Roger Sheldon (www.sheldon.nl) is a recognised authority on Green Chemistry and Catalysis and is widely known for developing the concepts of E factors and atom utilization for assessing the environmental footprint of chemical processes. He is currently Professor Emeritus of Biocatalysis and Organic Chemistry of Delft University of Technology and CEO of CLEA Technologies, a biotech company. He is the author of several books on the subject of catalysis as well as more than 450 professional papers and 50 granted patents. His current research interests are in the general area of Green Chemistry, (Bio)catalysis and enzyme immobilization.

He received the RSC 2010 Green Chemistry Award “in recognition of the role that he has played as one of the founding fathers of green chemistry and in particular for his work on the development of clean, catalytic technologies for waste minimization and elimination of toxic/hazardous materials in chemicals manufacture” and the Biocat2010 lifetime achievement award for his important and lasting contributions to biocatalysis.

He has a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Leicester (UK) and prior to joining Delft University, in 1991, he had more than 20 years industrial experience, as Vice President for Research and Development at DSM / Andeno from 1980 to 1990 and with Shell Research Amsterdam from 1969 to 1980.

Prof. Roger Sheldon's Abstract for IGCW 2011