Lee Enterprises Consulting Group Adds Two New Experts in Biopolymers, Biobutanol & Feestocks

July 18, 2012 - PRLog -- LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:   Lee Enterprises Alternative Fuels Consulting is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Katrina Cornish and Ken Arnold as its two newest experts.  Cornish has a Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the University of Birmingham, England,  is a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Science, and more than 30  years of research, development and commercialization experience, in government, academia and the private sector, including extensive consulting.  She is an Ohio Research Scholar and Endowed Chair in Bioemergent Materials at The Ohio State University where she also has a courtesy appointment  in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is Research Director for the development of Buckeye Gold (rubber dandelion), with a collaboration of seven faculty, and interfacing with other universities in the US and Canada and several major rubber and  automobile companies, and  is an Adjunct Professor of Polymer Science at the University of Akron.   Cornish will handle biopolymers, biobutanol, bioproducts and biofuels, emerging technologies and feedstocks.  Cornish has 165 papers and patents across a wide diversity of arrears from biochemistry-based nuclear and plastidic engineering, through crop development,  novel  biopolymers, processing engineering, product development and relevant industrial standards and regulatory affairs. Cornish’s licensed patents form the foundation of the alternate natural rubber industry in the US and have led to ~$200 million of investment, with several independent companies commercializing production and/or product, including under a true biorefinery format.

Arnold has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Tennessee and over 30 years’ experience in chemical manufacturing and biodiesel.  He ran a biodiesel plant and chemical plant for five years, and was involved in its purchase, including the raising of equity and due diligence.  Remaining as part of the new ownership, Arnold successfully led the re-commissioning of the plant, and led the plant to record monthly production and revenues.  Arnold will assist plants with procuring feedstock, selling off-take and a variety of other day-to-day operational matters.  

Lee Enterprises Consulting is the world’s largest alternative and renewable fuels consulting group.  According to CEO Wayne Lee, the group is currently positioned to handle virtually every type of alternative or renewable fuels matter for a variety of clients worldwide and will continue its expansion as necessary. “Dr.Cornish is a recognized professional in her field and her work is widely known worldwide”, says Lee Enterprises CEO, Wayne Lee.  “Ken Arnold has been in the biodiesel and a chemical field for many years, knows most of the producers and suppliers, and understands the operations as well as anyone.  We are proud to have these two as the newest members of our team”.

Cornish and Arnold seem equally pleased with their new affiliation.  “I have been around this industry for quite some time,” says Arnold. “Lee Enterprises has very clearly established itself as the premiere alternative and renewable fuels consulting group”. Arnold further notes that the group’s continued expansion and wide variety of experts has made it “the obvious first call” that anyone in alternative and renewables will make.   Cornish agrees.   “They have such a broad presence in alternative and renewable fuels, and good working relationships with the top professionals in these industries,” says Cornish. “I am quite excited about being part of such a major talent pool.”      

ABOUT LEE ENTERPRISES CONSULTING, INC:  Lee Enterprises is the world's largest alternative and renewable fuels consulting firm.  The group handles biodiesel, ethanol, biomass, biobutanol, wind, solar, waste to energy, and geothermal projects, and offers a wide range of services worldwide, from initial planning and feasibility assessment, through project oversight, design, fabrication, installation and start-up. The group’s consultants and strategic partners represent the top talent in alternative and renewable fuels, and these experts handle almost every aspect of a project.  The group also owns National Business Brokerage, Inc., a full service business brokerage firm specializing in the buying and selling of alternative and renewable fuels plants.  Lee Enterprises, 1503 East Kiehl Ave., Sherwood, AR 72120. (501) 833-8511.