Primary Job Title CTO & Co-founder Primary Organization Applied Biorefinery Sciences
Location Syracuse, New York, United States Regions Great Lakes, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Male
Dr. Thomas E. Amidon is the CTO and Co-founder of Applied Biorefinery Sciences. He is a thought-leader in the field of Bioprocess Engineering and Industrial Paper Science. He is a Professor and former Department Chair at SUNY-ESF, named the College's Exemplary Researcher in recognition of his research activity, publication record, and student
mentorship.
Prior to his university appointments, Dr. Amidon was the much-loved Manager of the Corporate Research Center for International Paper Company, responsible for an annual budget exceeding $10 million. During his career at International Paper Company, he also worked within their capital investment evaluation group.
Dr. Amidon's expertise is unique including both technology development and commercial process implementation. He has been the principal investigator for a number of large research grants from the US Department of Energy, and most recently, from the highly competitive National Science Foundation. He is widely experienced in industrial processes, commercial scale-up of pilot operations, regulatory aspects, design, and quality improvement, and has co-authored four patents and over 60 peer-reviewed papers.
Dr. Amidon received his Ph.D. in Silviculture, MS in Forest Tree Improvement, and BS in Forest Management each from the SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry, Syracuse, NY.
