Article: CHEMIST, LEADER IN GREEN SOLVENT FIELD NAMED BLACKMON-MOODY OUTSTANDING PROFESSOR AT UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Nov. 11 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news release:

A chemistry professor, whose discovery of a way to dissolve cellulose forms the basis of new research efforts to turn trees into valuable chemicals and fuels, is the winner of The University of Alabama's Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor award.

Dr. Robin Rogers, Robert Ramsay Chair of Chemistry, distinguished research professor and director of The University of Alabama's Center for Green Manufacturing, will be honored in a ceremony at the University's President's Mansion Nov. 13.

This award is presented annually to a UA faculty member judged to have made extraordinary contributions that reflect ...

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