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Description
Dr. Hal Alper is turning the tide on the plastic crisis. Using artificial intelligence, Dr. Alper and his collaborators in the College of Natural Sciences engineer enzymes—a catalyst in cells—to break down plastics in days, not centuries. Come and discover how these advances in bioengineering could transform our approach to plastic and general wastes, protect our oceans and waterways and pave the way to a more sustainable world.
Schedule:
5:30-6:40 pm — Cool Activities
7:00-8:30 pm — Talk with Q&A
Dr. Hal Alper
Dr. Hal Alper holds the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, where he leads for the Laboratory for Cellular and Metabolic Engineering. With a Ph.D. from MIT and extensive experience in biotech, Dr. Alper leads groundbreaking research in synthetic biology, systems biology and protein engineering.