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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.chee.uh.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#C8102E;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="600" height="165" style="width:6.25in;height:1.7187in" id="_x0000_i1049" src="https://www.egr.uh.edu/sites/www.egr.uh.edu/files/enews/2022/images/sa_header.png" alt="William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Seminar Series"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Technology Solutions for Energy Transition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt">Dr. Rob A. Crane</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
Manager, Technology Scouting and Venturing<br>
ExxonMobil Technology & Engineering Company<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday, April 11 | 10:30 a.m.</span></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span></b>Engineering, L2D2<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C8102E">LECTURE ABSTRACT</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C8102E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Meeting the world's ambitions for economic expansion and lower emissions requires the advancement and deployment of a broad set of technologies at scale. This presentation
will explore a global outlook to 2050, including comparison of current trajectories to 2oC and net zero</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">scenarios, with a focus on solutions required. The energy transition requires a wide range of technology solutions, many of which still need to be developed and scaled. For any given solution,
multiple pathways are needed in order to take advantage of geographically varied resources. Engineering and science disciplines are critical to reducing emissions while enabling continued expansion of the global economy. Together with our key collaborators,
ExxonMobil works to bring important solutions to scale.</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C8102E">SPEAKER BIOSKETCH</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C8102E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rob Crane is a Chemical Engineer (BS Cornell, PhD Purdue) who moves new technologies from concept to commercialization. During his 28 years with ExxonMobil, he has led the advancement and commercialization of
high impact technologies through leadership roles in R&D, engineering, manufacturing, new business development, and strategy. His current focus is technologies with large scale potential for energy production, new products, and lower carbon intensity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This is an official message sent by the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering.</span></em><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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