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Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh (his colleagues call him “Tik’ for short) was born in Bangkok, Thailand and happily lived there for the next 13 years prior to attending Thammasat University.  After graduation, he pursued Master’s and doctoral research at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Auburn University, and Virginia Tech. Next, he joined the Joint BioEnergy Institute at Lawrence Berkeley National lab as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. At Joint BioEnergy Institute, he developed catalytic strategies to depolymerize lignin and introduced a general framework to control reactive intermediates and product selectivities. In the Fall of 2015, Tik joined the faculty at the University of Louisville. His research interests focus on developing porous materials as catalysts to produce clean energy and sustainable materials from waste polymers - biomass and plastics. He uses spectroscopies and quantum calculations to help design catalytic materials and processes. These interests lie at the interface of physical chemistry, materials science, and process development. His work enables a transition to a clean energy economy, creates environmental sustainability jobs, mitigates GHG emissions, and supports rural economies. Outside the lab, Tik enjoys biking, swimming, hiking, and drinking beer---sorry Kentucky. It is not Bourbon!