As Chief Innovation Officer for Lummus, Dr. Groten’s responsibilities include R&D and our Green Circle business unit that focuses on bringing new technologies to bear for the Energy Transition. He has 35 years of experience focused primarily on the development and commercialization of new/novel process technologies in the refining and petrochemical industry. Prior to joining Lummus in 2011 via an acquisition, Dr. Groten served as Managing Director of CDTech and President of Chemical Research & Licensing, a Shell owned entity. He is named inventor on 34 granted patents, of which approximately half have been successfully commercialized. He has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario and Bachelor’s Degree in Fuels and Materials Engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada.