Speakers

Carter W. Abney earned B.S. degrees in chemistry and theoretical mathematics from the University of Wisconsin in 2005, and a M.S. degree in chemistry from the University of North Carolina in 2007. In 2015 he earned a Ph. D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Chicago. From 2015 – 2018 he worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as the Eugene P. Wigner Fellow, using synchrotron x-rays and neutron scattering techniques to research the effects of metal coordination on polymer morphology and physicochemical properties. From 2018 – 2021 he worked at ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company, developing new materials for CO2 capture and chemical separations. In 2021 he joined Borregaard USA as a Research Associate in their Biopolymers Division, researching lignosulfonate additives for lead and lithium batteries. He now serves as the global technical application manager over battery programs.
Carter has published 48 peer-reviewed journal articles, 15 patents and applications, and has received awards and recognitions including the ExxonMobil Global Technology Award, the ACS Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division Early Career Fellow, the I&EC Research 2017 Class of Influential Researchers, a UT-Battelle Research Accomplishment award, and recognition from the US Department of Nuclear Energy for Innovations in Fuel Cycle Research.