in a new UT-ORNL Governor\u2019s Chair for Biorefining.\u0026nbsp; Art has held appointments at IPST and Georgia Tech for 25 years, and he will begin his Governor\u2019s Chair on June 1.\u0026nbsp; We are also pleased that Art has set a goal to build upon the research relationship between Georgia Tech and ORNL.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are pleased at this most recent recognition of Professor Art Ragauskas\u2019 expertise in biorefining,\u201d commented IPST director Norman Marsolan.\u0026nbsp; \u201cBesides, this opportunity opens up new avenues to deepen our collaboration with Oak Ridge in biomanufacturing and biorefining.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EArt will hold an adjunct professor appointment with the Georgia Tech School of Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry where he will continue to direct the research of several Paper Science and Engineering PhD candidates.\u0026nbsp; \u201cWe wish Art success in his new appointment, his continuing relationship with IPST-GA Tech, and his research in the forest bioproducts field,\u201d continued Marsolan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe University of Tennessee\u2019s press release appears below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E------------------------------------------------\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBioenergy Expert Named Fourteenth Governor\u0027s Chair\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2014\/02\/18\/Bioenergy_Expert_Named_Fourteenth_Governor_s_Chair_The_Unive\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2014\/02\/18\/Bioenergy_Expert_\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2014\/02\/18\/Bioenergy_Expert_Named_Fourteenth_Governor_s_Chair_The_Unive\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENamed_Fourteenth_Governor_s_Chair_The_Unive\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EArthur Ragauskas, an authority in bioenergy, has been named the fourteenth UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor\u0027s Chair. \u0026nbsp;He will serve as Governor\u0027s Chair for Biorefining, based in UT\u0027s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with a complementary appointment in the UT Institute of Agriculture\u0027s Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries. He will serve in the US Energy and Environmental Sciences Directorate, Biosciences Division, at ORNL and as a member of the Department of Energy\u0027s BioEnergy Science Center (BESC).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe begins at UT on June 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESee more at:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.noodls.com\/view\/308CE6611D19B79453822BA91F13E37C8A6A8A9B?9193xxx1392757441#sthash.znDuzyu2.dpuf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.noodls.com\/view\/308CE6611D19B79453822BA91F13E37C8A6A8A9B?9193xxx1392757441#sthash.znDuzyu2.dpuf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlso,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/oakridgetoday.com\/2014\/02\/19\/ut-names-bioenergy-expert-14th-ut-ornl-governors-chair\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/oakridgetoday.com\/2014\/02\/19\/ut-names-bioenergy-expert-14th-ut-ornl-governors-chair\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.360oakridge.com\/ut-names-bioenergy-expert-as-14th-ut-ornl-governors-chair-oak-ridge-today\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.360oakridge.com\/ut-names-bioenergy-expert-as-14th-ut-ornl-governors-chair-oak-ridge-today\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ragauskas appointed as Governor\u0027s Chair for Biorefining in Tennesee"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-04 09:19:45","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:29","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"410411":{"id":"410411","type":"image","title":"Arthur Ragauskas","body":null,"created":"1449254195","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:35","changed":"1475895139","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:19","alt":"Arthur Ragauskas","file":{"fid":"202259","name":"130201_art.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130201_art_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130201_art_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":22284,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/130201_art_1.jpg?itok=imGbWPdH"}}},"media_ids":["410411"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"},{"id":"9980","name":"tennessee"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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