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Q&A with Erin Webb: Toward a Tennessee circular bioeconomy - EurekAlert


<p>The University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute in February selected a circular bioeconomy project as one of its newest Convergent Research Initiatives for joint research. Oak Ridge National Laboratory&rsquo;s Erin Webb will co-lead the five-year Circular Bioeconomy Systems CRI with UT&rsquo;s Niki Labbe. Webb is lead for the Bioresource Science and Engineering group and relationship manager for the Department of Energy&rsquo;s Bioenergy Technologies Office, or BETO, at ORNL. Webb discussed the CRI&rsquo;s first steps, long-term goals, and how her experience as a first-generation, farm-family college student motivates her work. &shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;</p>

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