Dr. Zengshe Liu has worked on the green chemistry and green materials in federal laboratory for more than 23 years. He has more than 150 publications and 10 patents.
Dr. George A. Kraus has worked on catalysis and green chemistry for more than 30 years at Iowa State University. He has been a fellow of the Sloan Foundation and a recipient of a DuPont Young Faculty Award in 1976, a 3M Young Faculty Award in 1981, a Frasch Award in 1987, and ISU Regents Faculty Excellence Award, 2004. He has more than 350 publications.

Strategic Approach to the Design of Polymers from Natural Oils;Natural Epoxy Oil (Euphorbia Oil) Polymerization in Liquid Carbon Dioxide-Green Solvents;Soybean Oil-based Polymers and Their Composites;Plant Oil-based Polyurethanes;Non-isocyanate Polyurethane from Vegetable and Microalgal Oils;Preparation and Application of Renewable Intrinsically Flame-retardant Epoxy Resins from Plant Oils;Reactions of Mixed Natural Acids and Esters in Acidic Media;Industrial Chemicals via Decarboxylation of Natural Carboxylic Acids;A Novel Application of Chemically Modified Eleostearic Acid Methyl Ester (EAME) for Improving Diesel Lubricity;Sustainable Lubricant Formulations from Natural Oils: A Short Review;Plant Oil-based Plasticizers;Genetic and Process Engineering for Select Glycolipid Biosynthesis from Plant/Algal Oils or Their Derivatives