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Douglas S. Clark is a Chancellor's Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He earned his B.S. from the University of Vermont in 1979 and his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1983. Over the years, he has garnered numerous accolades including the Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1986, Fellow status in multiple prestigious organizations, and various awards for his contributions to biochemical engineering, including the Amgen Award for Biochemical Engineering and the International Enzyme Engineering Award in 2003. Clark is also recognized for his role as Editor-in-Chief of Biotechnology Bioengineering since 1996, and he became a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2019. His research interests lie in biochemical engineering, focusing on enzyme technology, biomaterials, and bioenergy. His current projects involve studying the structure-function relationships in biosynthetic applications of artificial metalloenzymes, mechanisms of adaptation by extremophilic microorganisms, the development of advanced biomaterials, and metabolic bioreaction engineering for converting CO2 into fuels and chemicals.
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