BER Researcher to Give Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Lecture

November 13, 2024

Upcoming Science Lecture on November 19 Features CBI Lead Dr. Gerald A. Tuskan

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced four national laboratory scientists as the 2024 DOE Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Fellows and a four-part hybrid lecture series featuring each of the 2024 Distinguished Scientist Fellows.

Please join the DOE Office of Science online for the second lecture of the series, featuring Dr. Gerald A. Tuskan (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), on November 19, 2024, from 1:30-3:00 p.m. ET. The event is open to the public to attend virtually on Zoom. All guests must register to receive Zoom information.

Dr. Gerald A. Tuskan is honored for foundational scientific advances in the development of resilient bioenergy feedstock crops, for excellence in leading large, multi-institutional science teams toward a robust, sustainable bioeconomy, and for supporting the next generation of diverse scientists. Proceedings will include a brief award ceremony, a lecture given by Dr. Gerald A. Tuskan, and a Q&A session. Dr. Tuskan will discuss his research accomplishments, career trajectories, and experiences working at the DOE national laboratories.

Office of Science hopes you can join us for this engaging lecture series and celebrate the accomplishments of outstanding DOE laboratory scientists advancing the Department’s missions. Please consider sharing this event information with your colleagues.

Additional information, including information about the event, all four 2024 Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Fellows, upcoming and previous lectures, and the award program, can be found on the website: https://science.osti.gov/fellows/Ceremony-Lecture-Series.

If you have any questions, please contact the Program Manager Kaitlyn (Katie) Schroeder-Spain at [email protected].

Gerald. A. Tuskan, Ph.D.

Gerald Tuskan is the Director and Chief Executive Officer of DOE’s Center for Bioenergy Innovation at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a 17-institution effort focused on accelerating the domestication of bioenergy-relevant plants and microbes to enable high-impact innovation across the sustainable aviation fuel supply chain. His research over the past 25 years has focused on advancing domestication of the bioenergy feedstock Populus through genomic selection approaches and genetic manipulation of targeted genes and gene families, with a focus on cell wall biosynthesis. Dr. Tuskan led the team that sequenced the first-ever tree genome, Populus trichocarpa, and is a leading authority on plant genomics.