SHORT BIO

Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh (his colleagues call him “Tik’ for short) was born in Bangkok, Thailand, and attended Thammasat University. After graduation, he studied 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 catalytic processes to produce clean energy and sustainable materials from biomass, discarded plastics, and CO2. His work 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!